DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv TELEGRAPH— I’EB rnESS ASSOCIATION.] A MAN'S STORY. WFLLLXGTOX, Jan. 7 Early >lll Saturday morning, a fireman, Daniel Phelan, was found at the corner of Mole-worth Street and Pipitea Street, covered with blood I rom the hands and face. A good deal of blood was on the footpath. He declared lie had been assaulted and robbed, also that a woman slabbed him with a hatpin. The police arc inclined to the belief that the story of an assault is moonshine. MINING SETTLEMENT. 'WESTPORT. Jan. fi. Advice was received in Mesiport that the foal Alining Conference at Reefioii on Saturday reached a setileiiicol, which is subject to ratification bv ihe Coal Mine Owners’ Association and Ihe Miners’ l nioiis. The laUor are io meet on Tuesday. WFLI.IXGTON. Jan. 0. At the chess tourney, in the sixib round, Gyles drew with Dunlop. For the final round Moir drew wilm Severin'; Ha rues heat Hicks; Crnckiiiilhorpe boat Dunlop; and Gyles beat A augliWATFfit PAM IXF FEARED. ASII RURTON. Jan. 3. Anxiety is lelt respecting the adequacy of the wafer supply, which eaters lor the wool flocks, lambs, heel and dairv cattle in the Ashburton County, by means of 2500 miles of artificial wafer races reticulating from the Ashburton River, near ihe foot ol the Alps to the (Tec-an. The County Engineer stales he is doing Ids utmost lo drive the maximum finw along the main races, hut owing to the droughty conditions, the excessive evaporation and weedy state of the distributing races, the flow is ielartlod. Many of the lower settlers, e-peciallv from Hinds to Rangitnta. are in danger of a water famine.

RECAPTURED. (TiRL-TCHURCTI. Jan. ,5 Daniel Murray, who was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of burglary connected Avitli the dynamiting of the safe in Owen’s place. <sca'ped from the police station ibis morning, eluding ihe constables, but he was caught, after a chase, by two civilians. Murray has been declared a habitual criminal.