CURRENT TOPICS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7977, 7 December 1911, Page 4

CURRENT TOPICS

A NEW VENTURE. The city tramways department Ims established . a freight department and a service on the Killxumie route will bo inaugurated to-morrow. There will be two city receiving depots, one at the Thomdon tramway office, opposite Lambton station, and one at the promisee of Messrs Cording and Sons, Courtenay place.. Arrangements have also been made with the following business people in the Kilbimie district to receive, and if necessary, deliver packages, within a limited areaS. W. Cope, storekeeper, Moxham avenue, Kilbirnie; Easton, storekeeper, Wellington road; and the Tea Rooms, Lyall Bay terminus. The scale of charges for conveying goods to depots only will bo as follows: —For evory package not exceeding 28Lb in weight, id; for every package exceeding 281 b weight hut not exceeding sGlb, 6d; for every package exceeding 561 b weight but not exceeding 1121 b, Pd. An additional charge of 2d per package will bo made for delivering any package . (not exceeding 561 b in weight) to any .address in the Eilbirnio district. For the morning delivery a freight car will leave Lambton station at 10.30 a.m. and Courtenay place at 11 a.m. In the afternoon a car will leave Lambton station at 4 p.m. and Courtenay place at, 4.30 ,p.m. LORD ONSLOW'S DEATH. Our Lcndon correspondent writes un der date October 27th:—Although the late Lord Onslow had been failing in health for some considerable time, the news of his death came as a great surprise to his friends. Only a few “days before he died ho was present at a village entertainment at Clandon, his Surrey seat, and he was considered well enough to make the journey thence to London, on a visit to his younger son, the Hon. Hula Onslow, who met with an accident in Switzerland some months ago. which it is understood resulted in spinal troubles, which will probably keep him bedridden for many months to come. The Hon. Hula is staying with hie elder brother. Viscount Cranley, at "Beechworth," Hampstead, and it was there that Lord Onslow's death occurred. Immediately upon hearing of the death of Lord Onslow, the High Commissioner telegraphed to Viscount Cranley: "I deeply regret to hear of the death of Lord Onslow. Please accept and convey to Lady Onslow the heartfelt sympathy of all New Zealanders." Viscount Cranloy’s reply was: “My mother and I thank you most heartily for your kind and sympathetic message, for which we are deeply grateful." The High Commissioner attended the funeral of Lord Onslow, which took plifee to-day at Marlow Church, near Guildford, in Surrey. New Zealand's contribution to the mass of beautiful floral tributes was a splendid wreath of white lilies, chrysanthemums, and lilies of the valley, inscribed “From the Government and people of New Zealand. in loving remembrance of their late Governor."