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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9640, 15 January 1903, Page 3

In West Melbourne recently, a Mrs Griffitlis, m leaning out of her bedroom window to sfiwiee some chOdren niak'ng a noise, fell into the yard and was killed. Queett Amelia of Portugal has taken her degree of M.D., and is now the ciuef physician.' of her husband, King Carlos, and of her children. The Queen's great hobby is medicine, but she has written and' published treatises ov a. rai-ielv of 'scientific subjects, as well as a volume of poems. Like her mother, the accomplished Countess of Paris, the young Queen' is passionately found of horses and dogs, and has written a very entertaining volume of "Animal Anecdotes, being true stories of her own. pets. The, Queen devotes most of the time she am spare froon the imperative duties of her jittsition to scientific and literary pursuits; she also has the entire supervision of lier two eons' education.

Harry Richards, miner, was descending in* a bucket m the Small Tribute mine at Ballaiat, with a view m examining the 250 ft. level. After In- had been lowered 40ft. he called (Hit to a coiu\kuuou iv, an uuncr level 'Tin dying ; pull me up." As the bucket wa.s being , raised, Richards released his hold <>-f ; the rope, and fell into the water at the ' bottom of the shaft. He had evidently been overcome and killed by foul a:r. Deceased was 27 years of age.