NEW ZEALAND.
Per Press Association. THE KAWAKAWA FATALITY. GISBORNE, November 30. News has been received from Rawakawa that the jury at the jnquest on Petara Houkoumau returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, that deceased died from natural causes. No further details are forthcoming. NEW ZEALAND’S DAIRY. NEW PLYMOUTH, November 30. Ten thousand passages of butter and three hundred packages of cheese were shipped at the breakwater to-day for transhipment to the Paparoa, which also takes another large quantity to leave here on Tuesday. MATCH POISONING. WOODVTLLE, November 30. The infant son of Joseph H. Harris died yesterday through swallowing match heads.
A PEAL MISSED. WANGANUI, November 30. Miss Burnett has finally withdrawn her offer to present the town with bells and tower, to the value of about £SOO, in consequence of the deadlock between the Borough Council and herself as to site. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. WELLINGTON, November 30. The holidays to be observed in the public service at Christmas and New Year are the 24th, 25th, 26th, and 31st December, and Ist January. , POUND DEAD. John Davis, a settler in the Tokomaru district on the Mamiwatu railway, has been found dead at the foot of a cliff, which he had evidently fallen over. THE PREMIER. The Premier has arrived at Grcymouth from Milford' Sound.
THE GOVERNOR AND MR WARD. DUNEDIN, November 30. Lord Ranfurly leaves for Timaru ''tomorrow, and Mr Ward for Temuka. Both visit the Hon. Mr McKenzie at Shag Point en route.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2956, 30 November 1900, Page 3
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