DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

HY TELEGRAPH —TRESS ASSN., COPTRtonT. retciier’s srrciDK. Cl I IUSTC IIERCI I. August 20. Hugh Rmmtree. aged 01. a butcher residing al Rockciiham. was found hanging Irom a raltor at the real of a butcher’s shop in Sydenham thint (cinoon. lie had been missing from his home since Monday. INDIAN HERBALIST. MAORIS’ FAITH IN HIM. ACCKLANI). August 20. At the inquest. oil a Maori child. bolero Mr Hunt S.M.. strong comment was made on the practice of Abraham Walicy. .Mohammed Sahiman, described an Indian herbalist, who has been in business m Auckland lor about, live yea fs. Dr. Peter Ruck said Salaman did incalculable barm amongst the Maoris who believed he uas a fully qualified doctor. Ihcr came to him trnm long distaiucs with case- that veto practically licu elc s.s. In two instances. Ibis and a previous iiiic, the patients had civil Ivre. As it was a point of .Maori honour that the dead must go hack whence ther came for burial, all expens* 1 had to be born** by the Health I )epartmcnt. 'The Coroner eomiaenied severely, saying that I cople should lie protected hum men <U thi- sort. To Salaman: You give up dealing with Maoris! I am going to have this Mopped. .Mr Hunt further .-aul that Salaman .should he prosecuted. |)r Rack -aid the Health Department could not prosecute sm 00-.slullv. quoting a previous case which lutd brief cn dnw n. LAPSE THROI'GII ILLNESS. DEN EDI N. Aiigu-t 2d. Alexander Robert Kennedy. Rogi.--trar of Births. Deaths and .Marriages, pleaded guilty to limit on April >. and other dales between then and August 7, of sums totalling L'S| 10- lid. these represent itig marriage entries and |>as:-. port fees not aceouuted for. Evidence .showed that the accused surrendered hint-ell and sent lor an auditor, giving the latter a li-t showing the number of missing certificates. Detective Beer stated that accused, when he surrendered, was in a very nervous condition. He described how.

on two occasions, he made propalotions to take his iile. handing over a pea title and cartidgcs. which be had intended to use. A trussed s own statement was that since being in Run edin he had -eriou- illnesses, involving financial difficulties, which templed him to appropriate money, lie had been tratl-ferred to Wellington, and he. then resolved to tliselc.se the whole matter to the Entlcr Secret ary. Accused was committed for sentence.

NEW' PORT OF CALL. WELLINGTON. August 27. The X. /. Shipping Company announce, a new departure. Its oil burning steamers in future will tall I,t the Dutch island of Curaeoa. oil the north coast of South America. It. replenish supplies. The first outward hound pas-enger vessel in do so will t ice Rotorua leaving live on ttc tc. >.■' |<tli The first inwiird hound will be L l u . ml Turakinn. Curacoa i of rour.-o. a Iropical island and stops there will make an inte.v-tmg break in the voyage. RAILWAY RISKS WELLINGTON. Aug. > 111 response to a ri'.-olnt 100 |iaa recent, ling ot the Dom.ncn Earmcrs’ Enion. urging i »’ Im'lway Depart,,nan U- m-cep, l.ab.litj - * ; of loss damage to 1- b..io bv cosst.liicr- at oilier: a,I Ma« ■-<>*■ a Minister says .ha. m stmb c-;-Department, i-' unable to agiocop!, linbilit v. YU K-RBOAIe NAPIER. August 27. -| )l0 (Joverimr-tlcnera! and Yis.citm less .lellicoe left. Napier for Mastermn to-day. ItIRPI E VICTIMS IN<„il I'-SH . _ MASTERTON. August 2|. ,\t the iidjotirned inquest "ii (uptain Norling and E. Anderson, members of the Ripple's crew, a verdict drowning was returned. Ibe eiidem .suggested that Anderson may have- got ashore alive. SKI/.ERK OF fish. THAMES. August 27. (ho r .„li,c seized a large number n! undersized fish, alleged to have been taken it. the pur-e of « se.ne net. Th,. fish weigh six ounce* and umlct. and have been placed in a Ireezer. 1, is understood more will be ho,ml y the matter when the Ins, .--tor visits Thames. STOWAWAYS IN CIR RlA SYMPATHETIC MAGISTRATE. ACCKLANI). Augu-t 27. \t the Police Court, four their being 22 to 27. admitted bom stowaways on tlv from Liverpool to Auckland. I lmy stated that they wen- --table ... g-’ work in England and deeded t» >•> New /calami. ' T |,o ,‘iijilaiu - >!'- ,1.0,0 msoocml to be "o built to -tonways and pcrba|i- on tt"' "‘'* l 'i.yag' ihere would he a dozen. Mr Povntoii: Well, you know »hat it‘is to I of work. 11-cy came to see tlie prospec ts out here and 1 must sav those ...on won.

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