NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 175, 18 April 1908, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

, Cut TELEOnArn—rnzsa assocuhoh.l . —♦ — MARINE ENQUIRY. ' WAIRUNA-MOONAH'COLLISION. • Auckland, April 16. At the nautical, inquiry, Captain'Robinsoa, of tho Wairuna, stated that , ho did not ; ask any of his officers to write out a ; statement of the occurrenco. . : V : ' Captain-'Atwood, assistant ma-iino. superintendent, stated that tho ; Moorish was - a strongly ;built ketch. -Ho thought ijt lut-ely impossible ;that the damage oonld'have been sustained: by the ketch' drifting up with tho .tide across the WairunaY bows. . : David Gouk, shipbuilder, said tho gash extended 22ft. from; tho port "side ,to within sft. of the starboard. It was impossible, that it could have been mad© by;the'vessiels drifting together., Tho. Wairuna appeared to hare climbed risht over the ketch. ! It; was arranged" that the Wainma's log and a copy of tho report mads,by the; Wairuna'i. captain -to. th<s- Collector-of -Customs' at • Newcastle should be produced for the Court's inspection; "It was also decided to,'submit the officers of both the steamer.' and ketch to an eyesight test. ..The..inquiry fwaa.adjourned till April 24. ;

CHESS. Auckland, April 17. Tho:committee of tho Auckland; Chess CM» has boon empowered to arrange a telegraphio match with'.a southern club. It is probabls that, negotiations will bo opened*-with -Wei lington early in May. . AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS. . Auckland, April 17. Tne Auckland Electric Tramways Company made arrangements' with the City Council and all local bodies to entirely suspend the whole of tho tram services on Good Friday in order to enable tho tramway employees" to attend their annual picnic at Pino Island. ■ A QUESTION OF IDENTIFICATION.- _ . , Auckland, April 16. With respect to tho remarks made' concern-, ing .a body found in tho harbour at tho marine inquiry, Inspector Oullen points' out that it was practically impossible for tho body , in question to bo. that of the sailor Fred Smith, who was drowned in the Wai-rwia-Moonah collision, since 'it was found five days after the collision in such a of -' decomposition! 1 that Dr. Moir absolutely refused' to make a post-mortem, 1 and ox- • pressed the opinion that in the interests of public health it was dangerous-to bring it across to ! Auckland.:

' A MINER INJURED. " Reef ton, April 16. A young man named Kirk Watson, -a nativo. of Adelaide, working in tho: Consolidated, Company's Energetic mine, met with a serious accident lata this afternoon.., A stone from, a shot broke tho hoad board of tho pass, and, ooming down,. struck Watson) who was trucking below." It smashed his jaw, and ho received other injuries. ' i- . ■ • MOTOR BICYCLE RECORD. Chrlstohurch, April 16. . . Riding a 31 horse-power Triumph, S. R. Steadman covered tho distanoo'; between Dunodin : and Chrisfcchurch in, nine hours fortynine minutes, boating his previous record of thirteen hours by three hours eleven niinutce. ' TEACHERS' EASTER CLASSES. ; Blenheim, April 16. . Mr.",Hogben,' Inspector-General, gav« 'tiro addresses to-day to tho feacliore.at the Easter classes organised by the Education Board, dwelling at. length on his' observations on school work during his visit, to America and Europe.

: THE.MATAURA FIRE. - Cord, April 16. • The insurances on: the, premises, and- plant destroyed in the recent fire in ! Bridge Street,' Matanra, are as follow:—J. Lowden, senr., machinery and plant, £150 in therßoyal., and ■ buildings, £200 in ..the Royal.- • ,The loss -is , above £300.R„';Down<s's.>;StockjY..£100 in .> th? Unijid. ..Tho'loss .is al>ove£6o. -T.F. .Quilter,..'£loo' in the South .British,.and stock £200 in the Royal. ' The.factory of the-latter was sayed. The loss was above £70., Thorn' •, ha.l no insurance, the loss was £100. T. and -. J. Macgibbon's buildings were insured for £150 in the National. 'The'loss is above £150. ' . : DRAUG HTS CUAMl'lONSllli'. . ; "./ DunctJln, April 17.' The;. draughts chanipionship. of; New Zealand'opened tp-diiy. There aro 14 competitors. . At 5 p.m. the scores were as follow: — First round: Watson 2, Bruco-0, Lncasjl, Boreham 1, Hilliker 1, Brodie 1, Hutton '2, Butterfield o,.Murdoch 1, Tibbies. 1, Gardiner 1, Scott 1;- Second round: Brodie 2,'Buttcr.fiold .0, Tibbies. li/Jan'.is'i.; .. .... A* VOLUNTEER'S DEATH. ' Dunedin, April 17. . "A young man.named: John; Logie, member' , ,bf B Battery Volunteers, met, Iwltli a fatalaccident on the railway: last .night.... While ■proceeding to the pncainpbient he .fell, between two 'carriages while , the train was between l'ukcteraki. and Merton. A\hen pickcd up the body was badly mangled. • Deceased is believed to have been employed at; Hillside.Railway Worshops. - / .:< | MR. HORNSB Y AND THE " RAILWAY ; : - < REVIEW." ■ Carterton, April 15. The Cross Creek branch of the Amalgamated. Society ;of''Railway. Servants, at a meeting passed tho following resolution:—: That this meeting'regrets the action of-'a majority of conference delegates in . dispensing with the services of Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby as editor of the "Railway .Review"further, that the valuable services- rendered by Mr. Ilbrnsby during his term as editor should ' be placed on record. .. ■/■' TEACHERS' CLASSES. '-/. Blenheim,' April The Easter classes, organised by Mr. Strachan', Inspeotor of Schools, for thoteachors of Marlborough, have been assembled at Blenheim' for a week of spccial instruction.' There is 'an .attendance of nearly' one hun-> dred,'and the following' subjects aro dealt with:—Nature study, model.and blackboard drawing, first aid and "ambulance,v singing, ; ' and chemistry. An exhibition of-school work is a'feature/of the gathering, and Reading; booksellers of "Wellington have exhibits' of school- books. The gathering -is : expected' to ■have a far-reaching influonce for good on the educational work of the 1 province. The ; Inspcctor-General is expected to address th<i teachers t-o-morrow.. "' ■ - A MAYOR'S GENEROSITY. , . " Napier, April 1,5. : The Borough Council :to-night voted 5 the Mayor, (Mr. J. Vigor Brown) an hohowrstini of £200 for his past year's seiricesi ]he ■ ' Mayor stated that neither his income tor ' Ins business had suffered through' attending ". to' the; duties of' his -position, and ho pro-," posed-to givo £50 of the honorarium to--wards establishing a free reading-mom .at Port Ahuriri, and £150 for erecting swings on tho beach and otherwise providing recreation for the young. . ADDINGTON MOTOR-CAR . ACCIDENT. Chrlstchurch, April 15, William Diamond, - medical practitioner,.' who was concerned iri the motor-car accident at Addington on the night of February £2, when Sydney Raymond Merritt received fatal injuries, was charged before Mr. V. G. Day, "at. the '.Police Court this after- > 110011, with "causing the death of Merritt by • his nogligent and improper driving, and thcroby committing the crime of manslaughter. Tho accused was committed for .trial, bail (£250) being allowed. NEWS IN BRIEr. , : . Auckland,-April IG. The schooner May Howard was floated off , last night. She did ' not sustain serious damage. . Nelson, April 16. A steady drizzling rain has contmned for,. several hours. '. . ~