NEWS SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15885, 5 April 1915, Page 4

NEWS SUMMARY.

. Auckland: i A total of 20.64 in of rain fell in Waihi ' s Boring; March. Caring ft period of 25 minutes on Good [Friday lin of rain fell in th» city. A boardinghonse in Grafton Road was J Considerably damaged by tire on Saturday. ( A man named Ernest Frederick Towers Iffaa killed at Green Lane on Saturday by ft train. The body of William Nicholls, one of the victims of '.ho laniaki boating accident, was recovered on Saturday. Improvement is reported in the condition of the two miners recently injured i in the Talisman and Waihi Grand Junc- | tion mines respectively. ! The debate in connection with the New Zealand University Tournament was won by Victoria College, Auckland being placed second in order of merit. The two you ig men who left Tibbs' Beach in a dinghy on Good Friday, and were later reported to be missing, turned up 6afely early on Saturday morning. Cold and showery weather was experienced on Easter Saturday, but this | did not prevent many thousands of people from spending an enjoyable vacation. New Zealand: Prospects for the shooting season in the Wanganui district are reported to be excellent. Firo destroyed a draper' shop at Marton, uninsured stock valued at over £500 being lost. A Marton reident, James Fergus son, dropped dead in the street from heart I failure. The Wanganui band won the marching competition at the South Island band contest in Christchurcli on Saturday. Savings Bank deposits in the Dominion between March 1 and March 23 showed an excess over withdrawals of £113,744. The annual conferences of the New Zealand Methodist Bible Class Union and the Young Women's Bible Class I nion are proceeding in Dunedin. At the Poultry Association Conference in Wellington it was stated that the lack of shipping accommodation had caused a decrease in the export of eggs. A resilient of Linwo<d, Canterbury, named Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Killick. was killed yesterday morning as the result of a fall down a" cliff on the shores of the S Lyttelton Harbour. m, P The War: Paris report* that two German attacks |* in Alsace were repulsed. i. The Chamber of Deputies unanimously Ipassed a Bill calling out the 1917 recruits. * The Austrian fleet is cruising on the |l' Montenegrin coast and holding up neutral vessels. !'• General Eusikv, the victor of Lemberg and Prasnysz, has given up command of ■> " the army in the field owing to ill-health. tl A German aeroplane was brought down M' at Rheims. The machine took fire on fe alighting, and two aviators were made prisoners. Amongst the victims of the Falaba, sunk by a German submarine, was Mr. Garnet Frame, eldest son of Mr. D. B. ;■? Frame, of Napier. A neutral traveller writes that the war f ■has ■undoubtedly increased the Kaiser's popularity. He is the' embodiment of all the people most admire. A message from Cettinge states that two Austrian hydroplane.? dropped two bombs ) on Antivan, the port of Montenegro, and V Seriously damaged the railway station. | The Dutch colliei' Schieland struck a » mine and foundered near the Humber. One of the crew was blown to pieces. 1 Four were injured, and seven are missing. ' The South African Union forces occupied P the important centre of Aus, on the exf tremity of the desert, and their opera*tion therefrom will be greatly facilitated. The Kaiser telegraphed to Dr. von % Bethmann Hollweg that he would have rejoiced personally to have laid a token of reverence upon the Bismarck monu*j: ment. •Vi - ——— A neutral correspondent states that the §f Germans are disappointed with the exft: ploits of the Zeppelins. They say that London must be bombarded and not small v? coast towns. V 4: Mr' The German submarine U2B sank the pi. British steamer Southport 60 miles off SJ. Cape Finisterre, on the north coast of Spain. The crew of 36 was landed at I Lisbon by another British merchantman.

Ihe German submarine UlO sank the trawlers Jason and Gloxinia off Shields. They took the crews aboard and transferred them to another fishing boat. Later the UlO sank the trawler Nellie, the crew escaping in a boat. The Morning Post's correspondent at Berne, in Switzerland, says that a reign of terror exists in Austria Hungary. Sixteen persons were recently executed, and 46—including the Countess Icruyi—were imprisoned in Austria for treason. A strong Bulgarian band attacked the railway at Strumnitza. Sixty Servians were killed and many wounded. It. is not known at present whether the Bulgarian authorities sanctioned the invasion. The news has caused a sensation in Rome. An official communication from Germany regarding the sinking of the Falaba states that the destruction of human lives is now a painful duty, as submarines are compelled to act quickly. Britain is frightened, as the sinking of the FaJaba proves that the security of the passenger traffic has ceased. The Moscow newspaper Russky Slowo 63v<} that after the failure of the Austrian Emperor's appeal to the Pope to overcome the Kaiser's obstinate desire to continue the war regardless of consequences, Francis Joseph asked the Pope to try to conclude a separate peace with Russia, Austria's terms including the surrender of Bosnia and ] Herzegovina and GaTfcia. Sporting and Athletics: The New Zealand University lawn tennis championships were commenced at the Remuera Club's courts on Saturday. The Easter tournament of the Auckland Centre, Dominion Bowling Association, was commenced on city and suburban greens on Saturday. Three matches are being played simultaneously. Representatives of the Auckland and South Auckland Cricket Associations commenced a two-Jay match at Eden Park on Saturday. The Auckland team lias made 206 runs for eight wickets. The Auckland provincial championship golf tournament was commenced at Middlemore on Saturday, when the qualifying rounds were played. A medal handicap, played in conjunction, was won by S. Upton.