POINTS FROM THE NEWS

Northern Advocate, 23 March 1936, Page 6

POINTS FROM THE NEWS

rpHE first earthquake experienced at Tokamaru for about 18 months occurred at 10 o’clock on Saturday morning. The ’quake lasted ...■ for teh seconds. No damage was done. • * ♦ ♦ JNJURIES from which he died within fifteen minutes were suffered by Mr. Alexander George Reid, an engineer, aged 22, who lived with his parents at 25 Newman Terrace, Thorndon, when he was thrown with his “ motor, cycle under an' approaching car about two miles north of Pahautanui, •about 5.30 p.m, yesterday. Mr. Reid ' suffered a fracture of the skull, and a fracture of the left leg. It is be- ■ lieved that Mr. Reid struck the rear of a motor car in front of him, which caused his machine to wobble and y threw him under an approaching car. y He died before the ambulance arrived. -P.A. • * * * J£NOCKED down by a tram in I£op- ■ 1 per Street, Wellington/ on Saturday. Mias. Mary Ann Ellen Gardiner, aged 65,- who'lived at 71 Hopper Street, died : iri the Weilington Hospital an .. hour after admission.— P.A. / ♦ « * large search parties ’-have been out over the week-end, no trace has yet, been found of- Mr. David Ross, aged 65, who has been missing from his home at Millerton since Thursdiay, says a Westport message.—P.A. ~*l ♦ * ♦ since March 14, a sixteen ■ year-old boy, Roy McGregor Dickie, returned to his home at Wan- : ganui shortly after midnight on Saturday, The boy was thought to have been drowned, colour being given to that theory by the discovery of soipe of his clothes in the sandhills. His arrival was unexpected, and he was rather vague as to what'had happened. --Special.

M! ss M. Quinn and Mrs R. Callis, both of Te Awamutu, narrowly escaped serious injury when their car was struck by a train on Saturday evening. 'The car collided with a carriage, and was thrown against a cattle-stop. It was badly damaged, but the occupants scrambled out, unhurt except for cuts, abrasions and shock.—Special.

at Gisborne last night destroy-

ed an old two-storeyed wooden building, used by several firms as a store. The business block, known as Lysnar’s Buildings, was saved, only one of the shops being damaged. Little was saved from the burning building, which was insured for £6oo.—Special.

M R G. J. Skeats, 3T.A., of the starf ■ of the Waitaki Boys’ High School, has been nominated by the Oarnaru Boxing Association for the position of manager for the 1936 team for the Olympic Games. Mr Skeats has a splendid record in athletics, as well as in administrative capacity. His qualifications include:—Referee in New Zealand boxing championships; winner of a triple “blue” of New Zealand University (boxing, Rugby and athletics), N.Z. high jump championship; runner-up twice to S. Lay in the New Zealand javelin championship.—P.A.

/pHE Minister of Finance, the Hon. W, Nash, in presiding at a Salvation Army meeting at Wellington yesterday- afternoon for an address by Commissioner W. J. Barnard-Turner, said he could assure those of the Army carrying on work for the spiritual, moral and social regeneration of the people, that the Government would be prepared to assist them to the utmost of its ability. It was the “bottom dog” in all things \#io should be looked after. Commissioner Turner gave an address on “The World’s Trend in Social Economics.” The Minister of Education and Health, the Hon. P. Fraser, also was present at the rneeting.—P.A.