DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[uV TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FI HE BRIGADES CONFER. ROTORGA, February 11. Tlie forty-fifth annual conference of the Fire Brigades Association opened tlii-> ''morning with a large attendance. The Balance Sheet showed, receipts £l-111 11s Bd, anil expenditure £3058 •*s Bd. with a el edit balance of £1353 Id. The balance of assets is £155 Is Id. The Executive's report slated 125 brigades were aliiliiited with the Association. 'lTie 1 alanee .'licet was ado) tc t The Mayor and members ot the Boron, gb Council attended the Conference end welcomed the delegates. IXB!'RANCH A I’l’Ol NTM ENTS. WELLINGTON. February 11. Cable advice lm.s been received from I.; i t'on t bat ow ing to the approaching jctii'emenl of Herbert G. Smith front t t'e position of Manager for New Zealand of the Phoenix \ssuraiiee Company, the directors have, as from 31st. Mr:eh. appointed \Y. E. A. Gill to >controlling officer for New Zealand of the I’fioemlx Assurance Company 1.t•!. Norwich Enion Fire Insurance Sort.-!; l.td.. and Eldon Marine lu.sui::jii .- Coy. l.td. 11. \V. Bain lias been appointed in a similar rapacity in Aust'alia ami A. \Y. 11. Padficld has ln‘cu appointed Marine Emlerwriter for New Zealand and Australia DRi AVXTNCI FATALITY. THAMES. February 11. Tlirnugb the swamping of a dinghy containing tin persons. Robert Gla go'v, aged 11. single, and Robert Scott, 25. single, wetc drowned in Woods Bay. on th" Thames Coast, yesterday afte:noon. The party left tlie shore Lo go t.’ Glasgow’s launch for a cruise. The dingily was !n repair, and overloaded. filled and capsized in a eltoppy se t Breen mouther occupant) told the girls and children to catch hold of the I oat. He then swam ashore and ol>tr.ined (mother boat and rescued them I)u* the others had gone. The Todies were I'ecuvcrcd in about an hour. A IT ELAND MAGISTRATE'S t'Ol'RT APC K LAND. Feb: Tl. At the Magistrate's Court, Cyril Perry ifurle. aged 2(1, and Albert ArIbui' Dale, 20. both married, were sentenced to one months’ imprisonment on each of the live charges of converting motor ears lo their own use and the t 1 eft of a tin of pet rol. Reginald Gamble, aged 20, tor layi. e tote odds, was sentenced to one moot Its' imprisonment. Security has been lodged for an appeal on a law p. hit. agvsaK/KSJ9 owuswjcsxastn > “