DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[|»Y TF.I.UORAI’II —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TRAIN DERAILED. A NARROW ESCAPE. ASHBURTON, June 15 This morning’s mixed train from Springburn, containing sixty passengers including thirty pupils travelling to Ashburton High School and Technical, was derailed at 9.30 after passing Valctta, eighteen miles from Ashburton. Guard Gardiner, woo was collecting tickets was thrown down and severely humped and many others were hurled from their .seats and slightly hurt, but there were no serious injuries. The Iront portion of the train comprised goods trucks and it is sunni.-ed a piece of timber fell off and derailed a truck preceding the children’.s car, ca-ting shingle on the children's windows like -a monstrous hailstorm. The coupling behind the childion', oar p,tried, releasing two carriages containing adults and a van. These dived towards a fence, cutting up the track which miraculously was level. Tho children's car tilt'll parted and stopped partly off Ihe line jn.-t before a cattle stop, with an ugly lili. The calm behaviour of the women and children was specially comquiesccnco in throe seconds. A fleet <>t indited on. The train finally reached Ashburton automobiles quickly conveyed tho pas-engers to Ashburton, where the children reached the schools !e-s than an hour late. A repair gang arrived promptly and the front part oT tile tripn proceeded to Ashburton. A FATAL ENDING. DANNKYIRKE. dune 15. Miss Ransom has died from her injuries. A SAD END. CHRISTCII I'RCTL dune 15. A remarkable letter was found alongside the body of Alexander George Stratton, aged 311. who apparently died from poison, self administered, m a hoarding Ileuses in Gloucester Street. The letier was addressed to a woman whose name the police have not divulged. It reads “You made me what l am to-day. I hope you are satisfied that you have dragged me down, until my soul died. Aon shattered each and every hope.” Stratton left a postscript to the letter asking Hie police to take care ol his children. Stratton was employed as a, labourer at Addington workshops up till a month ago. when I o resigned.

AUCKLAND SOLDIERS' ( LEE. AUCKLAND. -Line 15. Owing to a substantial !u-s on tlie* working of tho Soldiers’ Club, the Committee recommends the Trustees to close it about Nov. fftlth. The Club. premises are ow ned by the IJ.S.A. which will receive the proceeds in the event of a sale. RANK OF NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON, dune 15. The Bank of Now Zealand ( hair'iian to-day announced the resolution ol the Board to issue £1.125.99;) new capital, of which £375.1): til prol'oronoc will be offered to the King under the Bank ol Now Zealand Act. 1923. am! issue the remainder of £753.mil to the ordinary jharehnlders in tho prop nl ion ~l turn to three shares now held. I l-'e oiler will he open a, sum as made, aml w ill ! made as soon a, prmTieahle alter Iho 27th July m-xt. The shares will li-- i- ued at, per. The dividends on the Now Government preference shares, fixed at ten pm- oeiit. and the ciimula I ivo shares, an amendment lo tho law m-ee-sary to gicc i-ll'eol i i thi-. will have I" he mm!". The r, p-art and balance sheet were adopted omniiimui-iy. Mr Mill, ei Fort Chalmers, moved and Mr 'bailer 'Alston. ( I Wellington :e: ended lint i ongratiilatiuiis ho offered !/ "r l-.lliiiU and Sir M. Ream-ham iho Knighthood conferred on them, and Mini the director am! stall he thanked. Sir O. Elliot! and Mr Biieklehm reifid'e replied.