DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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NELSON’S JUBILEE,

NELSON, November 8,

Nelson's civic jubilee was celebrated to-day by a gathering at the Church steps. Addresses were delivered by the Mayor (.Mr W, Lock) and -Mr 11. Atnlore, M.R., Messages from the Prime Minister, .Sir Francis Bell (who was born in Nelson), and Sir Robert Stout, were read. It was pointed out that Nelson possesses till the modern services provided in up-to-date communities. A thanksgiving service will be held tomorrow. Over a thousand children from the country districts were broujMit in on the railways, and they are being entertained in the city to-day in connection with the Childrens’ Annual Gala Dav.

DROWNED AT LAKE COLERIDGE. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 10. The police have received word that a little girl, A tula McGuire, was found drowned in a pool at Lake Coleridge.

DUNEDIN SESSIONS. DUNEDIN, Nov. 10. The criminal sittings opened this morning. The list consists of two eases, one of indecent assault on a female, and the other of murder. In the latter a yo.mg w< man, Marguerite Elizabeth Hand, was employed as a housemaid at till hotel and gave birth La a child, the body being found in a drawer with a piece of clothing lightly constricting the neck. The medical evidence showed that death was due to asphyxia following strangulation. True hills were returned in both cases.

CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. WELLINGTON, Nov. 10. The failure of two drivers to dim their lights on their motor cars is thought to be accountable for an accident which occurred, on the Unit road on Saturday night, ill which four persons were injured. Stanley Aston, who was returning from I’ctone to Wellington, states that when near the railway biidge at Kaiwarra, be saw aproacliing him two motor cars with strong headlights, lie dimmed bis light, but they did not. As a consequence lie became blinded by the glare and found himsell beading straight lor one of the concrete piers of the bridge. He swerved sharply to avoid it, at the smile time pushing down what he though to be the loot brake, but which proved to be the aceellerator. Ibe car leapt forward and struck a stout telegraph pole, snapping it in two, then turned a complete somersault and became a complete wreck. Aston bad bis left arm broken, but the-other occupants marvellously escaped willi slight injuries.

RAILWAY CONTRACTORS’ BANQUET. TAI'RANGA, November 10. At the banquet given by Armstrong. Whitworth and Co to celebrate the turning of the first sod ol their contract, The Hon .1. G. Coales, in icplv to the toast of bis health, emphasised the necessity of pushing the works oil to completion to make them profitable, lie expressed gratification that Hie first railway contract should be in the bauds of sill'll a firm as Armstrongs. Colonel Gieeiil.ciugh, the company's representative, said work would be in toil swing by the end of the year, and there was no reason to doubt the line would be completed in due limoqno visitors left' yesterday morning on their way to Am. Mini to catch last night’s train for "Wellington.

resigned. ASHBURTON, November 9. Mr F W. Wati has decided to rosi.:„ his seat on the Ashburton Hospital Board prior to Hie next meeting in consequence of having ascci tallied (bill a trusteeship that he holds m a compan- doing bnsines with the Board has been Held And" meiit to const, lule him a sl.areliolde, . instead of Hie estate for wine, ho _.s trustee. The Audit Office also hrougnt about Mr Watt’s resignation ol the chairmanship of the district lowei Board.

CARPENTER FOUND DEAD. HASTINGS, Nov. lib Alexander Giimshaw. single, aged U», u "carpenter at the l’akipaki Freezing Wnrks for the past Ui,s dead in Led this morning. -.U is though the deceased has lio relatives ill die Dominion. MAORI DKOYt A ED. TAUItANG A. Nov. 10. The body of a native named Tutnnil 11 iamoe was found on the beach in tbc I,arbour yesterday. He was last .cm, (Maher "2-dh.. hut no anxiety was felt till a. few days ago. H is presumed he was crossing the railway bridge across the harbour that -"ght t„ oo to the native .wtllcnicnt at -Vata.,.1,7 and fell in. At tlie imiuest a verdict was found that deceased was drown...l there being no evideme to showhow he met his death. The deceased was previously m the Coromandel District and came here a lew days ago. He leaves a widow and six children.

RAILWAY ENQUIRY

DEPUTATION AT Cl 1 1! ISTCII U 111 11

CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 10. Sir Sam Fay and Sir Vincent Raven, the railway experts, received a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce, ~!!,] the Canterbury Progress I.eagiu in regard to the necessity of preierential rates lietween Ohristchui eh a the West Coast and other niattei T'.h" Commission subsequently t levelled through the Lyttelton l unnel to get. acoiiainted with the conditions.