A remarkable accident occurred on the 24th just. at Mneno. Some children were playing a game of throwing cash in a lane hear the Inner Harbour, among some old disused es belonging to ® Chinese merchant which were lying about. One of the cash was lost, and a boy lighted a match to look inside one of the cannon thinking i might have rolled inside. No sooner lad he placed the match in the mouth of the gun, howerer, than it went off with x loud Feport. All the children were burned severely, and one died a few minutes alter from shock, The gun was evidently loaded with ponder, but no one was aware of the fact,
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