DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. RAILWAY CHANGES. PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 4. A number of promotions and transfers in the railway service have just been announced. The following are the principal changes to take place in the Christchurch district:— -Mr J, C. Schneider, transport oflicer, Christchurch, to Head office, Wellington. Mr 11. C. Guinness, chief traffic clerk, Ohakune, to lie chief traffic icrk, Christchurch.-

Air K. J. Chambers, chief clerk, Christchurch goods office, to be sta-tion-master, 1 nvercargill.

Yfr T. A. Stephens, station-mas-ter at Greymouth, to be chief clerk Christchurch goods office. Air J. Fowler, chief clerk, Christchurch, passenger office, to lie stationmaster, Oamaru.

Air P. J. Bond, relieveing officer, Christchurch, to be chief clerk. Christchurch passenger office. Mr T. F. Chandler, assistant relieving officer, Christchurch, to lie relieving oliieer, Christchurch. Air J. F. Wallace, clerk, Christchurch. to be stationmaster, Balelutha. Air P. S. Skinner, chief clerk Auckland goods office, to lie stationmaster, Lyttelton.

Mr A. Burns, chief clerk. Timaru to be .stalionniaster, Whangorei.

METHYLATED SPIRITS AIEXACK MASTERTON, February ‘-’3.

“ You ought to know that il you continue drinking metbvplated spirits, there is only one place lor you to end and that is a mental asylum,” said Mr S. L. P. Free, S.M.. to a mail who appeared in court in such a shaky condition tlrtit lie was remanded for a week’s medical treatment.

Sergeant Sweeney remarked that a number ol men had been purchasing methylated spirits in Masterton lately. The police had two or three of these men and they were in a bad condition.

Speaking later, a police official said that retailers of methylated spirits should be warned against selling spirits indiscriminately. The extent to which spirits were being drunk ill Masterton was becoming alarming. One day thi'< week a man was discharged Irom. custody alter being charged with drunken ness, and within a very short space of Lime be had procured a bottle of methylated spirits. It retailers wcie not careful then steps would possibly be taken to have some restrictions placed upon the sale of methylated spirits to ensure its being sold lor legitimate purposes only and not lor drinking by men who had a craving lor liquor.

LIFE SAYING CHAMPIONSHIPS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 2-1.

The Life Saving Championship ol New Zealand, for the Nelson Shield, was contested at New Brighton to-day by six teams of swimmers from New Plymouth. Wellington. ('hristchuroh. and Dunedin.

in a close finish, Lyall Ray iY\e li' n... toil) gained the Shield by one point from New Brighton. This was be largest number of teams that has over contested the shield.

CANTERBURY FLOODS

WA IMAKA If IB I BREAKS RANKS

CHRISTCHURCH. February

The heave rain, which has been ailing in the back country has cause I several of the main Canterbury rivers to rise in high flood. The Wninmkar-;,-i, Riikaia, Rangitata and others have been affected, particularly the hrst,named, which last night, broke through the north hank in the vicinity of Be! fast Hotel. The river, which has found an outlet for its flood waters here before, poured over the low lying country through which it flows, ami reaching the main smith road between the hotel and the Empire bridge, proceeded to flood it to a depth of about two feet. Practically no damage was done and the Hood subsided to-day.

another motor victim. CHRISTCHURCH, February 2-1

John Westull, aged H>, a recent arrival from England, died at the hospital from injuries received by a fall from a bicycle a week ago. He was riding without a light at 8 and in crossing in front of a motor car. swerved and fell to the ground. found dead. CHRISTCHURCH, February -I. The identity of the man whose body was found in a gully in Victoria I ark. Cash more Hills, on Sunday has been established. He was John Dale lie was thirty years of age and a w-riter mechanic. He left h.s home m sue,-bourne Street. St. Albans, on the morning of January .Ml,. The inquest lias been adjourned.