DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 May 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[HV TEI.EGRAFH —PER TRESS ASSOCIATION.]

A SUDDEN DEATH. GREYMOUTH, May 4

Mr Frank White, aged 74 years, died suddenly at breakfast this morning. He was the Westland district attendance officer of tlio Canterbury Education Board. Deceased leaves a grown up family. He was a menu her of the Greymouth Bowling Club.

DOCTORING BY WIRELESS. WELLINGTON, May 4

The value of wireless on ships was once more demonstrated by the fact that while the Ulimaroa, which arrived at Wellington yesterday, was on her way from Sydney site received a wireless message from tlio steamer Wodottga on Tuesday night stating that one of her passengers was seriously ill and that there was no iloctm on board. The surgeon of the l littiimiii then sent instructions hv -wireless. At the time of the incident the Wndonga was nil' the Queensland coast, a thousand miles from the Ulimaroa. ACCIDENT' AT OPERA HOUSE. WELLINGTON, -May I. During a petformiuicu of the “Peep Show” at the Opera House last night, an accident happened to one oi the company, Phyllis Porter, by which she was severely Ini rued about the arms and shoulders. The audience heard a loud hang and simultaneously a girl’s scream. There was a moment’s pause in thi> performance when one of the performers whispered to the orchestra who struck up tut air out of the usual routine and the play went oil and that Mas all the audience know. Behind the scenes Miss Porter’s costume was alight and before the flames could be 'extinguished she was badly bunted. Fir.-,I aid was rendered by a member of I lie audience and later Miss Porter was taken to the hospital where she is now reported to he doing Midi. The accident wa- due in ihe explosion of a Ins •. COAL .DUST EXPLOSION. AUCKLAND, May 4. liv an c.\illusion of coal dust at Wilson’s lenient works at Warkworth, two employees, Roger Teague, fifty, was severely burned in tin* face and both arms, and Noble Kemn. 54. burnoil on t!ic neck ami arms. I.iotli men are in tho hospital and progressing favourably.