NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 25 January 1918, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

COOK HOSPITAL INQUIRY.

GIBBORXE, this day

The Hospital Commission Inquiry closed with addresses by counsel.

Mr Bishop, S.M., Commissioner, said he had held niany inquiries, but did not remember one where there had been so little friction or resemblance of friction.

PRIVATE HOTEL BURNED

GISBORNE, this day

The Dominion Private Hotel, owned

by Mr Lawless and occupied by Mr Williams, was destroyed by fire. The.

boarders had a very narrow escape, cue named Campbell sufferings-severe burns *

AH EXCITING EXPERIENCE

WANGANUI, Jan. 24

Three well-known Wanganui residents visited the .Upper Waitotara on Sunday with the object of looking ij't some grazing lands, and while crossing the river in a canoe which was in a leaky condition they had a most ex-

1 citing experience. The river was in flood, and when the party was in midstream the canoe filled and overturned the occupants (who were fully clothed) being thrown into the fast running water. One of the party sank to the bottom, but came up again, though in an almost helpless condition to having very heavy boots and clothes on. Fortunately another memoer of the party, who had grabbed hold of the canoe saw his friend's predicament, and called to him to make for the canoe, which had righted itself. He did so, but when he grabbed hold of the side of the craft it turned over and struck the other man a blow on the forehead, nearly stunning him. They both managed to regain hold of the upturned canoe, and were joined hy the third member of .the party who had also had a hard fettle for life, all three eventually reaching shore safely, though one was minus his set of false teeth, which had been broken when the canoe turned over.

SERVES HIM RIGHT

MASTERTON, this day. John Davidson, Sergeant-Major on the permanent staff at Featherston was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Court to-day for exhibiting indecent photographs to a young girl