DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I)V TELEGRArn—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

DUNF.DUV EX HIBTTION. DUNEDIN. July 3. A meeting of the inner executive of •the Exhibition Committee was held today. It was resolved that a prospectus be issued, with a capital of £750,000 and that the company he registered when £50.000 was subscribed. It was announced that £30,000 had been subscribed. Provisional dilector- were elected. A SERIOUS CHARGE. DENE DIN. July I. A well-kin wn Dunedin woman, who has I veil prominently identified for some year.- with tie* welfare of returned soldiers ami e ther soei.d activities, will appear at the Peine t urt on fruity to answer a clung-- of attempting to dis-uad ■ a prinr:pn! w itues- in tile eliai'ge against Ilayite, of attempted ah,u tain, from giving ev'i;leu;e. I lie woman is a member of an important local board. LOCATING A MAORI. AY ANGA NUI July 2. In a cii-c heard at the .Magistrate's t ourt at Wanganui, tin- ilifUu-u 11y that a Government inspector had up tinriver ill locating a Maori was recounted. ■'Do you know whole live-:" asked the Inspector, on meeting a native. “Yes.” was the icply. Have yon seen him lately. J Acs Do you know where I can find liimr Tes, Well where can I find him.' Here Where: If- me. ITSHINU I.AUNGII BURNED. AUUKI.ANI). July 3. Tile fishing launch. Merry Due-lies-, caught lire, iu Raiigiioto Channel tonight ami wa, eomptetei; -h--t roved. Sile was owned b v Mr G. Y\k 'l'uthmv. who wa, li, liing in her at 1 lie l ime. Ile lit an ei! stove to hod water for tea and then went off in a dingily to examine a drill line he had set. 1.0 king hack he -aw the launch on lire, and so rapidly did the llames spread that- InWas unable to get aboard again. It I, it tide i st nod that the I-auneli I- ill-tired but tlm owner is a heavy le-er. VETERAN oi-' INDIAN MUTINY. AUUKI.A.VD. July 2. Tlm death has occurred of Mr William Blair, at the age of 01 years. He was a veteran if the I udian .Mutiny and remembered la ri Robert.- as a young- subaltern in the Altille'V. IN!-! U EN/.A FIT DEM lU. ('! 1R ISTt HE R( i I -Inly 3. ( large drapery cm in ( hristclmreh had 20 assistants away thinmniing through the influenza. Other firms rr| ort the absence ot nianv emplevees. I lie Ininks and Ge-vc-riimelit eltiee, hale also slilien-d. Many of the police ellin-i-i. particularly tlm-e who have been engaged on night duty, ere down with the influenza. Many public la-lies are foaling their activities 1 e-1 I'iet eil heiaU/e n! ill !l Iti -11 - ’/.:t among 1 heir employees. DUNEDIN. July 3. The pi evading influenza epidemic halm,.u severely fell ill ill" Chief P.'-i Oliiee. Tu-da v. no few e,- t lent 2d mem--1,-rs of the stuff. including 12 !- -Imen. --. ,-re off i hit v. Sm Ii a defile! am in the ,tti' li,, mac 1 ,- ii difficult to c-ariy out he wml; of Ihe oliiee ill an ehioien I manner, eml in am di-l riet -it ha11* - “ii i- mi l u-s-ary to r--t riet tindelivery ef mails I 1 Him | «-r day. Ihi -e wi,,, me a\a ila hie l.r duly am doing their I i-,t under difli nil condition.,. A return to normal c ondirioiis w ill I-*-made is -.a n as oiioumM-mi o, | ormit. The Telegraph Office ha- ! ecu m- re fortunate. A few member- -0 the -tall have been laid up. but at no time hall,e niimher been -ullieielit to mt-rfen w nh. the eflimrm y "f the work In any j tino-rial evini. \ EAlAlf REUORT. : { HRISTt lIURUIU -L'ly | r ], ( . |. ( 'jee In' -'amuel Robert Mitith. -I j pre-tn m, remand on a charge oi vug- j V that lie ever made a -tale j that'he miglit be able to give some on ! I j ,mat ion iu regard m u-e munh-r o! | ('„ii-la.ble I (organ at 'I imam. Ihe noli tat- definitely. Hot 1 !; ere Ifoundation « lu-iover for >he report. ROWER BOARD*. Y\ FI.LING-TON. -Hoy >• TI," executive el the NcV. 7.M Pew,.,- Board- A-soeial ion mcl Hi” | .i, .- ,-mpT i. 1r :i rolli**! cnc!« <>! •Miirnmir i" <,n ,!n1 v ' ■ T ! l> Board delegate- and to - on-wm ike et-u.-l il m ion drill ted bv Hie > ~; 'f tm-v winch wa- adogi-d mill HigtO lunmtd,m-n:-. an I ordered ,o he e.re..-h-led to all power hoard- m >•"' H'

minion. A general eonie rill e J- > 1 " p,!d at Wellington on du.y - 1111 - AX KXCITING INCIDENT. AYi lANC Ali Kl. duly I. An e-e-it d,--. m.-idenl oeeuired on the Oimrahi wharf at eigl’.t o idnek In- 1 e- tlie train. and pa-seiigets hound for Auckland, were proceeding In ihe darkness from the railway -lu--11,,u to ihe steaiiUT Mourilynn. A i hr,"-xear-ohl hov named Powirk, of | InUiaima fell over tlie wharf into the harbour, the drop being about iwefty feet. Mr- Alorton. hi- grandmothei. who aceoinpanieil the child promptly jumped m and sustained him until a lifebelt wa- thrown trout the M.oiirilviin ftreutan named Token-oka a llaratongan) plunged to tin- le-cui' and helped lo support the collide and next followed the Alourilyaii's eljiet f;-,cer. W. K. Hohitt'i'ti, who also gave valnahle aid.

A boat belonging to the scow Ft hi Wells lint oil' an-.l took all four nboan the child and grandmother eoipinuin their iottrnev to Auckland.

II WWW'S niAI.I.F.XGK. HI.KXIIKTM. July F ,T. p. H:iniian. AiistluhoiuW j-uiillir champion. !i;>- diUM-'iiuil £101) till. morning tu i over i. rluJliuny i.. ill- "'inner oi th.' 1W.1.1-ii,-limliuM rac- lor ill** world's cli:iin j -iihi-I>i 1>• Hannan ” >ll , „| v (. in X X. itinl t lit- challenge, us i'ui' us I’addon is i■niK't.’rnt'il. '*.ol Ini'—i' ii Is- !*."• iii'i-- t‘> >•<-m.-. lu the 1 loin ill n-n. \!f |'\ hi n l- i. .■!i:111«■ is "J Himni<l' i'or hi- present Hilo uuJ I iaii; l ll tliuii" t Kis r.ii't' may evetitiude in .A HiAliinil 1. 1,011! Xmas time. ( (IMI'KXSATIOX (’ASK. AYFI.I.IXWTOX. July J. In u rompon-ation ui'i' in tho -''ilui fat inn I'nui't to-day. Albert kduaid [ lilils, will! Inst Ills right ha lid "lin-t emploved t.v Frederick Xeedhain. hu.ldor. Palmer-ton Xortli. » ;i- aw rded JMA-1 As. . Khiintili is under . and had been rkins us :i probationer apprentice. Ti l- del’olU e raised til'- ([lK‘stil-11 o' I;pa pw. tist* Ik>v lwul only Won at work ‘ \ v "..i- u-lvn the accident happened. |’p, , u . in,i an indentured apprentice. was not cut it led u> rompeusation under tlm a\val. Mr Justine Frazer said that the <,ue--tieu to consider was whether the lad was unskilled, or whether lie would have remained unskilled, or vheteor lee would have become skilled. here was nothing to show in this ease that plaintiff was unlikely to have continued in the trade,