DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

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CHLOROFORMED A GIRL. OTAKI, Od. 18. George Ay re was to-day charged with .milawfully entering a kiosk, with intent to commit a crime, and that, or about October Pth. with intent in commit or facilitate a crime, lie caused Margaret ikirata to be nlleeted with chloroform : and lie was also charged

with assault ing Maud Cot ten’ll. The evidence showed the aeeil.-ed entered the Kiosk at Otnki (each, chloroformed Margaret I’ar.iia, and assaulted Maud ('olterell. lie pleaded guilty, and was committed lor senI cnee. £10“:) FOR PLUNK FT SOCIETY. MASTER'D)N. "el. If). Mrs .1. |t. Henry has demit.’d Cl l s-)

to the local I’luuket Society in ntenmry of her late da ugh ter. BARMAN KriCIDES. DUNEIMN. G.t. IP. Erederiek Charles Gcal",, single, aged eti. a barman at tile Henley Hotel, shot himself fatally this in..riling in bis ladroom. lie has mi relations in the B.mill island, bni a married si-ier al Tokoinero Riv and a -ing!" si-tor at Auekj land. engi ißii sen,mi. teachers. CIIRJKTI lICRCII. Get. 10. *n reply to an inuqirv from the Department of Education regarding lbe number of English teachers to be placed in Canterbury, the Ed ilea I ion Board decided that while sympathising with the propo-al to iind work for English teachers, yet in view of the large number of ex-training college students, of whom Hi:) would be available in tie’ New Year, the Board could not enter into any definite arrangemeni to litul employment for any stipiilaled number

nl teachers from Great Britain. HEALING POSTPONED. M'ELI.FXGTOX. October 1!). The 'EuII ('curt was unable to proceed w ith the ease of the AYad" -iders Federation versus Eraser and others, owing to the illnc-s of Afr o‘Regan, <-mii!-.''l for the Federation. E! DERBY MAN'S MAD ACT. THAMES. Oct. 19. This morning, a. I'.. Higgins. an elderly man. entered il;e Waikino school, and after a conversation with i!; * hcaiinia.-ter. .Mr Reid, for some nnaccoii ni a hie reason he produce'! hrearm- and tired indiscriniiuatelv into the scholars, causing some dozen cusuallies. including a girl named MeGarry. and the buys Mel,"an. McKinney and Shaw. The police have been eonnnunieated with. After a prolonged siege in the VaiUino schoolroom. Higgins was captured. ft is reported that two children have since died. Particulars are vague concerning the others, hut it is stated that three others and the schoolmaster are seriou-ly wounded.