DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

TELEGKAPR —P’iKSH AItHN , COFVKHUii TilK SAWMILL HUK. MASTKKTOX, July 0. The fin:* .started, shortly alter ton /(•lock, the mill U'i ’ ; completely iK-s----iroyod. together with a considerable quantity of timber. The brigade saw no hope of saving Hie mill or plant and devoted its attention to saving the timber, of which there were about one million ieet •iGout two hundred thousand feet lieb,g destroyed. A light wind was blowing, hut later dropped and rain fell. A good pressure of water was available and the brigade did good work, having the lire'under control by midnight. About thirty-four men are rendered idle. They lost their tools and personal belongings.

The rapidity of the lire’s progress is indicated by the fact that when the brigade arrived the mill was practically gutted. The buildings destroyed covered about three-quarters of an acre and the loss is estimated at about CD,OOO. The building, plant and timber, etc. was insured, but tbc figures art 1 not available. How the lire originated is not known.

Upsides a large and expensive plant, which will take at least six months to replace, all the mill records, which were in the office salt*, were binned . also two motor lorries and a number of timber trucks.

Til E I Nisi'lt ANTES. M ASTEETON, .July 0. The fire insurances are two thousand on the machinery. There is no insurance nn the building nor on the three motor lorries that were burned. There was also no insurance on Cl.ooo worth of finished work in the factory. The total loss is estimated at Cl 1,000.

hospital satei: day. PALMERSTON N.. July fi. Hospital Saturday conducted on Saturdav resulted in the collection of a - sun, of approximately CHOU sterling. All receipts are not yet in and it is expected when they are, this amount will be realised. It carries a pound for pound subsidy and a total of one thousand two hundred sterling will be available to provide comforts tor hospital patients. INDIAN PRINCE VISITOR. AUCKLAND, July 0. The Maharaja of .lahlwar. the first of India’s princes to visit New Zealaml arrived l.v Aorangi from Sydney to-day. He will tour the Dominion as the guest of the Cover,uncut, with his „.irlv, spending five days m Auckland, visiting Rotorua. Hamilton, To Kmti, AA’aitomo Caves. "Wellington, C >*i. t church. Dunedin. His Highness is greatly interested in agriculture. IN E ANT DROAVNED LIKE A CAI. AVAIROA, July 6. Yesterday afternoon the dead body of a newlv born male child m :l weighted sugar bag was found on tne beach at the mouth of the river. V R VILAVAY ACCIDENT. TAIHAPE. July 0v shocking accident occurred at the railway station about 9.30 on Saturday evening. A porter named Ernest Solomon, aged 22 was crossing the line from the station to the goods sheds on an errand and had passed through the trucks of a stationary train when he apparently stepped in front of two moving vans shunted off another tram. He sustained serious injuries involving the am nutation of his log low the knee and the other 100 below the groin. His plight was discovered about 10 minutes after the accident and the injured man was ■ conveyed to the hospital in an ambulance. He is progressing as well as can be expected in the circumstances,

BOWLERS ON TOUR, AUCKLAND, July 6. A party of Australian bowlers going on to Suva to take part in the opening of new greens were through passengers by the Aorattgi. ’I hey play a game with Auckland bowlers who join them here this afternoon. FOOTBALL FIELD FATALITY. ROTORUA, July 0. A fatality occurred at the football match on Saturday at Arawa Park when a young player. Xira Mitchell, aged eighteen, collapsed and expired in a few minutes. No rough play occurred. Mitchell is a son of Z. Mitchell a prominent Arawa citizen. Xira was a line athlete and was exceedingly popular. A great tnngi is in progress.