DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

nT TEI.EGRAPn —PRESS ASSN., COrTRIOIIT,

SC'OAA* BURNING ENQUIRY.

AGCKLANI). Sept. 21. At the .Magisterial inquiry into the F s ( ,f the scow Oitcrahi, which took lire after an ex) losien of benzine off Tairim on April 27th.. John Wnelihttrn. master ol the vessel, sai I that at (i I’- 111 -, he put benzine into the tank. There was a bill ricanr lamp in the engine room, three or four feet above the enpine. lie went, on deck to pet benzine. When he returned he saw the lamp in (lames, lie .seized it as he passed. There was an explosion. Ho dropped the lamp, and hacked into the enpine room. lit a couple of minutes the whole place was in llames. The sails caupltt fire and the enpine slopped. The heat "as intense. All hands Pot ashore in a dinghy. There was no filling pipe to convey the benzine from the (leek to the enpine roam. Donald Campbell, who installed the enpine. pave evidence that a filling pipe wa< provided for by the owners. Tt was put in "hen the enpine was installed. H. G. Lawretne, Senior Surveyor of Ships, said lie inspected the Onerahi l(-r U)2!i. She was in excess of requirements lor the prevention of liio. He would net have passed the vessel unless it nas provided with a fillinp pipe.

RET CRN ED ,SOLDIERS’ TRIALS. MASTERTOX. Sept. 21. Henry Francis Robertson Yonnp. a returned .soldier, farminp at Phlgeun Hush, was found guilty at the Supreme Court to-day on fur counts of violating the Chattels Transfer Act. by disposing of stock mortpnpcd to the Crown, thereby ledneinp the security without. the authority of the mortptipee.

The jury asked if ihey could return a verdict of guilty without intention to del rami ; hut en a negative reply, they found accused guilty, with a very slroitp recoinineiid-ition for mercy. He was reimuuled for sentence.

FINED .CJO. MASTERTON, Sept. Jd. Henry Francis Robertson who was found guilty of a lireaeh of the Chattils Transfer Act, appeared for sentence this morning and was lined .CJO storlin.LC and ordered to come up for senLcnro when called opon witliiu twelve moot lis.

GREY POWER HOARD. GR EY.MoFT 11. Sept. 25. The Grey Fleetrie Goiter Hoard has completed uepotiatious for a loan of Hill.dt!;) on sat i>fa: lory t; rms through Harman and Reeves of Dunedin.

SCIIOOI.HOY 11 CRT. GISBORNE. Sett. 25.

•fames Martin, aped 11, a lliph S'Ttonl pupil, sustained ecinetission. being tier idontally struck on the hea l by a llilb .shot, with "hirh the hoys were practising lor the annual sports.

MAN KILLED. T.\ 111 A I’M. Sul. 25. Frank Iskerka. sinplc. was killed la-1 ipld at ’Pirira uka" a. thiitcen miles rom, Tnihare, liy a Hint']- liery driven y a man. Hughes, going over a hank ml calsiziup, pinninp the oveiipant.s

if the loiry underneath. The others iillfered only shock. The ini|Uext Inlay "as ad ion rued. The cause of the icvident i, helieved to I e due to dimninp the lights when the lorry was piiug aroin: I a slmip .l end, causing the lriver to po over the hank, iu-tead of .skinp the (orner.

AN APPEAL ALLOWED. I'A LAIKESTON N.. Sent. J.T. Reserved judgment was delivered by .liistirc Reed in the appeal case wherein .lane Huriiett Currio. a hair specialist of Palmerston North, anp-'aled agains the decision of Mr Stout S.. - lining her bo taking ineiiiiinn from Aliss Mailin to learn lb" Irint". I lie Magistral'' b"bl Dial Marlin "as an apprenl i: c. am! i her. ho c w itbio ibe (Iclinilioii of tl:c Shops and Olliees Act. and Currie bad i:o riirbt to an ept a premium. .Instate Reel held that Afart in was neitlier an annreiil ii e nor an employee, because she r eived no pay, and was not I: mud to any hours to work in the shop, although she had done some work there. Currie was therefore justified in accepting a premium. and the appeal was allowed without costs to the respondent, the Inspector of Factories.