DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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M AN'DI.EI> BY EXPLOSION. T'E A WAY! I "IT. May 21. A fearful ai eideul oeeiirrefl at t Lake Farm. Nyatnto, this niornin l»v which a Hindoo drainer, mini

Walyan Sinyh. ayed about ID was terribly maiiyled. It appears that he was draininy out swampy country at the hack of the estate. He had set a eh a rye of yeliyiiite, and. with his son. Walyan retired a couple of chains to allow tie elm rye to explode, hut as an explosion did mu ncrur, lie went to invest iyate. The elm rye went elf as the niai) was xtuudiny over it. and lie received its full fore" in the lace. Hi- nose and liyhl eye were shattered. and a ifcribif hole u.e. made in bis skull. Hi- liyhl arm ua> shattered above the elbow, am! his riyht wrist broken badly.

Dr Hall and Cun-table Hooker hill'rieil to the scene, hut pi a* I holly not Itilly could I"' lo improvisf a stretelier and briny him to the nearest house. Siuyli is in a law ■■lute, and lie iuot expected to recover. DUNEDIN. May 21. The iiifji if— t on Philip Hudson, victim of the Ktirow trayedv. was formally (ipened. viol adjourned until Monday inorniny. TEACHERS’ APPEAL HOARD. WEU.IXOTOX, May 21. The Teachers’ A; peal Board to hear appeals ia eon licet i l ii with the yrtiiliny of primai'v school teaeiitTs will lie Messrs A. D. Thomson (chairman). F. 11. Blackwell (representin'; the Department!. and one of the follnwiny (representin'' the teachers). Messrs ft. T. A-selnnan. B. X T. Blake. R. B. Hunter and X. 11. ’ . Law.

VITAL STATISTICS. WELL I X'CTI IN. May 21. Tlu binli.s reyistereil in the urban areas XT-' Zfdand diiiiiiy April ii ii in I u •!'■ • I 111711, beiny four no re than in Alarih T'liere were l-TI deaths an increase nt 2!) on the previous month. 2-T0 death beiny those of males and 2ill fi'iiiales. (I I. or I I Itl per rent, were those of | erst ns under live years of aye. I! LI.CI AN SMIL FOR WAX'CAXLL WAXCAX'PI. May 20. An iutei'estiny cetvmunv tnnk plaie this a I term; ni v hen Ik'b.'ian soil - a the site of the New /calami meinolial at MfS'ines was plated it; the Belyian pillar of the Maori War Memorial. A beautiful lloral cross, with Maori and Belyian colours intertwined, was placed on the pillar. DETERIORATION' OF LAND I! IT PORT. WELLIN'* LION. May 22. Tiie ((iniinittee which invc-1 iyuted the deterioration .of land which once yrassed had bon allowed to return tr- fern and scrub report that out ol Ditto lioldinys, lotalliny 871.1.0 acres in Taranaki ami South Auckland. <■> with an area of 12.D0 tier s were tihandoneil. I lie most p Uetit laetors were a wet climate. iiisiiHicielit leneiny. iniudieious steekiny and yras.-iny. boom and slumps, want of nece> s to steep eon n try and waul ni capital. The commit locks recoiiimemlat ions are verv lenytliy and eovi-r itnaTi detail. Aliionyst ether thinys. they e onsiib-r that many hohlitiys are 100 small in hilly land and the minimum area .should lie Ciilaryetl le- eiia 1 I" prep.-r- ---| (ns lo he work d ee ninillieallv. Where a settler ha; I no plotiyhahle la ml -he would he ■ ;rea I ly L 'ineiled by - n aIT iny I.- iin to add a p i"' 1 " t" hi-, liohliny. Read suh-i'lie- -Iredd be iu-ri'.-as -II and local I ;ii - yii *. h"' o' powers to obtain neeiey for roidiiiy. In view of the la rye amount already spent I in* eoinmill advises i aul i m I,e| f* re liitally abaml.'.itiii" tiipx of this ,-lass of count r\. I!" va lua tint! is advisable in view of lie- - him- si . "millions since 1 lie land was taken up and in some eases ti. I'emissiou ot lent op to live veal's would be required. Ihe a vela e ■ cost l ye, th lam! buck t>. profil will he £1 1.-. sto L'2 -c 'id |ier li/'fe BREACH OF STAMP ACT. CIIARCE AC ATX ST DOT'CAI.I, DISAHSS ED. (TIRTSTCTICRCiI, May 22. “Ttikiny all tin- eireilliistaiif es into aeemint I am unable to iin.l that the defend;]t.t acted with fraudulent intent in I einy a party to. or roneel lied ill the transfer, in the form of whirl, it went tlii'ouyli." sitiil -Mr \\ yvern Wilson S.M.. in the Mayistrate's Coi-rt this iiieriiiny. in disiiiissiny the inI'ermrtion ayainst Leslie Arthur T)miyall eliaryed with a breach of the Stamp Duty Act. •‘De-fondant." said the Mayistrato •‘e-iiisulted his 1 artners timl i-fitisultei! Mr Wildiny. He was advi-ed by Mr Wildiny and advised Ly his lather and it. -seems la me that lie must he absolved from any criminal intent.’’ The clia rye ayainst Frederick Wildiny i ; no -' proi eediny. DEATH OF S. KIRKPATRICK. NELSON. May 21. The death occurred at Helensville last eveiiiny of Samuel Kirkpatrick, lbe |'„under and manayiny director of the well-known linn ol Kirkpatrick and Co. The deceased took a prominent part in sport in the early days. At the time of the death he was Deputy (I,•and Master of the Hnylish Masonic l.odyc of Westland and Nelson. TIIE SCHOOLS. COMITTSORY ATTKN DAN(’ E. WEI I.INCTON. -May 21. ,

The Minister for Public th-atth. Sir Maui Pinnate, reeoininetuls the Minister for Kdiieation. Sir James Parr, to lifake school attendance compulsory agttitt on ami trout .111110 1. So lot. hTh-o tlte infantile paralv-is e-iid.-ime. 5,!,,,,)! attendance lias been optional.