NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 17 April 1918, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

OAMAEU TRAGEDY. O AMARU, April 16. No new developments nave occurred in connection with the shooting tragedy at Gemmell's Crossing, A large force of police is searching for the perprctrator, but has not found any trace of him. Reports have been current that the fugitive has been seen in various places distant from the scene of the tragedy but investigations proved these unwarranted, Miss Burke one of the victims of the shooting, still lies in a precarious condition. Mr Bartholomew, S.M., opened an inquest this morning on Burke's body, but after evidence of identification, the inquest was adjourned sine die. THE CABLE BLOCK. INDEFINITE DELAY ON TRAFFIC. WELLINGTON,. April 16. In connection with the delay to cable traffic with and via the United Kingdom, Sir Joseph Ward makes the announcement that indefinite delay is occurring on all traffic, and the public is urged to use the cables for messages of urgent importance only; In view of this information, which has just been received from the London office of the Eastern Extension Company, Sir Joseph Ward has advisee the New Zealand troops at the front and elsewhere to send their cable, grams at ordinary rates, as other messages have been subjected to delay varying from four to six weeks. Quite recently there was a blockage of 20,000 messages at one of the cable stations between here and London. With this fact Tn mind the public will realise that the cables should not b e used except for urgent or important purposes.