DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

Fry telegraph—per press association. ALLEGED THEFT. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 15. Detectives yesterday raided a workshop in a secluded part of Cashmere Hills and took possession of a number of complete bicycles as well as bicycle parts, equipment and mechanical devices alleged to have beoin stolen. This followed the arrest of a young man on Saturday on a charge of theft. He had been attempting, it is reported, to dispose of second baud bicycles in the city.

DROWNED. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 15. While surfing at South New Brighton yesterday, a strong undertow carried John Patrick .McMillan, 21 a postal mailrooin employee, out to sea despite efforts at rescue made liv other swimmers the body was not recovered. .McMillan’s parents reside at Mi-Master Street, Invercargill. At North beach two memhers of the Surf Cluh got into diHicultios, hut were brought ashore after a struggle, during which tlie line broke and one of the rescue party had an anxious time. He was helped ashore exhausted. BURGLARIES AT OIIAKUXE. OHAKUXK, December 13. Two burglaries here are reported, Last night the door was forced at a grocer’s shop, hut owing to a previous robbery the cash had been removed. The stock was not disturbed. A fruit shop was entered by a window. The cash had been removed by the owner, except a few shillings. Some iruit and also loose cash were taken. DROP IN WOOL. WELLINGTON. Dec. 11. The wool sales opened on Saturday with a big houeh of buyers, and they will be continued to-morrow. Up to the present, the prices are down 21d per 111. all round on those reached at the November sales, when record figures were touched. Super Romneys are down from 3d to Id: medium crossbreds 3d. ami strong qualities are Id to ljd lower. Lambs’ wool is down 2d to 3d. WOMAN'S SUICIDE. AUCKLAND. Dec. 11. Fanny |,'-io\. agci ml. a married wo. 111 :iit. residing at llil kcnlicail. enmmilteil suicide . m n-iiing by drinking poison. At .lie inquest ii was stated the deceased had been under treatment for neurasthenia. A verdict of suicide was. returned. KILLED BY A -MOTOR. AUCKLAND, Dec. 14. George Baillie, aged 19, when recovering his hat. which'had blown off his head, at Devonport, was knocked down by a motor ear. He died from his injuries. STEWART ISLAND CABLE. DUNEDIN. Dee. 13. During his present visit to the South, Mr Shrimptoii. Chief Telegraph Engineer. has repaired the Stewart Island ct.lile. in which a fault had developed. The job was undertaken in an oyster cutter, ami the whole operation was completed in ten days, at a cost ol two hundred sterling. I fad the cable repairing steamer been brought I rum Auckland .the Engineer estimated the cost would have been about two thousand.

BOY DROWNED. DARGAVILI.K, Dec. 17. Freni; Mitchell, aged sixteen, while at Naiitnai with a number of companions got into difficulties and was drowned. The Rev. Hart, Anglican Afinistcr, recovered the-body, but liis efforts to restore life failed.

OTAGO’S FIRST WHITE CHILD. DUNEDIN, Dec. U>. Obituary.—Airs Julia Anne Taylor, the first white child horn in Otago. Mrs White was horn at Waikouaiti on April 21st, 1841. POLL CARRIED. INVERCARGILL, Dee. 1L A poll was taken in Southland County oil Saturday on a proposal to borrow lilty-five thousand pounds Tor road iniprovemtuas and maintenance. It was carried by —OO9 to 092. TEN YEARS FOR JULIAN. XFAV PLYMOUTH, Dec. IT. At the Supreme Court Samuel T’erev Julian who was found guilty last .week of incest, was sentenced to ten years hard labour. , THEFT OF. CYCLES. ■ CrfRISTCTIUIUTI. Dec. 10. As the result of a raid on » workshop Thomas Robert Clover, aged IS. appeared at the Magistrate's Court charnel with the theft of t»a bicycles, (.lover was remanded, the police stating that a large number or charges were pending. •