DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

I.rv KußAi'ii —putt raiiss association.} Boy kicked by horse. DUNEDIN, Jan. I. John Carrmgton. aged live years, was found in a paddock at Port Chalmers sudering from severe injuries to his head which were caused through a kick I rum a horse, lie was removed to the hospital nucoiiseioiis. ( I! IXA.AIEX FINED. AY ELLINGTON, Jan. •I. Iwo gambling dens in ilailiing St. were raided by a party of detectives on Tuesday evening when seventy-five Chinese were arrested in connection with the playing of fan uni. All Cue licensed appeared before Mr AA . 0. Riddell at Hie Magistrate’s Court ioday. Wong .lung pleaded guilty to using number -Y_f as a common gaming house and '.'.as fined Coll, while his assistant. King Fong, wa< fined do. Chong Hung denied using number IS as a common gaming house and was lined CHIU. Seventy-lwo other <' 1 1 i: i - esc were each fined for being found illegally on the premises ol these common gaining houses.

DAIRY CONTROL BOARD. MEETS END OF JANUARY. WEI.I.INGTON. Jan o. The newly elected Dairy Coni mi Boaial meets at Wellington about the end of Jaunary. The names ol the two Government reprcsenlnlives. one for each Claii'i. aie not yet available, and the exporters and proprietary factories hale yet to cloc r one representative. A MOTOR CRA'II. AY 11A NO AR IE Jan. I. Tim Dairy Company’- iwlm wagon got out of com re! a I ,o on o'clock this morning, goi.i -, down ihe hill, on • 'aOtaki Road and crashed into a concrete bridge at tile foltn-ln. Il then capsized into the creek fifteen feel nelow. There Were -.-. era! passengers aboard.

Mi.-s Charlotte Ham-on. of Maugapai, aged nhoul ;Vl. vas killed ;.lmosl in- 1 aiitly . Nurse William- of the AVhangar -i 1 losj-.i;a| -tall was 1 mil v injured i i'.fi bruises and severe shock. ; A hoy, Edwin llardv ihough on .a • ! umter-ide of the vehicle e-eaned :!- mist practically -eatuf'-s. Mr Robert- Kernohaii, ex-C,unity Chairman, ai-o missed any injury. The driver. Edwin Hardy, received a few cuts, htn Was otherwise uninjured. The vehicle was extensively smashed. WOOL PRICES. AA'A NO-AN Cl. Jan. I. The second wool sale of the season opened to-night, and v-a- a '.real success. There was a general mlvau I gd per lh. There »as very keen Cor , tinental competition. i