NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1481, 2 July 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Tclecraph—Prcu Association.) i —_ SAVAGE AFFAIR ON MAHENO. Auckland, July l. Previous to tho Maheiio's departure from Sydney, for Auckland it is aliened thiit a, trimmer on tho vcsrcl had a quarrel with tho assistant butcher, that he went to his quarters, returned with a, razor, encountered W. Norman, an exemployee of (he Union Company, and, evidently mistaking him for the butcher, slushed his fare from Mow tho ear to beneath the jaw,' inflicting 'terrible injuries.. Tho assailant was. arrnstod, and Norman conveyed to tho hospital. DISAPPEARS. Hamilton, July 1. Kaute, a well-known Maori, disappeared from his home at l'miui recently, and it is believed fell into a stream which was flooded. Searches have been 'fruitless. Deceased was one of tho few survivors of the Orakau defence. NEW SORT OF FIRE LADDER, Auckland, July 1, A valuable acquisition to Auckland's fire-fighting plant, in tho shape of an electric telescopic turntable ladder, has jrnved from London, and is now being lilted up for commission. Tho ladder is tho first of its ltind in New Zealand Tho only other in Australasia is in Sydnc" . It line a reach of 87ft., and lias, three extensions. Dm electric driving pear is i 1. h . ors e-l'ower, and has a capacity of 18 miles an hour. SERIOUS SHOOTING ACCIDENT. .... . Cartcrton, July ]. A shooting ncoidcnt happened nu the Wiiirarapa Uta yesterday. A young mail lianied J'yroll Qiimu was getting out of a boat holding n gun by tli« barrel, wheu it exploded, discharging the contents inlo his right; arm, which whs very seriously injured. CONTINUATION CLASSES. Wanganul, July 1. Tho system of compulsory continuation classes was inaugurated to-day. The, experiment, which is the first of tho kind in New Zealand, is creating much interest. Tho boys must attend classes from 7 to !l two nights a week, and girls fi-om 2 lo 4 two afternoons per week. The compulsion refers to those between 14 and 17 years of age, who left school during tins year or last year. BRIEF MENTION. Auckland, Jnlv 1. Thomas Jlahon, 41 years of age, died at Mangomti Hospital as the result of injuries received by a full at tho wireless station at Awauui. Napier, July 1. A light fall of snow occurred yesterday morning, the first seen hero lor a number of years.