DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 July 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

UY TKI.KC.nAM—MESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. SHOP-LIFTING. CHRISTCHURCH. duly 5. Mary Shand, aged 5(1, married, wa» caught red-handed shop lighting yesterday. Shu pleaded guilty this morning of stealing different goods valued at .CP.’, and was remanded. WATERFRONT SCARE. A UCK LAND, duly 5 A two horse team in a lorry on the wai'-rl rout bolted. The driver was thrown oil. or else he jumped clear. I he horses dashed over the end of the pier. The trolley pole breaking, they lelt the vehicle behind. The horses foil mi to the steamer Kaipataka, and stove in the side ol the cabin. Due horse was killed, but the other v.eni overboard, and then swam ashore.

MAIL BOBBFBY. A CCK LAND, duly 0. A quantity of mail matter was stolen on the \Yaimann while on route troni Liverpool to Auckland. The limit was discovered when the officers inspected the No. 2 hold, in which the mails 'wen- carried, to ascertain if damage had been done by leakage during a storm a few days before reaching port. An investigation by detectives and Postal officers showed that a number of bags had been cut open, and pilfered and that rats had caused further damage. The mail consisted of .'ll7 hags from Britain, for all parts of New Zealand. The hold had not been opened until the officers visited it. Grease on some of the hags showed that a candle was used hy the theives, who took, among other things documents from registered mail matter. It is not known yet how much of the mail was stolen. - The arrival of the Waimann was otherwise marked hy untoward happenings, as the Chief Kngiueer, -Mr T. \Y. Hunter, aged about 51). was found dead in his hunk yesterday morning from natural causes. He was a married mail with no children. His wife resides at Liverpool. A seaman fell from the top of the gangway to the wharf and sustained severe concussion, yesterday morning, lie recovered consciousness in the hospital last night. Ft)TNI) DROWNED. • WELLINGTON, July 5. The body of an elderly man, identified as William Scott Briefly, was recovered from the harbour to-day. A yachtsman. John Percival, saw live body floating in the harbour near Pipitea wharf, and reported the fact (o the police. Briefly had been reported to the police as missing for several weeks. Originally lie came from Dunedin where Ills wife and family reside. MIN KBS’ PHTHISIS. WELLINGTON. Jnlv I.

In Mr W. K. Parry's Miners Phthisis Bill, provision is made for any miner who is or hereafter becomes totally incapacitated for work owing to miners' phthisis (pneumoconiosis) entitling to a pension of L'2 per week, together with necessary medical eonmforts and medicine: if married, his wife to recieve L'i per week amt lOs per week for each child under sixteen. When a miner is partially incapacitated, a pension in accordance with the disability will he granted. The pension to the miner is conditional upon his not having deserted or failed to provide for his wife or children, and conditional upon his being of good moral character and sober habits. Nothing is to liar the wife and children receiving their pensions. The pension tor a widow is fixed nl bits per week, and C2 petweak if she has a child or children, with lbs for each child. The children's pension is also assured in the ease of orphans. Provision is made lor the re-examination of pensioners and lormiuatinu, nl' the pension it the necessity ceases tu exist. Instalments of a pension shall not ho lorloited during a pensioner's absence from New Zealand up to two years, and the death of a pensioner outside the Dominion temporarily is not to elleet the claims of lis widow of children .

abortion charge. CUR ISTCII CRC’II. July 5. At the .Magistrate's Court to-day, Gertrude Grace Bell, a young married woman, was charged with having unlawfully used an instrument on another woman with intent to procure abortion. It was stated that the woman on whom the operation had been performed, was now in the hospital, and was not yet out of danger. Mrs Bell was remanded fur a week. Bail was rellls-