NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 190, 20 April 1915, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

■ ~H AI lWay accident.

(By Telegraph!,--Preßs Association.)

TIMARU., This Day.

Chae. Downey, single, aged 25, was killed at Studholme on Saturday evening. He stepped off the train before it had stopped and was dragged under. It ; severely crushed his head and one leg. He died half-an-hour later without recovering consciousness. . PICTURE-GOERS DISTURBED. A YOUNG MAN’S JOKE. DISTRIBUTES SNEEZING POWDER CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, Leslie Derrett, a young man, was charged under the Police Offences Act with disturbing an audience qt a picture theatre, by throwing sneezing powder about The police said the theatre proprietors had been receiving many complaints about this nuisance, but defendant was the first person caught in the act A fine of .40/ and costs was inflicted. A FATAL FIRE, . CHILD BURNED TO DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. A fatal fire occurred at Woolston on Saturday night when a five-roomed house, occupied by Thos. Jago, was burned to the ground. Jago removed his son, a boy of three, from the building just after the fire, and states that he then returned to the house and fetched out a grandson, a hoy of 8. Subsequently the younger boy was missed, and later his charred remains were found in the debris. , A verdict of accidental death was returned. LOCAL bodies elections. VARIOUS NOMINATIONS WELLINGTON, This Day. Interest in the loetil bodies’ elections in increasing. John Pp. Luke, present occupant, Robt Fletcher, M.P., and Charles H. Chapman (Labour) were nominated for the Mayoralty of Wellington. There are 28 candidates for 15. seats on the City Council. The same number for 14 seats on the hospital and Charitable Aid Board; 10 for four seats on the Harbour Board, representing City ratepayers. WANGANUI, This Day. E. N. Liffiton, C. E. Mackay and T. B, Williams were nominated for the Mayoralty today. Fifteen have been nominated for twelve seats on the Council- . DANNEVIRKE, This Day. E. A Ransom was elected Mayor unopposed for the fourth year in succession, Fifteen were nominated for nine council vacancies. PALMERSTON GUN CLUB. YESTERDAY’S WINNINGS.

PALMERSTON N., April 19

The Palmerston North Gun Club’s £IOO elaybird match took place to-day in line but dull weather. The entries were from all parts of the island.

The winnings were: W. Kummer (Masterton), W. McNally (Pukekohe), B. Chamberlain £25; A. Riley, £l2 10/; D. Fraser (Napier), B. Burgess (Rangitake), L E. Meads (Mangerumu), L. Hughes (Auckland), W. Wilson (Pukekohe), E. Flux (Hutt), H. Tatham (Masterton), divide £l2 10/. A sweepstake resulted: H. Jensen (Carterton), W. Wilson (Pukekohe), £7 10/ each; A. G. Bartlett (Tehoro), G. G. Potts (Wanganui), E. Flux (Hutt), T. Henley (Ngaruawahia), £4 each.

The Colt s match was won by A. McGregor (Masterton. The New Zealand Championship takes place to-day. THE FOODSTUFFS COMMISSION. PUBLIC ARE NOT EXPLOITED. PRICES ARE QUITE NATURAL. WELLINGTON, This Day. As a result of negotiations between the Premier and Mr. Justice Stringer, chairman of the Foodstuffs Commission, the latter has agreed to arrange, if possible. sn early sitting of the Commission to investigate cases of alleged exploitation. In a letter to the Premier, .Mr. Justice Stringer says the Commission has invited members of the public to formulate any charges of exploitation within .their knowledge, in order that inquiries might be made, but no such charges had been brought under his notice. The letter concludes: “The Commission has already reported so far as imported foodstuffs arc concerned and inquiries have satisfied it that no exploitation has taken place with regard to foodstuffs produced in the Dominion. Increased prices for these articles ruling locally, according to evidence brought before the Commission, are in sympathy with and arc a, direct natural consequence of increased prices being paid for export purposes. If this is so. then, unless the Government imposes some restriction upon the export of those articles, which seems quite impracticable, it seem a difficult to sec how the public car. escape payment of higher prices."