DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

j_BY rSLEUIItPII —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

EXPENSIVE (EMISSION

TENANT J.OSES HER COTTAGE. AUCKLAND, AUG. 10 four hundred pounds seems a high price to pay for a simple omission, but that is what has happened in connection with the expiry of a City Council loose in Ponsonby Road. The lease was held by -Mrs Jessie Craig, and expired on -May 11, 1923. Terms of the Glasgow lease required the lessee to give three months’ notice ot her desire for a renewal, hut only one week’s notice wits given. W hen this point was raised the City Solicitor advised that the council had no power to waive the lateness of the notice and would he running a serious risk in doing so. In consequence of this the council resolved some weeks ago to decline the application, the opinion, however, being expressed by some members that in spite of the oversight on the part of the lessee improvements still belonged to her. At ti meeting of the council last evening the C'itv Solicitor advised that the lessee was not entitled to any compensation for buildings erected on the leased land. He added that the lessee having lost her right ol renewal the property reverted to the council with all improvements absolutely. The Parks Committee, which had gone into this matter, recommended that the property he offered for auction for lease for a period of twentyone years without compensation at upsets to he fixed by the committee, 'fills was adopted. The improvements consist of a cottage erected on the property and valued at L' 109. ATTEMPT ED SUICIDES. HAMILTON. Aug. Kb A. married woman, the mother ol children, was admit tetl to the Waikato Hospital. suffering with. a severe wound in tho throat, supposedly selfinflicted. The woman had been in indifferent health for some time. Her condition is somewhat serious, hut her recovery is anticipated. A voting man, named McColl who had been out of work for some lime was desctied from a pond adjacent to the river in state of collapse, and was removed to the Waikato hospital. INQUEST ON CHILD. TK AWAMCTU, Aug. 10. An inquest yesterday concerning the death of a child three years’ old, the finding was ia accordance with the medical evidence, that death .followed an acute attack of infantile paralysis. Tho child came from Auckland a month ago and was staying with friends 28 miles out in the bush country. Constable Doyle stated that on Fridnv he received advice that a suspected ease of paralysis had occurred, and the parents’ financial position was such tliitt they were unable to seek medical attention, nor could they get a convevance to remove the child Irom the back!-,locks. lie communicated with the Health Department at Hamilton, and was advised that instructions would lie sought urgently, but up to the present the Department had failed to give any instructions. The police on tin ir oivn initiative arranged for another settler to bring the child in and for a doctor to give attention, hut death occurred before such help could lie given. The Health. Department took no net ion whatsoever.

HOARDING HOUSE DESTROYED DARGA YII.LE. Aug. Kb

The Ruawai hoarding house ol twelve rooms, together with the furniture, contents and out buildings, were tot ail v di strayed by lire at midnight. The inmates escaped in their night attire. The adjoining promi-os of A. D. Adninre had a narrow escape, hut good work by a bucket brigade was successful in saving the building which was of wootl ami an old landmark. Ihe insurances are two thousand on the building and live hundred on the flimit tire. AUI.UI.TI/IVKAI. HANKS. WEI.KINGTON. Aug. 9. The Prime Minister, the lion .1. (!. Coates, visited Gketahuun on Saturday aficrnoMti to open the Malakald bridge. Speaking at a luncheon Mr Coates said in regard to agricultural hanks that the Government did not intend to do anything of an experimental nature. The commission of three which was going abroad was well equipped with knowledge from the commercial, banking and farming asneeis. They would iuuiiirc into what was being done in other countries in the vay til rural credits and financing farmers, and what sta,' e the respective countries had reached. On their return they would report and produce a Hill on which the Government would net. It would then he known that the matter would he a success from the start, lie was determined not <-n lollow any other course.

After receiving deputations. Air Coates re! limed to Wellington by special train. DEATH FROAI PEA KI ELK DUNEDIN, Aug. 8. Early ibis morning Edward fowler Tyson.' aged •_!!). who was living with his parent-, in ATussolburgh. died from wounds, apparently self-indicted with a pea-rifle. DRUNKEN DIIIV Eli. NEW PLYMOETII. Aug. 8. In the Police Court. Reginald (1 ra]mm was (Lned £l9 and his license was suspended for six months, for being drunk while in charge of a. motor-car. FOOTBALLER INJURED. ASHBURTON. Aug. 9. A Mayfield player in the Afayfield v. Springburn-Mount Somers junior Rugby match at Afayfield on Saturday. J. AI urdeoli. aged 23. sustained a Iracture of tl-.e right leg below the knee. He has licsm admitted to the Ashburton County Hospital. A CHEMIST CHARGED. AUCKLAND, August 19. \ chemist. Frank Leslie Anderson, alias C. T. 'Wallace', was charged at the Police Court that about Dec-ember Ist., 1921, lie forged the name of 1. Cillon in the retailers’ opium hook. The police stated the accused was using far more opium than any other chemist in Auckland and when lie found that proceedings were pending lie slipped to Wellington and was arrested on a boat leaving for Sydney. r l he accused was remanded on 2200 bail.

TUT AN A HANK. ' AIANADEII BF.TXti «TED. ! WANOANUL August 10. j The Alaoiis displayed considerable iu- ; tcre.st- at Court to-day when Wliarekn.ra Timoti, proceeded against H. Ai i Downs. Alamtger of the Katana Haul: ! mi July Kith.. 1921. alleging that Downes by false pretences, to wit. a , statement that informant was entitled | to receive £BO from the Katana bank l in return for an investment of £5. 1 did procure the £5. to he delivered to 'the said Downs as representing the Bank. The informant stated he depos- ! ited £5 with Downs and the Seo- ' ic-tarv at the hank and received St• ' coupons which indicated they were j worth £1 each. He was told if lie paid in £5 he would receive a loan of £BO. He made two applications for a loan, but without stlecess. On the first occasion he was told no money was in the Bank and on the second Downs told him the coupons were not worth £l.