LATE DOMINION NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 15 May 1912, Page 3

LATE DOMINION NEWS.

THE NAVAL SERVICE. ATTRACTIVE CONDITIONS. FEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, May 14. A reporter, who visited H.M.s. Pioneer this morning, ascertained some interesting facts about the opportunities that exist on board vessels for New Zealand lads and that are not gen-j lerally known, either by the lads or ■their parents. It was learnt that there is an exceptional opportunity at the present time for New Zealand youths who wish to join the Royal Navy for short service, under conditions of employment and pay that are most favorable. New Zealanders are, it is j understood, received on the Pioneei | when vacancies occur under special 'conditions, the existing agreement be- | tween the Government and the British 'Admiralty permitting their leaving at j the end of live years, and includes a ' system of deferred payment, under which a young man can leave at the ! ago of 23 years with a lump sum of £250 to his credit in the Government Savings Bank, if he has completed his five, years' service, or such sum due if ho leaves before under exceptional circumstances. It is understood that "Vacancies exist for ordinary seamen, boys, and stokers, from ages varying from 15 years to 22 years, but every trade is represented on board a modern man-o'-war. FINED FOR BETTING. CHRISTCH URCH, May 14. B?rt Smith, an ex-bookmaker, was fined £2O and costs to-day for betting on Riccarton racecourse. INTERCOLONIAL LINER. CHRISTCHIIRCH, May 14. The New Zealand Shipping Conipanv is fid vised that the Rotorua left Plyruvith on Saturday for New Zealand. A DISTRESSING TRAGEDY. CHRISTCHU RCH. May U. At the inquest on the body of Helen Goscomb, married, aged 38 years, who died in a lavatory on Sunday night, Dr. Irving said there were methylated spirits in the stomach and the organs were in a degenerate condition. There was a mark of a blow on the chin. The blow might have been sufficient to cause jdeath. i .Frank Goscomb, the woman's hus- ; band, said he had been drinking methylated spirits with his wife because it 1 was cheap. He quarrelled with her on Sunday, but did not strike her. lie found her on Monday in the lavatory, dead. Detective Gibson said lie found the body on the floor, wedged firmly between the walls. The magistrate (Mr Bishop) said the sale ef methylated spirits should he stopped because of the prevalence of the use of it as a drink. The inquest was adjourned until tomorrow. WHARF LABORER'S VOICE. AUCKLAND, May 14. In the case, John Robin v. Union l Steam Ship Company* claiming compensation for the loss of his voice through an injury sustained by an accident while in the company's employ, the Arbitration Court awarded £39 Is, being of the opinion that hoarseness would not interfere with his employment as a, wharf laborer. FOUND DEAD IN BED. CHRISTOHURCH, May 14. George Henry Sellman, a recent arrival and a taxi-cab driver, was found dead in bed this morning. The medical evidence disclosed valvular heart disease, and a vedict was retimed accord- : ingly-