NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 215, 27 May 1915, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

A GIRL DROWNED. SOMNAMBULISM SUGGESTED. AUCKLAND, Thsi Day. The body of a young woman found drowned in the harbour, three miles from Avondale, has been identified as Miss Constance May Carter, daughter of Mr George Carter, of Northcote. The body when found was clad in a light linen undergarment. It is surmised she got out.of bed during the night, under the influence of somuambulsim. SUPREME COURT. AN HABITUAL CRIMINAL. Y/AN\3ANUI!, fTbis Day. At the Supreme Court,Phillip' George Bernard, for attempted theft from the person, on December 22 at Wanganui, was sentenced to two years, and declared an habitual criminal. • The accused had a long list of previous convictions. Justice Edwards said he did not interid to allow the Dominion to be made an Alsatia for Australian habitual criminals. PATRIOTIC DONATIONS. TO VARIOUS FUNDS. WAXPAWA, This Day. The Patriotic Committee at Waipawa has voted £6O to the Dependents Fund, £3O to the Servia Fund, £3O to the Hospital Ship, and 20 to the Belgian Fund. BULLS GALA DAY. •£IOOO TO THE BELGIAN FUNTT, OTHER LARGE GIFTS. MARTON, This Day. The Bulls Gala Day Committee, 'yesterday, forwarded £IOOO to the Belgian Fund, and £f-0 to the Hospital Ship. Marton Jockey Club have further donated £SO to the Hospital :SMp, ;arid will give £5 a month each to the Belgian Fund ar.d the Mart ox. 'Patriotic Workers. The Rangitikei Advocate list for th 8 Hospital Ship rrw totals £SOO.

A TARJMGAMATU FATAUiTY

ACCIDENT TO TIB'-PER TRSTN. /, . TAUMARUNUI, This ©ay. A fats! aecidfcnt occurred 'on the Tarlngainatsi Company's timber 'line,! close to the T&rin&amatu Railway''Sta-i x-.cn yjisterfidy at 3 p.m. Frederick; Brew, aged '36, a. single man \\;as*"driv-; in; a tram-of a rout 11 timber wag-, gons from the timber yards to the l station, by T. Spence, fireman, aid when "wtfitiin a quarter of a mile of the station, the engine ran «o3£itiie line, and the "locomotive overturned. Drew was pimred under the engine, his leg being badly damaged. Heip arrived and the injured man was releases! in a semi-conscious stats. He lived halt an hour, but died before the doctor could arrive from Taumarunui. Spen.ce was: badly bruised on the head aud Mttiy \ but otherwise was* uninjured