DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1924, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

fHV TELKGIIAPII —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. R ESI DKNCE DESTR OYED. ! NELSON, April 8. j A nine roomed dwelling at Bishopsdale owned and occupied by William i Saxon Galey, was totally destroyed by I fire early this morning. The iiisurj auces are eight hundred in the (Smith \ British. SHIP’S FIREMAN MANHANDLED. WANGANUI, April 7. A savage affair occurred late tonight. Zarlack, a fireman on the steam r ‘‘Gale” went aboutd the ship and struck with a bottle another firej man named .McLean, the side of whose 1 face was badly cut. Zarlack then , went ashore, and disappeared ; but later j on was seen near the wharf and was pursued by the fireman and sailors who I ran him down in fhe Avenue. Ho was seized and thrown to the foot-path I where he was savagely kicked into in--1 sensibility, 'the unfortunate man was ; then dragged to a dark spot near the wharf, and again viciously kicked till i the constable arrived, and the injured j man was .sent to the Hospital. He is | badly damaged, hut no vital injury was ; done. McLean's wounds were treated, ■ and lie sailed with the steamer at midnight. i X.Z BORER IN AUSTRALIA. | WELLINGTON, April 8. i Capt. Ellis, Director of New Zealand J Forestry has just returned from Australia where he visited Sydney. Mel-' j bourne and Adelaide. In the course | of an interview he said that they are much concerned in Australia about the | inroads of the borer in the white pine. imported from Now Zealand, and con-, I sideration is now being given to thcliest means of checking its importation. “Ft is the first time they have known that the New Zealand borer has been introduced into Australia,” said Cant. Ellis. “We -cannot conceive lion it could go there, as the timber is sawn, seasoned and well stacked before shipment. In order to make doubly sure we are having special investigations made.”