NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1496, 19 July 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

ißp Telecraph-Presi Association.! 1 . , BODY FOUND, Thames, July 18. Tiio body of a man discovered amongst tho mangroves on the bench between' the Waitakururu and Piako Rivers is believed to be that of John Phillips, who has been missing for about throe, weeks,' aud who, it is believed, fell iuto the Kauacw nj?a Kiver,

SUDDEN DEATH. Thames, July 18. Sir. 'William Kodgcrs, an elderly man. and .in old and highly respected resident of Wharepoa, near Thames, was found dead to-day alongside a cow byre. Mr., Kodgcrs was engaged in feeding cows "lieu ho was attacked by a, sudden seizure, and fell. When noticed, life was extinct.

ELECTRIC LIGHTING, _, Thames, July 18. •if council has already purchased . a Rite tor the erection of a generating plant lor the municipal electric lighting scheme.

SHORT OF COAL. rp. , „, Auckland, July 18. Ino steamer Elvastou, from Valparaiso, bound to Sydney, passed Cape Maria Van Dioman bound for Auckland, probably short of conl. ' ■

THE CIVIL SERVICE. Christchurch, July 18. it a meeting of tho committee of the Civil fcervi.ee Association to-night Messrs. ij. 0. Barnctt, J. C..Prudhoe, H! S. Corde.rv, and J, He.id were appointed to give evidence on behalf of. the association before {he Civil Service Commission on the question of appointments, promotion, classification, centralisation, Public Sor;vice Board, and other matters. Tho appointment of representatives and subjects on which evidence shpuld bo given was appioved by. a general meeting of Civil servants held subsequently.

A PUBLIC RESERVE. Chrisichurch, j u ] v ' jg, _Ihe proposal by the Mayor ot New Brighton to dispose of a portion of a public- reserve in , that borough was further discussed at a public meeting ' tonight. A motion (adverse to the proposal was negatived, but the Mayor slated -that owing to the opposition ehowu he would drop tfco proposal,

BRIEF MENTION. ™ ... „. , Greymouth, July 18.. Philip Fmlay, a young. married man, witli four of a family, who had been onRaged at the State coal liiine, was struck by a fall of coat and timber oil Tuesday night, and died at the hospital to-day, without regaining consciousness. Eketahuna, July 18. ■ A middle-aged man nanied Richardson, employed at Ngo, Bata, ■ Alfredton, has beon wported missing since Saturday. Hβ left Alfredton that night to return honio, and on Sunday morning liis horse Was found on the road. Search parties have been out without 6uccess. ■'■,'-.■ „ Waihi, July 18. ' R. HaywaTa, principal ' of Hayward'a Pictures, charged with overcrowding hie theatre, was fined JCI, with costs. "ROADS IN TERRIBLE STATE." (By Correspondent.) t> \ it- ~ Wan 9 ailu '. July 18. Reports of further da'mago 'to backcountry roads, consequent on the abnormally wet weather of the p'ast few days, continue to come in. One inland settler, who states that tho 'present winter has been'the wettest for years, says that Hie ,roads are in a. terrible state,'and the cost of clearing them will be a long way above that of ordinary years. Contractors, especially those who have not yet concluded their maintenance periods, are almost in despair. Tho Wangaehn. Valley roa<]s are among those which have especially suffered, and the Mauganiahu 3istrict is practically isolated by huge slips, which will take a considerable time to clear away.