DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

HY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ABSN., COPYRIGHT. OLD MAN’S DEATH. .MASTER TON, July 20. Thomas .Sewell, aged 85, lost his : life as the result of an accident on Kalmmingi Hill yesterday afternoon. He was accompanied by a man named Allbriglit. Sewell left Blanlogie in a gig, and when near Kahiiiningi the .saddle strap of tlie harness broke and I the shafts fell to the ground, Sewell • being thrown out on bis head. He was | removed to the hospital where ’no died ±his morning. PROGRESSING. HAMILTON. July 20. Mrs Voting, wife of .Mr J. A. Young ALP., who was knocked down by a car on Friday night and seriously injured, i- progressing favourably. The doctors are hopeful of her recovery. WOMAN’S SUDDEN DEATH. HAMILTON. July 20. Mrs Gillett, wife of George Gillett. proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, died suddenly yesterday with heart failure. She had been in ill-health for some time, but the end was unexpected. Gillett was one of the lt)05 All . Blacks. NEW BROADCASTING COY. ARRANGEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT. WELLINGTON July 20. The. Government has made an agreement. with it new broadcasting company belonging, it is understood, to Wellington, for the erection by tlie Coy., of a 500 watt output station in each of Lite four cities and the maintenance of an efficient service. The Company will receive 25s out. ol each .'llls per license fees paid for by broadcasting licenses and a similar proportion of radio traders and other fees. The Government has been temporarily subsidising the existing broadcast .stations until the national scheme hati been evolved. The negotiations have been dragging on for months without effect and this new company has now stepped in. Tlie power of the stations wiSI render programmes audible in Australia and ever further afield.

A FATALITY. CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. Cleveland ( odrie Barber 'I releve. of Rangiora. died yesterday after l>eing run over by a. spring dray wliilo helping 1 1 is father to shift hay. BURNED TO DEATH. AUCKLAND, July 20. A one-roomed hut at Hinton s. Quarry at Motunmnoho on Saturday night was destroyed by fire and human remains, believed to he those ol a workman named William Murphy were found in the. debris.

FIRE ON STEAMER. DARCARVILI.E. July 20

At an early lumr this morning a lire was discovered ill the engine-room of the small steamer Pioneer belonging to the Northern Wairoa Dairying Ciimpanv. Fortunately there was a deck hantl on hoard at tin- time who immediately gave the alarm. The fire brigade turned out in double quick time and extinguished the fire, lull not before it- had done considerable damage to the engine room and the men’s rooms. 'I he amount ol iustiijmee is unavailable. It is expected that it will hi' some days Indore the steamer will he able to resume running. Meanwhile a stand-by steamer owned by the Company is doing tho run on the river.

LABOR DISSENSION. ('ll RI STUD UI’CH July 20,

Because they cannot agree to sign the pledge required by the Labour Party. Canterbury General l-abourers Union have withdrawn all their delegates from the North Canterbury Labour Representation Committee. This decision was conveyed in a letter received by the committee at a meeting on Saturday night.