WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 100, 17 January 1894, Page 3

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. 'P.k I'm Ajtncunot.l

Drowned. Wbkumoto*. January 16. The#< brother* named Tippbn were boating in h lagooi. u*mm* Peocarrow Heads, when uur fell out and was drowned h«-ft»rs thi- oth»T* cool*! reach him. The father died recently. ju*t after ius shop wa* burnt- i down. Political. Wbllimotow. January 16. The Premier is expected hack on Thurs- ' d*\. Cabinet mootings will then 1>« held ' to *ettle th© quoeiion of the Railway [ Coiuuussiuucm an«l t lher* awaiting decision. Warm Weather. Wellington, January 16. Ihe thermometer went up to H 8 yosterday. the highest rea<hng nince Kebruar\ 2. lWi. Some surprise i* expressed at thi*. as it was certainly not as hot u day a- several exp»-nenced since then. A Jockey Dead. Makton. January 16. The-jockey. Watson, who was injured m tin- hurdle race on January ‘2. died at Bulls at 9.HU this morning. I*util Monday he w a* making satisfactory progress w hen a change took place, brought on, it is thought, by the heat, and he gradually *snk. lVcea»*-d was *25 year* of age. and his parents, it is understood, live at Upper Riccarton. Attempted Suicide. Dpnkdin. January 16. Mary l'latt*. a domestic servant eniD id suicide to day hy dissolving match heads in water and then drinking the liquid. Tli*- girl i* subjected to fit*, on learning which her sweetheart jilted her. This so peeved on her mind that she tried to take her life. Supposed Poisoning. N apier. January 16. A messenger came from lteetham’s (Te Apitii station late yesterdav afternoon for medical aid. report mg that Mr and Mrs Beethaui s two children and two others were suffering from supposed arsenic poi-oning. No particulars ure to hand. A Big Firm's Fear. Auckland, Thi* Day. Macarthnr and Co. have decided to close their New Zealand business, not because it i* not paving but the reason is assigned that the youuger members of the firm are disposed to decrease their risk. The First Female J.P. Auckland, This Day. Mr* Yate* ha* been swoni in as a Justic* of the Peace. She in the first Justice of the peace in the British dominion. Trust and Loan Co. Wellington, This day. The Trust and Loan Company have made a profit for tin year of £9977 besides a balance brought forward of X 1176. The Directors recommended an eight per cent dividend, half of which ha* been already pan! ami add XTOOO to the reservefund ana write XoOO off the properties. Dairy Matters. Wellington, This Day. M*->srs Valentine and Sawyers have deferred their visit to the Coast till Monday. They have Keen inspecting the butter for tin Kimutaka. and found aoiue inferior package-, ft is intended to ask for power to brand such consignments. Cool storage chamber* are to be erected at the port*. There ar» now 172 dairy factories in New Zealand. Our Expenditure. Wellington, This Day. The expenditure of the Colony last . quarter was X1.460.21H). A Determined Suicide. Auckland, This Day. A man named Fred Lowe, a storekeeper for C. C. Napier, Pukekoi, committed suicide. A notice was found tacked on his door in his ow n hand writing, stating that he had gone to commit suicide. \ -%arch wa* made and the man’s remains were found with the head nearly blown off. Ihe body was considerably disfigured by pig*. Cheviot Mansion Sold. C hristchurch, This Day. The Chev iot Mansion and five thousand acre* were sold to day to Mr 11. D. Bell on behalf of Mrs Charles Campbell for the up*et price X 25.000. Rain. Wellington*, This Day. Heavy rain ha* set in. Income Tax. Chkisti hurch. This day. Dr Moorhouse was fined £o ami treble duty for failing to furnish an income tax ram. Burned to Death. Nelson. Thi* day. \ boy named llambro, agad 2 years, was bured to death at Tekaka yesterday. ll* wa* left alone in a house -leaping in a cot and got hold of some matches and set his clothes on tire.