TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 4853, 14 November 1911, Page 4

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Whangarei, Last Night. A fishing party reports having sighted a launch floating seaward with decks awash, between Bream Head and Guano Island. When the launch was sighted the party turned their course and tried to get alongside, hut owing to the heavy sea running at the time this task was so dangerous that it had to be abandoned. A boat hook was made fast, but the next big wave swept the launch away again. After several unsuccessful attempts to make a rope fast, the launch had to be abandoned. It could not be ascertained owing to the beat being completely under water at times, whether or not she had capsized in the gale with anyone aboard and then righted herself, or whether she had simply broken away from her moorings. There was no sign of a rope or chain at the bow to indicate that she had broken her moorings. The launch was about 24ft long, and could nut be recognised by any of the party as belonging to Whangorei. Gisborne, Lata Night. Mr Arnold Routhwaite, aj milking machine expert, sustained a severe accident at Te Arab His foot was caught in the belting of an oil engine, and bis leg curled round the wheel, his thigh being broken and the log below the knee fractured in nine places. Amputation was performed last night. Wellington, Last Night. The Government electrical engineer. Mr Evan Parry, will visit Raetibi this week to investigate and report on the project for working electrically the proposed new branch railway from the Main Trunk line to Raetibi. A company had in view the construction of an electric tramway from Raetibi to the Main Trunk railway. and Mr Parry’s mission is to look into the matter and advise the Government btfore any steps are taken to put an ordinary branch of railway in band. The construction of this line, which will be about nine miles in length, was authorised last session under the Railways Authorisation Act. The new railway will go through some very Valuable hush, which is already being operated on by a number of sawmills, so that it is certain when the line is constructed that it will carry fairly heavy limber traffic. Christchurch, Last Night. Charles Cress, jockey, died in the hospital this morning of ptomaine poisoning. Wm. Lurch, a young man, employed at Aulsebrook’a biscuit factory, was killed by being caught n the belt of an engine. Ho wat whirled round a pulley and terribly injured. Evidence given at the inquest concerning the death of Maggie Gal higher, a single woman, aged 37, showed that the woman fell off f moving tram bound to Richmond or Thursday night, but no adequate explanation was forthcoming of hci fall. Halfway between two stopping places she stood up suddenly without saying anything and fell backwards to'the road. A verdict of accidents death was returned. Dunedin, Last Night. • At today’s Presbyterian Assembly the Bible in schools question was discussed, and the recommendation ol the committee, generally approving the New South Wales system, was agreed to. Speakers urged only that the way to exert proper political machinery was to make it a test question at the hustings.