DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

'nv TEr.EORAPH —PFR IT.ESS ASSOCIATION. I'nri-: i.\ school. BLKNIIKIM. Aug. I'j. Tin'll' was some excitement ;it Itcuw irk wlirn ilenstf ilnuils nl smoke were seen issuing I'rom the selmnl-hiiu.-o. A rrv of “lire" went roiniil. Smoke \ms rising in nil directions between tin* wnlls. It took n lone time to locate the oiithrenk. which was finally discovered t.o he confined to a ventilation pipe, which has hren stnO’cil full of paper anil rulihish. Xo ilnin.i'.ri* was iloiu* by the lire, hut the school was somewhat knocked about in the endeavour to lonite the outbreak. ft is stated that the rubbish had keen deliberately place I in the pipe. All indications painted to an attempt to I.urn tlie school down.

Airier and bfkgi ahv. AUCKLAND. Ante. Id. The oHires of Sam White anil >'U - contractors, at the corner ol C usloius and Fnmdinve Streets were entered last nitchL and the safe blown open with explosives. and ‘even p muds in cash taken, together with a cash box and ii-st ollice mmicv box. Kntrance was cll'cctcd by forcing the front door. Apparently all expert was at walk.

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A lone continued dry spell, the wcrsl lor thirty years, broke this by a fall of !!> points of rain. This will do iin a Icillahle good to the cereal crops end pastures, hut a pleat deal mere is wanted. 'I lie ~herp have ceiec through W'Uti'i* tairly well. hut in l lie aksenie of roots or oilier feed, cattle fared very badly. It is amici pated large iiutuhei's will die ol starvation before spring feed conies.