NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 3241, 11 December 1930, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

The New South Wales Legislative Council has passed the Bill for the abolition of that Chamber. Members condemned' the Government for wasting time in trying to abolish the Council, when its first duty was to honour the promise to the vast army of unemployed. The Daily Mail offers £SOO reward for the first person giving conclusive evidence of the death of Mrs. Hearn, who is wanted by the police in connection with the Cornwall poison tragedy, or information enabling the police to interview her. The paper states that it is believed Mrs. Hearn is still alive. The bodies of Mary Ann and Lydia Everard, aunts of Mrs. Hearn have been exhumed and post-mortem examinations are to be held. It now transpires that the famous [ Italian salvage ship Artiglio was working on the demolition of the steamer Florence H., which was sunk in 1918 off Quiberon, when carrying war munitions and not* on the freighter France as previously reported. The Parramatta River was the scene of a grim tragedy when the tide washed up on the rocks the terribly mutilated body of a woman who escaped from Callan Park Asylum on December 6. Sharks had torn away both legs and one arm. The rest of the trunk was shockingly gnawed. “Famous players agree that Nepia is the hardest and most relentless tackier they ever faced,” writes lan Stuart in his “Theory of _ Modern Rugby.” He adds: “Nepia is more than relentless, he is murderous. He is perfectly fair and clean, but possessing such weight, perfection of build and determination he rarely tackles without hurting his man.” The debts of the defunct Waikato River Board amount to £IO,OOO and the Australian Mutual Provident Society, the principal creditor, threatens to take action against the Franklin County Council for recovery.