DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TKLKGRAI'Il —I’F.R PRESS ASSOCIATION.] INFLUENZA. AUCKLAND. July 3d. Since Saturday ten cases ot pneumonic inliuonzn have been reported in Auckland district, the total for the month is 7-1. Two deaths in the suburbs mtike the total deaths fur the month 11.

RECKLESS MOTOR DRIVING

PALMERSTON X.. July 311.

At the Magistrate's Court. Frank Rloxsom.* pleaded not guilty to the theft of a dogcart from auction rooms at Foxton. He was committed to the Supreme Court fur trial. When a taxi-driver was charged at the instigation of the Railway Department with attempting to drive a motor car over a railway crossing when the line was not < lent 1 . ( uimsel lor tie* 1 )e----p.'irtment said that it was not the* intention of the Railway Department to permit any ease of tie* satin* kind to pass and in luiure prosecutions will he taken in the interests of the motorists concerned. and the public travelling on the trains. The practice of recklessly going over railway crossings when trains are appt oaehmg must he stopped.

BANK AIANACEIi DEAD. PALMERSTON N.. July 3d Obituary.—Charles Smith. .Manager of the local branch of the Bank ol New Zea land. KOPFWnRKS ACCIDENT. DFNEDIN. July 33. .lames Deans. IN was admitted to Hospital with a fractured skull through being slnirk by a level at D*Dinghy's ropeworks. An operaOnii w; i s |x*rt i )i’iikm l . and is ' ll a < rilil 1 i-audit ion. WI! ESTI.I N( 1 MATCH. WELLINGTON. July 31. A wrestling match hilled lor the championship of Australia and N.Z. between ,1. Clark (champion of Australia) and S. Gtuhling ol Auckland, (champion of N.Z.) < alch-as-ratrli-eau style, ended in a draw each securing olio fall in 5U minutes. MAN STABBED. ('ll H ISTCIII' 1!( "Tl. July :: ” John Flvnn. H. single, was In I Iving in Hereford Place at H.3l> on Sat inula v night, with knile wounds m hi- neck 1 ehesl. lie was admitted to the Christchurch Hospital, and last nielli his eomiil ion was not considered serious, although ho was weak Irom loss Of blood. . It is believed that he was assaulted stabbed, hut the police so tar have not been able to locate his assailant FUnn’s parents reside at Dtira. and 1,..’ Pas onlv been at Christchurch lor the last seven mouths. lie is a labourer by oei upation.

FURTHER PARTICULARS

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What appears to have been a dispute between two young men on Saturday night over the result of the MarislMerivale tot Hall match, elided in one of the combatants being stabbed with a pocket knife in tile neck and ehesl. necessitating his admission to the Christchurch Iln-pita.!. Duly meagre details of the alf air have Teen gathered by the police, owing lo tin* reticence ol the injured man. The occurred ill a right-! i'-w ay, known a- Herciord Place, at about lI.Id p.m. - I;,r i,R is known, several wino,'. men were present, and an argument was --tuned concerning the big biothall match. Ihe argument developed into a light, and a constable, whose al tent ion was attracted by the excitement, arrived iii time to meet John Flynn, a single young man, aged 22. a labourer, staggering out of the right-of-way. with IJnoJ oozing from two kmb* wounds m his neck ami ehesl.

Flvnn was then in a serious condition through tin* his— "1 blood, hut he did not- wan: the ron-tabie to take an v act ion in I lie mult ci. IDs i ouditiun, however, was stieli as to require immediate attention, ami the constable had him removed to tin* hospital with out de Ia v.

Yesterday, the police were unable to interview Flynn about the matter, lull to-day his condition has shown considerable improvement.

PE.XKDIX REPORT. DCXEDIX. July 31. j There were no not ilient ions ol pneumonic cases to-day I coin Otago Hospital districts, Inn lour from South Otago and one from Soulbland. One death is report ed ill Otago di-1 rirt. A EATAI. .ICMP. HAW'EI!A. July 31. A fatal accident occurred at Olakeho yesterday when Eric John Stendnle, aged Is, jumped from a dray to pick up a maul which had lallen Iron, another dray. Stendalc's horses bolted and a motor ear coining along Stendnle accepted a lilt lo recapture the horse. W’lu'ii the car was alongside tin* dray Stendnle jumped oil and lell under the dray, uiie* ol the wlieels passing over his neck, lie died on Hit* way lo flic hospital. PA I’A 110 A .MIXERS EIX El). tIREV.MOI’TH. July 31. Eullc.w ing on recent trouble at tho mine, the Piiparua Miners Eiiion were to-day jiroeeedetl against lor inciting and instigating a stiike contrary to section li of tin* Industrial Conciliation Arbitration .Vet. The l. nion admitted tlie breach hut claimed the circumstance*, warranted only a nominal penalty. The maximum penalty was £2o'* Inn, the Department didn't press for i lie full amount. Defendants were c .n----victed ami lined £2O and costs. A NEW ZKAI.AXD IXVEXTIOX. OAAIARE, July 31. Alexander Harper Enfield, who has a. .'.trong meclmnieal turn of mind, has conceived a device by which it is claimed that aeroplanes will he enabled ti> rise direct and remain stataauirv in the air and descend at will. Steps have been taken to secure patent rights in all the principal count-lies.