INTERPROVINCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14586, 23 April 1918, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL

» „ „ iPet crem. A»~ -elation.) WHANGAREI, last night. William Joseph Temple, of Ruatangata West, while clearing timber at Parau bridge, spanning the Wairau, river, fell into the flooded stream and was carried away without hope of rescue. A search is being made for the body. Deceased leaves a widow and six children. AUCKLAND, this day. Two meetings of householders were Md for the election of the Auckland City School Committee, one in the drill hall and the other at St. James' Hall, (he former being the place firfjt' appointed by the Education Board and the latter, named by the Board in an amended notice: At each hall special tickets were put forward, and each elected its own ticket. There was apparently a" .sectarian issue. Ib is im|:<;.ssible to indicate how this is affeoted Ijv the voting until it is determined which meeting is held to be legal. '" NEW PLYMOUTH, this day. The Taranaki Producers' Freezing Works Company has decided to increase the capital by £40,000, and to immediately provide additional" storage for 40.000 cratea of cheese'.- The company lias only recently completed new storage for 3705 cratea. David Clarkson, married, aged 58, d'ed in the hospital of injuries caused by a, fall from a ladder while cleaning tho windows of the Town Hall, his skull and both arms being 'Tractured .- • ■ .' WELLINGTON, last night. The Minister, for Internal Affairs has received a letter from the Women's National Reserve, urging that - the women -•A the country should be organised to enable men to he spared from industries to answer the British Government's appeal for more men. The letter mentions that the Women's National Reserve has the machinery necessary to help the Government. ; WELLINGTON, this day. Yesterday morning a so'dier, Patriol? Lurry, walked into a warehouse and purchased an axe, wiMl which he nroceed&r 1 to hack at Irs right hand. Tho police ■were Immediately sont for, but an the rr.rm was in a condition requiring medirnl attention, he Uvas handed over to the m'l'taiv authorities, ,who sent him to the Victora Avard in the .hospital. 'Eisaminat;on showed that his first two fingers were badly trashed, but it is hoped' to ?.nve, both. Larry is taged about 36. a native of Ireland. He came from Auckland. Tho rash act was evidently pi'em&l'i'tated, .-as subsequent'.y he calmly riiscusserj the matter ■with the ikm^His acj/ion is .an. offence under the mililary nepiilfttions. ; Mr. H. % Hojland, pdtyor of the Maorilond Worker, has been selected as candidate for the Grey seat in the Labor interest. DI7NETJIN, this day. George Lattimbre, a well-known horse trainer, received injuries nt Balclutha vesterday afternoon which proved fatiil The accident was not witnessed, but he he was pxerajsing two horses. It is ! believed he was pnlled out of the saddle by the horse h,o av.is Ipadiiig,