DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I)Y TKLKr.HAI'H —PER IT.F.S3 ASSOCIATION.]

FATAL OCX ACCIDENT. DARGAYTLLE. July 11

At i lie Babylon Gumiield four Dalmatians, named Bout Bragkovich. Jack Mutusich, V. Sokolieli, and .1. Okomo.vieh wore sliifliiifr camp wlion the last named, who was carrying a loaded double barrelled gun in Iho rent of the first mentioned trio, slipped and fell, both barrels of the gun discharging, Jack Matusich receiving the full charge in the head and back, while Beter Bragkovich was slightly wounded. Both men were removed to the hospital where the former is in a serious condition.

Sokolich fortunately was out of the line of fire and escaped injury.

IMPUDENT THEFTS

AUCKLAND, July 12

-V young married couple who had arrived from England on June loth had an eventful .reception the morning after landing. They awoke nt six o’clock to find a drowsy woman sitting on the end of their bod in tbe boarding house, wearing the wife’s hat and coat. The wife’s brother also was tbe victim of a light-fingered intruder. Masonic papers, a military discharge

and £2 ;is in money were missing from his pockets. Outside in the passage tlk? frowsy woman was hovering about. Search revealed tbe missing papers and money, but tbe young couple were less fortunate for their luggage tickets had disappeared. Three days later the frowsy woman and another presented the tickets at the railway station, but tbe official was .suspicious, with the result that this morning the Magistrate. Mr M’Koan, S.M., sentenced Julia (iriflin, aged 33, the woman on the bed, and Elizabeth Wilson Cnivwell. 311, each to one month’s imprisonment for attempting to steal luggage of the value of £2O. Julia- Griffin al.-o was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment concurrently for having stolen boots and shirts valued at £'2 10s Hie property of a person unknown, the theft of a cash box valued at £2 9s Gd and four blankets valued at £•">.

EX-BAY EQUIPMENT. DP NED IN. July 11. The honorary medical stall has reported that the seoj e of the Uadium and X-ray department should he enlarged. so that local eases and tho-e from other parts of the Dominion can bo treated. The stall' recommends ihe launching of a fresh appeal lor fond- for additional equipment and a,i onuomlai ion which will lequire L’nOl.-ti in ibc ■■■'."iv of i ootriliiii ions bringing tin: iota! with (oiveriiiueiii subsidy, to £ 1 I \ I-'aTAI. COLLISION. ( Hi; ISi'C’li r lit 11. July I!. j \ motor -liia-h OCI u: ied ai the ini.er.-: . l ion oi' Warrington Street and Hills Bond. Sl Ai Oa ns. at main today. resulting in Samuel James ('oak, a single man, 38 years of age, a labourer. residing at Hanley St.. Lower liieeartoil. I. dug killed, and David Cairns 112 Peterborough Si., being injured about the head and body. 'I no motor ears, one driven by J. T. I lobe: it. of Kdgeware Bo.ul. and tile other driven by 11. I',. Wright, o! the (.‘ante! bury Motor Company, came into violent collision. Cairns and Cook were passengers in Doherty's ear a five-sealer Overland. Wright was driv'i:;; a two-.-eaLcr Ford ear. Cook, who was travelling in the bark id' Dalle: tv's car. was killed instantly, anil the other occupants of both ears bad mi:.'euloils escapes from death. The big Overland car, which weighs considerably over a lon. crushed into the light Eord. weighing only half a ton. The Eord car was tossed into the air about six or eight feet, and the driver, who was the sole oeeupant was tbruv it clear, landing on Itis feet a little distance away. The car landed on its side, the windscreen and hood being broken and twisted up. and the wheels being badly broken. The force of the impact bad the effect of swinging the Overland ear round, and making it turn a complete somei's.uilt. the ittr landing on 'its wheels about tVift. It om the overturned Ford.

compensation c ask. WELLINGTON-. July 11. The Court of Aibilr.dinii h.s now given its reserved decision ill the comI'Cilsatiou ease. Mrs Childs v. tlie Weslport Coal Company, whi. li was l eard at ’Westport on .Tune 13th. leave being given to both counsel to subunit their arguments, in writing. The Court, finds that the plaintiff has proved her ease that her son died as the result of the injury by accident arising mil of employment in the mine. It finds. However, that tlie depondsnc.v was not total. After deducting £of) de. to benefits, |aid by the Druids' Lodge and tlie Denniston Accident Association. the Court awards £‘-M0 eom| eusatimi. £2o funeral expenses. £l3 13s costs with v. iuio.-xos’ expenses, to be settled by tbe Clerk of Awards.

POULTRY .STIOAY. BLENHEIM. .lily 11. Five New Zealand Cbamj'i. nshb s were allotted to the Marlborough Poultry Show by tbe New Zealand Assoeiatiou, but there was no competition for the ebampionsbip in American Brown Leghorns nor Oriental ]•'*■:!i--. The other three ehi'.inpionsliii.'.s were won as follows:—Rhode Island Red (fancy), Alf Robinson. Nelson; Rhode Island Red (utility), Airs E. Maui< Black Rose Comb Bantams, D. Cosling.