NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2904, 29 September 1900, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

Per Press Association,

Fire. GTSBORN E, September 29, Two farm houses at Matawhora District wero destroyed by fire. One was owned by John Muldoon, and insured for £2OO in the Norwich Union, and the other by D. A. MacDonald, insured for £l5O in the same office, Firth StatisticsWELLINGTON, September 29. The investigation of statistics shows that the births in Wellington for the first nine months of 1886 were actually 40 in excess of the number in the same period this year, though the population has very greatly increased, A Wfit MonthLike May and June, this September lias been exceptionally wet, and the month is closing with a south caster of approved order, N'-Hv six inches of rain has already &1163) aa<? has been wet 21 days out of 29. Tram AccidentCHRISTCHURCH, September 29. A man nam6d William Collier, wareh»useman residing at Liuwood, whilo en deavouring to get off the tram last evening’, slipped and fell under the wheels of one of the cars. His loft leg was hacily crushed. He was taken to the hospital where the limb was amputated, A Schooner AshoreThe constable at Little River telegraphs this morning that a report reached Little River to-day at 11 a.m that a schooner was ashore at Ninety Mile beach, nine miles from Little River. There arejsix men on board. A trap has Jleft Birdlings’ Flat with help. A Drunken RoughDUNEDIN, September 29. James Johnston was committed for trial yesterday for damaging property and assault and committing bodily barm. On being refused drink he picked up a crockery tray and threw it at the barmaid, with tb« result that she received a severe cut cn the head. Fatal Accidents

Alfred Godfrey was injured at Port Chalmers by a railway sleeper falling from the slings of tho Haw era, causing a compound comminuted fracture of the right leg. He died in the hospital yesterday.

William Allen, working on the s.s. Waimate at Port Chalmers fell to the deck from a height of 30 feet and was killed.