TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XL, Issue 13170, 2 September 1913, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

The Wellington via Brindisi despatch of 25th July arrived m London **on 30th . ultimo. Mr L. T. Symes, manager for the Bank of Australasia at Auckland, is visiting tins district. A euchre tournament,, under the auspices of the Gisborne Overseas Rifle Club, will be held m the Scottish Society's hall to-night. Tlie Poverty Bay representative hockey team go North by the s.s. Tarawera, to-morrow < mpi'n ing, ,en. -route .for... Hamilton, where they play Waikato 'for ; the ■ Nordon Cup. j A . largely > attended meeting of whitebait fishers was held m the Lyceum Hall a couple of days ago, says the Grey River Argus. It was resolved that tho price per kerosene tin should be not less than 10s. It was stated that 'tine little fish when canned were m, demand at 16s to 16s 6d per dozen lib tins. The meeting resolved to ask -the Teremakau and .Hokitika river catchers to fix the' same price as m Greymouth. Fully* 150 catchers will be employed during the season. j On Tuesday last. Miss Hetty Wricht. !

On Tuesday last, Miss Hetty Wright, aged 22 years, the eldest- daughter of Mr W. Wright, Balclutha, disappeared from her home. On her parents making inquiries m. the evening, they learned that she had been seen walking towards the Clutha River. Her footsteps were traced to the river bank, and the last of them showed that the heels liad been placed firmly together just at the water's edge, where the river runs deep and swift right into the bank. Since Tuesday night the river has been dragged for several miles, but nothing further has been found, ahd it is generally feared that the young lady has come to a sad end. Beyond the fact that she had not enjoyed good -health lately, there is no known cause to suggest reason for .a self-inflicted end' to a bright and promising life.

As a,priva^e motor car was travelling from Simmer to Christchurch at night at a fast pace, a fog obscuring the landmarks, the driver turned off the road along a special tramway track i* ear "Redcliffs. Clearing a cattle-stop by a mira a cle the car ran 40 or 50 yards along the sleepers, bu^eame to grief just past the first waterway, a short bridge of rails and sleepers where the tide runs m and out m a deep channel. Here the car slowed and capsized, but, fortunately for the driver, remained on the ' tramway n-ack. The immediate result was a tramway blockage. Luckily the headlights of the motor car remained alight, and the next tramcar to town was able to pull up m ample time to avoid a collision. A special car was sent from Christchurch to bring passengers on to town. They had to 'walk the plank" across the tidal bridge to make the tramway connection. A repair gang was sent out and hauled the car to the road again. • ..