DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—per press association.] KILLED BY MIRK ROPE. TAT H APE, October 2. A fatality occurred yesterday at Jensen’s mill at Turangarere, the victim Going a young unmarried man named Phillip Becker, aged about twenty-five. Deceased was working in the bush, when the bight of a wir<> rope struck him on the chin, breaking his neck and killing him instantly. Becker came from Tasmania, where hi- mother and father still reside. IM'GBV UNION'S REQUEST. DUNEDIN. October 2. At a meeting the Rugby Union decided to recommend: the New Zealand management Committee. that all unions be asked to curtail their interprovineial engagements and thus tend to give a greater amount of play to club members. PRISONER ESCAPES. TK AWAMUTU. October 2. Archibald Andrew Charles Scott. 21. solving a term of two years for forgerv. escaped from the Waikeria Reformatory last night. He was working in the dairy when he made a get away wearing ordinary prison clothes and a nlaek oilskin. He took a half draught hay mare with a military saddle and bridle. Scott is 51t. lOin, of fresh complexion, prominent nose, sear over right eye. eyes dee]) set. close together, is a motor mechanic, and it is suspected that he will endeavour to steal a motor ear. CHRISTCHURCH CITY CLERK’S RECORD. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 2. The City Clerk, Mr 11. li. .Smith, who has held the position for 22 years, tendered his resignation last night lor health reasons. Ihe ( alined decided that in view of lhe unexpected nature of the resignation to consider the matter a fortnight hence and the letter was relerred meanwhile to the finance Committee. Mr Smith has been connected with the municipal life of the city for over forty years. GISBORNE HARBOUR WORKS. A LARGE EXPENDITURE. GISBORNE, Oct. 2. The Harbour Board reversed its previous decision,. to construct the harbour works by day labour and resolved that the following works lie done by contract: Diversion of river, erection of walls, a railway bridge, a thousand feet additional berthage, breakwater extension, and a mam breakwater. Ail expenditure of L'75n,0(111 is involved in the scheme.

SHEEP STEALING CHARGE. PALMERSTON X., Oct. 2. At the Magistrate’- Court, RichniM Benjamin Knight, was charged with the theft of three hundred and forty ewes, valued at £l-10. the property of J. M. Bennett, lie was remanded for a week, bail being allowed. FARMER’S DEATH. OA.MA.RU. October 2. Alex Forbes, a fanner of Onmarti, and manied with nine children, died suddenly this morning f ,, un bec.it lailurc.