NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1601, 19 November 1912, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) $ CABMAN KILLED. Auckland, November 18. William Chapman, aged 41, residing in Ponsonby, while driving a cab oil Saturday night, crossed tlio road leaving tho railway station, and collided with a traracar. The cab was thrown against a post, and smashed into splinters. Chapman was thrown from the cab and sustained concussion, of the brain and a fracture of tlm base' of tho skull. Ho « removed to the hospital, and died yesterday. Bert. Green, a Waihi miner, who was in tho cab, escaped with slight injuries. RAILWAY FATALITY AT HUNTLY. Auckland, November IS. As the train from Auckland arrived at Huntly on Saturday afternoon, a woman was seen to fall under tho wheel of a passenger carriage. She was apparently stepping from tho platform to tho train before tho latter stopped, and fell between the carriago and the platform. When tho spectators rushed to her assistance they found a wheel of tho carriage resting on top of tho woman's body. Death had been instantaneous. The woman was it\cntiiGed as May Charlotte Dimoqk, wife of Wm. Richard Dimock, a Bottler of To Akau. At an inquest held at Huntly this morning a verdict that deceased had been accidentally killed when stepping out of a train in 'motion, was returned. SUICIDE AT ELTHAM. Eltham, November 18. A man named Candish, aged .45, a carpenter, committed suicide by shooting himsolf with a shot-gun this morning. Tho cause is unknown. He leaves a wife and four children. FIRE AT A MOTOR GARAGE. Invercargill, November 18. A fire in G. W. Woods's motor, garage, about midnight, did some .£ISOO worth of damage. A chauffeur struck a match, which ignited petrol leaking from a car, and tho flames quickly spread, enveloping a number of cars, which were all seriously damaged. Mr. Woods's stock is covered by a floating policy for .£I6OO in the Guardian office. AUCKLAND CRIMINAL SESSIONS. Auckland, November 38. Tiie criminal sessions of the Supreme Court opened to-day. Referring to tho cases, Judge Chapman said that the list indicated that the district, was quiet, j Although there was more crime than was desirable there was nothing alarm-, ing in tho state of the community. For' theft from an hotel at Kiliiliihi, John James Weston was sentenced:to one | year's imprisonment. . A CONGESTED HOSPITAL. Auckland, November 18. In order to remedy the congested state at the Avondalo Mental Hospital, the Minister states that plans are being prepared for an additional ward to accommodate 100 male patients, and another 'for 75. female patients. ■ '' ' CANADIAN CADETS' TOUR. Rotorua, November IG. The Maoris played a prominent part in the .entertainment of tho Canadian Cadets, who arrived last night. In the evening they attended a Maori choir entertainment. This morning they visited Whaltarewarewa, ; and in the afternoon were tendered a civic welcome, after which they visited Oh'inemutu, as the guests of the Maoris. To-morrow they will go on a lake trip. ' • • KILLED ON THE RAILWAY. Christcliurch, November 17. At the inquest on Charle3 Boyle,' 66 years, who was found dead.on the railway line on November 11, a verdict was returned that death was due to shock, and' from injuries to the skull, probably caused by contact with a railway engine, whilst the deceased was walking on the lino towards Waipara. ! MILITARY STAFF TOUR. Christcliurch, November 18. A military staff tour is to Lo held inland from Timaru at the end of January or the beginning of February next year. SAD DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. Dunedin, November 17. Agnes Ibbotson, 24 years of age, and the wife of Arthur Ibbotson, of Hope Street, North-East Valley, was found dead, hanging by a rope from a hook in the scullery of their, home at 11 o'clock this morning. Her husband left at 9.55 a.m. to attend a prayer meeting, returning at the hour stated. The deceased had a child about three weeks ago, and lost it, and had been depressed ever since. DUNSTAN JUBILEE., Dunedin, November 18. The celebrations in connection- with the jubilee of th© gold rush to Dunstan. in 1862 commenced to-day, though the more important functions will not start till to-morrow, pxtensive preparations have been made to ensure, the success of the ' celebrations* and a large number of visitors is participating in the festivities..