DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELKOHAPU —I’MESU AfISN , OOPYKIUHJ LARGE DWELLING DESTROYED. ■STRATFORD, June 29. The twelve-roomed residence ol Mr S. B. Hunter, Petebroku Broad, was totally destroyed by fire at in on Sunday while the owners and family were visitilng a farm at Medhurst. Tile building \u- insured lor C 1,200 and the furniture lor L'Boo. The loss greatly exceeds the insurances. PKIOE.DE SUGAR REDUCED. AUCKLAND, June 29. The Colonial Sugar Coy announces a reduction of one pound per 101 l on all grades of raw and refined sugar. HEAVY FROST. INVERCARGILL. June 29. Southland 'D experiencing an extremelv line winter and tunnels want p■t ii i (Hi Saturday, fourteen degrees of frest Were recorded and a large number of taps burst, over a million and a half gallons of water being lost. 1„ order to conserve the supply, water had to he cut nil' in some parts of the town. further particulars. WELLINGTON. June 29. In eonneetion with the Salamanca road motor fatality, the deceased was Thomas Campbell Mclntyre. single, atied 29. an architect's draughtsman residing at Lower Hutt. He had been attending an evening at Kel11iii'ii at which fourteen were pro-

scut. Deceased with three others left about two a.ill. in a three sealer car. The accident occurred, after the car had travelled about 100 yards. It appears from the wind marks that the car got over too far into the water table under the tramway bridge on the right hand side of a narrow road which is about six yards wide. It then sheered off to the left side

going over the hank R> yards away, dropping and overturning down a IS foot hank on in a private road below. The other occupants are still in the hospital, Mr King with' a. fractured pelvis. The night was dark, and t.fic road, which is steep, wet and fdip--1 MOUNTAINEERING FATALITY. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 2!b James Scanlan. aged U), who is employed on the ‘"Herald ” reporting stail'. disappeared from near the summit of Puritutu, on Sunday afternoon. He and a companion named Stephen,m, | K ,d undertaken to climb the rock which is 500 feet high and were quite close to the summit when Scanlan. who was an experienced climber, decided to climb round a difficult me., while Stephenson took the easier track. When the latter reached the summit a

few minutes later there was no sign of S'.-aidan who apparently had missed lis footing and fallen. Soarcu patties went out and two young men (limbed the rock in darkness hut there was no trace of Scanlan. The search was resumed this morning when signs ol a tall were found, indicating that the bodv will he found in the set at the base of the rock. FLOODS AT AVHAKATANE. AYHAKATANE. June 29.

Rain continued heavily yesterday and last night the rivers were again rising and all communication by mad was Cut off. Large areas are under water and many homesteads are mai,toned, families having to be rescued , by boats. The road and railway lines ; are destroyed. AA'aimana Settlement is in a had position, the river threatening to eat a fresh course across the farms. A boat is stationed at AValiakntnne Bridge to ferrv the people across. AUCKLAND. June 29. \ “Star” reporter who travelled to Hamilton by a large ear on Sunday returned this morning by the limited express. He states that large areas are flooded in the lower reaches of the

Waikato. Around Mercer the Rangiriri waters are still rising and it extcndcid miles upon miles. Between Mercer and Ohinewai and from Ohinewai to the main river the water swept across the metalled road causing much damage. j AA the limited passed from Tnupuri to Auckland, it was observed that ■ great areas of country were covered , bv water, only the tops of the femes - being visible. Sheep and other stock j > had to move to higher land. Hie same > conditions prevailed approaching t Ohinewai. particularly the low coun- > try in the vicinity of Tekauwhata. At t Mercer miles on miles of country are | inundated, only the railway yards and - several portions of the township being I free from flooding.