DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH —PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION. LEVEL CROSSING SMASH. PALMERSTON N., April 25. A railway crossing accident, of a sensational nature occurred yesterday morning at a level-crossing at Kelvin Grove, li. V. l’urton, a local motor ear agent, was travelling in a new car, and lie hail almost cleared the crossing when the rear of the vehicle was struck with terrifice force by the foremost of two engines proceeding in tbe direction of Martini.

According to the engine driver, the I ear was hurled into the air, the occupant being thrown clear and landing on his head. A repair gang found the car fifty feet from the smash, and there were no marks between where it lay and the point of impact. Burton is suffering from a fractured .skull, and v'n.s taken to the hos] ital. POSTAL THEFT. GISBORNE. April 25. Norman Charles I’ocoek, postal letter carrier, pleaded guilty to six charges of thefts from postal packets, lie was unninittod for sentence. UNIVERSITY TEAM. (Received this day at 1! i,r > *..m.) SYDNEY, April 25. . The Sydney University Rugby Union team i roeoeds to New Zealand on .May 15th. Several notable players, including Nnlhling, Stanley and Sheehan, who probably will he chosen to represent the State, will not partiiipate in the tour . .MURDER OF MRS I.ENTT!ALL. BRISBANE, April 27. Cun'eri.ing the death of Mrs Lcntliall. a fisherman named Thomas, who lives next door, has been detained by tin* police, whose statement is that Thomas, who has boon in indifferent health for flume time, had several slight quarrels with his wile and apparently the dead woman sympathised with Mrs Thomas, lie spoke to Mrs l.enthall over the back fence anil then went through with a razor in hi- hand. Airs l.entlmll’s throat was gashed from car to ear and she died in a few minutes. Another neighbor w itnessed the deed.