NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1560, 2 October 1912, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

iDr Telegraph-Frets Aweolatlon-I

PUSH FATALITY. Taihape, October 1. Tiro men, Fred Allen, and Joseph Reardon were killed in the bush belonging to Booth's mill at Hihitahi, at 8.30 this morning. No details arc yet available. Allen was a married man. SERIOUS ILLNESS OF M,P.\ ■'': Hastings, October 1. . Mr. H. M. Campbell, M.P., contracted a severe attaok of influenza a fortnight ago which developed into a mild form of typhoid. Yesterday his condition-was vpry low. There is a slight improvement to-day, but he is not yet.out of danger. [Our Hastings correspondent, state that the condition of Jlr. H. 11. Campbell, JX.P. for Hawke's Bay, whic!) has caused some anxiety, shows a slight improvement to-day.] . •■' ; ROCK AVALANCHES. ! Christchurch, October 1. The danger from falls of rock from the cliffs on the Sumner Koad was again esemplitifd tn-iiay, when tl.o traffic w-.is iutorrupted for some hours by a fall of some, hundreds of tons. Fortunately the rock came down early in tha morning, when no traffic was passing. iDAMAGE TO StEAM TRAMP. Auckland, October 1. The new .steamer .Southern, i<6ll tons gross, belonging to the firm of Harris and Dickson, from Now York, with case oil, reports' that on September 8 she encountered a heavy gab and lost two boats', a portion of the lower bridge, tho ventilators, end the companionway,■■ and sustain,ed other damage about the deck. , ■ FUNDS CAMPAIGN. . Christchurch, October 1. In regard to the Y.W.C.A. building fund campaign, the total collected to-day was .£285 155., making a total to date of JBSI2 7s. 6d. ■■■ . -. ■•:.. INDIGNATION. ■ Napier, October 1. A good deal of dissatisfactiou has been expressed locally in regar-d to the decision to. temporarily stop work on tho Napier to Gisborno railway at , this end, and an indignation meeting of citizens has been called for Thursday evening in the Theatre Rcyal. :-' PUBLIC SERVICE BILL. Auckland, October 1. At a largely-attended meeting of tho local branch of tho Post and Telegraph 'Officers' Association, held to-night, the Civil Service Bill ,-iv.is fully discussed, and the following resolution carried unani-mously:-"That this branch ,of tho Post and Telegraph Officers' Association .'place on'record its dissent from the opinion expressed ia the telegram read.in the House of Representatives by the Premier from an officer of the, Service that the Public Service Bill was acceptable to oiheers generally. Such statement was contrary to fact, and the said officer misrepresented the feeling of the 'Service generally, he probably not being in a position to truly gauge the feeling- of officers, on the matter." ... . ' MENTAL SHOCK AND AFTER, ;Dunodin,, October 1. A young lady, who received a great .mental shock recently, managed to get away from her homo in Cumberland Street North on Saturday. She left a note stating that she.was going by the second express, en route for Wellington. As. a search was made in the train, and.it is certain that 6ho never got to Wellington, fears are bntortainod as to her safety,, considering hor very loir state of health, ANXIETY FOR SCHOONER. ' . ■■' Glsbpr'ne, October 1. Some anxiety is being . occasioned in local shipping circles resp?cting tho safety of tho schooner Awanui (Captain Bornes), which left Gisbome for Mercury Bay in company with-the ketch Coronation at 7 ■a.m. ,; on September 9. _On Wednesday last the Coronation put intoTologo Bay for stores," and reported that both vessels had'boen blown The' Coronation had parted cdmpan'jtiivith' tie-.Awanui on September 22, and' no word has sinco beeii .heard of tlio' Awanui. ' .. ■■■-■ '•'.: " ' .' '. '' ■■'■'■. / Gore, Ootober 1. ' The Mafeura. Presbytery, at its meeting to-day, resolved' to" take- no. action in regard to the Ne [Temero Decree. • ; Dunedin, October 1. ■ The Presbytery to-day decided to petition Parliament to decrease the number of racing days. . ■