HARBOR RAILWAYS

Grey River Argus, 2 July 1914, Page 2

HARBOR RAILWAYS

IMPROVING SHIPPING FACILITIES.

ELEVATORS AT . GLEBE ISLAND

BALMAIN'S FORESHORE LINE

PREMIER SURVEYS ROUTE

SYDNEY, T une ?S-. A railway scheme which" will feed all the foreshores of the harbor and enable the Harbor Trust to build wharf accommodation < from Darling Harbor to- the western side- of Balmain, was outlined to Ministers this morning by two of the Railway Commissioners, Messrs Harper and Eraser. It 'is the largest and: most comprehensive proposal for improving the traf fie and shipping facilities of the harbor that ha? ever been placed before the Government. In view of the great urgency of the work the Government decided to make a careful inspection of , the whole route of the proposed scheme. The party of inspection consisted of the -Premier -(Mt. Holman), ■he Chief Secretary. (Mr. Cann), the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Ashford) tho Attorney-General (Mr. Hall), the Minister ofr Lands (Mr. Trefle), the Miniver for Health (Mr. Flowers), and j rhr Minister for Labor TMr. Estcll.J

An untoward accident of a .p.Hnfui characier befell Mr. John Alackay. the Government Printe;, and a figure in j the lucal world of bowls last week Shortly after 0 a.m. he had occas on .to 'refer to a book on one of the higher shelves in his library in the Government Printing Office and had mounted on a ladder to procure the volume, when, without any warning, 'ip feet of the ladder slipped, and Mr Mackay fell heavily. to the floor, Wher u.omeni later he* was attended to b^ Messrs 8. . Ife c - Allen and 'Marcus Marks, his fat?e*Avas bathed in blood d it was easily seen that " he had buffered a great shock. Dr. Anderson was summoned at once, and 5^ found that 'Mr. Mackay had sustained 1 very nasty cut down iht. nose, which had to be stitched up;, and that tit was rather badly bruised and shaken On inquiry next day Mr. Mackay was found, to be making satisfactory progress'towards recovery, but will have to remain iri the quiet of his hemp for at -least a week or .'so 'to- come. As far as the sufferer is concerned the accident at the present stage is v^ry urifortunate on account of the ••'•xtrn ntessure of work caused by the opening of Parliament. ,

, The death occurred last Thursd.v morn.ng" in AuCKlancl \n Airs, -^xuij fc.Hen Wilson, widow of the Uue iur Joseph Listdn Wilson one or iu«j ori fe . mai partners in the firm of Messib ..•lson and Horton, proprietors or cne "New Zealand Herald. 1 ' The deceased lady) who was sixty-nine years of age, and who resided in Remuera^ had been m indifferent health for some time past. The late Mrs. Wilson, who, before marriag.e was a l Miss Martyn, o) a. well-known Waikato family, was a generous donor to a large number 01 institutions in Auckland and was held in high esteem by a large circle o> acquaintances.' She leaves a grown ) family, consisting of four sonsMessrs A. L. Wilson, R. M. Wilson,' Joseph M. Wilson, and J. M. Wilson, s ! of whom reside in Auckland — and -re married daughter. Mrs. C. A. Whit ney, who is at present in England.