DOMINION NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 1 June 1926, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

A FAST TRIP WELLINGTON, May 31. The new whaling launch, Surprise, which is able to travel at a speed of 45 miles an hour, is now in the boat harbour at Wellington, and, in a day or two, will attempt to make a run from Wellington to Picton, fifty-three miles i u seventy-five, minutes. The L nion Coy's flier, Wahine, is credited with having cut the distance out on one occasion in two hours ten minutes so tile Surprise apparently will be asked to perform a sensational feat.

COLLISION WITH A PRAM. MARTON, May 31. In semi-darkness, a motor cycleridden by two brothers, Jensen, of Marton, ran into a pram on the main road near Marton. Severe injuries resulted to the man named Murchie, wheeling the pram. The baby occupant escaped practically unhurt. AUCKLAND’S water supply. AUCKLAND, Ma y 31. Water from the Nihotopu reservoir turned into- the main yesterday, reached the city reservoirs during the night. Thi s was made possible by the completion of temporary repairs to the Nihotopu main at Quinn’s Creek, where an extensive washout during the storm on May 19 carried away a large section of the pipe.

PETROL PRICES RISE. AUCKLAND, May 31. The price of all first grade brands of petrol sold through pumps, wa 8 advanced threepence a gallon on Saturday. The charge of case petrol was increased by one shilling for eight gallons. Household kerosense is also a shilling a case dearer. Power kerosene advanced Gd a case. The new rates follow increases in the United States in the last five weeks.

CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY. CHRISTCHURCH, May 31. Since the birth of the last child Mrs Robinson has been unwell. She was restless all Saturday night, and was to have had breakfast in bed yesterday. When her fourtecn-year-old son brought the tray to her, she asked for a table knife. He brought it, and five minutes later the tragedy was discovered by the elder daughter Phyllis. The mother was missing and the baby lay dead in its cot. The woman was later discovered standing in the surf by her husband, to whom she said: “I’ve killed my baby. I’m tired of life.“ Sho now lies in the hospital semiconscious. MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED. PAHTATUA, May 31. Leslie Welton, twenty, had his right leg amputated at the hospital, the result of injuries received in a collision between his motor cycle and a motor car, late on Saturday night.

WEEK-END ACCIDENTS. AUCKLAND, May 31. James Couden Kennedy, married, with four children, died at the hospi tai from injuries received through fall ing from a moving tram. William Carlaw, aged forty-one, was knocked down by a tram in Parnell, and lies at the hospital in a serious condition. J. Stead, resident of Otahuhn, is in the hospital with a fractured skull, broken arm and minor injuries, through a basket of coal falling on his head. LEVEL CROSSING ACCIDENT.

CHRISTCHURCH, May 31. A serious accident occurred at 5.15 p.m. on Saturday, when a motor car driven by Stanley Walker, of Christchurch, collided with the ChristchurchSouthbridgO train at Prcbbleton crossing. There were four adult passengers, two children and two infants, in the car at the time. Mrs Lucy Gamble, ot Grafton Street, was the only passenger to receive serious injury. She was taken to the Christchurch Hospital, suffering from concussion of the brain. The driver had nis left leg hurt, and body severely bruised.

MOTORISTS INJURED. CHRISTCHURCH, May 31. Mr James O’Day and Mr Reg. Ferry, two residents of Lincoln, were cranking their cars in the township yesterday, when the engines backfired, and both received fractured arms when struck by the crank handles. WOMAN’S SUICIDE.

TIMARU, May 31. Mrs Manton, aged 43, wife of a farm labourer at Levels, was found hanging in a plantation about half a mile from her home. At the inquest a verdict of death by hanging was returned. the Coroner slating that the death seemed quite unaccountable, as her home life seemed quite happy.

THEFT OF TOBACCO. DUNEDIN, May 31. Someone has made sure of a good supply of tobacco for the winter liy the simple expedient of removing a ease, containing 2301bs of it, from a shod on the Victoria wharf, the haul being valued at £BO. The shed was entered some time between Saturday night ami last evening, two padlocks being removed in the process. No arrests have vet been made.

BUS DRIVER SUCCUMBS. AUCKLAND, May 31. Frederick Charles deal, aged sixty, who received an internal injury in a motor Ims collision at, Devonport last Friday, died in the Hospital to-night. Cleal was driving one of the three buses which collided.

THE ARRESTED BARQUE. AUCKLAND, May 31. Definite arrangements are now being made to unload the barque Guy C. Ross. The consignees have now produced enough cash to pay the post charges and light dues, and one hundred nrnrds for th" hire of a wharf crane, ami also £490 towards the payment of the crew for stacking the lumber cargo on delivery. In consequene

the men have agreed to carry out the work as soon as possible, and it is expected that the barque will berth about Friday morning. THREE FISHERMEN MISSING. ROTORUA, May 31. Anxiety' is felt for thot safety of three men, Gustave W’olfgrannn, a settler, and Douglas, and Davies, who left Rotorua, presumably to return to Ngongotaha, in a. four! eon-foot boat with an outboard engine, at seven o’clock on Saturday night. Relatives were alarmed and secured a launch, and are searching Lake Rotoiti, assisted by the police. The party were going fishing on Sunday morning from Ngongotaha. The boat was well equipped with oars, and rowlocks. As there have been no heavy winds, only slight southerlies prevailing, the possibility is that me party, owing; to it being the last day of the fishing season, went direct to Lake Rotoiti. News of the return of the launch is anxiously awaited.

“A PROFESSIONAL THIEF.” AUCKLAND, May 31. Albert Foster Smith, 21, described by Detective Cummings as a professional thief, was charged at the Police Court with the theft of chemists’ samr pies; also money from the coat of a fellow* boarder at one of the leading hotels, and a camera from the railway station. lie was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment: on each of the two charges, to bo cumulative, and one 'year’s reformative detention.