NAPIER SPECIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 329, 1 February 1902, Page 2

NAPIER SPECIAL.

MBS COLEMAN’S DEATH. | Special to Times. | Napier, last night. The sad news of the death of Mrs Coleman was received with the deepest regret by the members of the Gisborne party at the Bowling Tournament. Those who had taken part in the play with Mr Coleman feel most deeply and keenly the blow which has fallen upon their courageous skip. Id was a sad ending for the Gisborne party. The bowlers at Wellington and along the line condoled with Mr Coleman, and if sympathy could have softened the blow it would have been softened indeed. GISBORNE PASSENGERS. The following Gisbornites were passengers by the express from Wellington today and by the Zealandia to-night:—Mr and Mrs Witty, Mr and Mrs Ponsford, Miss Coleman and Miss Johnston, and Messrs Coleman (2), Gaudin, Massey, Wallace, McGowan. A NARROW ESCAPE.

A narrow escape from a serious railway accident took place at Pahiatua, where the express train passes the train from Wellington. The train had arrived, and was drawn up on the main lino. A minute later the express from Napier arrived, coming into the station on the seeond line. A number of passengers observed that the scop block had not been unlocked, and called out to the driver, but the warning came too late, aud the engine swept the block away, tearing up the line and bending the cow-catcher to the ground. As the engine struck tho block the locomotive bumped heavily, and nearly left the rails, and had it done so it would have crashed through the front carriage of tho up train, which contained a large number of passengers, including a number of Gisbornito=. Thero was a good deal of commotion at the time, but fortunately the damage was light, and soon repaired.

MR CARROLL. Mr Carroll travelled up in the express to Hastings, and returns to Te Aute tomorrow, and Wellington on Tuesday. THE STOPPAGE OF RAILWAY WORKS.

In conversation with the member of the district re the stoppage of railway works, Mr Carroll assured the representative that the stoppage was only temporary, and that tho work would be in full swing by the end of March or the beginning of April, that being the end of the financial year. The amount voted has been spent, and until the end of the financial year no more money can be voted. The GovernM

each case, as soon as the amount voted is spent, the work will be stopped. This the Ministry considers is more satisfactory to all concerned. Mr Carroll says that the survey to Motu will be continued. He saw no reason why the line should not be opened to Ormond at once, and rolling stock will be at once procured.