DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

Try TELEGRAPH —rER TRESS ASSOCIATION. PA HI AT U A COLLISION. PATIIATFA, Alarch t. A\ bile a Xgawapurua farmer. Air Donald Mcßae .who had broken his ankles, was being conveyed to the hospital ,t.lio taxi he was in collided with a gig in the main street, containing Air Joseph Kombnck. apiarist, of Alangntainoka, and Air William Cox (Runwhata). Romliaek was severely cut about the face, and sustained bruises and shock. Cox escaped.

WIDOW BURNT. TK KUITI. Alarch 5. A distressing fatality occurred at I'iopio yesterday morning. Airs C. T. Collins, a widow, mistook a tin of benzine for kerosene, and poured some on the tire to revive it. A violent exJ lesion followed and her clothing caught fire. No one was in the house except two sous, eight and eleven. AA lien assistance arrived they found the woman on the floor with her clothing I radically burned away. She was removed to a private hospital, but died from burns ami shock last night. Deceased was aged thirty-live and kept a store. BOOKIES FIXED. DAR.GAYH.LE, Alarch 5. Two men, Ivon Yodenviteh and his mate, Rokea, were lined £2O and £e Ills and costs respectively for hookmaking at lhi> recent Otamatea racing clubs mm-totalisator meeting at Alatakohe. Tadiga Cvitauovitch on a similar charge was committed for trial to the Supreme Court at Auckland oil hail of 9109 in self, and one surety of £IOO. Two police witnesses were given a certificate of exemption from prosecution. The ease created considerable interest as one of the police witnesses was a well known steward of two racing clubs in the district.

PARTY POLITICS. AIR AATLFORI) HITS OUT. WELLINGTON. Alarch 5. Air T. AI. AA’ilford. Leader of th i.ibeial-l.ahour Patty, in the course of his reply to Mr 11. Holland’s (Labour) statement regarding his party in a re'.ent speech, says: “Air Holland tries to make out that our party wishes In light Labour. He is quite wrong. A represent Labour, hut not extreme Labour. He represents extreme Labour, Out not labour; that is the difference. I never referred Lo Labour ill my reply tn the Hon. .Air Mel.end (Reform) because Labour largely supports our pally. 1 referred to Extreme Labour, meaning, the Communist.-, Internationalists. Karl .Marxists anil Disloyalists. They do not support us they support .All- llclland's party.”

Alter referring to parly tactics which go on in the House, under which it is an attack on the Liberal-Labour party, first by extreme Labour and then by Reform. Air AA’ilford -ays: “T w inder whv Reform and extreme Labour do not attack each other.”

G 111 AIM ETT A DUNEDINITE. LUNKIMX. March 5. Grimmett was horn at Dunedin, and is the son of Richard Grimmett, a champion swimmer of lornier days. I la> family later moved to AA’ellington. AYIIARHPIANA. CASE. DUNEDIN. March 5. The Judicial Committee of the F<>rImry Park Trotting Club continued the rehearing of the AATiarepiana case when fresh evidence was given by T. Biitohcr (owner) and (’. Donald (trainer), ol AA'harepiaua. The Commit lee decided dial its previous decision should stand, l lie horse to be disqualified for the rac« and Butcher and Donald disqualified for twelve months. Notice ol appeal has li.cn lodged and will he considered by the New Zealand Trotting Association. .Meantime the lakes and di'iilomi remain impoll mb d. AUCKLAND SEATS. LIBERAL LEADER’S QUERY. AY ELLINGTON. Alarch 3. “I thank the Hon. A. I). MeT-cod, said Air T. AI. Wilford, M.P.. Leiute of the Opposition, “on behalf or the Lib-eral-Labour Party for helping me to locus public attention on the three Auckland seats, where wo have three < a adulates annouiued against the extreme Labour candidates, where there n.:e no Reform candidates announced at present. AY it bout his assistance my point might have been missed. 1 ii-J" ask him whether, instead of using tho school hoy’s method by saying ‘You’re another.’ he will slate plainly, without (lodging, if Reform proposes to put up candidates ter these three Auckland seats, thus helping the extreme Lafinin candidates there, or whether Reform intends leaving the Liberal-Labour Party t:: win these seats in a stiaightout light at the last election in the (luce seats there, failed to win.”

CLERGYMAN ADMITTED TO I'KOHATIn.-N, I'll NED IN March 5. At the Supreme Court, Donald Leacruft Freer, a clergyman, aged 34, for ;title-:nit assault on males received probation for the full term of 5 years, the condition being that he forthwith enter a mental lies] ital as a voluntary patient, remaining there till discharged bv the Superintendent. •; ji,, facts stated, show ed that Freer was injured by a high explosive in the

Mr .lustice Sim said he gathered that Dr McKillnn though the prisoner a ! roj:or subject for treatment, although oat of unsound mind, so a.s to ho eommittahle. It c-ertaiidy noeinocl to be a borderline ease. Two youths, William Cecil McNicol Campbell and Stanley Alfred .lolin Miles, charged with breaking and entering were sentenced, the former to reformative detenticoi for 3 years and the hitter to probation for yea is. WORK PROCEEDING. WELLINGTON March 5. The weather cleared later in the morning and a call was made at one o’clock. Meat is being loaded on the Waimana and all coastal boats are being worked.