DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 November 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TKI.KUHAI’U —IHKSS ASSN., COl’YltlOnT. A SERIOUS Cl IA HO E. III.KNHKI.M. Nov. '-M. Richard Titus Cragg, tiged US. a farmer, married, was committed lor trial to-day on a charge of carnal knowledge of a girl of fifteen years. MISHAP TO steamer FLORA. DUNEDIN. Nov. 23. When leaving port late on Friday night the steamer Flora missed the channel fairway and grounded on a hank close to the foreshore at Peliehet Ray. So far attempts made to tow her n|f have tailed, as she is lirinly embedded in the mud. if ID feet out of the eliannel.

Tlie cargo will he discharged into lighters tii-iiiorrnw. and it is hoped to relloat her at flood tide during the afternoon. A WINDEAI.E. AUCKLAND. Nov. 22. The treasurer of the Malaiiutta Red Cross hraneli received a shock a few days ago when lie was informed by the manager of the. Morrinsvilh: hraneli of the Hank of New Zealand that there was a sum of over L'2IIDD standing to the credit of the branch in the hank. The money was collected in the dixirict as the result ui a very successful

campaign during IDIS, when over L'IDDD was suhsciihcd. A meeting of those interested was held last evening, when Mr ,1. Price, chairman of the brunch, declared emphatically that he thought the whole of the funds had been sent to Auckland licnd(|unrters in 11118. It appeared that an oversight had arisen from the fact that the secretary had left the district and the hank's intimations were not forwarded to Matamata. The meeting decided to forward the money to the authorities in Auckland, who took over the allairs of the provincial committee. The most regrettable feature about the fund is that the money lias been lying at the hank for nearly six years without earning interest. A little more delay and the money would have heroine subject to the statute of limitations and might possibly have passed into the public fund.

DROWNED MF.NTU. PATIENT AUCKLAND. November 'it

Rod fern who was drowned from the Araliura was being brought from Gisborne to the Atc kland Menial Hospital. The Constable allowed him on deck for fresh air. ’the Constable was holding the patient by the mat when Rodlorn made a sudden dash, dragging the constable with him the constable still dinging to the coat,

C 1111. D'S NARROW ESCAPE. WANGANUI. November 22. A girl about two years of age had a narrow escape from a horrible death at Utiku. mi the Main Trunk line, yesterday. The child wandered on to the line in front of a moving train, hut was observed hv Driver Adkins from tho footplate of the engine. The driver immediately applied the brakes and the train gradually slowed down. .Meanwhile the child remained oil the line, blissfully lineoii.x'dous of her peril. However, the driver sin cceib d ill slopping the engine within a loot or so of the child who »':s then promptly remot ed | rein danger.

TO BRING HACK RAMA'S CREW. WELLINGTON. Novemher 22. 'flic steamer Kaioo will leave Nelson on Monday for the Chathams to bring hic k the crew of the Rama. She should anive bark at Wellington on . eve ; M.•.•.(. Xi , particular', arc mailable of I lie insurance on Hie vessel. -which provides against total loss. TRAGIC DEATH OF TIMARU MAN. TIM AR.U. 'Novemher 23. Tragic rii ctiiiistances surrounded the death la-l night of Herbert Southern Russell, aged forty-live, who was found in the bathroom at his residence. Waiili Road, with his throat cut and a razor lying near.

Deceased 1 1 :i<I been se: rclary of the Sun tTi Canterbury I Io«pi t :i! Board foilin' past eighteen years. At A\ednesij.iv’s meeting of llio board :i discussion tool; plum, in rnminittoo. si ml ns n result of ilclilnrnf ions Mr Russell iras asked lo re,sign In's pe.sit.ion.

On Sninrdny nioniin" lie fonnnlly resigned. nnd in informing I li<* chairman of (lie I .on rd of Ill's decision, stilled Unit lie found liiinsclf out of sympathy with lII,' hoard ns n I indy, nnd Hint in coti-

sei|ilence. lie fell illinlde ns cldel executive ollicer in conliinie carrying mil I lie l.onrd's policy. rt is .sillied I tin I dcccnsed hud no! slept for severnl nights. ulid u( i.iOhi-t evening 'Mr. T. 1.. I’nrr. ined.icnl superinlendeiil of Tininrii Hospital culled ul his home nnd udiiiiiiislered n sleeping draught. At I lint time there was no thing in .Mr Hassell's nnmir lo indiciile Ihnl he contemplnled suicide. At S. 10 o'clock Airs ltussell wen I t" her Inishnnd’s room lo see il he «n.i .sleeping. sin* found the room linoc,uI in,l. nnd lienrino n sound is-uing from the linlhmom tried the door nnd found it locked. Access wns ohti.ined to the room itinl Air liUssell v.ns lound in the hntli. Drs. I’nrr nnd Psher v.cic .sent for. 101 l on urrivul nnnonneed Hint dentil hud tukeii place.

This niornine mi ini|iie>t wns opened kcl'ore the Coroner. Air 11. R. Mosley. S.AI.. "lien foi mill evidence ol identilicntion wns given by .1. \\ . Gilchrist, hrothcr-'in-luu of iTcccased. All mliouriiiiicnl was (lien liuule till ten lock mi AA edncsikiy morning.

JXOI'KST A' HI! RIGT. AAT.I.I.I.NG'm.N. Nov. TI. An iin|nest wns held 10-dny coin erniiio the dentil ill Charles Kklunil. hull, keeper, who wns drowned in the hurkoiir on l , ’ridny. ’I lie coroner retiirued u verdict of nccuh'iilul deulli by drowning. U'CKI.AND AVI I Alt h' < < M.I.AI’SII. Al'C'K LAND. Nov. TI. \t | In* iuijiliry hy tin* llnrhoiir Board into I lie collnpse of the western whurf. the l•'.ngiueer. Air limner, do scribed the con-trin tiou of the mole. He sniil tliiit the stone I'oiindulioli wns sot on u slanting hot loin, lie did not think worknien euiild have keen mole ,;irefill thun they were in depositing tho stone. As to tlio possibility to there being ;i tendency to pressure outwards. lie said he had felt perfectly satisfied about it. At one point of the structure, since the collapse, there had been found, some disintegration, spreiu over ills.nt TU feet. lie thought tlnil there hail hecn n “creasy hnek.” nisi some possibility of soft stuff in a pocke iinilemeuth the bottom. which hm tended to a slide. Possibly one part o tlie clay hot tom had slid on tho other earrving tin l stone with it. IiP.KU'H Hi'’ CONTRACT. Al'CKl-ANT;. Nov. Tl.

Judgment lor £ TTf, 10s was obtain ed hy Herbert 0. Smart at tin' Sn promo Court against Afrs C’. AT. AI llou-ton. of Chirstchttrcli for breach ol contract. Plaintiff accepted an ago no; for patent furniture polish, condition nl on certain advertising being done and this condition wns not compile: HORFKAIAN'.- fatal accidknt GTSBORNR. N'"-

On Sunday. Simon Kennedy, sixty vt-ars of age! was thrown from a horse at Tolaga°Bav. and was rolled on by the animal, lie was attended by a doctor and nurse, but died to-day.