New Zealand

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1238, 31 January 1905, Page 3

New Zealand

Telegraph.—Press Association. A Big Deal in the Waikato Hamilton, this day An important flax property has just changed hands, Mitchell and W.tlsh having sold '8628 acres of'flix swamps with an up*io date mill and other improvements, for £5 an acre, The property was bought fifieon months ago for jO2 15j an aore. Obituary Ddnedin, this day. The death is announced of Mr John MoNeil, a member of the old Provincial Oounoil, and first chairman of the Chillia County Council, aotat 69. He arrived in Otago in 1849. Soyernor at Itiverc^rgill ■ IHvkroaroiol;, this day • The Govomor, attended by 'Bir Joseph Ward, arrived yesterday and was 'icoorded a public reception, He afterwards visited the Bltiff, Narrow Escape from Death Wklmnqion, this day. A carpenter named Henry Spcncor, n single man, in the employ of the Corporal* ion, was knocked down to-day by die oleotrio car in Courtney Place while cross ing the stroet, and escaped fatal injuries.' by the speedy application of the brakes and the 1 , life saving apparatus' attached to the! front of tho car, .He suffered ralhor se'vere injuries to his head,