PECULIAR PREDICAMENT OF A COACH.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 19 April 1907, Page 3

PECULIAR PREDICAMENT OF A COACH.

ST HANDED ON A EOCK PASSENGERS WADE ASHORE. DP TO THEIR NECKS IN WATER [United Pbe&s Association.] GISBORNE, Friday. Thoßa on the mail coach to Tolaga had an exciting experience at Tapuae Rocks yesterday, The coach became wedged on a rock, and the waves broke through the vehicle. The passengers, including two Native Lacd Court Judges, had to wade ashore in water up to their necks, narrowly escaping being carried out to sea.

A press wire states that Mr T. W. Bruce has been re-elected Mayor, of Jtbss. . Mr J. A. Murdoch, the retiring Mayors and Mr T .V. Byrne contest the Kumara Mayoralty. . All the Kumara Councillors have been returned unopposed, but there are contests at Boss ana Hokitika. Nominations for the Marlborough Racing Club's autumn meeting close with the secretary, Mr L. Griffiths, at -Blenheim to-morrow evening at 9 o'clock. 'Baring 1906 Wellington had tire lowest birtn-rate, with 9.19 per 1000 for city and suburbs ; and Dunedin the-nign-est with 11.35. The mean proportion for the four centres was 10.35. . There is a big movement going on among English miners in the direction of a "complete federation of all their unions. >The "New ZeaUncJ Herald" has ascertained that a far greater number of steerage passengers are leaving Auckland for. than are coming to it from the same quarter. For instance, 'ffi* Wtmmerfc which sailed recently for "Sydney^ carried over 100 steerage pas- ; Bengers, but the Victorja, from Sydnfey/ brought only 32 to Auckland. A reporter representing that journal in- : temewed' several of. the Wimmera * ■ passengers. ; A tall, well-buijt young - man, who was sitting ou a seat, smok- ■■ ing arid contemplating the filling of the 1 hatches, confessed to being a working ' man pure and simple. Having said so | mttch, he. -was asked why he was leav ; 1 ing NeW Zealand. "Work scarce? 1 'No; not that. lam a bushman. I ; -ased to get- £2 10s 6 week and tucker y n thP 'other side 1 with ""^V^J": i ities as chainman, and that sort of ■P. thing; but although I've been getting 9= J Viay'in the bush here, it is not worth % so. «w* as 6s a day on the other side. ;• A^lotjot wt chaps who came over r r z couplesbf yeas go ars going back to Aus >■, iralia.i'" ;: . A butcher wlw was return ; ing. ttt Queenslana said he could noi " . 'makels* "do" of it. He could ge ;■■' wprk'.in the country, he said, but as b „ had r a growing family he wanted t< settle in;the city, preferably Auckland "I can't go -all ever the eclony look v- ing for a job at the big towns." he add i cd. ''Travelling, is ruinously exper 1* sive aHywhere'/'but J could not do i ire here at aH. I'wb gisen it 12 month: trial, 60 I'm going tack// "