VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1921, Page 1

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGHAI’U —I’EIl CHESS ASSOCIATION] RAILWAY FATALITY. I CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 23. | The adjourned inquest touching the death of Albert M.illard. aged fid years, a railway worker, who died at the Hospital on Friday, as the result of injuries received through bmng crushed bv a truck at Springfield, was resumed he lore the Coroner, Mr S. F. McCarthy. i ! Dr 0.11. Thompson said that he first seen the deceased at 10.35 n.m. on Thursday. Witness described the natur of deceased’s injuries, and said that b was also suffering from severe shock. An operation was performed at noon on Friday, but it was found that nothing could he done. Deceased died at l.L> n.m. Death was due to shock. Frederick Woolley, railway earpentei. said he was helping two others to pus' a loaded truck on to a siding when lm '■curd someone call out. "Witness sav. ' :; !hird caught lietween the truck ami 1 1 1 .■ coal siding, and helped to release him. Dr A. B. Pearson, who conducted the nost-mortem examination, described deceased’s internal inieri"*. Heath we due to shock following injuries. The Coroner returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence, adding that the injuries were not- received by the deceased during the course of his employment, and that he was a trespasser at the time of the accidi : CLERK’S CONFESSION. CHRISTCHUR' 11. Aug. 23 At the .Magistrate's Court to-day Patrick John Butler, aged 21 years, e clerk in the State Coal Office, Christliuvch, was charged with stealing sums dialling 12033 -Is Id from the Slate foul Dope' l incut between September * st. 1020, and August Ith, 102]. Accused pleaded guilty. i The evidence showed that the money vas taken from Iho cash register, and L u accused had slid lie nut all the; (•iiitev in I'm Post Office Savings Rank, j vbme he had almost CvIHW) to bis ere lir. He had refunded all that he had i itolcii. Previously tin* accused had ; hot lie an excellenl elm racier. \ lie was committed to the Supreme bin t. Ibr sentence, ard was allowed hail. | NFW 7, F AI. \XD R’GPY I'M ll '' WFI l.l\c co\ \r. ; At a mooting of the New Zealand Rnghv Giiion to-night it was decided to illoeato the match Springboks v. Maoris io Napier. In ibis connection, llawkos B;;v t'nion said the native.- of ti e ois- ; ♦ ri<t would lie prepared l> give the! Springboks a Native welcome and ; "greed to accent the offer. 11 win da- \ ridod to grant lit) free seats to soldiers, fioin Waipukurau Hospital. ! Correspondence was received troin Now South Wales with reference to i •• Frtuich Rugby team's tour. T'.ie Fnion is now awaiting official advice from France. North Otago’s request for a match at Oatnaru against the French team is being kept steadily ill view. \!r t:, w. Slade f(Tiairinan) and Mr Bailey (member of the Executive! leave for Aii' kland t- ■ m ■ ” r R-uiley act-, ing as the Fition's ieprcscnlatfive with the Springboks for the remainder of the tour.