TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 3778, 2 May 1919, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

RAILWAY FATALITY IN WEL-

LINGTON

(Per Press Association.}

Wellington, May 1. During shunting operations on the railway wharf to-night, an engine ran over a man, severing one leg and mangling the other.. The man was removed to the hospital, where he died soon after admission. At a late hour the victim was still unidentified, but, it is believed he was a member .of the crew of the Tainui.

MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT

Wellington, May 1. A motor-car accident occurred at the Paekakariki road to-day, at McKay's crossing, about two miles north of Paekakariki. The driver took the wroiig turning, and while the car was being turned on to the road again the wheel collapsed and the car completely somersaulted, righting itself on its wheels-again. There were six passengers, besides the driver. Mr Farquhar, of the Auckland Star, was rendered unebnsious. He was cut about the forehead, and it is believed his right arm was fractured. Mr Sheath, Auckland, had a collarbone fractured. The others escaped with a shaking and minor cuts.

ILLEGAL GAMBLING. Auckland, May 1. At the Police Court • to T day, William Morsley, on a charge of bookmaking at the Ellersiie races, was fined £30. Sidney Day, for making bets at the same meeting, was fined £20. ANGLICAN GENERAL SYNOD. Napier, May 1. The Anglican General Synod set up a committee to consider the condition of the Melaiiesiau Mission. A select committee was oppointed to eonsder the advisability of establishing training of teachers for church schools. A select committee was appointed to oonsider the question of establishing a provincial church hi Napier. A motion was carried requesting the, bishops to permit the use of the new table of lessons in their various dioceses. A committee has been set up to consider questions relating to the Primacy. A conference of laity to consider the inadequacy of clerical stipends meets on Friday morning. The mover said he believed in a living wage, and thought the high cost of living would continue. A committee was set up to consider the creation of new dioceses. A petition to this from Taranaki was read. SOLDIERS' SETTLEMENT. '

Wellington, May 1. Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act provide in the case of bush lauds the Minister may authorise an advance not exceeding £1000 in ordinary cases, or £1250 where special circumstances warrant.

FORGED BANK NOTES. Dunedin. May 1. It is understood some forged .Hank of New Zealand 10s notes have been circulated in Dunedin. POST OFFICE ROBERRY. Dunedin, May I. A daring robbery took place at Milton on Wednesday night. Eroni what can be gathered, the postmaster, All McGire, a very old servant of the department ,retired to bed about '11 o'clock., leaving the ollice keys in the hip-pocket of hi.s trousor.s, which were hanging in he wardrobe. Some lime ou Thursday morning. McGuiro heard a noise in'the bedroom, but, after listening for awhile and hearing nothing ore, he concluded that the noise had been caused by the springs of the bed iv an adjoining room occupied by his daughter. At 7 o'clock a boy from the office informed Mr McGuiro that the office"safe was standing open, notes in the safe had been taken, amounting to over £500 in all. It is understood that there were six £50 and several £10 notes. The office has a record of the numbers of the £50 notes, and also of most of the £10 notes.