NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 885, 3 August 1910, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Prosa Association.), :.-.,♦ . ; v. --■■rr INSOWNIA'-AND-THE- SEQUEL. r Ashburton, August 2; At 9.30 o'clock this morning, an , old' woman named Mrs. Roooiey, a widow, was found floating in a creek in' Allenton. She was rescued, and revived.' She hadnot been in the water long. It is not known how she got,,there.- She suffers from insomnia. .•'■'■•■■ It has since transpired that Mrs. Rooney, who" "is' eighty, years -of age, stripped off her upper garments and jumped into the creek. She admitted to the police that, she intended to commit suicide, as no. one cared for her. She had been contemplating the act for a long time. ■■'" ICE SKATERS' WEATHER. -.-•■'-. Ashburton,-Mgust 2.. The weather, continues , very- Void, and skating has been indulged; in by numerous enthusiasts on the artificial water in the Domain, between 6 and 8 a.m. on tho last four mornings. Fifteen and a quarter degrees,of frost was recorded this morning. THE RAILWAY SERVICE, _ ■. ■-. •-• Westporti Augusts.. At a meeting 1 of the Westport'" iranch (if the New Zealand Locomotive, Enginedrivers, Firemen,;.,and Cleaners',. Association, tho following resolution wa;; passed: —"That members of this, branch have no confidence in any scheme for direct representation emanating from the amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, and, in view of the stupidly hostile attitude of tho leaders of that body towards the federation proposals, approve' of the action of. their own council in breaking eff negotiations.", .' IMPOSED ON A SOLICITOR. Dargaville, August 2.' At the Magistrate's Court, AV. Gordeon was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment on a charge of obtaining money by falso pretences from Charles Darling, solicitor, by representing himself as a purchaser of land. The same man was recently sentenced at Whangarei for a similar offence.. PENDING CONFERENCE. , Feilding, August 1. At a meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, Sir. Swanger was granted leave of absence from secretarial duties to tho board to enable him to act as secretary to the Education Conference in Wellington.. Mr. Pirani was. authorised to prepare the order paper for, the Education Conference. Ho explained that his idea was to group tho subjects and ask tho conference to appoint four committees to report on the different groups. Then the whole conference could deal with tho recommendations. '. PALMERSTON INNOVATIONS. Palmerston North, August 2. Tho Borough Council to-night endorsed tho decision and recommendation of the recent' public meeting for the formation of a river board, and decided to approach the Kairnnga County Council to securo the joint action of the council. It also decided to introduce plant for tho electric lighting of the Opera House stage, and for moving picture shows, which it proposes running itself.

TRAMWAYS BILL. Wanganui, August 2 The Borough Council to-night decided to join with other municipalities in the protest against tho Tramways Act Amendniont Bill. •. '. ■ ■ CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. Ohrlstchuroh, August ? e Sales reported on the Canterbury Stook Watchman, Zβ. 3Jd.; 2s. 3?d. 2« 4d Hoss Goldfields, 10s.,- 10s., a.nd "W 9d.'