TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 1404, 31 January 1911, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PBESB ASSOCIATION.) ENGINEERS BANQUETED

Auckland, January 30.

At the dinner of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers held to-night, the President, Dr Bell, expressed the hope that before long the vast terra incognita of the South Lsland and the undeveloped mineral ■portions of the North Island would soon resound to the hum of mining machinery. The Prime Minister urged the Australian visitors, while here, to give New Zealand the benefit of their advice. The Government desired to help the mining industry, and had done much in the past, though it might have done more, as was the caee with others in. other walks of life. Captain Richards, general manager of the Mount Morgan mine, stated that the Aiistralians had heard wUh regret of the resignation of Dr Bell, who, from New Zealand, was setting them such a good example in the matter of geological survey. He hoped the New Zealand Government would take steps to continue the survey. A DANGEROUS BUSH FIRE. Westport, January 30. A bush fire is raging to-day in the vicinity of Cape Fouhvind and Bradshaws, and heroic efforts have been necessary in numerous cases to save the houses of settlers, also sawmills and tramlines. Several parties who were camping at Cape Foulwind, a popular seaside resort, have been driven from their temporary habitations by dense volumes of smoke carried along by a fresh southerly. A SUDDEN DEATH. Nelsoiij January 30. George Chapman, superintendent of the Mental Hospital, died suddenly while haying a bath this morning, the cause being heart failure. Mr Chapman had been for many years in the Sublic service, and before coming to elson was attached to the staff of the Sunnyside Asylum. He was deeply respected throughout the district, and leaves a widow and three children. HOW THREE MEN WERE KILLED. Blenheim, January 30. Further news comes from Havelock of the accident by which a locomotive at the Opouri sawmill, Nydia Bay, left the rails and resulted' in the deaths of Wm. O'Brien, George 'Anderson, and John Corliss. It appeal's that Corliss, O'Brien,, Anderson, Climo, and Birse (the driver) were on board the locomotive drawing a load of logs down a steep decline, when the engine got away, and, leaving the rails, crashed into a stump. Three of the unfortunate men—Anderson, Corliss, and O'Brien—were .pinned' beneath the engine, and scalded to death. Climo and Birse were thrown away from the engine, arid escaped with severe injuries. They were immediately taken to the Havelock Hospital, .where the bodies of the dead wore also conveyed.