DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. AN ACCIDENT. DUNEDIN, April 11. John Leslie, single, aged 28 years, was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital this afternoon suffering from injuries to his hack and one shoulder. lie came in contact with a live electric wire, and fell from about 30ft. from a telegraph pole. He was picked up unconscious, hut later regained consciousness, and was found, to be suffering mainly from shock. He is employed by the Post and Telegraph Department.

Jennie Wright, single, about 50 years cf age, died suddenly at noon in Police Sheet to-day, when on her way back *r> work. Deceased had complained of shortness of breath, and at the inquest later, medical evidence was given that death was due to heart failure, and a verdict was returned accordingly. MOTOR ACCIDENT. NELSON, April 11. A serious motor accident occurred m Trafalgar Street south lastSevening. A car driven by Norman Cameron, who was conveying a number of young ladies homo after sewing lessons, got out of control coming down the College Ilill and crashed into an electric light pole. Gwen Penny, sustained a broken jaw, a broken arm, and other serious injuries ti the head and body. Her condition is critical. The other occupants were not seriously injured. MAK Alt AK A Tit AGED V. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL’S DECISION WELLINGTON, April 11. The Executive Council met to-day and considered the ease of the prisoner Robert Herbert Scott, who was sentenced to death for the murder of ■Gwendoline Murray at Mnknrnka. near Gisborne, on Jan. 18th. The decision of the Executive was that the prisoner must suffer the penalty of the law. Scott is now in Mount Eden Gaol. YACHTING FATALITY. AUCKLAND, April 12. The victim of the yachting fatality on the North Queensland Coast reported by cable, is believed to be Edward FitzjamcM O’Neill, a man of Independent means, who during the past two years cuised extensively ,'n Hauraki Gulf. He left for Brisbane in October last accompanied by Boucher, ol Russel, wlio owing to sickness later returned home. O’Neill was the son ol Capt. Herman O’Neill, of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, and graml-son of Hon James O’Neill, member of the first House of Representatives in New Zealand. His mother resides at Auckland. TAURANGA, April 12. In connection with a. Brisbane cable this wee!; that a human body and the wreckage of a launch had been found on Humpy Island, it is believed O’Neill was a former resident of Tauranga. He bought a launch from a local resident, which was originally built for a mullet boat, and expressed bis intention of making a cruise to Queensland waters.

RAILWAY CONST K UCT fO N. TAURANGA, April 12. J. Wright, Assistant-Engineer for Armstrong Whitworth Company, arrived bee this morning to make preliminary arrangements and surveys for the firm's railway contract for Kati-kati-Tepuna section of the East Coast railway. LOTTERY CASE DECISION. DUNEDIN, April 11. The Magistrate, Mr H. W. Bundle. S.M., gave judgment this morning in the cite against Arthur Barnett, a draper, who was charged with establishing a lottery in advertising a £IOO prize tor persons submitting the solution of the letters “M.F.8.” (Money For Builders). The defence was that the competition involved skill. Clues were given at intervals by advertisement sufficient f,u an intelligent person to determine the wording. The Magistrate held that no intelligent skill or industry would suffice to enable a person to select exactly the correct phrase. He intimated in c.nivinting that ho would inflict no penalty defendant having acted bona fide. At 'be request of Mr Solomon, K.C., however, a fine of £o Is was inflicted to enable an appeal to be lodged. A FATALITY. CHRISTCHURCH, April 12. G. Eanthan, a single in mi, was riding on a wagon to Kaiapoi, when he fell off and was killed by a wheel passing over him. CHARGED WITH SERIOUS OFFENCE. MASTERTON, April 13. Owen Richards Healey, a young man, 19 years of age, for whom the police have bc"it searching since Thursday for allegedly committing an outrageous offence on a young married woman at R'ongotei, near Feikling, was arrested in Mastorton to-day. It is understood that he was working a farm for the woman’s husband, and on Thursday morning entered the house, and committed the offence, escaping on a, motor cycle, before the woman coakl call for assistance. He will appear at the Court te-morrow to answer the charge, when a remand to Palmerston North will tie asked for.

TOTE PERMITS. . NAPIER, April 11. A full meeting ol the committee of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club to-day resolved that the liawko’s Pay Jockey Club Committee „is sincerely grateful to Sir Geo. Clifford for liis action in the direction of representing an opposition o r many clubs, to the proposed Wellington race meeting on April 2Gth. as well as his own protest as president of the conference, and we regret that his representations to the Minister has had no effect. M r e fear the authority of the racing conference and the president’s position are being seriously undermined, and the rules of racing flouted. The whole questi<>i of control is now threatened by the arbitrary action of the Minister. We therefore urge the president seriously to consider the question of immediately calling a special meeting of the Conierenee to uphold the authority of the ruling body. A BRAVE FATHER. WHAXGAREI. April 12. A fire in the early hours of the morning destroyed the residence of Louis Collins in Percy Street, Whangarei. The flames had secured a strong hold when Collins was awakened. He first removed his wife and baby from the bedroom and was then eonipeUj'l to make a circuit outside the house in order to rescue two young children sleeping in a room on- another side of a blazing inner passage, affecting his purpose just in time to prevent grevidus tragedy.