DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 32, 8 October 1913, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

HULK ON FIRE.

[PEIt PItEHS ASSOCIATION. 1

Christchurch, October 7

At ten minutes to four this morning, the Lyttelton Fire .Brigade wifs called out to attend* an outbreak of fire on board the Blackball Company's steel hulk Wai-iti, which was lying on the east side of the New Zealand Shipping Company's liner Opawa. The fire was confined to the boiler-house on the after deck. It is not known how the outbreak occurred, as it is stated that when coaling operations on board the Opawa ceased at midnight, everything appeared to be perfectly safe. No damago was done to the Opawa, which sailed this morning for the Bluff and Suva.

i ROBBERY OF A SAFE,

Auckland, October. 7

■ i Am unsuccessful attempt was made to,rob the §afe of the New'market branch of tlie National Bank of New Zealand to-night. The cashier and counter clerk left the building at 5 p.m., all being secured. The counter clerk returned shortly before 7 o'clock to do some work,-and while standing outside he heard a loud explosion. Accompanied by a pass r-by. he unlocked the door, finding the plact full of'smoke. An attempt had been made upon the safe and the lock wa? shattered, the brass fittings being strewn round the room as well as somt soft substance, evidently used to paql the charge. A piece of fuse vva: found in front of the safe. The po lice were immediately summoned, bu . found nothing to indicate how the intruders gained an entrance, the door* and windows being intact. There is '<■ right-of-way at the back of the build ing, from which an. entrance could b< effected unobserved by anybody. Tin safe only contained £B.

PRESBYTERIAN LADIES' COLLEGE. Dunedin, October 7.

At a meeting of ,the Dunedin Presbytery, the Rev. A. Whyte brougii! forward a proposal from Mrs Nisbei (widow of Dr. Xisbet) and Miss Ross to assist in establishing a Presbyterian ladies' college in Dunedin. Th proposal was contained in a letter which stated:—"We offer oursclvef and our establishment to the Presbyterian Church on such terms as wouk 1 be deemed just and equitable." The establishment referred to is Girton Col lege, with its home for boarders "Archerfield." Mr Whyte said that these ladies were prepared to place £3OOO at the disposal of the Church at six per cent.,without any security except the honor of the Church. The idea was to secure 20 i;c"es or thereabouts near Dunedin, and to inaugurate a scheme that, when completed would cost about £30,000, but could be begun with a subscription list of £SOOO. A committee was appointed to consider the offer and report to the Presbytery.