NEWS IN BRIEF.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14660, 28 October 1913, Page 1

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Severe storm reported from ftdefc . wide. Several Bills passed by House o~ . Representatives. • • Lindies' Benevolent Society's flower , show 6Hi November 13th. ' " Wellington electric tuiras commenced mi October 286h, 1903. V . ■ _ Labour procession ,in Auckland 91 disappointment to visitors. TVial steamer service to. be mhide j froaaa the Bluff to Auckland. Russia is making high bid for^lrazili'an dreadnought now for sale. Pbn,soinby rtsadenfb niamed Eloulste killed'by fall of log 1 at Mercury Bay. Auckland Half-holiday Hill before . the House and mildly stonewalled. Thames Slbar's sportingl extrai pub--1 lished last night was eagerly rea&. Sidney schoolmaster and ycvng ■ girl companion. killed by fall of .•and},' Further break' in the weather *;to* day alter glorious holiday weather* Many lives lost in fire at New York faotoiy following 1! on. explosion. TjheT© have beer* mysterious .explosions at ')ii'blin. Man. and toy in jured 1. More Wireless wonders. Explosion of mine at seai by means of- FRlays. , In Pfearce Handicap at Wellington lolwest and top weights: finished first mind second. Four boy aoouts were drowned in Thames River (I.on'JbQ) when kttck was sunk. Ketch cut down while "boy scouts- ' were asleep.' Bbys display coolness. * and. bravery. Two 1 suffragettes were recenty mamed. All references to 'obedience'! were omitbeS. Tatterly Beat Bon R©ve and Culpriti in the Nlaumai Handicap at Wellington yesterday. Young girl found at Deloraine (Hobari) with top of head . blown oftMurder apparent. Nloirweigion bai-que 'Lindo from. Durban to Sydney is now 6*2 i days ornti and. anxiety is being,felt. Home Rule problem still being dis- ., cussed witJi. vigor.. Many and Viariecf opinion®'lywig'expressed. ■ "... ■ Dave Smith defeated Pat Bradley for the light^heVyweight boxangl. championship. of AUsuralia. Steamer Aufouri landed returning 1 excursionists at 5 this morning, and 1 return _ to the city soon after.-, English portion of mail on liner Ningiara which left Auckland on Saturday, due in London on Novfemiber 24th!' ' , Young wooden-legged rain RoTi<*rt son, charged with, murder of thirce children, at Hackney, t^c kneed to death. . , Amendment to confine, operation* of Auckland Half-holiday Bill to De vonport was defeated in House by 2^« to "21. , Professorial board of Canterbury Colltegie disagrees wilth nominee of Students' Association for Rhodesscholan^hip. For thte lighit weight champio.»>shiip of Australia 1, Dave Smith beat Bait -Bradley' on points in a twenty rounds, match. Westpor-b ooal is arriving 1 .♦for" the Waihi Co's mine and large reserve Stock is being arranged for in view of labour possibilities. ' Menry Roe accounted for the Champion Plate yesterday with Autumnus second. J. O'Shea.. formerly .of the Thames.,' rode th"c winner. Body of John King, a retted £(:v emment' auditor, fouad ■in MiJtal ißiver. Fresumiaibly he fell over the bridge in the darkness. ' The Palmerston Nbrth Bcrnusfh Cotuncil is considering the installation of a tramway system, either storage--biafitery or petrel-electric. A: two year old child died at Invercargill as the result- of getitingi pois- - session of siome strychnine tabletfli duri'naf its mother's, absence. £3600 came to New Zealand froni' Tatitersall's sweeps on the Mtetropoli--tan Handicap, i-1800 going to Oha--kiune and £.1800 to "WeHanglion. Sum of £.25 netted as result of lasbnightfs benefit emtertaiinment 'by McEwen. Goven-nn;e-nt subsidy of £1 -ts accompanies eAery £.1 of this. 'Special' committee of Waihi Manners and baittjeries'' ITnioni still emjiow- * ered 1 to; investdgaitfe appliaations tot. ■ memberslhip, and reject undesirables