DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELECJItAPII —CHESS ASSN., COrYIUCHT. WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES. AUCKLAND, June 10. - Annie Davies, wife of Thomas B. Davies, of Papatoetoe. diod oil Sunday through injuries in an accident on Thursday. The horse driven by Mr Davies shied and collided with a vehielci driven by N. Donnell. AD’S Davies was thrown out of the trap, sustaining serious injuries. lady bookmaker fined. PALMERSTON X., June 10. At the Police Court, .Mabel Aland Tliornburn. pleaded guilty to using her premises as a common gaming house. The police stated the accused v.o- acting as a bookmakers agent, taking three to twelve pounds daily for racing bets. She was lined twenty-live pounds and costs. GISBORNE HARBOR LOAN. GISBORNE; June IC. Tile Gisborne Harbour Board to-day accepted the offer of a loan from Loudon of £2.10,0011, being the lirst instalment of a. loan of £750,009 authorised two years ago by the ratepayers. FOOT RA LL MILS INJ U R HD. CHRISTCHURCH, June 10.A High School l>oy, F. Bowes, who resides at Devon Street, Spreydon, sustained a fracture to his left leg whilst playing for Boys’ High School against St Andrew’s College on Saturday afternoon. TTe was admitted to the Public Hospital. TIAIARU. Juno 14. At the commencement of the senior Association match between Rovers and Rangers. George Keen, of the Rovers team, had his leg broken below the knee in consequence of a collision with an opposing player. The match was discontinued, partly on this account, and partly owing to weather condiions.

KILLED in THE BUSH. GISBORNE, June U. Run Xgnta. nephew of the Hon A. T. Xgnta. aged 27, and married, was killed hv a. falling hough whilst working in the hush. The impact threw him on to an iron wedge driven into a. tree, and the wedge entered Ids bead. GOVERNOR-GENERAL. THAMES, June 14. The Governor-General bad a ruining reception, when opening the new maternity annex at the hosital. lie eulogised the Hospital Board’s foresight in the matter of coping with a portion of the large maternity mortality.

He spent over an hour conversing with the patients. The nursing staff entertained him, at afternoon tea. fu conversation he expressed the hope that the farmers of the district. who were suffering so terribly from flood damage, would win out. lie. stated that he was particularly interested in the fishing industry, as that section bred sailors, who, in this island Dominion, were necessary to carry pioduie Home, and who were ready to defend trade against an encinv.

Later Viscount Jellieoe referred to the lack of religious teaching given to children, which scorned to have become less since the war. lie hoped this would be deepened and intensified in the. future. The children of the Dominion were a sturdy lot and lie hoped they would grow up in the same spirit as- their forefathers.

PLIGHT OF THREE LADIES. AN ALL BLACK SAVES A LIFE. CHRISTCHURCH, Juno 1(5 Whilst standing on a concrete cmbnnkmout on the roadway about six miles on the Cnlverden side of tho lirst tunnel on the Cheviot Road on Sunday, three women, .Misses Ale('leary (2) and Mrs Surridge, were washed into the sea, and Mr Brian MoC’lcary, the All Black and the wcßkuown boxer, was responsible for the saving of the lite of Airs Surridge, whilst i lie other two women were able to scramble ashore themselves. The women were with a party of Cnlverden footballers, who wore re* turning from Kaikoura. At the spot mentioned, the road was found to ho completely washed away, and the party were forced to leave the car. The concrete embankment, on which the women were standing, was washed from under their feet, and they bad a narrow escape from death. Airs Surridge was swept away by a huge wave, hut llrian AlcClear.v, jumping into the sea, was able to roach her and be brought her back to the road. The washout is half a chain in length and the whole width of tho mad is washed away. The inland road is the only passable route for any kind of heavy vehicular traffic.

1.1 FT FATALITY. AUCKLAND, .June Id A carpenter, named Robert Corstorpliine, -ID years of age, while enhance! in fitting a new lift at John Court. Ltd’s, promises, (,bieon Street, was struck hy a moving carriage and killed instantly. Apparently he was heading over, observing the extent of a clearance and was struck on the chin. He leaves a widow and two children. A SWAGGER’S END. ASHBURTON, June 10. Frank- Butcher, a middle aged man, was found dead in a wliare at Sealield this morning. Tie was hanging hy a rove fixed to the roof. Deceased was unknown in the district. Tie had boon carrying a swag and soliciting food and shelter. INSOLVENCIES IN MAY. FARMERS HEAD LIST. WELLINGTON. .Tune IC. There were Co insolvencies recorded in the Dominion last month, compared with Cl in April, and 07 in March. The figures for May. compared with those of the corresponding month of the preceding three years, show as follows: May, 1021 Go May, 1023 02 May, 1022 8 May, 1021 83 The feature of last- month, apart from 'bankruptcies of farmers, was insolvencies of storekeepers, six of whom wore, made bankrupt. Farmers again head the list, with lo insolvencies, labourers being next with nine. SUDDEN DEATH f)F BUILDER. GISBORNE. June 10. Arthur Fitzwillinm, aged 0T years, a married man with three children, cbed suddenly, apparently from a seizure. Deceased was a foreman builder, and was on his way out to the building of a residence up the Waimatu River. He crossed tile river on a horse, but put in no appearance on the job. A search was made and he was found dead.

ROUND-UP OF WILD HORSES. GISBORNE, June 14. For many years horses have been multiplying in great numbers on tho Coast, due to the fact that so many brumbies have been allowed to run wild. It is estimated that there are many tliousands of .wild and semiwild horses on the moor lands on the Coast. The majority of these nro of no particular breed and they arc of very little use A big round up of horses i.s to take place in the near ferine. and those, when collected, will he driven down to the Tokomaru Bay works, where they are to he killed and boiled down. The works closed recently. and as soon as they have been straightened up the horses will ho brought in. It is estimated that close on 20(1(1 horses will he killed. 'I ho majority of these will he coming from tile Ruatorca district. The* projected use of Ihe land for dairying has necessitated the removal of the horses. MENTAL HOSPITAL CONTROL. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES RESOLUTION. CHRISTCHURCH. Jnnu 17. Tho Council of the Christian Congregations last- evening resolutioned: “That inasmuch as the Mental Hospitals are public institutions, supported mainly by public funds, in the judgment of this Council it is highly desirable that in the management of such institution tho public should bo represented. To this end tho Council suggests that the Government mnko provision by legislation for Die election of local boards of control which shall function with regard to mental hospitals as hospital and charitable aid boards do with regard to general hospitals.”