NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 25 February 1919, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

BROTHERS LIGHTHOUSE MYSTERY NATIONAL WAR PORTRAITS WELLINGTON, this day. While working in Cook trait On. Sunday the-Hinemoa received a signaJU from the Brothers lighthouse asking I for assistance. Nothing more wfas heard of the matter yesterday, but < news may come to-day. Some,; notable additions are likely to J?e made to the National war portrait collection in the Dominion Museum. About 200 photographs are coming to hand, in which Victoria Crosses are represented, including those Of Freyburg (Wellington), Brown (Oamaru), Andrew (Wanganui), Sanders (Auckland), Bassett (Auckland). Others 'awaiting frames are Storkey (Napier). Larsen (Hawera), Ju®son (Auckland) The value and interest of the national .collection seems now to be fully reand appeals for photographs mget.il.wifch prompt, appreciative res.../sUliUlk:; J *■" ponse. MOTOR CAR FATALITY. COLONEL M'CREDIE KILLED. GISBORNE, This Day. A sad motor car accident occurred yesterday. reulting in Colonel M'Credie being killed.. He paid/a visit to Morere stock sales, and was returning to his station *t by motor. The car was driven h«f± Mr B'owen. of Parito. Other oecu/h pants were Mrs Gower and Miss Gower. When reaching a corner of the road the party met a five-horse wlaggon, and to avoid a collision Bowen swerved tthe ear and it capi sized over the bank. The occupants ! wer? pinned under the car. and when extricated it was found that Colonel j M'Credic was dead. The other oc--1 cupants were not seriously hurt.

ANOTHER \STNR DTSOOVEHEEDf WELLINNGTON, February 24. Another mine was iiseovercd *by trawlers off Cape Farewell last week and exploded. A report was received on Friday that a mine was seen afoat off Paikakariki, but search made on Saturday -and Sunday proved unsuccessful. MINE DESTROYED OFF AUS TRAEIAN COAST. * The steamer Aeon sighted and destroyed a mine off Cape Everard ,on the direct Sydney-Melbourne route. TENNIS. The Tennis Club and the Hui Hockey Club have decided to hold picnic at an early date at the junction of the Rangitikei and Hautapu rivers. Last night a committee appointed from both clubs met, and the following programme was drawn up: —Men's swimming, first, prize trophy; ladies' swimming, first prize ,10s 6d; gents' races, 50 yards, trophies; ladies' races (2), 50' yards trophy, 7*| i6d' 1 ; Combined trace, tirophy and 10s 6d; icijgarette race, two trophies; thread the needle race, two trophies; diving, trophy, tug-of-war, five aside, for ladies, 12s Gd in trophies; men's tug-of-war, five aside, 12s 6d in trophies; points prize given to lady, of a tennis racquet presented by Mr P. E. Wakeman.