TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1922, Page 4

TELEGRAMS.

[by telegraph—per press association] TRAIN BREAKS IN TWO. DRIVER INJURED. WELLINGTON, Sept. 25 A mishap occurred to tho Main Trunk express which 1011 Wellington at 12.15 p.m. to-day for Auckland. Shortly before one o’clock, when the train was at the Crescent Road crossing, half-way between Ngaio and Kluiu-lnl-lah, the draw-bar at the rear end of the third carriage from the engine snapped. The break occurred underneath the carriage platform, the steam pipe also breaking. One of the big. heavy chain books connecting t':.' third and fourth carriages also opened out. The mishap occurred on a fairly steep incline. The grade at the point is in the vicinity of 1 in 40, but the breaking of tile coupling meant that the Westinghouse brake was applied automatically and the train came to a dead stop immediately. The car on which the trouble arose, an empty car in front of it and the postal van next to the assistant engine (there were two engines hauling the train), were taken on to KliandaHall, the intention being to place the damaged ear on the siding and transfer the passengers into an empty ear which had previously been set apart to pick up a party of Maoris further up the line. After the damaged car had been left at Kahudallah, the front portion of the train returned to Crescent Road to hitch up with the remaining carriages. When the train was being coupled together, the driver, .T. Menehan. had his head crushed between the concertina shelters of two carriages. He was at once removed to the house of Mr Cousins, on the main road between Ngnio and Khamlallah, and was attended by Dr Bertram Wright, of Johnsonville. La ter be was to be brought to the Wellington Hospital. The down express from Auckland was waiting at Kliaudalluh for the up train to pass, and arrangements were at once made for the driver of the Wellington-bound train to take the northward train on to Palmerston North. By good fortune, a railway engine-driver happened to he travelling as a passenger on the southern-bound express, and immediately took his place in the cab and brought the train to Wellington. The train reached Thorndon exactly one hour late, while the mirth-bound express left Khamlallah at 1.58 p.m,. being fifty minutes Info.

DROWNED WHILE KISH INC. OTAKI, Sept, 25 Harry Pratley, of Paraparauinu, was drowned yesterday, while fishing. The hotly was recovered. SUICIDE BY HANGING. DUNEDIN, Sept. 25. William .John .Martin, aged thirtythree, committed suicide by hanging. Deceased, who leaves a wife and three children, had been very despondent recently. BOY KILLED. MASTERTON. Sept. 25. William Lindsay, aged ten years was run over ami killed instantaneously in Perry Street by a taxi driven by George Korinan this afternoon. Tlie hoy pursued a football on to the road and not heeding a warning collided with the front of the ear. the rear wheel passing over him and fracturing his skull. REEK EXPORT TRADE. AUCKLAND, Sept. 25. At the annual meeting . of the Farmers’ Freezing Company, the chairman of directors. Mr .1. E. Makgill, said that the number of cattle killed at the company’s works during last season showed a serious decrease. It was difficult to induce export buyers to operate at all, and there was no oik ei.iiragement to pirodueers to consign Oil their mvn account. The great ac-cumulation-of beef in store in England made it almost impossible to realise. and a large l quantity of beef was

arriving from South America, an unusually targe portion of which was chilled and had lo lie sold immediately at any price tit which the market would absorb it. This increased the diflieultv of the position. Tho returns for the- 1020-21 season’s heel consignments had only recently come to hand, continued .Mr Makgili, mid they showed an actual shortage to consignors. The company had decided to make no claim in such cases lor the shortage as the total loss of their stock was in itself a serious matter to the producers. The returns receive! for the consignments of beef made for clients during the past .season had been so far somewhat unsatisfactory, but they lioped that the later saipiuents would show some iniprove-■-'i out.

LABOUR SUPPORT. CHRISTCHURCH, -‘opt 25 •\L a meeting of the Canterbury trades and Labour Council, tin, following resolution was carried:—“That this Council is in entire agree.-unt with tho attitude taken up by the I.a hour representatives in P.irbairient regarding the l stage-managed war scare, brought about by capitalist politiians, tor tin purpose <’ making heroes of themselves.”

POLITICAL. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept 20. Mrs H. F. Herbert, the well-known social worker, has (unseated to contest Avon seat at the General Election ns an independent.