DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER rUESS ASSOCIATION.]

FARMER. ELECTROCUTED. ! .INVERCARGILL. July 2. Harry ,\f. Sutton, 43. a farmer at v Lime Hills, was electrncuted on Wed- e noalay afternoon. The deroa :sed was c engaged in removing; tops frinn trees i will'll one fell on Hie eleetric wires, and i while releasing it his hand caught the i wire, den ill cn-uilig soon at terwa ids. t Son'll ISLAND .MAIN' THI NK. t I AGITATION IN' EAItNEST. i \ BLENHEIM. July 2. , l.'urt her si ops in the advancement of ; ihe agilai ion for the completion of the , New Zealand Alain Trunk Railway hv , l In- (•.iiisU-uel ioii of tin- Whnranuii’a rna.-siis sect ion were taken by the , Marlborough Progress League, when it signified that the Canterhury League V, jH jiliii U|K)M 1.1 *0 l" 1 ’ a aomprehensive campaign pur t;>rw:.r<l l,y til. Marlborough League at us last meeting at ilie instan-a' «,i Mr A. I. Olmra-h-Waral. It win ri'S'lived that a combined dcpuiation. representing A 1 nrlbonuigh. Soul h Marlborough and the Cunterhury League, acting imilar ilia- leadership ail the Canterbury League, wait upon Ca hi net at as early a date as posdble to press the claims lor the completion of the National Railway s.wtem. The Camerhury Progress I ..'ague decided t:a> lake I lie initiative in pushing Ihe man t r lorward. MOTOR CYCLES COLLIDE. KIiTIfAM. duly v |,;ul collision between two motor cycles on the Mountain Hoad at It o’lclock last night resulted in the riders. Charles Adlam anal (Tail Hartwell. being injured. tin’ Inrnr.'r -aillerhen il.igh anal ill.' ialter concussion and ininrhs to his h it eye, the s j,] ~,,i he. !a'<e anal nppi'r jaw. while j,L his front Looth were knocked out. Roth young men were sent to the hospital. A girl riding on Hartwell’s pillion was cut about the legs. Little damwas alone to Die machines. FIXED £55. , TA CM A I!,!' Nl' r. July 2. At Llm Magistrate’s Court. Thomas Tuafliy pleaded guilty to a. charge of keeping a common gaming house anal was fined £75. A WKLUNGTOX SENSATION. WEE 1.1 NGTOX. July N'i'iisalional allegations of corrupt husini'ss practices were made at the meeting of the creditors of R. Ginsberg tal :iv. There were seventy creditors present. including several solicitors. It was alleged that Ginsberg. who had been carrying on tin- business of mi ii i alon t agency, known as the Helgrnvc Novelty Company, had employed travellers and others who put down bonds of sums mostly in tin* vicinity a:! C2DO. These bonds. Then they lei r their ernpbiyma lii. it was alleged. were relaiiieal bv Ginsberg. The debtor's counsel was snbici-ted a long bombardment of questions, and it was ascertained that his assets were nil. Counsels said Hint moneys might be forthcoming, but these would not pa\ Ilia* whole of the hoods back. The meeting tlecided to request GinsIterg to file a petition in bankruptcy within IS hours, mnl also the irraas nna.l ailtlresses of the creditors were taken with a view to assisting the p >- lia-e in their iit vest igsuions. To-night Ginsberg was arres‘o.l on a charge of steading £lO9. ivhiadi he held in trust for \V. If. Trill'..id. Ollier charges are -aid to he p,'Haling.