DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAI’U—I’ER T-ItESS ASSOCIATION.] EES .MURRAY FOR AUSTRALIA. DUNEDIN, Jan. 8. Les Murray. ih eliainpiou liglttwejglit boxer ol New Zealand, leaves Dunedin to-day tor Sydney, where he is under engagement to Stadiums, Ltd., to take part in a serious ot contests. He will return to Dunedin on the expiry of the engagement.

THE LOCK-OUT ENQUIRY. Christchurch', dan. s hollowing on tin- Southland Racing , I lub’s meeting on .January 2nd and •’hd. the New Zealand Trotting Association ha- been making enquiry into Hit* lona lid'-.s of a horse nominated : - Look Out. who won two trotting e\ents i here. At a meeting of ;!■ •

Board if l lie A .-.-oda t ion to-day the President -.Mr P. Hclig; rejiortcd that in conjunction with the Police Department. the As-oeiatiuu was prosecuting further enquiries;

CAR SOMERSAULTS. narrow escape. TF KUITJ. daimary 8. At Tnurauga. a motorist. Denis Iv«i y and his patents had a lucky escape from a serious incident early this week on the To Kttiti- New- Plymouth Road. In avoiding a hole, their ear got too elose to the hank, and sinirisaultod dow n a I'm tv-foul emhanknieut. w here a !re stopped its further progress, ripping elf the hood, and allowing the oeetij ants to scramble, out unhurt. except for -light I. anises. The l-ody of tin.- ear v.. x had';, damaged. EVANS’ STORE BURGLARY. WELLINGTON Jnnmuy 8. Ilimmiugtoi., eiiarged with burglary and Patterson charged with receiving, in eouneeiion with 11 1 -- enliy into Evans' drat cry store. ( ttha street, last July were remanded lo the Pith, hail being fixed at C2UO.

•SAWMILL PLANT BURNT. TT.MARE. January 'J. A fire totally destroyed a £7OO sawmilling plant at 1! aim lilf hush, t lie l"n| i-iiy of E. M. 'lnzer. T here is no in-nranee. The origin of tile lire is unknown. The stall' were absent at the l ilie of tlio outbreak. ! SUSPICIOUS DEATH. I AUCKLAND. -lan. !>. A single woman. named Mar\ Duggan. aged TO, was found dead in hid wearing her night' dress. Her (nothing was apparently, in its usual place, it is not known whether the woman was the sole occupant of the house, but the police ate |:ur-imiv ium-I Igal ion in view of possible ami suspicious cireiimsiain es. It. is stated there .-.re no ~egus of poison or no wounds on the body. THE RACING SAY IN DEE. A I’EH,SI STENT RUMOUR. DI'NEDIN. January 10. It i- nndersio: d that two other horses were ini] omitted this nn ruing, both I eing brown geldings. One is almost a pony in size and the other ie alleged to he a Ra v enschihl-ledlhii’d gelding. Lookout was recently sold at Christchurch and It is stated that this gelding was sent to Dunedin from Oamarn hut evening. The most persistent rumour is that tin horse which allegedly impersonated Lookout is Willie Lincoln. It :s understin, I I hat an arrest is imminent.

FINED lIP. CHRISTCHURCH. Jan Hun Rrintshv Blanket, -on of the late Governor oi New Zealand was charged at the Magistrate's Court, with breaking an electric -t reel lump, the property ol the .Municipal clectrsthe damage he":;:' (Jew a.ffi ~ -lone. ' r ''".l- ‘ V 1 Colin that ITu'ii.et l n'l'leri "oi. fm * wager to hit Ihe )io.st Inn missed, lie was fined 10s. MR MASSEY'S WMiP’AD HOME. AUCKLAND, dan !>. Mr Massey is due here by the Malt tint on the 2oth. Jan. In the evening he will he accorded a civic welcome at. the Tow n Hall.