MANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 134, 1 March 1919, Page 10

MANAWATU

A narrow escape from, a serious accident. is reported to have.occurred in, the ] Manawatu Gorge on Wednesday night, when 11. large motor-car, in rounding a ■ bend too sharply,"had one of its' jvljeels wrenched off. The front of the car dived into the irohdw.ay with'such force as to imbed the springs in the gravel, within a few inches of the bank, while the outer wheel was torn off and sent flying into the river below. One of the motorists, attempted to reoover the missing wheel/ by diving for it, and his efforts were watched with the liveliest interest by a lar#e number of other, motorists, whose caT.s had been hung up by the accident. ' Mr.. Donald Fraser, of Feilcling, has been appointed manager of Messrs. Barraud and Abraham's Danneyirlte branch, and Mr. R. Robertshawo Vas been appointed manager, of the Sinn's branch at Feilding. I , ■■'} What will be tho largest consignment of wool taken from Wanganui in one bottom will be lifted early next month by the overseas freighter Farnsworth,which is due in about a week's time. She will lift 16,000 bales of wool, this quantity, being distributed among both freezing companies and all the local brokers. j\t an averago of ~£23 'per bale, this consignment will bo worth .-6368,000. . Captain W. M'Doniiell died this week at his residence at Putiki at the age of 85 years. As a young man, ho took part with the Maori forces durin" tho troublous times in .Taranaki, in their engagements with Titikowaru and his followers. At this time he was in charge of a Maori contingent, and under "his brother. Colonel M'Donne'il. He was wounded at Ngutuotemanu Pa, where , Major, von Tempsky was killed in action. He also went to Whakatane as an officer with the Maori friendlies from Wanganui, in their efforts to capture Te TCooti. Another large consignment of frozen meat is to be lifted from Wanganui by the Matatua, which is due to-day; .She is to lift 25,000. freight carcasses, as woll as a quantity of tallow, pelts, chsoin, and preserved meatg.