DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 December 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A BAFFI.F.. THAMES, December 3. The Secretary of the Catholic Bazaar wa- charged at the ALigi-t;ate s Court with a lueiK'h of the Gaming Act. It appears that in connection with several i'atile tor which ] ennission had been given by the dopai tmont. The authorities of the bazaar gave witli each ai tide riill'led a gift of greater value. Tee defendant pleaded guilty. Ihe Magistrate enh-rel payment of costs, tug. did nut record a conviction ai.ke cum:- wa- brought- lo show that chinches must be careful with rattles. EIRE AT i.EESTOX. CiIRISII IICEC 11, Dee. ;s. I .('(.'Ston hotel, a very old wooden building comprising seventeen moms was dcstroje 1 by lire early on Sunday together v. i-ii tile adjoining budding, u-od a- an . (lie e by Springs-Ellesmcre chctii" lower hoard and Smithson and Aid,-ley. .-nliciuirs. The only a nicies sa,!'l were a few personal belongings winch the meupnuts were able to pick tfi as they made their llight. Many inmates had lo make their ''scape in their night attire. The building was owned by Air Janies AleGurmack. of (In istehun h. IL-. son, James .AlcC iu-nnn-k i- the piesent licensee, the buildin.' was \or\ (JT anil Mazed so iii-Mely i , set tire I" buildings on the opposite side ami also the grandstand in thi recreation ic-ervc. 200 yards away, ;,,. I these outlne'iks Wei" ,-xi ingiiished. The building was insured for £2-*OO in the So , ,it.he:n Ptiion. stne!; £bt!o. and furniture C MO. The lire '"'riled t tie elei-iric main-, ciitiing oil' power from the milking plan is. \ SUICIDE. CiIRISJT ID I'.CII. Deecmh.-r !' William 11n be; l Wall ins. -ingle. J2. a fanner oi iianginra was drowned in a v, ale; bale in a creek on Sunday morning. II" left a note -aying he was | ~! the rieck. Ills two nieces v ;ut to find him and saw hi- bod.' under the bridge. Il had a bandage io ~. Tile cO's. A lei lei in a Mbit- mi tlie biuk indicated suicide. M (fit il! ( 11 AAI i l l (i N 8111! ’. BLENHEIM. December J. . New Zealand liglilweiglil motor (.'He cliaiiijiionship was won by A. I'.. Woodman. on a 2.| h.p. A.J.S.. eight mills in nine minutes. \ LTERAN EDO I BA 1.1. ER DIES. HASTINGS. December A. Arthur I hnlles N'.ui'is, Seer- taiy ol Ihe N.X.R.I . liming the All Biaoks' POT lour, and I lie ioitiitk'i’ oi 11 it* New Zealand Referees' Association, died on Sat iiiday. aged sixiy-oim. ailin' a long illness. CHILD'S DEATH. PALMERSTON. X. Der.:i. The ten mouth- old child of Leslie I'ruce Ellis was severely burned about the i;nr, arm- and neck on Saturday afternoon. It appear- the chil i up-el benzine u-cd for an iron with which lhe mother was working at the time and the liquid wetting the child » (Althing. The mother picked the bob' one up. and it is presumed the heat from lhe irmi ignited the tunics ni the benzine. Ihe child was ho-pitalled but died last night.