ROSS NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1926, Page 2

ROSS NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

011 Saturday night shortly after 11 o'clock an Overland car driven by Mr Kelt Searle who was accompanied by Messrs C Shearer and Fleming, crashed into the bridge crossing Dounellv’s Greek. The car (which was on the way from Harihaii to Ruatapu) for some reason got out of control, and just alter entering on the bridge struck the side railing breaking off several of the uprights and railing.

eventually pulling up hanging over the bridge, the top railing preventing the ear from going into the river bed beneath: The occupants had a miraculous escape as a piece of 4 x 2 railing about six fort in length entered the front of the car passing right through the radiator and woodwork of the car and passing between two of the occupants pierced the hack of the seat. In doing this the rail which was pointed tore the trousers from one of the young men. grazing, bis leg. The driver was thro" 11 against the front of the ear and received some abrasions on the forehead. The ear was considerably knocked about.

The local Sports Club have a big programme arranged for -a meeting which takes place on Master Tuesday. April fitli. The prize money for the big chop has been increased to £3O, and the Sheffield Handicap to £1!). Other events have been increased proportionately. During the floods of last week Mr Mat Nolan had tlve misfortune to lose a number of sheep in the Upper Mikomii River. So far over fifty carcases have been found, some of which were carried down the fitter and trashed up 011 the beach. Mr Nolan estimates a loss of about 100 head. The Musical Comedy “Are You a Mason ?” is hooked for the Totara Hall fer Monday night next, Bth. inst.