NAPIER NEWS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 6161, 5 March 1914, Page 2

NAPIER NEWS.

(Own Correspondent.) Napier, Yeeterday

News reaobed town about nooo, of tbs desth near Puketitiri, of the drivtr of Holt and Sons’ traction engine engage! in carting timber to town. Just after leaving Puketitiri tbe Blearing goer broke, and the engine with ona of tbs truoka went over an embankment, tbs driver, Allan NioholaoD, being pinned under the mess and killed instintly. Tbe steerer, a young man named Hngbss, escaped with several severe brnires and outs. Nioholson wss a single man, ol about 23 years of age, and a resident ol Hastings. The aotiog-ooroner, Mr J. H. Sheath, end Dr Johnson went up this afternoon to hold en inqneit on the body.

An old-aged pensioner, David Nicholli, residing in Battery-road, whilst bidding his wife good-bye thie morning ee he war going out to work, dropped unoonsoiosi, end when Dr Moore arrived life was extinct. Desth was doe to hesrt failure

Mr E. Crowley, wbo has oeoupied s seat on the Borough Couneil for e number of years, end hss taken en aotive psrl in many eivic undertakings, particularly ths trims end electric lighting, bu bought a business in Tsuranga, sod will leave Napier about tbe end of April. Hi will be mceb mis-ed in bowling oirolei. A bequest of £IOO has been made to the Children's Homs by the late Mr E 1. 1 Ooliisou of Hastings. Prsetioilly a whole holiday was observed in town to-dsy for the Autumn Show, end judging by the empty state of the streets, all Napier end his wife mail hive gone out to see the magnificent display of fruit to be (eon in the proto hall.

Mr H. Atmore, the member for Nileon, leaves here for Weiroe to morrow for the purpose of replying to the epieob delivered there lest week by the Hoe f. M. B. Fisher. Mr Atmore ia to spent at Napier next Monday, and on Wednesday will pddrsss a meeting at Hast ings.

The civil list far the session of tbs Supreme Court opening next Tae-dsy » heavy, but ths oriminal oalsndar is very light.