DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

f MY TKI.KCIRAf-ll STOCK BI'YFR DIES. BLENHEIM. January !'. Li ne ! Edwin We-l. .• g. d IS. and at one time a v.ejLkmivn st.-ck buyer, uie'l -uddenlv last night t'reni Ilea id di-rase. SR'NHAY SI 'I Rii >l. i )FSTR DY I--i D. FIRE BRIGADE i! \ R A--If I>. 1 |! R I S'i't iI I' I! ( 11. Jail I I The A\ (e; -: d■ - ~uud; \ >■ lm •!. at. ( hi v.M'deii >tr(tel lie joined to a ill wo lern brick one. va- ih • t-roy.-d h;. lire about 11 .:ltt la-t night. Within • lev. mill in e - of da iul l e-a k Lein v nolieed the whole building wa- enveloped in llalni's ami any i !L,rt *e. ('lll ’ll the pi'ogre! -, ni lbe lire vva , : '! tile. The sky "a- idled with a br: : - linnt reflect ion which lieliled up ii)' deii-e rolling < loiel- of smoke ..ml tliis nl l raot oil i-rovd- \,!ei in ierli'ro 1 i-otisidi-ral.ily with the work o! tite bn gad". A; li..'! 1 ! the city 'uigede re

reived the alarm. Inti owing lo dm V'.'oolstim T.it-ne; i s 111," only -u ' s |.' 11 1 roil ol men v.a- at the station and on arrival at the scene oi the me there was little to lie done. The wooden portion lead I'dhio-ed and all that remained wa- a hla/.iilg slw let<m. Olio side of tin- httildin.g wti- next w> the Liuw'ood Rowhug I luh s greeit which was almost Hooded with water. The crowd per-i-ted in waking ovei the green and the result wa- that i! was stirred to mud.

TIM 11 FI! nniNFI). GORE. Jan lit. A serious lire occurred a! liaiiidav’s sawmill at Mai Lino yesierday. PO.O! ID je,.| el white pine hem:,; d"s l roved. The huildings were 'am! The timber was valued at V"'- and wtis covered by insurance. A DARING Tlir.FT. AFCK LAND. Jan. Bb An nndacioiis limit was pcrj.et l.iteJ at the Child’ Dost Office at J p.m. yesterday. Henry Lovell, an elderly man losing £1 11 12' hi. lie laid withdrawn the amount of his account i nun the saving' bank, and ha took the notes and coin to a desk to count them, licmemlmring that lm had hdt the cover of the bool; at another desk, la- wen: lo gel it. leaving the money v, I, i I, had d isa opa red wlmn he returned. The II ii ud ers of the notes arc known. f’ATTFNT Ol !< Hi' THROAT. G|; LV.Mi il'T: 1. Jan. 10. Ambrose Keanu, W. a pm limit nf (; t’t'.y Rival boo it:d fill hi- throat i.t the institution yesterday. Ihe iujuiv i- s,.,'jous. hut i' mu expect,-d to he fatal.