VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1921, Page 4

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS .

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A BOY DROWNED

HAWERA, April 4. A drowning fatality occurred in Kapulnil river. A lio.v Edward Lovell, fifteen was trying: to catch a goat in a paddock adjoining the river when he fell into the river. Another hoy who was with him ran lor help and a man named Evans was quickly on the spot, and dived and got out tho hoy. First aid was attempted after he had keen fifteen minutes in the water, hut the hov failed to rally. His father "ho is living at Auckland lost another son in the same river eighteen months ago.

INCENDIARISM. IN AUCKLAND REFORMATORY. AUCKLAND, April 4 Persistent attempts to hum down (he Door of Hope Reformative Institution were disclosed in the Police Court when three inmates, aged 13, IS, and 19 years respectively, were charged with having attempted to set lire to the building. There were th.ee charges “against one girl and one charge against each of the two others. Lily Drew, Matron at the Home, said the institution had been on lire in Alay, 1920, twice in January, 1921, and once in February, 1921. 'When questioned one ol the accused admitted she had started three tires, and said she had been dared to set fire t 0 the kitchen by a girl wlm had now left the institution. Another girl said she was not the only one in the last fire. Detective Sergeant Hammond produced statements by the three girls. One girl was committed tor trial. The charges against the other two "ere reduced to mischief. The Magistrate said that evidently there was a widespread cousin racy to hum down the place. One girl was sent to a receiving home and tlie others remanded pending inquiries. conference agreed to. WELLINGTON. Apd 5. The Miners Federation have accepted the mine owners suggestion to hold a conference on the loth. inst. to dismiss the miners claim for a new agreeimmi. WELLINGTON SUPREME COURT. WELLINGTON. April I The prisoners brought he lore Mr Justice Salmoiid fm sentence were ail voting men. The Judge said he "aopposed to granting probation lor persons guilty ol (.hell. breaking and entering. ‘‘l do not consider it in ti.o interests of public pl ot eel ion. lie said, when Llewellyn Price, for lalse pretences came before the Court. Hi' Honor said that the i>risom , i had led a life of crime for 17 years. Prisoner was now 35 and the only honest peri oil was when he was away al I lie front. A sentence of two years hard labour to he followed by two years reformatory treatment, was imposed. John Leslie Raison for theft from a dwelling, received 18 mouths. The oflciiee was committed while prisoner was on probation. Frederick Robinson, lor a first offence of theft was .sentenced to nine months. George Frederick .Murphy for theft from a dwelling was sentenced to two years hard labour, and for forgery and littering Thomas Silk, alias Higgins, two years. John .McCarthy, alias Mathieson for breaking and entering, two years ago, was sentenced to 18 moot lis.

CHARGE OK MERGER. ELLIOTT’S DISAPPEARANCE. ROTORUA, April I. Ilnkarain To Kalin, I lie companion ol Patrick Richard Elliott, when tlie lutior went on a shouting expedition, when he did not return was arrested to-day and brought to Rotorua. This afternoon lie was charged before Mi Kon rick, S.M., with murdering Elliott on about Marecli 2(1. No evidence was offered. Accused was remanded for eight days on the application of Detective Sweeney. Ilnkarain is a sturdy Maori, of middle height, with n countenance expressing boldness and determination. CHARGE OK MANSLAUGHTER. WANG AN El MOTOR FATALITY. WANGANUI. April I An inquest was hold ibis afternoon into the deaths of Violet Campbell and Robert Leonard Adamson, who were killed by a motor car on Easter Saturday night. The Coroner returned tin* following verdict: “Death was due to their being knocked down by a motor car, which was driven by Bernard Mullins and that the same Bernard Mullins did cause their deaths by negligently driving the car at a s|iecd and in a manner dangerous to the public.” Subsequently Mullins was charged with manslaughter. He was admitted to bail in L' 100. EXTENT OF DAMAGE. WELLINGTON, April 4. The Tahiti’s No I hatch to-night was almost empty. Thirty dumps of tiax were destroyed. There was a total of GO in the hold. Half a hundred hales in the hold were damaged by water. All tlie dry hales "111 he reshipped. No structural damage was caused to the vessel. The Tahiti sails at three to-morrow afternoon.