LATE MESSAGES

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 December 1934, Page 2

LATE MESSAGES

WELLINGTON, December 3. The large American mail which arrived at Auckland last week, en route to Little America, where it will be stamped and returned to various parts of the world, has recalled that a mail went to the Antarctica with the Byrd expedition. The hire of the unusual stamp and postmark caused many New Zealanders to spend money in postage but it seems impossible to find a New Zealander who ever heard anything more of the letters forwarded. The Post Office kiiows nothing about them as they were posted on the expedition ships. The New Zealand Post Office has not made any arrangements for forwarding New Zealand mail to Little America with the supply ships that take American mail South, but it is probable that a limited number of letters will be posted on the boat.

WELLINGTON, December 3. A return has been made by the Post and Telegraph Department to sending out telegrams in envelopes. The envelopes add some work to the Department,. but they have several advantages. One draw-back of the self-en-veloping forms was their liability to dapiage when being opened. HASTINGS, December 3. Serious injuries were inflicted on George Young, at Havelock North, on Saturday afternoon, when a Jersey bull, which he was letting out of a gate for a drink, attacked him. Young was admitted to hospital, and operated on. His condition this morning was q n t i q f n p t ni’v Mrs Young states that the bull was reared as a pet. and had never previously shown any tendency to attack. The incident recalls the fatal attack by a Jersey bull, which was. also reared as a pet, when it gored its owner, in similar circumstances, at Hastings, a feXv months ago.

LONDON, December 2. Perry will be seen on the films early in 1935, in a series of “How To Play Tennis” pictures, playing against the professional, Maskell, with spoken commentary by Tilden. It is undeistood that Perry will receive no fee. His amateur status will therefore not bo affected. INVERCARGILL, December 3. The results of the Proficiency examinations in the Southland district will not be published in the Press this year, according to a resolution passed at the executive meeting of the Board, which is of the opinion that publication is not in the best interests of the pupils. LEVIN, December 3. . Levin is the centre of a large gathering of clergymen, to meet Dr Moffatt. Over sixty are from the area from Wellington to Wanganui; also Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay. This morning, Dr Moffatt provided a Bible study, dealing with the 139th Psalm. This' afternoon he is addressing the visitors.

DUNEDIN, November 3. After visiting the Tokomarino Agricultural Show, on Saturday, a family partv, while motoring from Milton to Glenledi, met with an accident, resulting- in the instantaneous death of Merle Ussher, aged 12 years. Two others, Brian Ussher, the father, and Douglas Ussher, 13, were injured. The car left the road on a steep hill, and somersaulted twice down a bank. Merle Ussher received an extensive fracture of the skull, besides a broken shoulder and forearm, Brian Ussher is suffering from injuries to the back and arm. Douglas Ussher has a fracture of the left arm, and injuries to his legs.