DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

[ny TELEcitAPrr —peii piif.ss association.] ED END DEAD. AUCKLAND, Nov. 20 The dead body of a man was discovered al Grafton Golly on Sunday by boys who intonat'd the police. An investigation revealed the body was that cl a limn about 10 years of of age. There were three knife wounds in the deicnsed’s neck and a very large gash acro-s ilie right thigh, a deep wound on the right wri-t and a cut on the right forearm. A pocket knite with* one blade open wa- found beneath the body. The man apparently Idl'd to death, in one pocket was an in immoriam card on which was written “r. R. Koller (my name)” care oi solicitors in cite. The Relwin portion of a railway ticket from Kaukapakapn was al.-o found ill deceased’- clothing. ( 11 i LIES BODY R ECO VITREI). GORE, Nov. 2d. The » i!v of Thomas Rates, 9 yearami live month-, accidentally -Irow ied in Mataura river on Nov. 1-t. was recovered yesterday. EIRE IN PARLIAMENT Ill’ll.DINGS. WELLINGTON. Nov. 2d. The security of stone huildiiigs against Hi, spreading of -mall outbreaks ol lire was well shown in the case of the new Parliament Unite 1 ’ on Saturday evening, when a quantity of kiiieinat.ogi aph aim, stored in one of the cellars, became ignited. Yet this most iiitlammablo material burned itself out without the lire spreading in any direition. The only damage was the loss of the Idtll. some kiln-ilia machine.- and | lintugrapliitplant. The material wa- all Government property. BARRYTOWN 11 GTE I DESTROYED gRKY.MOUTH, Not. 211. The Barryiown .Hotel was totally destroyed bv lire at 1 o'clock this morning, the inmates c—-aping in liieii night attire. The insurance on the Building was AM in tile Atlas and the furniture and c-oiit"ills were insured for COtID in the I'uitcd. The Imildiug was old ami was owned by I. Dunn, the licensee. HOLD ER ATTEMPTED. ASI i I’.E R’lON. Nov. 21. Percy Noble, aged 21, a porter at the Honi.-rse.t Hotel, wa- walking in the ih main here la- 1 niglil. when suddenly lie was rum runted by a man six le‘l ill slalure springing Irom behind a tree and demanding money. Noble, who i-al-o -ix feet in height, set’ing that his a-sailant was apparently unarmed, -hewed light. The man tlmieupoii ilee.imped. Noble, whose pockets held i (Mi-iderablc money, informed the |;e!iee. who are now rounding up undesirables. OBITUARY'.

CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 20. Obituary.-—-Frank Cooper, Secretar; ol' Onntcrburv Employers A-socialion and at one time associated with Coopei ami Duncan Ltd. BODY i DF.NTT El ED. AUCKLAND, N, v. 2d The body foil ml ill Grafton Comelon Gully lias been identified as that <’ Kredei iek Roliert Koller, sehoolmaste at Kaul-.apakipa. BOARDING HOUSE DESTROYED T'Al'.M ARANEI. Nov. 20. The “Dominion” hoanltug h.oose oi If rooms at Ohakum- wa- destroyed h\ (ire al O.L’i this morning. The in-MU-niiees were: Building £OIM*. fund Hire '-'oof 1 .