INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6062, 22 September 1894, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

wr— (By Tblbsbabk) AUCKLAND, Sbptembbb 21. Patrick Franklin, a young man who brought draught horses from Sydney re. oently, was accidentally killed m Durham street to-day. He was giving a trial of the horses m a oart when a horse took charge and jammed him with the shafts of the oart against the wall of a building, and broke his ne.k, both arms and some ribs. He was a native of Bjdaey. An inquest was held on the body of Mrs Alice Ann Harris, Kihikihi, who had an operation performed yesterday afternoon by Dr Wilkins for the removal of the eyeball under chloroform. The operation was performed successfully ; she seemed to reoover from the chloroform all right, and was taken to her lodgings . She took fainting fits io the evening. • Dr Wilkins used remedies, bub she died at 9 o'olock. The woman was delicately inclined. ,A verdict was returned that she died from asthenia and m no degree from chloroform, aud that no blame, was attachable to anyone., A petition is being got up iv Auokland, promoted chiefly by farmers, to the Legisla* tive Oounoil, asking that body to throw out the Advances to Settlers Bill. PALMBBSTON NOBTH, Sbpt. 21. A dwelling house aooupied by Grace Harper to Ferguson, Btreet, was burned last night, The absence of water prevented the brigadi doing more than preventing tbe spread of thi fire. Tbe oconpants were away at the time Tbe bouse is supposed to be insured iv thi North German. John Beid, manager for Mr Pascal a 1 Orona Bridge, was thrown from a horse a< Karon yesterday and sustained injury to hi Spine. W Hunter, mansger of the Carnarvon estah tan* thrown from a buggy yesterday on thi Bang-tiki..' line, and sustained oonoussion o the brak acd severe bruises. He is sti] unconscious.* Harold Bead, I* years of age, was tbrowi from a horse and sustained concussion of th {brain, and was unoonsoious for many houre A syndicate was formed last night ii Fahaerston to send prospeotors to Gpolgardie The capital is .3500 m £1 shares. WBLLINGTON, Sbptbhbbb 21. The. conference of volunteer officers con venod by the Defence Minister met tbi morning m the Parliamentary Buildings, J aub*oommittee consisting of the followini were appointed to consider amendments m tb gsegulatioas _— Colonels Fox, Nowall, Goring Hume, Gordon, Webb, Pitt, Bonar, Major Harris, Joyce, Captain Carneross, Lieutenan -Commander Allen. The following oommitte to oon.i*fer reoommendatjons to the Govern snout m referenoe to capitation, uniforms, et< was also set up:— Colonels Wfaitmore, Pitl Bsillte, Hume, Captain Bussell, and Mr ( Hutchison. Both committees will report t the Conference en Wednesday next. " B J Duncan, formerly a well-knowi auotioneer here, but latterly a resident i Auokland, died here rather suddenly tbi morniog from failure of the heart . OHBISTOHUBOH, Sepdbmbbb 21. A fire broke out early this morning i ftaagiora by whioh two shops, occupied b Messrs Mileß (fruiterer) and Jones (watol maker), wer* destroyed. Ihe goods io Jon.

shop were saved, but nothing m the other. , No one waß sleeping on the premises. me insurances are :- On the building. £300 m the » Alliance; on Jones* stook, £250; fixtures, i £250 m the Victoria. Mr E Smith, a councillor for some years, . ie standing aB the third candidate announoed : for the Ohristohuroh mayoralty. The Amuri oattle fair at Oulverden to day . was well attended. The entry was 700 head ' Beef fetohed 27s 6d ncr 1001 b, and fat oattle ' sold as high as £20. Btores were m demand. DUNBDIN, Sbptbmbbb 21. Henry Benjamin received his disoharge, on terms previously stated. A fire occurred this morning on. the premises of Joe Say, greengrooer. The premises, whiob were gutted, were owned by A Solomon, and were insured for £400 m the Victoria, and the stock m the Norwich Union for £100.