DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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SUCCESSFUL WHALERS. BLENHEIM, August 12

Teawaitc winders have bad a wonderful season so far. Yesterday two right w bales were captured, one seventy feet in length and at the thickest part twelve to thirteen feet through. So far the Perano parly this season have taken IT whales.

CLAIM FOR DA.MACFS. PALMERSTON N., Aug. IT

At the Supreme Court the hearing was eommeiieed of an action by Oliver Tremain. farmer of Kairanga. claiming £2.Hd!) damages from Manawatii drainage Iward through the Hooding of his laud. Plaintiff alleged illat nit Id* property were two drains ves.ed in the defendant Beard, wiiieu It id allegedly failed to keep them pro ».■ • c clean d and cleansed, lie also a!! -.: i that the drainage was incapable of earrv ng away the waters that Unwed into them. As a result of usual and ordinary floods and rainfall, the plaintiff's land was Hooded in April and Vugu.t last year resulting in damage Ol the cm,). ai.u interference w ith fanning i pern' inns. The defendant Board denies tli" vesting of the drains m it. hut ndm.tllmt they have been under its management since April hot ■••• ;>r. i lie Board also denies having failed to clear the drains, and if plaintiff suffered damage it was due t" .several causes. viz: l|) Moods in tli" Manawatii and Oroua rivers; l!) water flowing back to the drains through the outlet to the river: CD subsidiary drains on plaintiff's land: (It ovcrllow ing of artesian wells on I lie properly and id) by plaintiff placing obstructions in drains. The Board also says il is not rcsuniisihlc for i' le tmet ion of the said drains, and pleads tile ai ts alleged to have been (lone were done under authority of the Laud Drainage Act. The ease is proceeding.

A DOCTOR SUED. AUCKLAND. August Id. At the Supreme Court, before Justice lleidliiau and a jury of twelve. Marjory Ann Lawrence of Hamilton claimed L'2I)QI) damages from Doctor 11. Danila. .Mackenzie for alleged negligent treatment and alleged false and fraudulent representations made for the ji nr pose of inducing her to Undergo such treatment. Plaintiff said the defendant represented himself as a specialist ill the treatment of cancer and chronic diseases. She consulted him in regard to a growth mi her breasts and was informed by defendant that she could be cured by treatment, without an operation. She was under plaintiff's treatment for about eight weeks at the end if 1!>22 and tWo weeks in March 11)2:1. Defendant informed her she bail been cured and that the disease bad been removed from the system. As a consequence she took no sices to obtain other advice till August. P.)2:L Defendant informed her. for the tirs! time in Sept.. IH2.T that she was suffering from cancer. In October. 11*2:1 she obtained independent advice on the growth that it was earncrons, ami il was removed by operation. Defendant denies negligence and iTaiineil that be used all reasonable care and skill. He used what is known as Abraiiis system for diagnosis and treatment of disease.

FIRE ON" STEAMER. AUCKLAND. August |;1. A fire was discovered early this morning in tbo siarboard bunker of the steamer Rio Daro ai Queen's wTiarl. D bad a fairly good bold. The iron deck from the bunker to the en-gine-room was so hot that it buckled slightly. The lire was quickly suppressed by the Fire Brigade.