MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1924, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

LtJBTKALIAN AND N.Z. CAULI ASSOCIATION. HUH NT TO DEATH. SYDNEY, (K-toher IT. A tragic fire resulting in the death nl .Mr C. Yuros, aged seventy anti the narrow escape of twin ha hies, occurred in a residential establishment at Darlinghuist late last night. The owner ol the premises smelt smoke and rushed upstairs just in Lime to remove her huhics. She heard a woman in a room where the seat ot the lire was apparently located and screamed for help. A passing seaman Kdwnrd Dees, made several gallant attempts to rescue the woman. The roof fell in on him and he was compelled to retire. Hy the time the brigade arrived, the room Wits a mass of flames. A further attempt itt. rescue was hopeless.

.SHOOTING. SYDNEY, October 17. In shooting for the King's prize .Miss Snodgrass did not finish among the prize winners. The rather unusual sight of a woman reaching such a high position caused a large crowd to follow her and made her nervous, GAOI. HRKAKKR SHOT. ADELAIDE, October 17. Noted gaol breaker, William Dighv, wlm twice last week escaped I ruin custody aL l’ort Lincoln, made another attempt last night. A policeman was taking him to Ll-.e yard, when he daslved oil'. The policeman followed, firing his revolver one of the shots lodged 111 Digby's stomach and he died shortly after. U>. COURT DECISION'. NEW YOUK. Oct. 17. "Federal Judge Hand, dismissed the libel proceedings against the "Royal .Mail liner Orduna for alleged violations of the prohibition and narcotic laws. 'l’be Eedeial prosecutor in a complaint cited forty-live alleged causes for lorIVil lire, of which the Court recognised iinlv six. which fixed the penalties liecause of failure to manifest liquor aboard. The Court held that since the Orduna was iinqiieslimiahly a common carrier, her failure to manifest narcotics and liquor constitutes no ground for forfeiture unless the owners’ privity thereby is alleged. The Governmenl bail contended it was unnecessary to prove owners’ privity or consent.

WRANGEL ISLAND. NOME (Alaska). Oct. 17

A colony, intended to establish the Rritish title to Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean, north of Siberia, has been carried o(F hy the Russian armed transport “Red October." which raised the Russian Hags there on Aug. —<ith. VERDICT OF SUICIDE. ■WELLINGTON. October 18. At the inquest on William Porter, a grocer, of Taranaki Street, who shot himself, a letter was read showing that he was siilfering from pains in stomach and head and loiiiul life unsupportable. A verdict was returned of temporary mental depression. A SEVERE QUAKE. CAPETOWN, October 17. An earth tremor at Johannesburg, wliicli was probably the severest over experienced on the Hand, caused many falls of rock in the gold mines, Iml uo casualties. The seismograph at the Union Observatory proved too delicate io iccord the shock and was put out of action.