DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 93, 11 April 1914, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS.

A SHOOTING SENSATION. [Per Press Association.] Dunedin, April 9. A.young man employed in Mr J. Marlow’s upholstery department, Princes Street, caused a sensation this afternoon by firing three shots at a tramcar passing the premises. The police were at once sent for, and Sergeant Kidd took the man to the station. He appears to have hat], a delusive belief that the people on the ears insulted him, and he had been carrying a revolver on his person. No damage was done, the bullets going wide. It is understood that the young man will bo sent to a mental hospital. APPEAL COURT. Wellington, April 9. The Gazette notifies the constitution of first and second divisions of the Court of Appeals, as follows:—hirst division: Sir Robert Stout, Justices Denniston, Edwards, Sira and Hosking; second division: Sir Robert Stout and Justicj Denniston, Ed(wards, Cooper and Stringer. A ROYAL COMPLIMENT. Auckland, April 8. His Majesty the King is Colonel-in-Chief of the 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles. When General Godley, the Commandant of the Forces, was at Home recently, be interested himself in the matter, and made inquiries from Colonel Seely, who was then Minister for War, whether it would be possible to secure a picture bearing his Majesty’s autograph. The Minister ,vas much interested in the idea, and asked if he might present the regiment with one. r lhe General accepted the offer, and at a representative gathering of all ranks of the regiment at the Officers’ Club yesterday afternoon, the portrait was handed over to Col. Bloomfield for the regiment by the Governor. TAUPO TOURIST TRAFFIC. Wellington, April IU. A deputation from the New Zealand Automobile Association waited on the Prime Minister yesterday, urging the completion of the road between Waimarino and Taupo. It was pointed out that £3OOO would cover the cost of the necessary bridges, and the thermal district would be thus made more accessible from other parts of the country. v Dr. Newman, M.P., described Taupo as the best playground in New Zealand, said he knew of a firm prepared to initiate a motor ’bus service for Taupo traffic from Waimarino if the road 'tvfire completed. i: Mr MaVseJCgaid the Government recognised the ’importance of the road. He looked- forward to improving the Tongariro National Park, and hoped the road would soon be formed. This Work would be carried out by goodconduct prisoners, while the bridges would bo built by contract, i The Hon. A. L. Hercfman said that the plans of the bridges wore prepared, and lie saw no reason why they should not ho completed within six months. A start 'would be made shortly with the road foffnation by prison labor. A WOMAN’S DEATH. Christchurch, April 10 j The police received information today that a woman named Hendolina Heapy, living at West Oxford, died at |7 o’clock this morning under circumstances they consider appear to call for some inquiry. It seems that Dr. Bagloy was called in on Wednesday night by a man named Urick, with whom the woman was living. She was then in a dying state. She was in a very dirty condition, and there were blood stains on her clothing. There were large bruises on her face and jaw, her tongue was bitten through, and her month was full of blood. The woman was quite insensible, and died at i o’clock this morning. She suffered from epilepsy. "PASSING IT ON.” Wellington, April 10. A meeting of city hotelkeepers today decided to increase their tariffs when the new hotel employees’ award, including a six-days week, becomes operative. First-class houses will raise the daily charge for accommodation by Is 6d, and second-class hotels by one shilling. A CHRISTCHURCH BURGLARY. Christchurch, April 10. Last night, or early this morning, Mr F. W Tucker, jeweller, of High street, had his shop entered and rings to the value of £IOOO abstracted. Mr Tucker left the premises securely locked up at 6 o’clock last night. When he arrived at 8.30 this morning ho found that every ring in the window had gone, their total value being £IOOO, whilst every other article of jewellery had been left untouched. Even the safe, containing a considerable amount of cash, had not been tampered with. It was by moans of the skylight that the thief is presumed to have entered the shop. The skylight has remained open ever since Mr Tucker Look possession of the shop, hut the aperture is small and it would requite a very small person to wriggle through.