DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv TELF.onAPn— i*rn rnrss association*. A CHILD DROWNED. Ko WAIIII, Aug. 10. Late yesterday afternoon, the two and a half year old son of .Mr and .Mrs M- Hovel I strayed from home. ffe was last seen playing on a bridge over a swiftly running stream at u p.m. Despite ;ui all night search bv 200 neighbours, cadets and girl guides the body was not found till II a.m. to-day, >* 200 yard- up the stream from the bridge. It is surmised that he over- '* balanced when crossing the stream on '* a floating log, ami was held in a hula by an overhanging hawthorn hush. 11 VERDICT OE NOT GUILTY. “ CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 10 William Gordon Hutchison, tin advertising agent, was charged at the Mtprcme Court thi- morning with stealing a bicycle, valued tit L'S. Alter hearing evidence the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. SCHOOLMASTER CHARGED. 1 TIMABU. Aug. 1 At the Magistrate's Court. Win. Eraser Park, a school-teacher at -St An- i • drew's. |! years of age. wa- charged I that, on or about Aug. 1 S-'t!i.. 1022. at , St. Atidreue-. being a male he did indecently as-aii!t another male. Ihe police asked f,r a remand till Aug 27th. pointing out that further eases are pending. Bail wa- refu-ed. ... I AUCKLAND EIRE. ( j AUCKLAND. Aug, 10. s A lire in Wright's building-, a fivestorey brick structure in Knit St., at 2 o'clock this morning resulted in a greater part being gutted, but beyond this the In igad • saved ibe building- " from dost ruction. The -tuck of Spedding- l td., general merchant-, w as ( onsiderahly damage I by lire and water. I The office- of (Tinrlr.- Haines. Advertising .'.grimy were burnt out. Offices (la loage* I illeliole tile London Lancashire 111-ltl'alice Coy., Health Departnieiit. and Nation,d Mortgage Agem-v. Tlm liitildiug i- owned hv A. R. Wright Ltd. INSI'lt ANCES. ah AUCKLAND. Aug. It). Other premise- damaged were l!o- Sit harl-on and Poison, insured lur £.'IT!) in || ( New Zealand Cay.; •* " Pustles. pro- |j ( dine broker- Donald .Mel,can. sharehroker. lii-urain e mi Sp alding- is '' C7-T0 in South I’.i itish.

In-ui'ancc.- on Wright'- Building- to. tal £12.01):i with N.Z. liimii'.uik a Coy. It is imp I—ihle yet Cl estimate tin damage to the variuti- tenants. DWELLING GUTTED. NARROW ESCAPES. PALMERSTON N.. Aug. |!i An out break of lire oeeurred early thi- mnrning in a ten I'rnmed house in Park Road, occupied by A. .1. Ta.vlor. The building was gutted and the occupants hail a narrow escape. Two of the daughter.-, -ninexvhul dazed by the -moke, had difficulty in locating the window, hut Taylor, jnnr.. plunged through the Ihtmes and managed tn get them to safety. The building i- in-ured lor L'DtTO and the enntents for L'lllO.