DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 78, 28 March 1912, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(Tor Press Association "i Auckland, March 26. A man named George Taylor, cn. ployed as an engine driver by the la kapuna Tramway Co., met with ; serious accident to-night. Taylo slipped between tlie engine and th ear and iyas caught between the bufi ers, his leg being practically crushet in two. Taihape, March 26. Medical evidence at the inquest o' Buchanan, a member of the staff o the “Daily Times,” showed that deat resulted from' cerebral apoplexy. Christchurch', March 26. A lire at Woodend last night dc; troyod the post office and store ownc by H. Lloyd, J. Felton’s bootmaker - , shop, and the Oddfellows’ Hall. Th piano in the hall was saved. The ha: was insured for £650 in the Sent British, but the other insurances ar unknown. Invercargill, March 20. There was bad weather for th opening of the now electric car se; vice to-day, but a big crowd turne< out, and tire function was a graa success. The system is an excellar, one and has passed all tests sati: factorily. The cars are large aiv roomy, and are well lighted. Stree lighting from the tramway poles is feature of the system. The mail streets are probably better lighte than almost any other town. Palmerston, March 27. A gathering of representative citi zen’6 to-day presented a solid silve tom service to Police Inspector Nor wood, who has been promoted to tin West Coast district. A purse of sovc Voigns was also presented to Mrs Norwood. Eulogistic references wer made to his service. Special perm if sion was • btained from the Comm it siouer of Police to make the present;: tion. Christchurch, •Marcli 27. There has been considerable contrn versy lately over the appointment c a vicar for the now parish district o' St. Albans East. A section of tin Anglicans carried a strong resdlutio: protesting against the appointment o the Rev. d. C. Mortimer, on tin ground that ho’ was a ritualist. Tin position is a peculiar one in that th uarish has a right to a voice in tin selection of a vicar, whereas the ap pointraont to a parochial district i oatirely in the hands of the Bishop Bishop Julius has now replied to tin protest stating that there is_ no in tenthm to reconsider the action. IP adds . that people would serve th Church hotter by loyal support of th vicar than by stirring up strife h making idle protests. Wellington, March 27. A decision of special interest t Chinese •shopkeepers was given by M "Riddell, S.M., to-day in the case c Inspector of Awards v. Chung Wah Defendant, was charged that being th occupier of a shop within the moanin' of the Shops and Offices Act, he fail cd to close at 1 o’clock. The shop h registered ,as one in which fruit am groceries are sold. It is divided ink two parts, in one of which defendan sells only fruit and vegetables, and i) /.the other fruit, vogeta’nler., groceries | etc. On Wednesday afternoons th 1 portion in which groceries are sold i:

closed, the other part being kept open Counsel for defendant contended that the partitioning of the shop did not constitute failure to close at 1 o’clock, as the sale of fruit and vegetbales cams within the exception mentioned in ■clause 18 of the Act.■ The Magistrate was of opinion if defendant had registered his promsies as two shops he might have been within his rights, but having registered only one shop he had failed to comply with the law on fho closing point. Defendant was fined 20s and costs. Auckland, March 27. George Taylor, injured by being caught between two trams at Takapuna, died in the hospital after lining a leg amputated.