NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1919, 29 November 1913, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Tclocmph.—Proaa Assocurtien.)

P. & T. OFFiCERS. Hamilton, November 28. ..A record meeting of Oh; YSaikalo asil King Country branch of i.ho Post ane Telegraph Oificero' Association imam mously p:i;;sfd 13ir- following resolutions : "That this br.meh strongly upholds tin notion-of the delegate:! who waited upo' the Public Service Coniini;->:-;is;m ! m in ri fusing to withdraw the motion wiiio was passed by '!]:<:■ v/lioli l confefenoe which was expressive of the ujianimoni opinion of tho whole '.-nnfemieo." "Thai the action of tlx; Commißniyiiero in do manding the withdrawal is iiicomprc* licnsiblo, wliilo thoir contention? that the motion amounted to an impeachment and that thev would not submit to fair criticism under any circumstances was extraordinary ami unreasonable," "Thai if tho motion as passed by the confer' onco is an impeachment, every appeal i« iivi impoachinnnt, and if tlm Hon. A, L, Hnrihnan's fifaircp arc corrost. tlier there aro 461 impeachments against tin Commissioners in this year's classification list from tho Post and Telegraph officers, wliilo there are 1-152 impeachments from other Departments of th*» Civil Service."

Wanganul, November 29, At a large meeting of tiio Wangfcintt Branch of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Association, hold hero to-irght, tlio lolloping resolution was passed by » foiir-Fifths majority; "That this branch Considers tho action, of tlio delegates which waited upon tlio Commissioners in "refusing to withdraw a resolution passed by the whole conference waa the only possible caiirse for it to adopt, and that tho Commissioners were u"»roasonablo in characterising the first motion as an impcacliment, and in demanding its withdrawal."

PECULIAR MOTOR ACCIDENT. Ashburton, November 23. A peculiar motor accident occurred oi the J,lain North itotd, about three miiei south of Bnkaia, -this afternoon. 'J'w< cars, e;teh containing two persons, iven being driven from Clmstchurel to Stinedin. The iorpinost car had jusi run through a wateiT.ace, when u di-a.v, driven tandem, tras met-, Tim driver of t-lie first, car sounded his horn, hut this evidently caused the nervous leading horso to plunge about tho roadway finally running straight i.ll front of tho car. The driver of tho ear, in order to avoid a collision, turned aside, and was forced to travel over tussocks, but tho 'roughness of the ground caused the car to capsisso, and it fell on tho log of tlia driver; bub then a miracle happened, for tho ear righted itself again Almost iu a sccoiid. Tiro ear rmt'uing behind .'had a narrow escape from a collision as tho overturned oar had thorough!;/ frightened the- horses, and after thej had plunged about for a moment or twe they turned and bolted' towards Ashburton. The occupants of_ the overturn' et'l ear liad a severe shaking, but their friends in t'ho other ttafhin? wero able to render first aid. Tho driver was found to have broken a small bono in tho leg, and he also burst a vein. His companion was severely- bruised-, about tho .body. Tho car was severelv damaged.