NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1563, 5 October 1912, Page 13

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

IBj rclesraDh-Prsn Awoclatloa.! —$ SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DRIVE AND THE SMASH. Blenheim, October 4. lesterday afternoon James H. Foster, custodian of tho Government Buildings, and jus daughter, Eva Marion, went for a ii"i VC ,' -T,* 10 I,orso bolted, and the Iran collided with another trap coming in the opposite direction. Both vehicles wero overturned, and tho occupants tljrovn out. The occupants of the second trap escaped unhurt, but Mr. Foster and his daughter were badly hurt. Hiss Foster sustained a fracture of the skull in two places, and her condition is Mr. ioster received a severe scalp wound, ami an-injured nose; hopes are entertained for Ins recovery. FAVOURITISM? LABOUR ON S.S. KORQMIKO. Oamaru, October 4. A dispute between the wharf labourers and the Union Company's foreman this morning inrespect to putting on men to work the Koromiko led to a number refusing work. The men allege that tho foreman showed favouritism to some wlio attended the Ivurow races yesterday, in spite of the fact that work was to be done at the wharves, by putting them on the forward hatch, his method of calling being different to that usually employed. Efforts were made at conciliation throughout tho morning, but without result. Tho forward hatch only of the Koroinl&o is being worked. The workers and non-workers belong to tho recently-formed Waterside Workers' Union. The position is to be considered at a meeting of the union to-night. The boat has 950 tons of coal to discharge. Y.W.C.A. Christchurch, October 4. In tie Y.W.C.A. building fund campaign, the amount collected to-day was £154 6s. 3d., making tho total to date £1610 12s. 9d. A street collection will bo made to-morrow. LEPER PATIENTS. Christchurch, October 4. The number of lepers in Hew Zealand has decreased from five to two. These patients—two Europeans—are still confined at Quail Island. In conversation with a_ reporter to-day, the Hon. Dr. Pom are, Native representative in tho Cabinet, said that some time ago there were four patients on the island, two Europeans and two Natives, but tho Natives had been cured, and had left the island, while the fifth sufferer, a Maori woman, who lived out of Wanganui, died a few days ago. Dr. Pomaro said . that all the latest methods of treatment were being adopted at Quail Island. TRAFALGAR DAY.' Dunedin, October 4. Sir Joseph Ward has accepted an invitation from tho Dunedin branch of the Navy League's Executive to deliver an address on "Imperial Defence and Imperialism" at tho Trafalgar Day demonstration at Dunedin on October 21. THE ELECTIVE PRINCIPLE. Westport, October 3. At/) largely-attended public meeting heldO" the Town Hall to-night, the Mayor (Mr. Greenwood) presiding, it was unanimously resolved to ask the Government to_ apply the elective priuciple to the Westport Harbour Board, a purely Government nominee body. ilr. G. I:'. Munro, the principal speaker, attributed the slow development of Westport and district to the trade of the port being in the hands of a monopoly. Proposals to raise a £12,000 loan for gasworks' extension purposes, or £6000 for a modified scheme, and also a proposal to raise £1000 for better equipping of tho fire brigade wero carried, all by substantial majorities. , LITtLE GIRL AND HORSE. Blenheim, October 4. A child aged six, Elsie Leaning, was killed yesterday by a kick from a horse. There were no witnesses of tho accident, and it is presumed she was playing round the horse, which kicked her fatally. ' RUNAWAY BICYCLE. Timaru, October 4. Sfiss Kate Millar, aged thirty years, died about noon to-day as the result of a fall last evening from a runaway bicycle. SCHOONER REPORTED SAFE. . Gisborne, October 4. The agents have advised that all is well on the schooner Awanui. Her destination is Whangaparapara. The jibboom .was lost, and bad weather was experienced. AWAKINO LAND BALLOT. Dargaville, October 3. • The intensity of earth hunger was again demonstrated to-<lay at a land ballot for Awakino land, near DaTgaville, on the optional sy6tcm. For five sections, first class, and two sections of second class land (the total area being 24G9 acres), there were GOO applications from 344 individual applicants, 290 of whom were residents of North Auckland. The successful applicants were all residents of this district. .