NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6345, 13 October 1890, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

(B? Telegraph.)

WELLINGTON, Oct. 11. A boy named Fdward Liddlcton has been lost in the bush near Carterton.

The safe belonging to the old Government printing «fiLe was opened yesterday and the contents, consisting of the lenses of the large camera recently imported, a large quantity of chemicals, and a number of instruments were found to have been unaffected by the heat, despite the fact that the portion of the building in which the safe was built burned fiercely for over an hour. The boy Barlow, convicted of the robbery of £65 from the Potone Post and Telegraph Office, has been admitted to six months’ probation, ordered to pay the costs, and to. find sureties for his future good hehavour.

DUNEDIN, Ocx. 10.

' His Excellency the Governor arrived last evening, and was received by the mayor, city councillors, and a guard of honour. His stay will only extend over about eight days, and he will probably visit the lakes district.

The funeral of Mr William Stronaoh, eon of Mr Donald Stronach, who was killed by being struck by the hoof off a horse as he was slipping from its hack, the animal having bolted when without saddle or bridle, took place this afternoon. The deceased having been a. member of the Hussars, the funeral was a military one, and was very largely attended. An inquest was held on Saturday on the body of Robert Samson, who was found dead in the northern cemetery. From the evidence it appeared that he was a single man, 29 years old, and that he had been engaged as copying clerk for Mr MacDonald, solicitor. He was of intemperate habits, and had been discharged several times, but always given another chance. Three weeks ago he was finally discharged, and has done no work since. On Friday night he went to the house of his cousin, where he was staying, under the influence of» drink, when his cousin’s wife remonstrated with him and told him to go to bed or go out. He went out, and apparently went to the cemetery, and having prussic acid on him, took some. A verdiet was relumed [that the deceased poisened himself with prussic acid while temporarily insane.