DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

(by telegraph—per rr.Ess association. SHIP EXPLOSION. AUCKLAND, Noveniher 25. An aide seaman, Charles Singer, on the scow Kaiaia, was admitted to the hospital stiffenny from severe hums, lie was liyhtiny a riding liyht in the forepart 01. the scow, which is anchored oil Nelson Street \\ hart, when an explosion occurred. The force was sufficient. to blow the scuttle hatch oil' the forepeak and makes holes in Doth hows. Ail inflow of water cxtinyiiishcd the (lames, and caused the vessel to sink In- the hows.

The extinguishing of the lire was most I'ortuiintc. as the ves.*/l had a hoard 125(1 cases of benzine and motor oils.

Sinycr. who is ayed 11. was hurneJ hi the face and chest, ami is sufferny from shock.

SOI TH afbican CONDITIONS. \\ I'.LIJNCT ON. November 20. Mr J. Horn. M.P.. a member of tlie Empire Parliamentary Delegation, who returned from South Africa by the .Manuka, arriviny here .yesterday, stales that polygamy aniouy the natives will need to be checked if South Africa is to he a white man’s country. A native boy at tin* aye <d thirteen or fourteen, sets about biiildiny a kraal for himself and liis next tlibuyht* is a wife, whom he purchases for a few head of cattle. I hen altei a second child appears, lie wants another and so on with tlie third. The women and children do all Hie Work in tin* lielils. The growth of population is attended b.v a erv for more land, not for communal reservations, bill lor individual natives. Mr Horn said lie believes tlie natives should

he taken Iroin towns and seyreyated in their own country, a.ud be yiven tin* right to secure a freehold title in the land. Such a right had been a blessing to the Ylaoris.

FOUND (iI'II.TY. XAPTEU. Noveniher 2d. , David Cowan, ayed forty two. a school-master, was found yuilty at the Supreme Court, of indecent assault, and was remanded for sentence. WARRANT ISSI'ED. ('HIiISTVIIPBCH. Nov. 2d. A l the .May ist rate’s Court this inorniny. John (leorye Stewart. charged with arson ai Panamii on November 2nd. did not appear. The police said that since the information was laid certain things had lianpened leading lo the holicl that accused may have taken his life. As accused had not appeared in response to the summons, tin* police would a-k lor a warrant for Stewart’s arrest. 'Fhe application was granted, the Bench remarking that there was no direct evidence that accii.-cd had commit ted suicide. X A p| Kit'S J Pill I.EE. NAIM Eli. Nov. 2d. Napier, as a Bnroiiyli. celebrated its • illtli. birthday to-day. Residents, over I Id.), were entertained at luiiiTieon liv tin* .Mayor and Councillors and a special column tee. The programme of

events will extend over a week. A dose holiday i- h *iny observed. Seventy ;iy i the site o| (he town, did acres, was s ild lor L'ott. The capital value las! .March wa- t2.5711.tW1. in(Tuiliny Napier South, hut excluding all suburbs.

A SriCIDK. UIIAXGAI’KI. November 2d. All inqiirst was held yesterday at Towai ciincerniny the death i f Samuel ■Mason, a settler of .Maromakii who was I<*uii<l liauyiny from the limb of a tree about two miles away from lii.s home. Not man Maxoi (son) testified that he visited his father's property on Sunday morniny and found the house burned down. The Kawakawa constable was notified .’’nil found a number of bones in the debris, but these were subsequently pronoun vd not hiiiimn bones. A w ider search revealed the dec eased’,s tragic end. A veidiet was lellirnod that death was due to lianyilig. selfiull if ted w hile deceased was sufferin': f• ■•in dciq*. iic’iil il <li’|ir*"-sieu.

Til FITS FROM TFI.FPIIONF MONKS. fill! ISTCII PIICI I, Nov. 2d. Robert Demon lhnlclilf, aged 17, pleaded guilty this morning to twentylive charges of stealing and attempting to steal l itiiii telephone boxes and In a charge of being in possession of an unregistered revolver, was committed for sentence. The police stated I’adelilf had been caught iiHiihi a file. TWO YFAISS lAI PM ISOX.M FNT. A I’CK LAND. November 2,'i. At the Si ll ir«• iin• Court. Janies McLean, aged 11. lor false pretences : ml I licit, was sentenced, to two y< ars imprisonment. DOt'MI.K DMOWNING. Cl 111ISTCII PR( ’I I, Nov. 2f>

Two young men. both about 21 years of age were drowned ill tlie surf at North New Brighton this morning So far they are unidentified, though a name on the clothing ol one is L. J. Aliupliy. The tide was low at the time and the current dangerous. Only one I mil v was recovered. ’I how had been bathing lor thirty minutes. It is now believed cue of the drowned men is 1.. 11. Sdiolliehl of Alatingaron Read. Kaitickc. Matirinni. TIAIARU IXI.fPFST VERDICT. TIM A lIP. November 2d.

The inquest touching tlie death ot Herbert S. Mussel, late Secretary of the Hospital Board, who was loan.l on Saturday night with bis throat cut, was held before Air G. D. -Mo.s|.v, the district coroner. The evidence showed that the Board owing to a dilfoieneo of opinion asked the deceased lor his resignation and this worried him., he being unable to sleep. The verdict was of suicide whilst ol an unsound stale of mi ml.

THE DFPAKTPMF. WFI.LIXGTOX. Nov. 2d. Tlij.* weather did not smile its brightest wli 'ii tlie (oivi‘l nor-Gcneral departed by the Tahiti this afternoon, the sky being overcast and tin* atmosphere heavy and waiin. The public farewell was enthusiastic and spontaneous and children played a special part in the farewell dciuniistrat ions. Their Fxcellciicies left Government ||,„ise at about noon by motor and wore accompanied by an escort of the lilli. Manawatii .Mounted llilles. ol which 11 is Excellency is Honorary Colonel. They proceeded through the in:iiii streets of the city to King’s wharf, where they arrived at about P2.:l!!. 11 is Excellency then inspected the guard of honour of Wellington College Lailets. and after farewells in the Harbour Board building, the party boarded tlie Tahiti, a salute being fired as they did so from Alt. Cook. As tlie vessel moved down the harIkiiii- she was preceded by 11.A1.5. A’eronica anil lI.ALS. Dunedin, on board of which were naval officials and Ministers of the Crown. The warships accompanied tlie steamer to the throemile limit in Cook Strait. ,where Jcllicoe’s jurisdiction as Governor-General ceased ami lie was then finally farewelled by a salute of 19 guns tired from the Dunedin. As the warsliins turned about tlie crews lined the decks and lustily cheered there Excellencies on their way. The streets were but thinly lined lithe entourage drove through the city but the main corners and principal centres were thronged with people who s-iid .rood-live to tbe popular GovernorGeneral and bis lady in no uncertain manner. Children lined the shore •ilon-r Oriental Bay and cheered the Tahiti as she drew out into the harbour and made towards the heads.