DOMINION ITEMS,

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS,

[by TELEGIUI’H —rEIt i’ItESS ASSOCIATION.] ASC EXT OK AJOI'XT ( 00K. TIMA I ;r, A eg. 13. Mr 1;. L. Vi'igley, with Guide.-, Milne and -Murrell, made the first winter ascent of Mount Cook on Sunday, taking sixteen hours from the llmist tint. This climb, a winter ascent of the monarch of the New Zealand Alps, is probably the most notable feat in Ibe whole course of New Zealand mountaineering, and as was the ease in the fir-t ascent, it lias been uri-oniph'shed by three N’-u Zealander-'.

\V 1011 AM AERODROME. WELLINGTON. Aug. 13 The .Minister of Defence lias announced the appointment Captain lo M. [site, a son of Mr 1.. M. Isitt. M..P., and Caplnin -E f . Kit.dl.iy. a son ol Sir .John Findlay, to fill the pilot vacancies at the Wigram Aerodrome at Sorkburu. The -• are the tii'-d otiicei ' till be e.|U ointeil to tbo staff o' tlm aerodrome by the Government since it assumed control. “In order to disabuse the minds of tho-v v. bo may think the matter was cut e.inl drill!,” >t:,i i Si; I!, Heaton llhod**-'. "1 v.'otthl bk" to s-iy that wr sid-i.ii! 5I the list of a ppd a-a t iotis to at) e:\-oii-i ei ~i ilo Klyiii - 1-b• t'-i. v.!.,■ i- in the Domini... i, lie eygoour ! t iplalificat ion- ami mad,, tb.- - .deei ionin exactly Hie same order a- the ofticers, of the Dopant, tout •,• bo bad vioiisly invi-i i-a t ■ 1 tie- appliciitioti-."

, A CliH.'S DEATH', DEX' DIN. Aug. 13 An ini|ttest held H is morn ng eon corning the death of Gladys .May i M’Kenxie, of Geraldine, iliselo-e.l tinusual eonilitions. Aci-ordttig to i! ■ • met I'ev's’ evid-.-ne--idle girl, who v. a - eighteen years pi age. enjoyed goo i be "lilt till three months ago. when Hr I’.aier.-iiu treated j Iter for eve trouble. \ mem!, late: she became hysterical and dei'i-i amb j Dr Paterson suggested removal of , the girl to the 11-I.'-lii: a i. w Ii -l c s':j "as taken. Tim i.,i- t D;.! night, whan Dr Klrieb. „f Tmuitu. one I Dr Cnn is-. ~, (..grab!itie, ■„ d in l.ali'i'. |)r Paiefsott advised (hat I the girl was in-line, an I 1 1 1 •• j ipda,she "as .Inly ei nimii led. Dr t’aier j 'in 101. l who -. . that sin- eottld ink. I her due rater down A.,,-..-,. yV<.:-.i-'he oi: 1. lie girl was then uni-nii-Pr Will, sigm.-im ml oi of A-ld- m, ' 11 nil. -aid lb , |:o ... i of a. ,j, Dr Dr - a mi a y |. , ~ j ~ 'uor l. in exa in I na t inn a j,J 1 1 : ! | i ” '"'•" '’ii -- -, o,i::, .... fa | | : I • ii'itinoni.-i had b. on , ~,- ,-., r i s " ll!, ‘ day . t iua.'gh i ( might I;, - diliioidi | j 'heguo-e. .'bmum.-nia would ,m- I j ■ i«ir tin- ! ram e,-ml.:ion-. j ' ” h -: - ' I of 111-all ii. ' j A iurglary, WELLINGTON. August 13. j I‘iirglajv; entered the premises of | Al.inouet and AI L’catJt, wareliousomc-n I during the week-end atnl doeamperf •' 'lit' l "lily of crepe rle , Hint? yalu- j ol approximately at £2.50. Entrance 1 pained through a window in ! sal,- alleyway. ||„. j,-,:,ti shutter being i P’b "I ami tl lc hole broken. A man! carrying two largo parcels was seen leaving the wart-ltmi.se about sixo oli-i I. tin's morning. T ATAR DRINKING ROC I'. Dt NEDIN A ng ii -t i,j. A, i be 111 - j it i l .—t on Rose Wiinited : Abo:-, ageil forty-nine, wiio was foujirt ' 'h’ ;, d HI bed in a house at Mnelaggnn .St rei-t. di-elosed ,|mt deceased/Lv hnsbaiiil, and oilier men and women l;; al a drinking bout, de. eased dying D orn .heart, failure, follieving . btmnie alcoholism, A RCGGJI I ’A S.< a t: I ‘. A I ( Tv LAN I), A ugust 13. | I in- -teauicr Naringn tvbielt arrived teste,’<la\ Irotn Ltver[)ool brouglit, ten Tend of pedigree eat tie ft out England, six bulls, one, bull calf, and tltrea in-iter-. Seven of the animals are _\vt.s'lttes. two are Aberdeen Angus and one i- a Red Poll, Ice i os-el eNnent-m-eil very stormy weaiher during the last fortnight, and vet \ heavy sea - Hooded the decks. I lie cattle were earried in rove red- | in fen- on tins after deck. On August ~ a heavy si.a -truck one of the pens and smashed ii lo pieces. The animals itMUe were kitoeked down and one log on the I .a si-tlr at iendi’fil ho was in' ; the pen and broke Ins i ollnrbone. [

The animals wore buried for a time I under the wrecked wooden pen, The j animals wore uninjured, TOST AND TELEGRAPH CONFERENCE, WELLINGTON August 13. j The Post and Telegraph Conference , passed resolutions rccominenui •• hotter class materials he used in making uniforms for all uniformed employees, and that the Railway Depart- I mein he approached on the question of having the postal van iit'.aonoo to the! Main Trunk train placed at the rear ! of the train. Owing to the president being de- j laved m his arrival the formal opening oi the Conference takes place to- ; morrow, SCn.I.ING CHALLENGE. h LEX HELM, Aug. M. j 15. P. Eunices (.proprietor of tin- \ "Express") yesterday cabled to 11. Coon-bos 'sporting editor of the Sydney Referee) in reply to Paddon's olfer j to row Paddy Hannan, llmi it was im-i possible to row before Christmas, owing to business reasons. Hannan pro- \ for- meeting Felton first.