TELEGRAPHIC.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 1073, 8 March 1913, Page 3

TELEGRAPHIC.

Auckland, March 7. Hon. F. M. B. Fisher, in a speech at Paparoa, said the experience of the past year had proved the injustice of the cry that the Government would ’ immediately reduce wages. Without doing this the Government intended to increase the efficiency of the • Public Service. He condemned the system by which any Government penalised a district which bad dignity enough to think for itself and . elect representatives opposed to the party in power. William Curtain, aged 34, was greatly affected by the sudden death of his employer, W. Mar-. • son, a little over a week ago. After seeing the dead body he went home, became unconscious, was removed to the hospital, and diOd yesterday. The cause a f death was nervous breakdown. Wellington, March 6. Fitzgerald Clark, a negro, was arrested this afternoon on a charge of causing actual bodily harm to Edward Doherty. It appears that Doherty was walking along Upper Willis Street with his brother Patrick. They passed Clark and Edward Doherty said “Good afternoon” to him. Clark called Ed- : Ward Doherty back, they had a few wotds, and then Clark struck Dblifcrty and knocked him down, tn the fill Doherty fractured the base of his skull. He was attended - to by a doctor and removed to the hospital, ; where he now lies unconscious. Clark alleges Doherty used : offensive language towards him.'

Dunedin, March 6. , Andrew Melville, an old and respected farmer at Riverside, was killed at Balclutha this afternoon. He and Mrs Melville were driving to the freezing works, and while passing through the gats the horse bepame fractious. The cart was overturned and both occup ants thrown out. Mr Melville’s neck ' was broken, and Mrs Melville sustained a broken leg and severe in juries to her face. She was re moved to an ad jacent house in an unconscious condition.