DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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BI'UGI.AUY AT NAI’IEI! NAI’I KB. Bept.

Burglars entered the ollii-e ol I'env. it I. and Co., stevedore.. Hurt Ahuriri. during' last night and decamped with a sum of money, the amount of which lias not, been ascertained. tbdinnril.v no money would have bean in the ollii e, but. on Wednesday money was drawn for wages, amounting to a fairly large sum. As the men did not i-.ime a.-hore in lime the money win not paid out. A Irraie and hit. were used to make an atierture in a door, through which a hand was thrust to unfasten the Yale lock. ' KIGHT-I.NCII ARTESIAN. NAIM KB. Sept. An artesian Imre eight inches in diameter which has just been sunk in Napier is giving remarkable results. The slott 'll pipe down to a depth ol between L’lg and L’-Vj feel i-. producing a How of 7l’B gallons a minute, over a million daily, which is equivalent to the present water supply Irom twentyone tillcc-iiifh holes, thus doubling Napier's water supply and assuring no more trouble with shortages during the dry summer months. Tw o Du liter eight-inch Lores are to he sunk hy the contractor. .Mr Stewart, of Dunedin, oi that the supply will more than meet the requirements for imiliv years to come. lue How obtained is probably the best artesian supply lrum this size of boa in tlie Dominion. GAZETTE NOTICES. WELLINGTON. Sept. “A. All Ordcr-in-Cuiineil eonlaiuiug regulations relating to the control ol supply and sale ol gas is gazetted today. aLo regulations under the Milwives Act. and for inspection and lumigntiun of fruit to l.e exported Irom Niue, and prohibition "I import into the Cook Islands of plants and fodder from the I’acilie Slates n| America.

CONFIDENCE IN I'OST OK MCE. “M ESI NOT BE SHAKEN.” AUCKLAND. Se|t. lid. Ai the Police Court to-day. when asked to order the so] | ression of the name of a letter-: e.rrier i lunged with o] cuing a registered httei. Mr Boy nton. S.M.. Ilatly refused, lie said thal public I'l'lllidem e ill the Post Odie.' must not be shaken. Aeei’se 1 was Albert Charles Bailies. twe:.ty-six years of age. Chid Detective Cummings .said that Housed had opened two registered letters addrc-s:e:l In the s.ime woman. Inti there was no suggest ion that he had deprived her of any money. Apparently the money had I .vn taken out of the letters ami put hie k, and ;r cused had then given them I i another postal ollicial to hand l i the addressee. Mr Moody, for Barr.es. sail that the man had he. u suspended, and would in the natural course of events he dism i ss'ed. Barnes had twelve years' service ill t'’e Departinent. The Magistrate questioned whether dismissal weal I follow'" in view of [lie accused’s previous very good character :""1 the fa I that he li.nl not | ernianeiilly a) propliated the money to his own use. lie had decided to grant prohntion, hut, to mark hi. -eiise o-l li e evioUsne's of the olfeia e. probalioii would he fer two years. Even in doing that, the Court was -.''owing leuieiuy, 'ml for that it had tie- Iced of a Nu; retre Court Judge wlm h. d given prohation in a very erioils use. Detective (‘iinmings: liven nnre serious than the pi'esei.t i ire, your Will ship. Detective Cummings mentioned that he iimlerst'io.l that the | i da! ollieials !iad d'u ided that every il. h <." e liiu-d. he brought into Courl. Mr Boynton: (.biite right. D is very in" e-sary that the conli leiu e ol the pill-lie in the Post (Mliee should not lie

YD I NC \\ DM \ N ST \ B.BED. AG KI.AND. S 'Pleuiher All a- -anil ol a •!'■ q-late > o.ira l ' ill , i'lllM Icm '• w lilt h uied'l r.i dy bale lerminated in murder, was per--.lelratcd last evening ii"iir one of the eulr.tines Io the Albert i’ark. Mi-s Sale!, a ■, o: 111: wonnn, wa-. brulallv -labb.-d in the hack with a l.uil’e nr some other sham ilist rnmeiiL, hy an unknown man. who had apparently Pillowed her from the locality "I the Public Lib: aiy. The assailant es.-eap-ed. The assault oeeurri'd shortly be-

fore s o'clock, while Miss Snick was 4:i, her wax home through Albeit I ail,. It is reported that a mail pillowed her from near the l.brarv. When Miss S.tlek reached the Princess Street, Gate the man rushed noon her and -,tubbed her savagely in the hack between the shoulders. lie -,reams immediately brought two pedestrian- to her as-n-t----unee, lull tliese did mil have an opportunity to i'-1.-nli:., the culprit, who oil' (.-liekly. The injury, bu'luuatelv. is not si-lions, although she istilVerillg acutely' from shock.

CYCLIST KII.I.I'll). ACCKI.ANI), Srptrinl.rr - >• Curilii i Skinner, H'>, was killed i.isltnil ly l hr.m-li liis hiryrlr >kid-lin« and ilirinvinn liiin 11 : ‘ ,x - 1 "" ■ Miltin' Icii'i'v in .M:timk:iu lim'd. ll " wus ivtimiinj' Ih.iii.- Lr.nn work m ||„. city. lie WHS il SOM 111 'I "ll" SI-" 1 ' nor „l' Hill Street. ()m-liunun- \ Ti!A DK.MAKK SI IT. CIIIIISTCiirWCII. September 2 k The Supreme ('mift, 10-.lm> MM MlMlli.Mtio,, fur .lei'hinitiuiis lilt" plain.iil' «;c elllitl.ll to lie rcpt'e-eM.-X,.w Zealand ms I lie proprietor ~r the tradeinark "l.ysol. Ti;e parlies were Lysol Ltd. its registered oiliee m Lo.hlom. mm.l iy.,|.„ m \ Alltiseptie Company. Am or.her would he Moe.le Hint ph.mtiIV ums eniillt'll to he reoistereii as the JllMjU'it'toJ’* Xl'KSlv K‘.)l! »»rm AWKU.INHTON. Sept. IM the House this alter. Mr ,)• Uriel. (WVstk.mil ask-' l Urn Mim>l‘ 1 of Health whether he tvot.lt! esla .■ t>h , hcsMital at Otira. h, tV .mir*.' , his Iy -if Ma«.i l'oma.e the . .tahlishiMetit of a A |US! ‘ ll ' l ro „dve the p:o leiM. but that v.a- a muI,UT the West la ml Hospital Hoard lie subtlest ‘-'<1 that Mr O'llnea 51.01.hl , eo.il'er with him om the matter w .ell , the Westland de'eyntes were here lot t !.e lies! itals Conference.