CENSURED BY A CORONERS JURY

[PRESS ASSOCIATION TBLESBAM.J OAMAEU, May 21. An inquest was held to-day on the re mains of the son of Mr J. D. Familton, of Kakanui, who was drowned by the over turning of a dray into a lagoon. The evidence showed that the dray of a man named Morrison came into collision with the trap that Mr Familton was driv ing, and threw it over the bank. Mr Familton sang out for assist ance, but the man did not stop his horses, and did not come back to the place. In evidence, Morrison said he could not do bo, because as soon as the accident occurred one of his horses bolted and he could not leave it, and he was carried away past the scene of the accident. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death/ bttt added a rider (two of the jury dissent ing), "That Morrison was worthy of the gravest censure for not turning back to ascertain what had occurred after stopping hii horses."

SIR SOMERS VINE.
[FRB3B ASSOCIATION TELKORAM.] DUNEDIN, May 21. Sir Somers Vine, delegate of the Council of the Imperial Institute, arrived by the Waihora to-day, and will at once proceed to Wellington to give his credentials to the Governor and Premier, and request the co-operation of the Government in supplying information regarding trade and commerce to the Intelligence Depart ment of the Institute. He is not askiag for money, but for collections of products of districts, which it is intended to keep up to date. He will visit different com mercial centres, and probably deliver ex planatory speeches.
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