DROWNING FATALITIES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 90, 18 April 1911, Page 3

DROWNING FATALITIES.

NELSON, 17th April. While playing on the sands near the quarantine station at Tahuna this afternoon two sisters named Wilson, aged re- ! spectively ten and nine years, got out of their depth, and were drowned. The bodies have not yet been recovered. The children were inmates of the St. Andrew's Orphanage, and their father lives at Westport. GISBORNE, 17th April. An inquest was held by Mr. H. Hill, Jan., Acting-Coroner, on^a little boy, Edward Trumper, aged 11, who was drowned while bathing with his two smaller brothers. Great difficulty was experienced in recovering the body, owing to lack of proper appliances, a constable being compelled to dive repeatedly. The jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning, and drew the attention of the authorities to the necessity of getting proper grappling irons. INVERCARGILL GOLF TOURNAMENT. INVERCARGILL, 17th April. The Invercargill Golf Club's tournament, which started on Friday, finished to-day. The championship of Southland was won by R. J. Smith (Dunedin), A. H. Fisher (Dunedin) being second. The standard of golf was not good, but visitors speak highly of the Invercargill Club's new course, which has practically been opened this Easter. CHURCHES OF CHRIST CONFERENCE. WANGANUI, 17th April. At the Churches of Christ Conference the executive officers for the ensuing year were elected as follow :— ■ President, Mr. R. B. Davis ; vice-president, Mr., R. A. Wright, M.P. ; treasurer. Mr. D. Campbell: secretary, Mr. R. HOI; committee, Messrs. S. H. Mudge, A. V. Williams, G. Day, and J. Hunter. A special resolution, expressing gratitude at the growth of public opinion in favour of No-License and increased voting power, was passed. NO-LICENSE CONVENTION. PALMERSTON N., 17th April. ! A big No-License Convention was held here to-day, delegates being present from all parts of the North Island. At a meeting during the day a resolu- | tion was carried recommending the New Zealand Alliance at its annual meeting to advise voters to withhold their votes from candidates who support the "iniquitous and intolerable threefifths majority." A big public meeting was held in the evening, addresses being given by Mr. J. M'Gregor, Mr. Master, the Rev. T. Fee, of Wellington, ! and Mrs. Cowie, of Invercargill. I