TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14244, 12 March 1917, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

At Mauugatapcru (near Whangarei) on Friday evening, Madge Johnson, a three-year-old daughter of Mr. T. Johnsun, wjfcs crushed to death beneath an agricultural roller.

A Dalmatian named Jack Nobilio nut with a serious accident whon going down a hill sit- Ilinton's Gully, Wa'.katn, in ;i waggon loaded with camp eqniptncnt. The brako. failed iq act, and t-he vehicle went over a bank, lakiug tin*. Imrses with it. The. horses escaped unhurt, but Nobilio was seriously crushed.

His Worship the Mayor, Mr W. G. Shei-ratt. will preside ;it Sir James Carroll's addrees .to-morrow n'ght, and the (4isl><M!ie Savage Club's orchestra, conducted 'by Mr Mainland 'Foster, Mill render .selections prior (o the commencement '»!' the address. .Judging by the •booking, there will bo a "bumper" house, and a. substantial amount to go to tlio Wounded »Soldiers' Fund.

! On Thursday evening, in the Garrison Hall, Dr. W. Reeve, previous to starting a regular series of lectures, will give- a general outline of first aid, its uses and abuses with blackboard iHus,trations. Men wishing to join the ambulances axe particularly requested to attend on Thursday at 7.20 sharp, and as only a limited number dm be taken in the class early application for enrolment is advisable.

At Whangarei on Friday a woman named Mrs. Manuel Abrahams, of Kamo, committed suicide by hanging herself to a bedrail. The body was found hanging with a short, piece of cord round the neck. The deed is attributed to despondency, following the death, two months ago, of her newlyborn child. At the inquest the Coroner returned a verdict of suicide while ternix>rarily insane.

I A clause in the agreement recently come to between the Board of Trade and Gisborne butchers provides that any matters requiring adjustment shall be dealt witli by the Mayor (Mr W. G. , Sherratt). It is understood that some ; points have arisen, and that the Mayor , is taking steps to have what he consider? j the spirit of the new arrangement carried out, in order that the consumers might obtain the full advantage of the concessions arrived at.

"Every man t-» his trade" evidently applies to the soldiers in the trenches' as well as to civilians. Dr. Newman stated at Wellington that the bombers and trench-mortar men did not mind their own particular jobs, but they said that they would not like to have to hop over the . trenches and use the bayonet. The bayonet men, on tho other hand, were keen as mustard on their work, but didn't like the bombing and trench-mortar business a bit.

The Dominion of Wednesday stated : Messrs Johnston and Co. announced yesterday that owing to the great amount of cargo for Gisborne that wius being received they )}&d decided to stop, for the meantime, receiving for that port. The cargo taken by the. Ripple on her last trips 'was mainly consigned to Gisborne. The amount offering at present is very large, and they are unable to cope with it- without injustice t<i consignments to the smaller ports of call. The Koutunui, which sailed last evening, took a full cargo for Gisborne.

"If a man join a trench -mortar corps or the bombers he is said to have joined the Suicide Club," remarked Dr. Newman, M. P., "^t Wellington. "My son was in charge of a trench -mortar corps," ho added, "and a brother officer said to him one day, 'I say, Nowman, how long have you been in charge of trench-mortars?' 'Four months,' was tho reply. 'Poor chap, poor chap,' said th© other, 'two months more and it will bo all over with you.' They gave them only six months at such work." But til© most dangerous work, staged Dr. Newman, was that of the aviators. If a man crossed the enemy's lines six times in safety he was considered very lucky. Many of them were killed or taken prisoner befor o the sixth timej

A letter has been sent to the Minister for Marine by the Merchant Service Guild in Auckland with reference to a German master mariner who is at present in command of a sailing ship, and who has been connected with New Zealand shipping for about 19 years; The Merchant Service Guild, at a meeting in Wellington some time ago, decided that members should not sail with Germans, and at a more recent meeting the Auckland branch decided to exclude Austrians from the British merchant service, llie Guild up to now has been assisted by shipowners, and upon representation they have been able to remove Germans from ships, although to the inconvenience of companies concemecf It is generally understood that no slur is cast upon the German skipper beyond his nationality, us during the years he has been connected with this port he has made many friends, who are loath to be forced to recognise the advisability of his being included in the list of aliens. He is an able master, and skilled in several other wavs.

A tramway accident occurred in Wellington last Tuesday. A motor ambulance owned by the Defence Department was on its way from the hospital, and opposite St. Mark's Church it endeavored to passi car 31, driven by Motorman J. P. Connelly. However, the driver, Sergeant/H. M. Brown, saw that a dust cart would prevent this, so he went to the other side. The ambulance was going at a fair rate of speed, but not quick enough to escape tramoar No. 42 (Motorman Hurne), travelling in the opposite direction. The ambulance became jammed between the two cars. Motorman Htarne applied the emergency brake. The impact was a severo one, and the weather screen s of both tramcars were badly damaged. The ambulance also suf. fered. Car 31 was lifted right off the track, and traffic was delayed for forty minutes. There were three passengers in the ambulance, and they could not be moved until the arrival of the hospital ambulance. The driver and Corporal Robinson, who was in charge of the Defence ambulance, were both cut about the head and face.

For thirty-three years Mr E. 0. Brown has guided the destinies of the D.I.C. in Christehurch, and his retirement from active duty recently Avas the occasion of a demonstration of the respect and affection which he has won from those who have been associated with him in business. At a farewell function, Mr E. I. HaJlensteiu (chairman of the directors of the D.1.C.), who had specially journcwd from Dunedin to be present, presided over a gathering of some 260 per-' sons, which' included practically every member of the Christchurch staff. Messrs De Beer and P. L. Ha.Henstejn (directors), and the Dunedin and Wellington managers, Messrs Crow and Simm, were also present. Au excellent programme, provided entirely • by members of- the Cbristchurch staff, was given, and was interspersed with short speeches. Mr Brown was presented by the Christ- , church staff with an oak library table and chair and settee, and by the Dunodin and Wellington managers with- an upholstered armchair. The new manager at Christehurch is Mr O. O. Cox, of (iisborne, who was introduced and cordial Iv welcomed.

The circumstances under which Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant W. F. Bright wa s killed at Featherston nro reported by tho Wairarapa Age. A licensed taxi-cab driver, A. V. Sanders, of Grey town, was proceeding aJong the Kahautara road, when h© noticed a soldier riding a push-bike without a light in front of him. He tooted hi» horn, and the rider, as the car approached, swerved to the same side of the road ae tho car, and was apparently in the act of dismounting when he was struck by tlie front left, mudguard and thrown to the road, both wheels of the car passing over the body. Sanders, who appears to have been travelling at from 14 to 16 miles an hour, immediately pulled up and aiendered every assistance to the injured man, who was at once conveyed to the military hospital, where hed died shortly after admission. On examination, it wag found that deceased had sustained wounds on. both sides of tho hea-d, ai fractured _skull, and a fracfnred lower jaw. At an inquest, a verdict was relumed that, deceased died from shofkj a.* .the result of injuries received through being accidentally run over by a motor-car. 4