ADVERTISER' SPECIAL WIRE.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XII, Issue 3469, 12 November 1879, Page 3

ADVERTISER' SPECIAL WIRE.

(Pub Pjjess Agency and own CobeesPONDBNTB), Wellington, Tuesday. The Mayor called a public meeting to oonsider the question of the salaries of Corporation officers. A. Maori ohieftainess has been accidentally killed to-day. She was thrown down on the forehead. Owing lo the new route the Agnes took in relaying the cable, her stook ran out, and she bad to pick-up a piece. 'whioh took a long time. She is now in Worser's Bay. ; All' the Wairoa's passengers have landed. SAD CASE OF DROWNING. , Oahabu, Tuesday, A party of children was playing near the Phoenix Flour Mili, when a boy, 11 years old, named John Woodcook, took off his boots and waded into the water, and got beyond his depth. His sister (on the, bank) rushed in to her brother's reseue, and also got out of her'depth. A _bny named Geo Brownlee, pluekilyssvam in with his clothes on, but the brother and sister never came to the surface after going down. The bodies have been recovered Hannah Wnodcook was a promising girl of 14 years, aud jast passed her preliminary examination for pupil teaoner in the publio schools here. FATAL ACCIDENT, Yesterday, a man named Jas. O'Brien, was engaged in oleaning out a well, when some wood lining broke away and fell on | him, inflicting a depressed fracture of the skull. When hauled up he was found to be unconscious, and was removed to the Hospital. He is not expected to live. Dunedin, Monday. A fatal accident ooourred on Saturday at Brighten, near Dunedin, to Bichard Young, an unmarried man who was fonnd dead on the road; he having evidently been thrown off his waggon while returning home. A small cottage ocoupied by B. Telford and standing near the hillside by the workshop was burnt down this morning. Dunedin has devoted itself to holiday making to day, the Volunteers had a review in the town belt. A number of steamers were crowded with passengers and left for the Heads and Portobello. The Ocean Beach, and all other plaoes of holiday resort were well patronised, and this evening the nnited fire Brigades held a most successful demonstration at the Caledonian grounds. Pobt Ohaimebs, Monday. _ Arrived: the 4 Wave,' brig, from Kai« para. Sailed: the'Taioroa,'for Northern Ports, passengers, for Lyttelton, Mr. McLean; for Nelson, Mr* Bailey.