DOMINION NEWS

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5325, 4 June 1913, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

By Telegraph. - Press Association. Napier, This Day. Whilst giving an exhibition flight in his Bleriol monopalne at Napier Park Racecourse yesterday, in a strong gusty wind, Wizard Stone fell with his machine, and suffered a broken collarbone. The machine was badly broken. Wanganui, Last Night. Another ease ol lysol poisoning has been reported, this time at Patea, where something of a sensation was I caused. Fortunately the attempt was not attended with fatal results. It appears that a female employee at i the hotel drank some lysol, the cause 1 of the trouble being assigned to a ; domestic disturbance, which took | place on the previous day. The unfortunate woman was discovered in the afternoon in a state of collapse, and was taken to the hospital, where ! she now appears to be progressing I favourably. Wellington, This Day. j The Public Service Commissioner staled yesterday that it is intended to find positions in the public service for all girls displaced by the j introduction of automatic telephones, i and who desire to remain In the ser- ■ vice. Many of the girls are being 1 trained in the use of calculating machines, which henceforth will be ! employed in all departments. I The Public Service Commissioner was asked yesterday if it was a fact that the Commission intended to en- ! f or ce the regulation providing for the retiring of Civil Servants at 65. He I replied that notice had already been given to a number who had reached that age. He declined to make any further reply. Christchurch, Last Night.

The delivery of suburban telegram; by motor cycle was instituted Iron the city office yesterday. 'Hie sys torn obviates the necessity of tele phoning to suburban stations. It i estimated to reduce delay in trans missiion by fully one-half. A man was arrested this morning after a twenty minutes’ chase ove fences, on a charge of assaulting girl during the Dunedin children' visit. The man scaled a house, race across the roof, and jumped fifteen feel to the ground. Hokitika, This Day. Thomas Moynihan, farmer, o Kokatahi, a recent arrival, was Lille whilst cutting up a big pine tret Deceased was engaged with two son at the butt of a tree, when by som means the trunk rolled over, piimin him to the ground. The ground ha to be dug out to extricate the mai ami when this was accomplished lit was extinct. Dunedin, Last Night. ' A resident ot Milton, Maurii Flahive, was fatally injured at Wii gatui this evening. He had just 1c the raceourse siding, and had pn ceeded to walk towards Mosgiel < the main line when the second exprei from Dunedin to Invercargill can behind him. He failed to take noth of the warning whistles, was strut by the train, and instantly killed.