DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

j [bt telegraph—per press association.] 1 REMANDED. | (BRr.STCHURCH, .Tan. M. t James Golding. described as a single j labourer, charged with conspiring I William Williamson and William Percy 3 Capes to defraud Soutliland Racine (Tub by substituting Willie Lincoln 4 for Look Out, was remanded to Runr! edin on Wednesday. Rail of LoOO and “j two of CdOfi with a condition that he report daily to the police. | A FATALITY. 4 GAM A RTF Jan Id. =J A middle aged man, Harry Ifntch- ]| ings married, ■with several children, J was killed to-day by the collapse of a J side-drain in which ho was working in 4 Medway {street', which is a “made up" street in the centre of the borJ ougli. His ribs were stove and skull J fractured. Deceased was a recent arJ rival from America. IJ AUCKLAND SUICIDES. AUCKLAND. January 11. ' William Melndoe, a labourer, single. aged -10 was found dead at bis house n in Oneluinga with a gunshot wound in liis head. -I John Goodfellow Robertson, single, -j aged 42. v. as found hanged by a baiter ”| from a t ive oti his brother's farm at II .Mangere. lie bad been suffering a =4 nervous breakdown ns a result ol a eul- =| Ip-ion briaeen two motor oars, both ol ~S v. 1 doll were considerably damaged. □ MnTOR THEFT CHARGE. J AUCKI.AND. Janaury 1C J 'The poll's, have arrested George I'tu ne. aged 2J. charged with misap"s pro pi in ii ug a motor car. the properly J of his employer, W. White. Garage _J owner Thames, =4 MINERS AND OWNERS SUMMONED GREYMOITH, Jan. 11 .Summonses against about :jI.K) miners j lor an alleged unlawful strike and -4 against the coalmine owners for an alleged lock-oui wen adjourned at tinDj .Magistrate's Court this morning to J January 28th on the l.almur Depart-

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CHINAMEN FINED. GREY MOUTH, Jan. II Jiinmv Lin was lined I'd lor having

opium in his possession. Detective Young commented on the illicit trallic by Europeans who wore assisting the Chinese to evade the law.

( m.YLSE STABBING CASK. AUCKLAND. January K. At the police Court Jimmy C'hee. a Chino-e fruiterer, vas committed fur U ml on a charge of attempting to do g-ievous liudily harm at Takaptma on .January 1. when, following an attack on Ghee’s shop, the accused rushed out and stabbed Arthur Bestir who was passing the shop and who asserted that he never annoyed the accused nor i!nt lie know anyone who did. MR THEODORE'S TRIP. AUCKLAND. Jan. 11. Mr Theodore. Premier ol (Jucensland. was a through passenger by the Niagara, lie is proceeding to London to .arrange for the conversion of loans totalling twenty-live millions, maturing within the next 14 months. DROUGHT' ENDED. NAPIER, Jan. 1.1. There was a fall of 72 points of rain in Napier yesterday which hi ought relief from the drought and reduced the temperature considerably. A heavy thunderstorm yesterday lasted several minutes, during whieh 24 points tell inland. North and west of the city the fall was much heavier, and th<drought is considered ended. .SUICIDE IN HOSPITAL. NAPIER. Jan. 14. A. married man. 33 year;,- of age. TUmor: Alexander Steele, suicided a 1 the Napier Hospital last night by culling his throat. He was undergoing treatment: for nervous debility, lie lei t a note, saying': “I have a terrible headache. I am frightened of it.— Steele." DIES FROM WOUNDS. DUNEDIN, Jan. IT. Agues Sunderland, niatried, aged 2d, who was severely wounded through the bursting of a riile at Port Chalmers on New Year's Eve. (lied in the hospital yesterday. SEXUAL DEFENCE. DUNEDIN. Jan. I f At tlie Police Cottrl to-day. John Richardson, a nianied man. and a taxi-driver, pleaded guilty to carnally knowing a girl over the age of 12 years, and under Li. lie was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Rail was allowed in sell Cot It), with one surety of Cdlitl, or two of t'2dn, on condition that accused report daily to tic police.