DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

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W.C.T.U. CONVENTION. DUNEDIN, March 30. The chief business of the "W.C.T.U. Convention this morning was consideration of the report of the White Ribbon, the official organ. It was stated the paper had been enlarged, and Hie financial- position and circulation improved. Mr Perryman was reappointed editor and business manager, and .Mrs Vudon associate editor. It was decided to recommend to Parliament the advisability of establishing public hoards of management in connection with mental hospitals. MAORI CURIOS. DUNEDIN, .March 2S. The family of the late Mr Alexander Thomson have handed over to the Otago Museum a priceless collection of .Maori and other ettrios, the chief of which is a huge 1110 a egg. There is only one other complete mott egg in New Zealand, which is also in the Otago Museum. A third is said to exist in a private collection in England. Other articles include spears from Australia. New Guinea, the Solomons, and New Hebrides, a Japanese sword of exquisite temper, pineapple clubs and bamboo pillories from. Fiji, Maori ailxes. whose sv'.e and perfection make them the gems of the collection and a "Maori mat, which has a distinguished history, being owned by Kereope, the murderer of the Rev. Volkner at Opotiki. The Maori section includes 3.3 stone implements.

MANGAIIAO power. WELLINGTON, March 20. The new electric power house at Evans Ray was officially opened hv the Mayor (Mr R. A. Wright. MR.) tod,,y Tiie ceremony marked tlu* official’ taking over of the power supply from Maugahao. Electrically the building is magnificently equipped v, ita all the latest appliances. The cost <d I lie building and equipment, - aid H"' Mayor in a speech, was approsimal 'iy £350,0011. The whole of the Mangamio current would be taken on M.n-iay. and although it was a little gH.-a.er (lam as needed at present, lie tlauig it that helVre long the demand would he so --real that the corporation would be able to take all the energy it could „ e t. The question of reducing the price vould lie considered in the near future.

HOTEL DESTROYED. WARM ATE. -March -\i 1 30 on Sunday morning the Rcdclilf’s Hotel on the Canterbury side oi the Waituki River, about Li "tiles |'rum Waimale. was hunted to the -round. S. Pluck, the licensee, being a |a.aw loser. A large quantity " l stuck was destroy..!. Tito insurances are unavailable. THE STRATFORD TRAGEDY. CORONER’S FINDING. ,STRATFORD, March 23. At the inquest held to-day on the ( : o at!i id Thomas Hendrick, who was found dying by tue side of the toad cm y,larch IS. the evidence <;i his stepfather disclosed that the deceased s real name was Thomas Ura/.icr Brattle, though he was known as Hendrick. ’Hie hearing occupied all morning and in giving his verdic t the Coroner spoke mosi slrouglv, saying that lie did not desire to prejudice the man .Martin, in custody charged with manslaughter, hut he IVlt he must say that it was plain deceased had been done to death

through absolute negligence and tiller stupidity. He had been swept oil the roml by a motor! d in a most callous end heartrending way and the only excuse that could pos.diily I e made was

not an excuse at all; that was that the driver of the car was drunk, (bus adding to his stupidity. The Coroner said that he had previously sent that man to prison for being drunk in c harge of a car. I'rotn want of nrudeime and diligence the' fiijvei- liqd ri-.u 10 er dei eased. Iho evi--11,. 11, ■ shewed 1 hill John Thomas Marlin was Hie driver ol ll"- car. In the Coroner’s miminn Martin eras guilty of m:ii! daughter under the Crimes Act. COSTLY MISCHIEF. DUNEDIN. March :!S. In the police court ibis morning Carl Jenson was sentenc ed to a month's imprisonment for commift ing niisiT.iei hy removing two plugs from a launch ;il Campbell Island. Accused went to the island lo lake charge of a sealing launch under another man. Word was received m trouble, and instructions were scut to .send accus'd and another man hack, which was done. The evidence showed that there was trouble between the accused and the manager. It was staled that the scaling season was lost, which mean I a loss of £2O '■') to the syndicate and it rust C/SDO to sx nil a. special steamer to the island.