DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELF.CRAPn —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. GIRL KILLED. OAM ARC. May 25. Moira Cant, aged about 17 years, daughter of David Can!, farmer, ol Tapni.’ 19 miles from Oamaru. was thrown from her horse when returning from school to-day. and was killed. MASSEY MEMORIAL FEND. AUCKLAND, .May 25. A public meeting convened by the Mayor decided to provide a fund, by I public subscriptions. as Auckland's contribution towards a national )■• •: ori:d pi the late I’rime Minister. A Committee was set up to control the fund, which will eventually be banded over to tlie National Committee alreadv suggested by tho Government. KI'ROW MURDER. DUNEDIN. May 25. The Coroner commenced an inqiiiry this morning concerning the tragedy near Kurow involving the deaths of (liive Jean Rutherford and Philip Richard Hudson. Charles John Bell, clerk, stated he knew the deceased were keeping company. (in April 2-lth. lie met, Hudson and went to his lions,'. He knew that Hudson generally had a pea rifle in his ear. but did not see it on this occasion. They met Miss Rutherlord and set out for Rutherford's place at Caversham. but changed their minds and turned hack. Witness left the car in the city and went home. The d "-cased appeared to be on the bo-t ol trills. Witness had in idea where they were going.

Further evidence showed that at 9.8 D p.m. Hudson bought a tin of petrol and a gallon ol oil. Tho parties then seemed on good terms-.

The inquest was adjourned to Kurow to-morrow evening and further evit' chop will i.e taken at Oamaru on Wednosdav.

ANOTHER STEAMER GROUNDS. WELLINGTON, Mav 25. The Waiinii grounded in Napier inner harbour (not Gisborne, as previously reported). She was refloated two hours later.

AROUND RAKTHir. RAKTIHI. May 25

The floods have not afforded the town of Raetilii. hut tic back country has suffered considerably. Hundreds of sheep and cattle have been engulfed in slips. Miles ol fences an- down, and bridges have gone, while roads have slipped lor chains.

Telephones are down, and some districts are isolated. Mails I rout Raetilii are being carried by pack horses to the countrv offices.

FARMERS’ SCHOOL. HAMILTON. May 20

There is a Unrmers School at the Government Farm of !nstruelion. forty farmers from all over tin- province attendin''.. I n-t met ion will take the form of lectures by Government cxperts, farm strolls and prmtienl ilemonstral ions. The school w ill continue until Friday.

POSTMASTER RETIRES. HAMILTON. May 2(1. Mr W. T. (Mad. Po-t master, who

is retiring on superannuation at Hie end of the week after forty years’ service, was l'arewelled by the stall. Very glowing lribiit--s were paid Ids ability a.m! dealings wit 11 tho staff. Valuable presentations were made.

tTißKrourß.en oompetituins CHRISTCHURCH. May 2(1.

At the musical and literary competitions in tin- Welsh song. Mi" Bowden (Feudalton) Si. I; Miss Ayres (ISangiorai 80. 2; A. .1. I.uiigley (Dunedin) 77.

Shakespearian re- itmion Mi-s \\ inkel (Dunedin) 89. 1 ; Miss Sura Aitken (Invercargill) 80. 2: Mi" Marie Pm-fit’ (G revinoii lh i 88. 8.

ÜBITTAKY. NELSON. May 20. Obituary Ralph Beniamin Jackson, one of Nelson's leading citizens. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. WELLINGTON. May 20. In connection with the Queen’s birthday the Guvorimr-Getieral sent the billowing message to Her Majesty:—“ Ihe Government and the people of New Zealand, with whom I associate myselt. tender to your Majesty rospeetiul congratulations and good wishes on the occasion ol ) our Majesty s hirthdux, t Signed) Fergussini.” POLITICAL. AUCKLAND. May 20. R. T. Wrathall of Moiigomii. was chosen unanimously by the Provincial Executive of the Liberal-Labour Federation to contest the Pay ol Islands seat. CHARGE OF ASSAULT. NEW PLYMOUTH. May 22. The unusual position til an accused person repudiating in its entirety a signed confession made lo the lmlice cropped up ill the Supreme ( otirt today. when David George Stella, aged twenty, was found guilty of having assaulted n married woman on a country

road near Kuponga. and acquitted on j a charge of indecent assault. The principal xvitucss lor the ( roxi n - said accused caught her by the throat and there was a struggle till someone came on the scene, when accused ran away. ~ At the Police Station accused made n statement admitting he assaulted the woman. In the box in the Sup- - reire Court to-day. accused denied making the statement, ami repudiating _ the signature to it. Sentence was post- 1 potted. After a retirement of four hours, - the jury found Stanley George ! lavwood guilty on two charges ot indecent acts. He was remanded lor sentence. BEQUESTS UNDER A WILL.

DUNEDIN. May 22. Under the will of the late Mr John Craig. Dunedin, after certain life interests have been unsatisfied. UK).0(10 is hei|Ueatl'.eil to the Ross Homo. Dunedin. for building purposes. The hal-ooi-e of the estate will he divided between the Salvation Army, the Prisoners' Aid Soicety, the Prevention of Cruel tv to Animals Society, mid the Presbyterian Social Service Association for ornhnnage purposes. APPRECIATION OF DOMINION.

* ’ AUCKLAND. May 22. English visitors who are delighted with their first tour of New Zealand are Major Frank H. Bowntor and Mrs Rowater, of London, and daughter. Major Rowater, who is on a combined business and pleasure visit to this country, is managing director ot a big paper'mill concern of London. Messrs \Y. V. Rowater and Sons. Ltd. Ibis • firm is also world’s selling agents for the Newfoundland Power and Paper ■ Company. Ltd. Major Rowater is a >1 brother of Sir J. Yansittart Rowater. Bart., who was Lord Mayor of London > during 1013-1-1. Major Rowater is a \ member of the London City Corporn- , tion. and one of his Majesty s coinmisj sinned lieutenant's of the City of London. As a soldier lie commanded a ,v battery of artillery in Franco and in •- Belgium from 1915 till the end of the i- war. In 1913 Major Bowater’s battery •- the 56th Division of the 4th London Howitzer Brigade, won the Prince of ?, Wales’s prize for shooting in monoeu* vrt?s tilt Salisbury Plains.

Major Bowater and his wife and daughter left London on January 1 and travelled to New Zealand via India. Ceylon and Australia. They have visited the South Island and spent some time in Wellington. “We think New Zealand is a delightful country and hope to visit it again, stated Major Bowater.

Major Bowater’s youngest son, lan Bowater. and .Arthur Porritt, the New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, are great friends. Both are at Oxford. They went to Switzerland recently with three oilier students and won the siding championship against Cambridge.

The visitors will go to Rotorua and Wairakei and will leave Auckland bjj’ the Niagara on June 9 for \ niieouver. They will return to their home in London by way of Canada and New York.

TRAMS SMASH CARS. WELLINGTON. Mav 22. Twice this week- trams have run into and smashed motor ears, but fortunately no harm was done to the occupants. In the second ca.'O, the ear was overturned, and the driver and tliree children were {tinned underneath, but all escaped unhurt. COUNTRY PARTY WITHDRAW. AUCKLAND. May 2ii. After further eon'iderntion the Country Party decided not to nominate a candidate for the Franklyn by-election and reserve all energies for the contest at the general election.