NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, 11 February 1919, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

COACH ACCIDENT.

MAIL CAE FALLS FIFTY FEET

HAMILTON, February 10 News was received this afternoon from Raglan that fhe motor coach had gone over the deviation-

There were seven passengers, including two Auckland ladies On board.

The car, which was driven by Mr E. N. Aitkvn, mail contractor, was coming from Baglan. When in the deviation it met another car at a bad corner, and in attempting to avoid a collision, Aitken's car overturned, going over a bank and falling 50 or 60 feet. The seven passengers had a miraculous escape, suffering only minor injuries. Aitken and Mrs. West (Onehunga), and Mrs Wayte (Eemuera), were brought in by Mr Monckton to the Waikato Hospital. Aiken is suffering from shock aad bruises, and a cut on th right arm. Mrs. West has a fractured collarbone and abrasions.

Mrs Wayte- sustained bruised ribs. Miss Peart, of Okete, who returned home, had "Tier back injured. Other passengers escaped with a shaking and minor bruises.

SUCCESS OF A NEW ZEALAND ESSAYIST. WELLINGTON, this day. Mrs. E. Lambert lias been notified that she has "been placed first in the esay competition by the Australasian League of Honour on "nationalism," and second in "How to Encourage Settlement in the Country .and prevent Centralisation in cities." CHANGES IN AUDIT DEPART- . MENT WELLINGTON, this day Mr. P. P.. Webb, Deputy . AuditorGeneral, retires this week. He will be succeeded by Mr. A. Lamb, Chief Audit Inspector. The -date of Mjr Collin's retirement from the same department is not fixed.

NAPIER DRIVERS ACTION.

NAPIER, this day

Acting on the decision reached on Sunday the Napier drivers did not commence work till 8 a.m. to-day, and will knock off at 5 p.m. Local employers held >a meeting yesterday, and offered to consider the men's demands but the latter replied that the matter was a Dominion one and refuse to treat. WELLINGTON MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL. WELLINGTON, this day Thomas Abrecht, found guilty of the manslaughter of his mother, was sentenced to-day to one year's imprissonment with hard labour, to be followed by three years' reformative detention. DEATH OF RARATONGAN. AUCKLAND, this Jay. A Raratongan soldier died at Narrow Neck Camp ' 'from feneum'onia following influenza. STOLEN NOTES ONE CIRCULATED IN AUCELAND AUCKLAND, February 10

The National Bank of New Zealand L.J. notes, B.L.L.L. stolen from the Ruahine, was in circulation in Auckland for a few hours during the latter end of the week. It was successfully passed into a fancy goods dealer, who included it in his lodgment with the Bank of Now Zealand, but on being presented along with other money, it was immediately discovered by the teller as one of the missing notes.