LATE LOCALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 78, 23 March 1914, Page 6

LATE LOCALS.

Borthwick and Go’s local agent, Mr Butcher, will be at Te Wera on Wednesday; 25th, for receiving pigs. Farmers please note.

The new line through the second Chain Hills tunnel was opened for traffic to-day, .states the Press Asso- 1 elation agent in Dunedin.

A Wellington Press Association message this afternoon states that further inquiries regarding the train accident on Friday night show that -the damage was not so great as was firg; reported.

A Dunedin P. y wire states: The ■man Green was formally charged at the Port Chalmers Court this morning, with attempted" wife murder, and was reminded to appear in Dunedin on Monday next. ,

Ah Oamaru P.A. message states: Edward Parker, sailmaker and boxingmaster at the Waitaki High School, while out rabbit shooting yesterday, shot himself, the result being that amputation of bis left foot was found necessary. Parker is progressing favorably.

At the Masterton Supreme Court sessions, which opohed -this-morning before Mr Justice Edwards, the list was a light one. The Grand Jury found true bills against Alfred Thomas Rafter, alleged indecent exposure at Solway Railway Station, and ,A. W. Petherick, alleged perjury.—Pi A.

The Premier was delighted with his excursion into the Hokitika ■ ■ Gorge on Saturday (states the Press Association), and expressed great surprise at the extent of the Kokatahi district and the quality of the land. Ho described the boat excursion through the Gorge as a scenic view much superior to anything to he seen on the Wanganui River, and’ the whole bush surroundings as very fine.

The following telegram was sent by Mr Hunter, 1 president of the Christchurch branch of the Social Democratic Party to Sir - Joseph Ward: The action taken in Christchurch by the Liberal members of Parliament to form a Liberal-Labor Federation is taken ash a hostile act, and the new Federation will be treated as a “scab 11 , organisation by organised labor,—P.A.

A narrow escape from- very 'serious accident occurred at the Napier gasworks railway crossing as the first train was arriving this morning from Hastings. A taxi driver, John Black, got the car right on to the metals before he observed that the train was upon him. Ho made a desperate effort to swerve off, but the engine caught ,tbe rear wheel, and carried the car into the cattlestop, completely wrecking it. Black was thrown with considerable force some distance out, but escaped with a severe cut on his head. A Press Association wire states that the crossing is a very dangerous one, several fatalities having occurred there, and Government Lave been repeatedly urged to instalxn an alarm.