MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1926, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

FATHER -MURDERS FAMILY. LONDON, Feb. 4. At the inquest of the Parkstone tragedy, a verdict was returned that Wright murdered his family and then suicided whilst of unsound mind. 'The Coroner said he was a good father and workman. He had suffered form fever abroad. SHIPS RAJ>IO STRIKE. LONDON, Feb. I. In the House of Commons, Labour members put a number of questions arising out of the ships’ wirlcss operators’ strike to Sir Cunliffe Lister, who, in replying, said that no ships subject to the provisions of the Wireless Telegraphy Act had been reported missing since November 2Bth last. He mentioned that 1187 ships, of wliii h So were passenger vessels, had sailed without operators since the beginning of the dispute to .January 31st. lie added that it was not proposed to al-ter-the present procedure.

MOTOR GAR FATALITY. AUCKLAND, February G

At Onelmnga about midnight a tramear proceeding to the terminus when rounding a bend collided bead on with tt motor-ear driven by Leonard Charles Vincent inr. Vincent got the full force of the impact and death must have been practically instantaneous. One side of the motor was stripped off and the front badly battered. The front of the tram was slightly damaged. Frank laivelock. the only other occupant of the motor-ear was thrown out but was uninjured. He was subsequently arrested. The tram motorman states his vehicle was moving slowlyTile motor-car swung round the corner at a fast pace and crashed into tho front of the tram which had almost stopped.