NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 156, 6 March 1915, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

A COMPENSATION CASE. LOSS OF A HUSBAND. \ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, This Day. The case of Donovan v. The King, which was to have been held in the Supreme Court this month, has been settled for £IOSO. It was a claim for £I4OO damages arising out of a collision between two railway engines at Duendin as a result of which plaintiff’s husband, a fireman, was killed.

RETURNED OFFICERS. USE OF REGIMENTAL FUNDS. WELLINGTON, This Day. Captain Henderson, formerly Adjutant of the Southland Regiment, is returning to New Zealand in connection, with charges that have been formulated against him and Lieut.-Colonel McClymont, who recently came back from the front. It is understood the charges affect a matter of administration of regimental funds. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. A NEW DIRECTOR APPOINTED. DUNEDIN, This Day. The Minister of Finance announces that Mr W. Reece, of Christchurch, has been appointed Director of the Bank of New Zealand, in succession to the late Hon. T. Fergus.

Mr. Harold Beauchamp has been rwappointed a director of the Bank of. Zealand for two years. It is understood that Mr. . H. Upton, of Auckland, has also been re-appointed a director. PRESS ASSOCIATION. j A NEW PRESIDENT. j TIMARU, This Day. Mr Louis P. Blundell, Wellington' Evening Post, has been appointed Chairman of Directors of the Press Association. THE NAPIER TRAGEDY. NAPIER, March 5. Walter Albert West, who was shofi four times by Alice May Parkinson (who attempted to commit suicide immediately afterwards), died at Napier Hospital this afternoon without regaining - consciousness. Deceased, who received three bulles in the head and on in the chest, was just over 21 years of a fee. The cartridges used were .22 calibre, and none of the pel-* lets was discovered, the patient’s condition being too serious to permit of an operation. The tragedy occurred about seven o’clock on Tu'esday night,, and West lingered in an unconscious condition for 671 hours. At half-pash two this afternoon the condition of the woman Parkinson was stated to be slightly improving. An inquest into the cause of the death of West will be opened to-day' (Saturday.) }

AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF RAIL* WAY SERVANTS. j — \ WELLINGTON, This Day. The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants’ triennial conference was concluded to-day and the newly, elected Executiv e Council has commenced its sittings,at the end of which the Minister for Railways and the General Manager will be interviewed on a laijge number of subjects discussed at tba conference. The new Executive was elected by ballot of the Conference delegates as follows: Messrs R. Hampton (Addington), R. Moore (Petone), representing the workshops branch of the department; A. Whisker (Taumarunui), and D. Wilson (Christchurch),loco, branch:; P. Barry (Auckland), and P. Gaines (Balclutha), traffic; and I. Saunders (Dunedin), and L. Geraghty (Auckland), the maintenance branch. It was unanimously resolved to for* ward the following motion to tho Prime Minister and the press: That this large and representative conference of railway men views with alarm! the rapid increase in the prices ofi commodities, and we view with regret the apparent disinclination to grapple! effectually with those who are exploiting the people in a time of national crisis ,aud that tlfe Government b€ 3 urfged to take immediate and effectivs steps to remedy the present state ofl affairs.

MINISTER COMMITTED FOR TRIAI3 CHRISTCHURCH, This Day, 1 Th e case against Wm. Geo. .Maslin* a Methodist - clergmari .froth Foxton, charged with indecent exposure, was proceeded with this morning. Hvi* dence was (given by threie girls. Three; gardeners testified that Maslin, when; in their custody, broke away and at* tempted Accused 1 reserved! -i his deefnce. He was committed fop trial, his bail being renewed at £4OG*