DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 19 February 1932, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association). OAMARU, February IS. Having declared his intent’oi; oi shooting rabbits, James Douglas McKenzie, single, 24 carpenter, unemployed, left home with a pea niie yesterday afternoon. As he had not ic turned by dark, a sea .'ch was h stitured, and his body was found neai i wire fence, shot through the heart, m shjort range. Presumably the . rifle discharged while decease«i ■»,va- climbing through the fence. BLENHEIM, F-bma.-, 17. Mr J?. .Roacdt’s a *eo ! n midatiua bouse at St. Ome r , al.i rlbonmgn Sounds, was destroyed by fi'e this morning. The house was a fine woodlen structure, ncen'nm.adatmg fifty guests. It is believed that there is an insurance cover of £lBOO on the buildlvp CRRISTCHFKCH, February 17. Mrs Emily Thornton, 47 yeais oF age o/f Som>erficld Street, Christchurch, was found dead at her son's lesideuce in Ayres Street, Rangiora, this morning. At an inquest held before Mr E. D. Mosley, Coroner, this afternoon, Dr T. A. Will gave evidence that at 7 a.in. he wans called and found deceased lying on the floor of her room With her son giving artificial respiration. She was then dead. The wt..tiess saw deceased some w r oeks ago When she was in a very nervous and depressed condition. The Coroner returned a verdict that death was due to suicide by gas poisoning while in a state of deep mental depression and a very nervous condition. MAIN TRUNK EXPRESS ALTERATION. fPpv Prpoq A«’<’oc»ntian'). WELLINGTON, February 18. The General Manager of the Rail ways (Mr Roussell) announces that the Railways Board has decided to ■change the departure time of the ordinary express from Auckland for Wellington to 3 p.m., instead of the present 7.40 p.m. To allow r the public ample time to prepare for the change, and in view of the proximity of Easter, the alteration will not be made till April 4. The main points of advantage set nut are the provisions of a service every w r eok day to Wellington, an attractive Waikato service, better conUPcD’ons for the Thames-East Coast, line, and more suitable timing for the King County and National Park. It is also pointed out that the train will enable the Auckland, mail to reach New r Plymouth by 1 p.m., and Napier by 12.56 p.m., with a corresponding improvement at intermediate stations 1

in the Hawke’s Bay. Wanganui and Tn.anaki areas.

With regard to passengers to and from stations Taihape to Fending inclusive,- and to ami from Wanganui, the Board gave every consideration to the residents of there areas, and is fully cognisant of the position, but *he matter had to be regarded from the point of view of the interests of the t. a veiling public generally, and the great body of opinion was definitely in favour of the proposal. SALVATION ARMY PROPERTY. WELLINGTON, Feb. 17. All Salvation Army property in New Zealand will in future be handled by a newly-formed Trust Board, comprising Commissioner Cunningham, Colonel Taylor (Chief Secretary), Lieutenanr Colonel Burton (Field Secretary). Lt. Co). Hamilton (Financial Secretary), and Brigadier Seotncy (Property Secretary). One of the results of the-for-mation of the new Board will bo the obviating of a transfer, at very considerable expense, of Army properties from the name of one General to another, said an Army official to-night