DOMINION NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 26 February 1926, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

! (.Per Press Association.) A U SIB AL lAN WAB SHIPS. CTIBISI CHUKCH, February £5. I-bc light cruisers, Adelaide and Delhi, arrived at Lyttelton, at .seven o'clock this morning, aitcr a fine run across the Tasman Sea. The officers were later given a civic rvceptio-n, iollowcd by a luncheon. BISH WORK!/It’S DEATH. TAL'MABUXC], February 2.7. At the inquest- to-da\ ? cuncerniug the death of James Grace, who had his neck broken, and his spinal cord fractured at a nnil a £. Rauriftiu on Saturday, a of accident a! death was returned. NEW BOKO I GIL WELLINGTON. Feb. L’e. The first election of mayor, and udjlnjl for the new borough I'lipei Hutt took place yesterday. Then were twu candidates fur the mayor i altf - , Mr A. J. McCurdy, for many | yo.'lri? associated with the progress ol | the town, beating W. JI. P. Barber, r • former Member of Parliament, and a- ; well known Wellington business man, bV 750 votes to 385. Twenty candidatet I stood LJr the eight seats-on the Cou»i 1 ell, the following being elected: C. L. I A. Spearman, W. Greig, 11. E. Lodge. I James Blewinan, J. W. Beeciiey, S. 1 Lle-Well. J. K. Johnston, and T. JL ' Jameson. BOY'S LEG FBACTCBFr). NELSON. Fcbruarv 25. - A boy, Carl Andiews, aged L'L of ; Ngatimoti. was adnutt*?d io the Pub- j lie Hospital to-day with his leg fracLured. He was holding a rope attached ! to a horse, when the animal bolted, fho rope become entangled in the ' boy’s legs, and he was thrown to the ! gidunl.