DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by xm.Lci’.Ai'jr—ri'it amiss association.] THE HORSE KING,SHALE. GORE. Jan. 11. To connection with the trotting sensation it is interesting to recall that the horse Kingsdale. in the nanie of W. Cameron, von the Balfour Trot Handicap at the Gore Spring Meeting, jiaving a good dividend. Later the owner communicated with the Club to the effect that lie had heard that the horse was described a- a ring el'-m, till d slating that he was quite willing to produce the lmr.-e for an inquiry. The Racing (Tub Committee decided to hold over payment of the -takes till the Chib was advised of the result of the inquiries made hv the I rotting Association. The stakes are .still held up. FOUND DEAD, BLENHEIM. Jan. 11. I'rank Oldham White. 12. a funner at. TViania limi was found dead tin's morning. He had been ailing fur the past, twelve months.

REMANDED. WANGANUI. Jan. 11. At the Magistrate's Court. Moghan, (barged with the murder of Gemincl at Taihape, was remanded till the LStli. at Taihape. OLYMPIC TEAM. GISBORNE, da :i. 11. The amateur athletic club at a function last night subscribed <V,O towards the expenses of an Olypmic team from the Dominion. GRASS FIRES IN BLENHEIM. SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE. BLENHEIM. Jan. 1! There via- a -ernuis glare- lire on the I pton Downs. Avvatere ili-tnci. doing heavy damage. The farm- o! Dalton and Bursill lost one hundred acre- , I L ed. One hundred and till men hat tied for five hours to check the blaze which at one film' threatened to sweep the whole country a- far a- Ure, The llanie- dc.-t rovi'd a stack on Hur-iliM farm valued at Cl nil, llinv acre- of gram at liislook. and I'liJ acre- ol feed. There i- no insurance. Both .-etilers ai'e heavy ln-e!'s. A big fire i- mc.v raging In the vicinity of Eghrooh''. hut no pauiciihi.'S have l e-:■ 11 received. j Another hit; blaze i- r. ported a! Richmond lire,ok which commenced ttt Mailer's piopei'ty lull jumped the road and is now burning lien civ ai W. C. Amlrevv's nhiee. Oil" hundred ill ai are cng.a;red in lighting the Ham--.

MEAT WAVE AT A-M 1 IM'IITT )N . WORST DRV -I’l'i.i. ASHBURTON. J in. TL A h'-at wave ha- develom-d. part ictil.ailv inland. The the rmomet "r in 'he Mill at Winc'umnr". |U 11:i 1• • - northwest ot A.-hhurtce. registered mi ' hot. dred and iiiiu tv this muiani:a. I ere v. heal ciops arc nooning precipitately, and farmers are anticipating a Itmnv financial loss. The v.cather since Novend. a' is re. !'. oned the vor.-I .-'.ell l"f many year-. The ahnndounieni of win at growing ithe general topi", bnt manv grower- ire i:i a. -angular no-:tinu. Being eumpell -T to continue wheat growing ovvi’re, to aecuiiiulafial d"ht- ami arc tint- nna’s' to change farming suddenly h>r van! of enoitiil. The great hone i- for good wheat lian-est to enable thorn to quit.

A NOTABLE Y.ISTTOR. WELLINGTON. Jan 12. Brigadier-Genci-ai J. O. I raver". vvhc arrived yesterday from England on a fishing excursion to New Zealand commenting on the immigrant,- aboard Rue .--tvunf.r Rotorua. rE 'lore I re v were young of a -olmidid ivtv. It s'iiq'il him t o t“i'l -U"b !■“ ” "re 1 of Ib’clandre. P'omr-1 nr Youth 1 oming out re ih ’'mum- but it wire :, good tiling, and all to the advantage of New Zealand. During the war Travel'- was in charge of the Sixty— ixili Division in E ranee. an! also served in oilier tlu-alrea ot "nr. I.atcl' he wire appointed to a didieillt post, commanding troop-’ in South Ireland where there ware excitement enough to satisfy any norma! person, a- he summed it up. BRICKLAYERS SHORTAGE. WELLINGTON. Jan. 12. As a result ol the large amount of building work iu progress M Welliur'tini there i- a marked seal'd:.'.' ol hrire:1 a vers. It is stated -killed men m this avenue of industry are. so fully employed that il is impossible to obtain one for sev-rn.l weeks to come. A HOY DROWNED. \Yi-k'-TI’O!!’!'. an. 11. A lad of nine year-. -Lick A oiing. was drowned in the lloaling oa.-iu Westport this tbreireh g U ting oui of hi- depth while bathing. The body ha- not yd been recovered.

FLOODS IN THE SOUTH. RIVERS RISING. DUNEDIN. Jan Mb Weather conditions in Dunedin are sultry with a low glass and the threat, of a storm. Cromwell repoi't- heavy ram during Ibe night. The ("mi ha and Kawarau rivers which were IB feet above nor mnl rose f> fed during tile night, and are -till rising. I here is o', eg' I” ospoet of high tl Hid". 1 Vmbroke advises that Lake Wanaka re IB Let up. There is heavy rain. Clyde similarly ropunx heavy rain with a 9 feed rise in the river.