DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[IIY TELEGRAPH —-PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHILD’S DEATH. ( HEISTCHDRCFL July 7. Roy Kitchener Cosgrove, aged 04 years, collapsed under an anaesthetic. Restorative measures were applied, but without success, INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. DUNEDIN. July 7. One hundred and fi ft v pupil- of the Boy-’ High School and four members if the stair are absent, a- the result of the inlltien/.n epidemic. ACCIDENTS AT FOOT'BALL. WELLINGTON. July 0. An unusually large number of accidents occurred during tin* week-end. the majority being due to football. Two players. Cecil Blew and J. Shannon, sustained fractured legs and .Maxwell Crcskery slight concussion. All were admitted to the hospital where they are progressing favourably. SENTENCE CONFIRMED. WELLINGTON. July 9. An uppi*:i! by Albert Garnett against the deci-ion of Wanganui District Committee di-f|ttali! ying him for five years for breach of the Rules of Racing, and disqualifying the horse .Mountain Chief lor life, was dismissed, by the judges, who affirmed the commit tee’s decision. SUDDEN DEATH. TAUMAR ANT'D July 1). Thomas Hciily. a single man. aged 33. working at Ellis and Biirnard’s mills*. OngariU’, was on his wav te work thi- morning in Mungat uroto Valley. when la* had a lit of coughing and began to vomit blood. Two mates picked him up and found lie was dead. His bily was brought into Tauninriuiui. BOY DROWNED. DUNEDIN. ,1 nlv 9. Hector David Campbell. 11. wa- at cidcniully drawn."! in Callin'- River. CHARGE OF BRIBERY. DUNEDIN. July 9. lb,-ilia Saraii MaeFit* wa- commit led ini* Ilia! o.i a (barge of having hv bribe, aUempti'd to dissuade the principal witness ill the llayiu* ea-a. irom giving evidence.

INFLUENZA. DUNEDIN. JnK 9. The Boys’ High School is closed 117 boys ami !i laa-ter- being down with iniluenza. A SAD RESULT’. PALMERSTON X.. July 9. An iu()nest was held mi tla* Imdv o! Mary WiLon. married. 17. who died a> a result of injuries -u-taiiied in an accideut while retum ing a talifi* from one room to another. A verdici was returned of death due to shook following the rupture of a bowel, caused accidentally by falling ever a tab!.*.