NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2132, 25 April 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

NEW PLYMOOTH-OPUNAKE RAILWAV. Nsw Plymouth, April 24. Tho Mifiistet of Public Works to-day received a deputation of ovor forty representatives of tlw Western Taranald Railway League, Chamber of Commerce:, North Taianaki Dairy Company, importers and exporters, coastal settlers, and prominent citizens of New Plymouth on tho question of a railway from New Plymouth to Opunake. The deputation emphasised the hardships of the settlers in the Opimake district, and urged that either tho Government, at onco eoinisenco the lino or bring in legislation next session giving power to settlers to set up a local railway hoard with borrowing powers to build a railway themselves., tho loans to bo State guaranteed, ■: • ■ ' Tho Minister replied thai it wa.s impossible for the. Government t,p start tho railway at once, aisit therefore ,ho favoured tho railway board, admitting that the line was profitable. He had thought- the legislation introduced by liini last sessifln covered tho matter and allowed' existing local bpdies Jo set ap a railway board, but as it had been represented that a bonrd of local bodies' wfl-s no use he would receive a deputation in Wellington and with them give tho necessary time to draft a- Bill for nest session. A deputation frotn tho Railway League was appointed.

ROLLER RUMS AMOK, Napior, April 24. . Tljb corporation steam roller got out. of hand last evening, TVhflst descending Shakespeare Road, owing to a pin which holds t'bo gear in fiiesh breaking. The brake failed to told, and the cumberBom ft roller gathered up a high speed. Ncaring tho bottom the roller swerved and crashed into Nurss Jones's cottage, parrying away the whole side of the horaso and pulling Hp in front of tho bedroom, The drive? "had a njiraciijous escape. A woman patient and an infant bid boon removed from tho room only a. couplo of hams before tho mishap occurred.

GRAVE CHARGE, Dunedin, April 24., 'At the Police Court George' Green was charged with, attempting, ©11 March 22, to ■eam.tnvt murder Ity discharging a loaded revolver at his wife, Eleanor Maud. Green, at Satfyflftj Bay. Chief-Detective Herbert said that as Mrs. vfrecn was expected to bo able to attend court this day week, h<v would ask for a further remand till that date. Aososeol was remanded accordingly. .

SIR JOSEPH WARD. Duncdin, April 24, Sif Joseph Ward and Lady Ward ar-. riwd in Duncdin from the north tonight. They will proceed to Queenstown this., morning. In response to :iepresentntions, by largo i. • numbers of Queenstotfii residents, Sir Joseph Ward hfl& agreed to give a politifial address thoro »n Monday night. Ee lias also accepted an invitation to speak at Jigs* glel C-ii Tinttetlsy.

THE GOVERNMENT THANKED. Hokitika, April 24. At a. liieoting of the borough Ceim* oil to-night it rc solution thanking. tlio Government i'or its prompt an dvi£orous response for financial assistance in connection with the reeont. encroachment by the sea was carried unanimously.

SEAMEN'S SECRETARY, ; SUiiedin, April 24. The result a! the polling l>y thoDunediu Seamen's Union for the election of a. secretary resulted ;~W. Belcher, 103; D. Masxvell, 33.

MATARAE RAMP. Dunedln, April 24: Tho Railway Department. lias ccuvcy«l 1(57 officers, 40' iS men, and . 1005 horses to M.atarao camp. General Hamilton reviews tlie troops cii Wednesday.