DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—run press association.]

GFN EAT.UJTY. AUCKLAND. October 0

While Erie Ridgley. aged JO. "ariding on the top of a waggon load of pcs L - at Ramarama, near Drury, y-'stnlay afternoon with a gun beside him. the weapon "U'.s shaken oil' the waggon. In the fall the trikger became eauglu and one barrel was discharged. the shot entering his chest. He was brought to Auckland "here lie died -luring tile night. Ills lather is :-g;.! ion uiasier ai pahiatua and al d'uUi ii-iga . | .MAYOR Ob' RICHMOND DEAD. NELSON. O'-i. '• i O! -it nary. • dam Alb -n 11 nyce iek. .Miivor in I!ieiimond. :i promin.'iu dairy sheep fanner. In-t y.-ar's pioriilent "1 ihe Nel-on A. a.m! P. Association, and i- ntoiuh. I’ ol r i ■■ Board ,-f Agriculture, aged 7!. DAIRY ( ONTEOI. HILL. CORE. O'. I. e. A -anipaign meeiing oi Core Earuler - pa-sed un;] n,mou-ly, ;i motion appioviiig tic Dairy ('octroi Act. Oi'K KILNING TIIK MA 1 IN. WELLINGTON. October S. The postal Department la's made arrangement- for the moie rapid tran.-it of mails 1-y I'nited States to and 1 nun N.Z. Tim Ofliec at Chicago "ill advise tb ei'esideii t agent in FrieoW advi--' tin- r- ■-1 d- * 11 1 agent in ' Frisen of lln- depart ure of mails from England, to faeilila t e tlm - li-spa tell fi om I ’a. itie seal'Oiird. Mall- will he forwarded from New York i.y \’;i ue.-a ver or 'Eris.--route, w llirhever gives llie betli'l' ll(-s----pat.'h. Mi'.ils from New York for England will not IV." be Imp! I,ark J 1 Lours for an Annucan !e>u.rll -e r in ] refe:eUi'-‘ to a I'ni'ei.gli I- 'a i . When tun il-n-i- t ran.-hipl " I at 11onolulu, let lers i evil America w ill lie include,!, but Other eh-s'cs ei mail mailer "ill 'till come by Sydney. Il is expected these :il l >■::! 1 ions '-'ill iim'li’i'iile minis between I' r i - am! I lon. l-uli ways. BANK NOTE COLORS. WKLi.IN'GTON. Om . s. For - -ver.,l vein's the pubLe h.-n'e join'd ili • vary lug -!■■.,■- I * olef- -it 1-aid; Holes a sour.' of eaul iisiou and a n iiuvi! ms- ami il bus Ivvii -nego-ted to tin banks ami (bw erum, ul liml e. usidei'al ion should bo given lo i 1m adoption ul a uni form -ir ■ and , nlnui's ior 11i.j,,.. , 1 roll Ii! liII w HI llie i )om ill 101 l . Ibe Ass coaled Ranks have now adopted a M-go -even lUclu S I.V tbl'e,'. 1 il half. pi-, ibuni na Ii mg - ohmi -a' tvaeli denomm:,!ion wdl he a- I'oilow-m 1.0-\ \ "How . PI violet. I llie. t: pi .brown, t Jt! ore, ,i. PA'.! nmk. (.'Km -i.'e giv-'i!. One bar;!; ha- aliw i, 1 % re, , iv.-d a -up ply of P ! no!, -. NATIONAL I! 1I- I I! ,'NsiK ! Vi'hiN. WKI.I.'IN'GTON. om s. A 1 tile ail nil I 111 eel i 11' ' id lhe i'.vr, Utive ol Ibe Nil! lona 1 llil'm A- - lallou Mr Marsba'l wa- re ole, led t bairn-ai' ni d C -1. ! I ugh.- Y I"" ( r ai' man. 'I ", dale of ill" annua! rill" nn el mg 'mm li-ed f r Turn.,lav. March Dili, 1 . <a l; : r, la v . g’l’U h . Iml u! nr 1< ly a ! l"l' ill" a i no. mom iug arrairgeiuelil ~ have uveil mail',' wii 1 1 G.t1.0. t ha! eomp-iit, r- - eliding the army m-ei ing v. ill nn vo I hen |.;,-s," ' ■■; 1' mi d I■, 'over I: u h :; \1 i, c". , o w nil the A. 1 m.v cm-,, mi cm. '■ - ,],,,' it: • -am,' turg, I at thr." . liv and -lx li.imir-d van!-. Service lean,-' matehes hav- ben d-hl-'d Ir-un t!m iu"i"'raiiilu". and an alteration made m the .11,livid.,al set*vi,'*' tele -o bmi 1 I j,, * ;, i" si i v ( Oinpctit i(»n- l-cinix .-Hlnpird, V ill! the m-ee-s.liw altel'al Ml ' '' 'C'> (!;,. ,i i tie rm r ol the rule ic ,d . Aller 1 , iel;| Ilb ‘ dm i!-s!,m p wa- demde: in l il" i"i i -eri.-s li-ls 'ua r 1 !r ’ ,|... |o |. o oil oU.'dnv Ol ill" a ill u. ui iu mu ai i - 1 . --, r: available. Omar,m-u coil,lll ion- for 1!m I'M"...'" Pi >z- are me ium'dmi" ''hi’"’' 'gMide'- V. p'u’O T> i'“ liiiv- I a mh,pie i. The pr ul !.. 1 -hip ," lb" A-.-" i.t!’ u m “VVi,non- rill" - In’" a- • ' enrol! mm" inmubrU". I 1 Do-' n- d-uie , a,-; a O "..mid euable ' | live to muuo'm the pmgram.m '■ " | K Ciul.. Du'e rllli. h a pr. -I'lll, d - j , p p | ( E OF SLI. Air. i Aid K LAN D. ( I' - - !■ j Eollow i u.-. on a dmb! n'dinuiou in j ihe pi n e of -iigar announced l-.v the , Colonial Sugar ( olupan.' on Monday, j ihe re! all price ill Auckland has beeli | fixed by the Ma-ier Grocers' Assoma- I lion at dp! per lb to; l,Hi pa:',".d- m , ! over. I'A LSI-: EFTI ENS. DEN EDI N. Oet. j Patrick Tnoiney, a iarmer. v. a- urn"! L'AU on miuh ot two eiiarge- ol making fal-e ineom-' lax m unn. The pro-eeut iot! si ale-1 (hut the rerun] sill-ini i t ci! in PAR I shov,e,l a ot' p J Id. w 1,, iv!!- iho iimc un.' "a - j l - mile PJJ7H. For the next 'ear the | laxahl- iuenm.' iviuia |ml in "a 5 | pjsj) ill'll';!.: ot L'll'-'dJ. Till- d'.'lendall! eoua-a! e,ad .Oil ! llie-e figures and tli- met pod , ! a-'-i" j mein . Imt the Magi-i i ate Mded Dial i ibei'o wa- coll si- !* ■ rid -1- ■ hlundei :ug and! negligein a im ibe pa rt ol ila detell - j da M l. , ciiarge dismissed. NAl’l I'd). O,'lobe: S. | In a reserved judgment. Magistrate | Dyer dismissed a charge against dames | Vaughan, a lairmmi. and eigl'd otln'is of ('umim'm'ing a loumy, and taking Ia , I l'es p," [ i ve!> . dhe ohii-et wa> to I : a t ! n]■ inker of Iml'-es w inning in Li,, 1...1.C. meal ing lor -ix but lias of leer ptize. Tile Alagi-l rat as held it wa- iiu :i lottery a- tin- chimes for [ia, ~| jy.. were üb: in.si unit uituusly anil none of tli-' com pet i tors i isked any- j L-ang. The i a format ion warn dismiss.,:;. \ Si'DDKN IYF.ATM. I'EII.IMN'G. Oettrhei S. S, A. Oilier. GeiuU'td Mamigor m tre V..",- Zeala ml Fa i line s Di d l'ihm ing; i on.; any died suddenly yesterday, lie soil ".vd i r-ctu ly I rani iulluenza. Lui , v.; I.- aj-j •' i" 1U 1. amove I'l ii g when 1m e" 1- j l:l J’.'i'Cl. j

ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED. THAN IKS, Oet. A. An inquest was hold before the coroner this afternoon on the body of Vernon S. Dent, who was drowned off a launch while journeying between Thames and Kerepehi. Nothing was elucidated how deceased tell overboard though all experienced lauiu-hnuin staled his opinion was that Dent, while

returning trom tlm Low to the cockpit missed bm footing, striking his head oi- the bciting nt the v,--ei am! thereby being stunned. Thi- would account tin there being no oul-ry, de.'eased being a power! n! swimmer. The coroner returned a v.-rdi'-l -u at-id-'Ui ally ill-owned. I DENI ill ED. Al’( Ki.AND. Oct. A. The i.ody of a man touiul in the lions that of William Rule, aged t'uirtyseveil. single, of Pons -nl-y. If" bail 11-eil niU--U'.UL' -1 11- I' Septemi'Cl' Jlld. 11" w i:born in Ai.slra Im. and c-ann' to ihe D,'-inin-on :n a hoy. I nt 'pmit soini' vei:)". in tic Coniunn'.w-'alth. retnni--1U" In ru three year- ago. El NED EUR ASSAULT. GKKYMOUTH. Oet. 5 . En-deriek Williams and William Gordon Pei-1, were convicted of assaulting a Chinese. Clmw John, and lined g A each, and were ordered to pay cost- --[' repairs to the damaged Chinese euokshop. Tiie de fence stated the Chinese refused to give a prize due oil a pni'kapoo ticket.