NEWS NOTES

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1832, 17 April 1907, Page 34

NEWS NOTES

Mr A. G. Cross, of Pahiatua, joins tho Mongolia at Sydney on the 25th prox. for London. Messrs J. and IV. Blackey, of Pahautaniii, leave-on a trip to England by tho Paparoa on tho 9th prox. Mr John Francis, of Huntervillo, is to leave on a trip to England in a day or two. Ho will catch the Oroya on the 25th inst. Miss F. Murray, of Mosstovn, Wanganui, has booked a passage to London by the Mongolia, which leaves Sydney on the 25th prox. Mi jor Elliott, who was A.D.C. to Lord Glasgow when Governor of New Zealand, left Wellington for Sydney by the Moeraki on Saturday. Telegrams from the extreme north of Auckland and from Matamata (says a Press Association message) report that floods have occurred in those districts. Taranaki settlers are likely to be gladdened by the news that the Public Works Department is calling for tenders for the supply of a stonecrushing plant for the quarries at Mount Egmont, which are being opened up by the Egmont branch railway. It has been decided to extend the northern wing of the Government Buildings a distance of 31ft towards the sea. Tenders for the work are being invited by the Government Architect. The additions are to be in wood. , Fifteen Australians, who had been, on a visit to the Argentine in connection with the soiling, fitting up, and repairing of reapers and binders, joined the Paparoa at Teneriffe. They excelled at the sports held on board, and regrets were freely expressed when they disembarked at Hobart. It is expected that the first number of the “School Journal,” to be published by tho Department of Education, will be issued from the Government Printing ’Office about the end of this month. Some delay has been caused in regard to copyright matter, but most of tho material for tho first issue is now well forward. Major Foster, who was in charge of No. 1 Battalion of the Wellington Public School Cadets, desires vs, on behalf of the officers of the cadets, to acknowledge the kindness of Mr W. 11. P. Barber, M.H.R., who arranged tho trips to New Brighton and Sumner, and for other considerations received at his hands. The Acting-Postmaster-General (Hon Dr Findlay) has addressed the following letter to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce in connection with its suggestion that the postage on postcards should be reduced to halfpenny: —“The department has hadthe matter under consideration for some time, but, pending the ascertaining of the exact financial results of The reductions made in postage and telegram rates in November last, it has been thought desirable to defer favourable consideration for- a time.” A writ for £IOOO compensation for the death of Harrington (killed in the Kilbirnie tunnel accident) has been served on Mr Allan Maguire, contractor, by Mr P. J. O’Regan, acting on behalf of the widow of deceased. The action is one of remedy brought under what is known legally as Lord Campbell’s Act (compensation for death). The mother of Eli, a "partial 'dependant, on her son, also killed in the (tunnel disaster, has instructed ISIrT. TfiE. Wifford to issue a writ claiming £4OO odd damages sfer fetjse i<m %y death of Iwr soil.