LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9643, 19 January 1903, Page 1

LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

—— — - -fci /Per Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., last night. At a general committee meeting of the MairaiWV.fcu Agricultural Association on; Saturday' it was decided to hold a winter show this year, and a special sub-commit-tee voted jT-200 for the purpose. lii answer to a communication from the .Railway Department, it was decided not to recommend ttji alteration m the size of gtuin sacks, but that the weight of the grain so packed be limited to 2001 b. The Association decided to assist the ■Farmers' Union and Chamber of Commerce m pressing upon Uie notice of the "Government the claims of Palmerston as being <i suitable site for a dairy school. LYTTELTON, List night. Edgar, chief refrigerating engineer of flic Corinthic, and two greasers named Daniel Callaghnn and William Curl, who were burned about the face, hands and arms by a. gas explosion, m the refrigerating department ou board when coming from Wellington on Friday afternoon, are duiug fairly well. Colloghan is the worst injured, being terribly burned on the arms and head. . •INVERCARGILL, last night. Andrew Ronald, employed on Mr Jas. Wilson's farm at Wa.iani.wa, n_ng himself during -last night, the body being discovered at 6 a.m. to-day. Deceased was related to a family long settled m the locality. No reaaon is yet assigned for the act.' At last there seems a prospect of good .weather with sunshine. Both are much ■wanted, the soa-son liaving been the most jnclement m Uie history of the settlement.