NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 182, 9 April 1915, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

NEW ZEALANDER PROMOTED. TO RANK OF MAJOR. (By Telegraph.-r-Presg Association.; WELLINGTON, This Day. Private Advice States that Captein Hardham, V. C. Member of New Zol lands main expeditionary force has been promoted to.tha rank of major. WOMAN SUCCUMBS FROM BURNS HOKITIKA, This Day. Mrs Kinimoner. of Stafford, died at the hospital on Tuesday from burns caused by falling into a fire a -week before. She was 75 years of ag<e. SERIOUS TRAP ACCIDENT . HOKITIKA, This Day, As a result of a horse breaking through on Ross Road, yesterday after* noon, the Rev. Monaghan and his mother were thrown out of a trap. The Rev. Monaghan escaped with severe bruises, but his mother had her right arm broken at the wrist, and concussion of the brain. Her injuries are severe though not dangerous. N.Z. EXPORTS. ■ WELLINGTON, April 8. Exports of New Zealand prjftucts during the week ended April 6 were valued as under: Butter, £81,215; -:!:- re, £13,691; frozen 1amb,£37,015; Ere: en mutton £14,093; frozen beef, etc., £13,543; gold, £10,000; grain and pulse, £7,745; hides and skins £24,069; kauri gum, £1,266; flax an*tow, £18,179; tallow, £18,594; tim-J ber, £11,252*; wool £169,999. THE ANNUAL MEETING.: CHRISTCHURCH .This Day. At the annual' meeting of the South Island Brass Band Association, the balance sheet showed a balance of £24 A number cf delegates referred to the practice of publishing criticisms of bands' performances before . the judge's results were made -Knowa. It was resolved to request the exo* cutive, either to announce tha "esult of each night's playing, or fo vsX tlio press to refrain from publishing such critieism s at future contest'". 'lt was decided to the Executive that separate quldr-step contests be held for A and B grade bands.

A RAILWAY ACCID£NT~ * - . £? -.; YOUNG LADY KILLED. fy ELTHAM, Thisfeay, Winnlie Broad, who was the victim yesterday of a railway accident, and i s a sister-in-law to J. Lindsay Weir, solicitor, of the firm of Some and Weir, and daughter of Mr A. C. Broad, a well known business man and temperance advocate, cf Dunedin. Miss Broad, along with her motbiar, had been visiting her sister in Eltham, and left pep mall train yesterday morning, en route for Dunedin, her mother remaining behind. She was 26 years o? age " - k,l A HORRriLE FATALITY. J^ PALaIsRSTO.N N. April 8. A woman nalicd Winnija B. Broad met her death falling from a train at Bunnythor> to« day. Th e body was mutilated beyond recognition. Deceased wa%.wearing a brooch with the monogram,. "W>.8.8., M and a handkerchief marked "Winnie Broad." Traces show that -he cruld only have met her death through falling from a train.

THE BAND CONTENT, THE TEST SELECTIONS' . " CHRISTCHURCH, April 8. The final ®test selection was . "the Souvenir Der Richard," by Wagner. It is long and very heavy andf te-.ted the bands severely in stamina, Tll3 Woolston Band, who made a remarkable success with their interpolation of the Meyerbeer selection, surpassed last night their first score. The final march particularly was executed with wcniedrful brilliancy and tone and power. On the other hand the "Pilgrims' Chorus" was only understood in its ideal meaning by the Wanganui Band. Tima.ru put on both nights highly creditable and thoughtful performances. The Hibernians made « splendid fight for a place. , ..;