BRIEF ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 117, 15 February 1928, Page 12

BRIEF ITEMS

FROM FAR AND NEAR Uganda Cotton Crops.—Official adv:s from Uganda estimate the cotton cps of the Protectorate for the year 171928, at from 110,009 to 140,000 bait — British Official Wireless. Heat Wave in Queensland.—A :at wave has ruled in the western ha? of •nsland for the past week, and ven deaths are reported in the Clonrry district, where the thermometer glistered 117 degrees.—Press Assn. ' Death Under Anaesthetic.—Jepll Allen, aged 48, died under an anaesetio at Christchurch Hospital yestflay. Allen was a retired farmer. —Press ssn.

Injuries Prove Fatal.—A lad five years old, Noel Waller, when retning home from school yesterday, was" ruck by a baker’s delivery van and ed a few hours later, states a Press Aociation message from Timaru.

Farmers’ Union Founder.—Reco.ition by the New Zealand Farmers’ Uim of the services of its veteran founds Air. A. G. C. Glass, found expression! a meeting of the Auckland executivswhen Air. Glass was presented with gold watch on behalf of the branchesf the union throughout the DominioiiPress Assn.

Olympic Nominations. —The clutaffiKated to the Canterbury Rowing Aociation have 'nominated seventeen mnbers for inclusion in the Olympic jwing crew. The association has deciid to' nominate H. Ayers as coach, of thcrew. —Press Assn.

Theft of Case.—The Press Ass.dation at Hastings has been requested t state, that the man giving his name ; Boe. Griffiths, who was convicted at Aikland. of stealing an attache case, is .otßoe ' Griffiths, the well-known Hasting jockey. Air. Boe Griffiths is now n his home town.

New Auckland Railway St;i«n— Tenders are to be called at once or tie new Auckland railway station, tb wotk providing employment for a larg iiunber of men for eighteen months—Press Assn.

Hoare Bribery Charges.—Th New South Wales Government does not iitend to appoint a Royal Comnission ip inquire into the Hoare bribers charges. It regards the matter as a domestic quarrel between the miners and tie fewners, which should be lei to tie parties concerned to settle. —Fess Assi.

Parlous Condition of Coa Trade.— The New South Wales Goveument has decided to take steps to brig about a conference between the mine->wners ana miners with a view to imroving the narlous condition of the oal trade. — Press Assn.

Murder of Italian Vje-Consul.—A Press Association message from Odessa says that a man named Doirovolsky was sentenced to death for tie murder of Signor Kozzio, the Italia: Vice-Consul, while Goukovitch, who height the dead man’s clothes, was sentaced to three years’ imprisonment. ■

Ontario Mine Disastr. —A message from Timmins states ihat the total death roll in the Holliiger mine fire is 39, the largest ever reprted in a mine disaster in Ontario. The tragedy, is the first of its kind ir North America, fire in a ouartz mine being unknown.— A.P.A. and "Sun.”

Supposed Suicide st Petone.—Thomas Kearns, a slaughterm’n, was found dead, with his throat cut in a “bach” at 30 Bay Street, Petone, shortly after 3 a.m. resterday. The deceised was last seen 'alive at 10 p.m. on Alonday, when he appeared to be quite right. He was a married man, and haves a widow and young family,, who nside at 29 Fitzherbert Street. An iniuest will be held this morning.

An Australian Visibr.—The Chief Sec. retary for South Aistralia, the Hon.. Henry Tassie, is visting New Zealand. He arrived at Auckland with Airs. Tassie by the Aorangi, .nd will visit both islands, leaving for home again from Wellington about Ala'ch 9. Although in the Dominion for a loliday, Air. Tassie is taking the opportmity of inspecting forest areas. On hisway to Rotorua ha will visit plantation near Pularuru. — Special Service.

Explosion at Stringrad.—The Riga correspondent of the, Ixmdon “Times’* states that Moscow rports an exnlosion in the office of the German Thyssen Concession at Staingrad, formerly Tsaritsyn, killing tenßussians and. three Germans, and destrtring the building. The police report th A a workman named Steiger, neglecting a warning, opened three cases of dynastfe cf a hundredweight apiece with on iron hammer. The manager left hin hammering. Later, the explosion occured. Steiger was killed.

Girl Loses Sight of Eye.—Beatrice McGrath, a student o: the secondary department of the O.ford District High School, met with i serious and distressing accident reently in a most unusual way. She ras bringing. in the cows for milking. 1 horse had strayed into a wheat field aid a youth, in order to frighten it out, lisdiarged a gun at long range. Miss AliGnth at this time was at almost right argles to the line of fire, and at least niiety yards from tlie house. A pellet eiher rebounding from something or brealing away from the charge cut across t?e front of her eye so injuring it as to euse her. to lose the sight entirely.—Specal Service.