DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

uv -'txiit'isiit’ll —rim ratios associatto.v.l BANK OFFICIAL KILLED. I\Y ERMA I’M I 1.1.. July 2(5. Alexander Tennant, aei-oiiutaiit at the Bank <T Australasia, a married man with one child, was sliding down the bannister at the Club Hotel. Invercargill. when b" overbalanced and fell 20 feet on to a concrete Hour on Saturday evening, and fractured bis skull. He died at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Southland Hospital. An inquest will be held. .MORE FLOODS. WIIAK.VTaXI:. July- 2-7. The Rangitnti river is again in full Hood. It has inundated over ten thousand acres of the plain-. All the stork, however, was taken away in time and the settlls left their homesteads before the wilier sin rounded the houses. In the Kopopeo dredge oit. which runs into the \\ baitata!.*' River, the water at present is live feet higher Ilian tile level ol thill river, owing te Pi" smallness of Die 1 1 no"c." 1 ,-s, Three Heeds have 11 experieiie " in two mouths. s||i wing »,n urgent need for another, outlet at the Wbakatam j river mouth. MISBORNF. July 27. During a storm at leraroa this week, a terrific thunderbolt fell some miles inland, tearing a tree, and narrowly missing a in-use nearby. Five inches ol rain lull each nay since Tuesday. I licks Bay also reports heavy weather, which is now abating.

WHEAT TARIFF ON RA> i.WAYS. WAI-MaTE. July 2-7. The Waimale Farmers’ Union passed a resolution as follows: “Wo consider lhe increased railway Ireiglil on wheat a breach of faith by Dm Mnverunieiit. seeing that the pi' l ]' wheat has already been fixed. W'e asked that flic now rate be Referred for the coming season at least. WATERED MILK. AUCKLAND, July 27. Four dairymen were lined a total ol L);50 111 the Police Court to-day for selling milk containing added water.

SLY (:ROM IN BILLIARD ROOM DUNEDIN, July '-’I

'l'he police raided two billiard rooms -it Balclutha this evening, and seized •( moderate puantity of liquor. I’roMcutions will follow. STRANDED FAIRBFRN. WHAKATANK, July 27. The stranded Fairhurn was visited in- Captain blood, representative of the underwriters, on -Saturday, to im estimate* the possibilities ol refloating. -is " result of the visit, it was decided ti> send !1 teg from Auckland to try and haul the Fairhurn off. and it successful to tow her to Auckland. Fiuru the stranding, the Fairborn - - rudder has been carried away. AN FNLAWFFL GAME. AUCKLAND, July 27. Detectives raided the King’s Billiard Fa loon in France Street and arrested the proprietor. Herald James -Mi Net,L and about twenty other young men. for allegedly permitting and playing an unlawful game, Murrumhidgee. It is i,laved with marble- in a box. the |day- ,,,- melting the highest number thrown to hint taking the pool, less a pi Hint age for the keener. A search of the remises resulted, it is alleged, in other betting material being toiiud. A PRISONER’S R FSE. \\T<T LlN'i TON. -I <Hv 2 1 . After 1 bug foriv days in gaol a prisoner wa- found to be in obsession « ~ mold wateh. He had been convieteimV a charge of stealing t'a- watch which, had never lieen ~roduced. am. . some means he had evaded a I -c u b -,nd concealed the article in the In- I ol I read served out each day. I "'ally a warder noticed something suspicious and found the watch.

(11 ft TO MRS MASSEY. M’ELLINGTON. Julv 2,. Mrs Massey Ims received a cigar case made from the woodwork of the dai>''»ese cruiser Du.ki. tb ■■ ib-.gsmo cl. . Spur,.lron which cmvevcd W M..t • Rodv to Egypt in WU. D was mwariled hv Admiral Milo lor lbe ' Prime Minister, hut only reached Sydney after his death was announced. DRUNKEN DRIVER. CHRISTCHURCH. July 27. Lewis Downes. 42. a labourer, was oh arced this morning with driving a motor while drunk, and was sentence,f t 0 seven days gaol, the Magistrate remarking he was a. danger to the public.