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Southland Times, Issue 19552, 5 May 1905, Page 3

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AMERICAN TRUST METHODS

SPORTING ACCIDENTS

REMARKABLE BIRTH

MELBOURNE, April 27

A sworn declaration was pktejd before the Tariff Commission yesteiday as follows :—“ I, Edward Coxoa, of Numurkah, in the State of Victoria, blacksmith, machinery maker, ami commission agent, do solemnly and sincerely declare—l. That about three months ago, in my office in iNutnurkah, I was interviewed by Mr Beale, one of the travelling lepiesentatives of the International Harvester Company of Amsrha, and that the following conversation took place :—Mr Beale said, ‘ The Inttrnational Harvester Company of America is determined to get hold of the trade in harvesting machinery, and it is only a matter of n little time until we knock out all the iocal men.’ I said, ‘ You can't beat McKay.’ ‘ Yes,’ he replied, ‘we will beat McKay. We have unlimited money behind us, and, oven if we work at a loss for three years, wo are bound to beat him. Say that McKay’s agent in Numurkah Js-get-ting the trade, we shall put on two men to beat him. If we don't succeed, we will put on three or a dozen, if need be. We don’t care what money it costs, we shall secure the trade. McKay had an offer fr.rei us to buy him out, and he will live to regret the day that ho refused ’.hat offer. We are going to close him up.’ RICHMOND, April 26th A callous mother was to-day sentenced to seven months’ imjiris-onl- - for ill-treating her rhildren. The evidence showed that a constable had found two children, n boy and a girl, inside a meat safj 2ft. lOin. high, 17 inches deep and 2ft. 3in. wide. Both were crying and in a filthy condition. About two hours afterwards the mother came in and said she had been to church. The interior of the house, the constable said, was worse than a dog kennel. MELBOURNE, April 24.

Shooting accidents are reported from all parts of the State. ?n one case a young man had his face shattered by a charge from the gun of his mate, who turned round quickly and fired without noticing his companion. In another case a boy had his hand shattered. He was firing fit a rabbit when another member of the party also took aim, failing to notice in his excitement the boy's position in the line of fire. A sixtccn-year-old boy was killed oy ihe accidental discharge of his gun. He mounted a log to get a better view of his quarry, when the hnimm.r of his gun caught in his knickerboci'.ers, and the charge entering his light, check lodged in his brain. A quail shooter was slightly wounded ’.y the bursting of his gun. A boy, ten years of age, who was out rh'-’oting with his pea rifle, met his death through the accidental discharge of his gun, the bullet lodging in bis brain 1 . EUROA, April 20. As the Sydney express train entered the Euroa station this evening a cow, which was near calving, strayed along the line and was stru 'k by the engine. The cow was torn to pieces by the wheels, but' after the train left a living calf, quite nn’njured, was found between the platform and the rails.

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