BRIDGE OVER HARBOUR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15551, 7 March 1914, Page 9

BRIDGE OVER HARBOUR.

EAST COAST RAILWAY. ;A " 7 1 . . j J3 ; A NAPIER PROJECT. j [bt TELF.GRAFH. —KRESS association.} * • Napier, Friday. The copy of a plan of the proposed'bridge across the inner harbour on the. East - Coast, railway route has- been received by the Hawke's Bay County Council from the Public Works Department. r>. '"Xz'i The bridge will measure 1232 ft ift length. . and will comprise 26 . spans, of - which one will be 57ft -4in long, 21 50ft long, and five 25ft long. " The width, of the -bridge - will • be about 45ft, ; allowing. 14ft " for ' the railway, l§ft for the roadway, arid'6ft j for the footway. ■ ' ' ,f , : • . . \ STUDY OF THE BIBLE.:

■' x A New York . journalist and lecturer on . ; the BiUe, Mr. R. Robert Hollister, is ex- . pected to arrive in Auckland by the A' Maherio to-morrow. . Mr. Hollister,' during. ; '.» the last three -years, has. been -.touring. Europe, America,. and-the Orient, -with. a view to th'e study of .political, social, and religious conditions, and, particular, of' missionary' methods. Apropos'.. of; .Bible » criticism, he claims that,. rightly, inter-, : preted, the- Scripture narrative would be found to be quite in harmony with , the teachings of science and philosophy. , ..On Monday night Mr- Hollister is lecturing in .the Town Hall on the subject, Where-' Are the Dead?" He is to be specially welcomed in the ForestersV Hall, Newton, - \ to-morrow evening by-the local, class, of the International Bible Students', Association;

HAMILTON SUPREME COURT.

CLARKSON NOT .GUILTY.

[BY TELEGRAPH. CORRESPONDENT."J

Hamilton, Friday. In the Supreme Court to-day, before, Mr. Justice Cooper, the jury returned a yerdict of not' guilty in the case against "William. Clarkson, who was charged with having, sold a motor-car over which there was a bill-of sale. x ..." Vv--:'-The case against Isaac Hunt, a half-caste Maori, who was charged with an offence against a young girl, was, adjourned till next passion, owing to the absence of .an important witness. ■■■'"* A serious charge against Henry Tucker was heard. The jury disagreed and th» case will come up again .on Monday..