MINING ACCIDENT.
A PROSECUTION ORDERED.
(BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Thames, this day. I understand that as the result of the re cent accident at the May Queen G.M. Com pany's mine, by which Mr Thomas Johns was seriously injured, a criminal prosecu tion will forthwith be instituted by the mining inspector against the mine manager, Mr T. B. Hicks, in accordance with instruc tions from tho Mines Department. The case \v;ll come on in about a fortnight's time.
A MISSING STEAMER.
FEARS FOR THE TAUPO.
OVERDUE AT LYTTELTON.
(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, this day. The U.S.S. Company's s.s. Taupo loft Groymouth on Saburday night for Lyttel ton, and was seen outside Wellington Heads by the Penguin on Monday night. Nothing has been heard of her since. Somo anxiety is felt as to her fate, bub bhe Union Company think sho may have broken down, and being a bad sailer, sho was unable to take refuge uear any tele graph station. All the bouts on tho water are instructed to look out for her, and all tho likely places on tile coasts have been telegraphed to. The Taupo is ono of tho best known coastal steamers in the Union Steamship Company's fleet. She is a steel screw steamer of 737 tons gross register, 92 h.p., and is registered at bhe port of Dun edin. She was builb ab Dumbarton, Scotland, in 1883. Being a curgo I bout, sho is laden with coal from Greymouth for Lyttelton. Tho probabilities are that she has broken down through somo accident to her machinery. Tho Pukaki, another cargo-steumer in the U.S.S Company's ilee'j, broke down last ycur whilo bound from Auckland bD Grey mouth, through her shaft breaking, and sho was drilling aboub at sea oil' the northern coast for some time.j

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