New Zealand.

Southland Times, Issue 18057, 29 January 1903, Page 2

New Zealand.

(Per United Press Association.) weLitNGTON, ..Vr, 23. Two Maori boys, a^cd ci »; 1 4. vere playing with their father's .loaded, gun at Ohau yesterday, . and , !»y jMVT>e: Occident the elder shot his J'rother^«i.-?|d. A poll of ratepayers to-day carried' a proposal to raise £1500 : for; a : water ': 'supply. '■'■■■■■'■ -' ; ■■■•■ ■*•"'.'" " : "-- ■".'■' ■:■""■ '■':■' ■ ■ '.'■'■' NAPIEJ*, Jan. 29. The Borough Council's proposals for a loan of £42i.00b were rejected at a poll to-day, the voting being 539 for and 2212 against. ": ; r v At the Compensation Court toicLay'tha case for the Government ' was heard. Seven witnesses- were called who considV ered that Milbourne was ', unsuited for dairying and wioi estimated" its Value variously at front £i 2s 2d to £4 12a per acre. Dr Fihdlay submitted- that the evidence adduced did 'hot justly .anything tyke the value claim*! .for;: the: estate and asked for a reasonable: award- -[The case will be continued io-morroy<. .7 . NEW PLT««WT^J'Jot,^2B. As a train from town ,; to : the breakwater this evening was riearing -jts\ desrV-U tination the engine" came in contact with.^ an obstruction but did not ; i<Bay«- th«p»' rails. Inspection showed thatva.plece of. ' nntrle iron had evidently been laid (Jo the rails but had been_. throvnt off . the tracto. . . . . ' Jani;^; '^'\' The decomposed Tiody of * Budwbqid,' a. Bushman, was discovered near the cemetery yesterday. The throat was cut with a razor held in his hand. "His inbther ' states that since ail accident W had been strange at- times. He left. a^f?rtnight ago to vfisit his graye-7 She niisssft the razor 't'Oitii- tome, MitV'lhpuj.h. anxious as to : his>;.ulM)reab«»"i l j»,^noier thought -he would cbuvint " Buicide. x ■ CHRISTCHUIICH; Jaiii 12S. The Otajjo /Cycling Club . having protested against the ...decision to ; allot .tibe League championships to '. the- DuriWin Club, the Counoil o^UteLeague/haS; decided to give the two clubs : a.-weelj.'' in., " which to hold 'a conference .and , it : w"iU then allot the championships.- -?■■;: VV The Waiuki High- Schboi^'oftrd hast decided that it cannot entertain the Government's schemeiforiree places 'in the school, anyrate^or th« present, owing to uncertainty of adequate; support.. V