DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, March 8 A fire at 2 a.m. destroyed a seven roomed house on Ham Road owned and occupied by C. C. Threlkeld. The blaze started in a washhouse about five yards from the house, presumably from fusing of electric wires. If a water supply or helpers bad been available, the house could have been saved, but being outside the city fire area, the brigade did not attend. The total loss of the house and furniture represented three thousand, partially covered by insurance. SUGAR FROM PERU. AUCKLAND, March 8. The steamer Grange Pori has arrived with seven thousand tons of raw sugar from Peru, the first to roach Auckland for twenty-six years. MOOSE AND WAPITI. INVERCARGILL, March 7. The ketch Rakiura is timed to sail from Bluff to-morrow morning for the Sounds, carrying the stalkers who drew moose and wapiti blocks from the Southland Acclimatisation Society. The moose stalkers are Mr and Mrs C. J. 1 lerlick, of Masterton, and Mr C. Kirldey, of Hastings. They will he aeompaiiied by guides, among whom is Mr Harold Hodgkinson, an expert stalker. The party will go ashore at Dusk Sound, and they hope to return with good specimens of moose heads. As moose “call” before wapiti, they will he tackled first. Afterwards the party will proceed to George Sound mill Carswell Sound, which is known as the wapiti country.

LORD JELLICOE. WESTPORT, March 8, The Governor-General Viscount Jclli ci„'. arrived from Nelson last evening. He attended and took part in Divine se. vice in' the Anglican Church this imbuing. Ills : Exii.*lleney visits the mines to-morrow, and in the evening attends a Masonic, function in Westport as Grand Master. WANGANUI REGATTA. WANGANUI, March 8. Wanganui Regatta was held to-day in favourable weather, with excellent entries. Results: — Maiden Fours.—Picton 1, Wellington 2, Union Wanganui 3. Also started: Waitemata. Won by a length; third a length away. Maiden Sculls—(Single)—Wanganui Rowing Club I, Hamilton 2, Aramoho 3. Won all the way by a length and a half. Senior Fours—Union were the only starters. Youths’ Fours —Aramoho I, l’etone •_>, Hamilton 3. Five other competitors. Won by a quarter of a length ; third one and a half lengths away. Junior Fours.—Waitemata 1, Stato 2. Aramoho 2. .MARI STS’ ATTITUDE.

CM It ISTCH UltCll, March S. {| i> understood that Marist !'oot!,;,li ('luh hclil an informal meeting <1;hi:>the week ami that there is nb- ■ ■ i ui i!e no ibanco of their agreeing to j i :. ; f. terms which the C anterbury Rugby Luton has insisted on. The conditions wore the withdrawal of their letters and an apology. This will mean that the Marist players will either lie looking on. or playing for other clulis this season. i A PERSE SNATCHER. AY ELLINGTON. .March 6 | Tlie story of a purse-snatching incident. in front of the King’s Theatre r n Thursday lasi was related to Mr K. Pago, S.M.. in the Magistrate's Court, when William dolm Newman, alius Meuman, alias Mewman, appeared on a charge of stealing a purse and its contents'from Elizabeth Shearer. Called liv Chief-Detective Kemp, who prosecuted, the complainant stated that at. about 6.30 p.m. on Thursday she was on a seat on tlie leserve in front of the King’s Theatio. and a few minutes after she opened a honk a man. whom she knew to be accused, took up bis position at the end of the seat. About: ten minutes later the man made a sudden snatch at the purse, lving in witness’s lap and bolted down a near-by lane. Witness gave chase, and was joined in the pursuit by •> bluejacket, who rapidly overhauled U,e fugitive. A search of the supposed thief’s clothing had revealed no trace of the purse, which was valued at 15s, and contained 18s <)d, but it was later lonnd in the doorway 'of a shop a tow vards hack. Alfred Taylor, leading stoker on U..M.K. Chatham, said he had been attracted to the scene by someone calling out : “Ston that man, he has a ladi's purse” Witness joined in the hunt, and at the end of 600 yards he caught the man. Just before he was stopped he was seen to throw an article of some description into a doorway. and tipon searching there later witness found the missing purse. The thief ami tlie subsequent pursuit were described also by Thomas Coles and William Henry Simkin, two corporation employees, who were seated near the complainant at the time. Constable -Mills said that accused had declined to make a statement when charged with the offence. Accused entered a plea of guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.