DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

UY TELKORArU—I’IIESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AT OPOTTKL OPOTIKI. May 25. Heavy rain resulted in the town and surrounding low lying country Icing inundated. The Hooding in the loan commenced tit B.HO last night, hilt by mx this morning me st of the Hood Witter had disappeared. There was considerable damage to the .streets and fccitiath. while the houses and shops were damaged with water and silt. Bosses of live stock are reported.

There is sniue telephone interruption hut the electrical supply is not alfected. Shopkeepers arc busily engaged today sweeping the silt Irom the floors.

At the height of the Hood the. water was eighteen inches less than the previous ilood.

FLOOD DAMAGE. OPOTIKI, May 25

There is extensive damage to the principal roads in Opotiki or l pier Waioeka Road, cutting olf settlers inland. (Ipotiki-Motu road is also bloc Iced. from Humorous large slip.- and several washouts, inc luding six slips IcIween Opotiki and Toata. Telephone lines are down between Teuton and .M. tu. A gang of public works men led t Opotiki by lorry to-day t. i clear sli|s between Opotiki and ioatoa. Several case.- of live stock being drowned on Opotiki Hats during Hotel, tro reported. DAMAGE TO RAILWAY BRIDGE. PALMERSTON N-. May 2->. Acc circling to advice from Shannon, a small In uKe two miles < n the Palmerston North .-ide of Shannon is damage.l. the piles' being ua-hed out hv the mcent rain. All trains are held up and passenger- arc Ire ing t r-n-dipiced.

DAMAGE AT oIIAKUNK. OIIAKUNE. May 25

Elmill damage in Ohakune borough includes two bridges demolished, and two seriously danviged. the mad washed away tor two chains and a large subsidence at the approach to the bridge cm the main road to Kaetihi. The estimated damage is two thousand pounds.

A heavy Tms laden with passengers had a miraculous escape Irom being engulfed in the road subsidence. The ’bus had barely passed the spot when the hole opened and a youth on il hievclye fell into but was extricated without much difficulty. Rain continues, keeping the rivers high.

A ROUGH EXPERIENCE. AUCKLAND, May 25

The Awuhoa arrived from East Coast

bays on Saturday night. She was hove to in the Lay of Plenty for six hours in a raging tempest, walls ol water threatening to enguli her. Heavy sc.is broke aboard and lifted a heavy wooden derrick from the chocks, and badly bout the starboard bulwarks. Much water entered the stokehold, the liiem mi working in a foot of water. Otherwise the Awaliou came through the oideal safely.

burglary charges

CHRISTCHURCH, May 25

Late on Saturday evening detectives | arrested two young men on charges ol | hurglarv. The detectives were on watch , in the vicinity of .Johnston and Smith’s premises in Kilmore Street, when they noticed two suspects hanging round m the street. In the Magistrate’s Court j this morning Leo .lames McGowan, and, Alexander Johnston Mcßae, were remanded on a charge of being rogues, and in possession of house breaking implements. McGowan and Edmund j Harrington M'ard wore remanded on a. charge of burglary. FIRE BBIGADESMEN CHARGED. M'ELLINGTON. May 25. Two tire hrigadesmen. Alec. Mulane. aged 21. and Bernard Dynan, 32. were charged at the Court to-day with the theft of goods valued at LI 15s from the premises of Edward McDonald dining the recent lire. They pleaded guilty ami were remuiuleil for sentence pending the probation officer's report. After tlu> fire the accused were left in charge of the premises and subsequently it was found that goods valued at Ll 3 IGs were missing, and the goods valued at LI 15s were traced to their possession. Counsel for the accused said the men saw some material lying on the floor wet and damaged so they took it to use as a covering for their shelves in their room at the tiro station. It was a case of sudden temptation and there was no secrecy about the allair.

GREYMOITH COURT CASES. GREYBOFTH. May 25. Thomas Christopher pleaded guilty this morning at the Magistrate s Court to the theft of goods valued at about c-)0, the property of his employers. C. Smith. Ltd. The Magistrate saidjie took into account the prisoner s war service and no previous convictions and admitted him to probation tor two veals. Christopher was ordered to pay L2D Is restitution within six months. Frederick James Thomas, a draper, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and was dealt with similarly. ayoman” KILLED. TIMARU. May 25. Mrs Jessie Broad, wife of G. Broa.l. Timaru, aged 38 years, was killed through a motor ear going over a bank at Otaio.