CAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12665, 19 January 1912, Page 3

CAST NIGHT'S TELEGRAMS.

(Per PresH Association.") AUCKLAND, ,last night. The case irKwiiic.h a tramway motorman named Alf. 1 Chorley is charged with manslaughter of a six-^ar-old girl, Flora May McDonald, was bpfore Mr Cutten, S.M., to-day. Accused was committed for trial, bail being allowed. PHRISTCHUROH, last night At the -inspection of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in England by His Majesty thV; King on h»s return from India, it is hoped New Zealand, which is the largest overseas branch of the brigade, will be represented by one officer, two sergeants, eight ambulance men and four nursing sisters. Dr Gabites, Timaru, will take charge of the unit from Canterbury. The N«w Zealand unit will be formed, of members of the brigade who are now in England or on their way there. Canon Pescoe, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Avonaide, has resigned the charge, owing to failing health. He is a priest with the eeoood longest record of service in the diocese of Christehurch, having begun his ministrations at Waimnte in 1871. He has been vicar at Avonside since 1880. . ' '■ A very, heavy hailstorm was experienced here early this afternoon. Large hailstones fell, and the storm lasted for about half an hour, and was followed by, light rain, ' but the weather was fine later in the afternoon. Sir Arthur Guinness (member for Grey) I»as been interesting himself in the construction of the ChristchurchWest Coast railway line, the terminus of which afc present is at the Cass. During his recent visit to Wellington, Sir Arthur pointed out to the Minister for Public Works that if the construction; of the next Bection were expedited, the; coach journey over the dangerous Waimakiriri cutting and fording of the river itself would be made unnecessary. He suggested that the construction of the section to Bealey should be hastened, and that a temporary section to Jtealey Plat should be opened as soon as possible.'. The railway bridge over Waimakariri 'was approaching completion, and if the section were opened the travelling public on both east and west sides of the mountains would be greatly benefited. The recent eoach accident occurred on Waimakariri cutting, and the railway would enable this part ot the journey to be avoided. The Minister made some inquiries into the matter, with the result that he informed Sir Arthur that he hoped to be able to open a temporary station at Bealey Flat in March next. Colonel Fisher, finance secretary of the Salvation Army in Australasia, -has arrived in Christchurch to make arrange-

ments in connection -with the organisation of the Army in New Zealand. Colonel Fisher states that under the old arrangement the Dominion had only two headquarters, one at Christ-church and one at Wellington. Under the new system, however. New Zealand would Le divided into four provinces, with headquarters in each chief centre. "" The alteration has been brought about preparatory to a great change, when a com- 1 mission will take over the control of the whole work in New Zealand. Hitherto the officer in charge in New Zealand has been responsible to Australasian headquarters at Melbourne, but under the new scheme New Zealand will be autonomous, and responsible to headquarters, in London. Colonel Fisher leaves for North 'to-morrow night. TIMARU, last night. Mr Day, S.M., gave reserved decision in the betting cases to-day. William Jordan and Charles Newman were each i fined £5 and costs £2 Us, and John Wall and George Mason £20 and costsfa 11s. Each of the bets were matte with plain-clotbes constables, one in a hairdresser's shop, and the others on licensed premises. A week's camp for junior cadets and officers in the Show grounds opens tomorrow. Mr Viekerman, Government Engineer, took evidence to-day as umpire in a dispute between two parties of settlers who want a new bridge on the Tonga wai. between Pleasant Point and Cave, and differ as to site. Possibly a siti half-way between' will be also ' con- j sidered. . ' The settlers on the lower Orari, complain that the river bed is silting up, aided by the wild growth of willows, and the* farms are liable to be flooded. Some of them were flooded last month. The County Council is appealed to for protection. Twenty-one out of thirty, sections ot 32 perches, each a subdivision of a property on the south side of the borough, were sold by auction to-day at £113 to £155 each. The rest was passed in at £85 to £143. INVERCARGILL, last night. At a meeting held here to-night the president of the Southland Centre (Mr J. Gow presiding), preliminary arrangements were put in hand for the carrying through of the New Zealand amateur athletic championships, which have this year been allotted to Invercargill. A. A. Cookson was appointed secretary for the gathering, and instructed to get programmes' printed and posted to all northern centres. Various committee? were also appointed. The championships will be held on February 22nd.