GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 111, 26 September 1912, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

A LAND SLIP. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland. September 25. The railway authorities state that a land slip on the railway is reported to have struck the goods train which was due at Taumavunui at 3.15 p.m. yesterday. It was of a slight nature and all trains north a..id soulli got, through, and no delay is likely to occur in the ordinary running of the Main Trunk express.

IffiKACI! Hi'' THE LICKXSIXG LAW. Invercargill, Wednesday. TTor serving a person under 21 years of age willi lii|iioi-. ittii Bluff publicans were to-day fined ;C" each, and a barman ,-Cl. ITII. !L\LLVS ESCAPE. ! Ii»!."i:il:;i Tuesday. A ::.'''n.' ■'■.■■■'r.'v Ml .. ; ~; ivd on (lie Kanieri road this afternoon, llr. J. A. Nalder. iv;;Mrar of ilic Su|)reme Court, and Mr. !'. IMle. coueiii.ition commissioner, and his wife were being drive]! out to Hie lake. When aseer.ding a steep incline, (be motor was met by a, trap, and. although the driver of the trap pulled a-ddo. the -.'heels of the motor skidded and it cap.-dzeil over a small embankment. The parly were thrown out and the ear ronshh-rably knocked about, and Hie driver sligVl'v injured. The passenger-- M-ip d unhurt. '••RAt'icix:;'' i\ loco. ,sni'.n. Clirisiekunh. Tuesday. Some yea.''.- ai.'o public allciiiioii was directed to "ragging" at ihe railway engine sheds. Thai, cuslom slid continues, as is shown by the ,„■,,-.■(■■.■lion of six jov, employee. Th ■ evdeeee shnWcd Hut complainant had declined to submit to the. "initiation" '"Temony. and was subjected to indignities. Accused were, fined land soverelv taiili-: 'ed, T!ie police stated th:; l .. tin: jnosecir.hm was ihe result of a request from the Railway Department, ■which, was anxious to stop the practices.