DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

nr TELEGRAPH —PRESS ABSN , COPYRIGHT. SOME RAJX. GISBORNE, August 11 Since .May i.-T, t’akihiroa station, on the Fast Coast, recorded 73 inches 84 points of rain, and Wniorongomai station U 7 inches 03 points, probably the ' heaviest record lor New Zealand. Five inches B'.) points fell during the last 24 hours at Wainromgomai. A FIRE. TE KITTI. August 13. At about 7 p.ni. last night a ,sixroomed house at Wnitata. owned by A. C. Laviiigtnn. was totally destroyed by fire. The owner was filling a lamp which caught fire, and tho house was quickly a lua.-s of llanies. making it impossible to save anything. The contents were insured for £IOO, and the house for £BOO. Mr and .Mrs I.avingtoii are heavy losers, as they possessed valuable curios collected in all parts of the world, and these cannot be replaced. The contents of the house were worth £3OOO. OUR RORULATIOX. WELLINGTON, August 13. A return of tho estimated population of the Dominion, island possessions and mandated territory, gives the following figures: NEW ZKA LAND. (Including Maoris.j .Males 7(F),921 Females 070.015 Total ... 1.381,930 cook islands and nice. .Male- ... 7,059 Females 0,820 Total 13,879 WESTERN SAMOA. (March 31.) Males 10.929 Female 18,301 Total 29,230 TIUTT CANDIDATURE. WELLINGTON, August 14. “No one has any authority.” said Mr Willord, “to state that 1 will he a candidate for the Butt at the next election, and though members of our party have offered to assist me in the campaign, if I am a candidate and am out of the country. I intend leaving the absolute decision, as to whether f -hall be nominated or not lor the Ilott, to delegates of the branches of my organisation in that constituency, wh will meet about the end of the month to consider the question. The organisation of my constituency is in thorough working order, and ready for the campaign, and can interpret and convey to me with certainty, the wishes of my supporters in the electorate.’ AKAROA MAIL CAR SMASH. OVER A BANK. LITTLE RIYFR. Aug. Ui. The mail car from Christchurch to Aka run this morning went over the bank about 11 o'clock, about a quarter of a mile above IC'd -bffiu’s (•idly.

Tbe ear contained lour passengers and the driver, besides a quantity ol mail matter. The driver was .1. M'Gilligan. who sustained some severe bruises about tbe body, but bad no hones broken. lie bad a marvellous escape as the steering wheel was

smashed into three or tour pieces. There were two men passenger- in the car. one cing Mr Rarnham. of \kttroa. There were two lady passengers. Mrs Rankle, from Charlton, who sull’ored cuts about the head, and Miss Kirnleer. who suffered a sprained foot. The cause of the accident was evidently the steering rod from the steering column to the cress tie rods coining adrilt at the steering column end. The ear went over tlm hank at a spot where the drop to the leiirc is perpendicular and below the tenre there is a drop of about forty-live decrees. After rolling over ,-eveial times Hie car came to a ston on one running hoard, a large mail bag apparently preventing the vehicle from completing il- journey down the hill. 'fiie car does not seem much damaged. apart from the top hamper being wrecked and the wind shield smashed. SHUNTER IN.) UR FI). A UCK'LAND, August 14. While | "iii'ployed in the Auckland railway yards early yesterday mornjag, Lewis Alexander Thompson, a shunter, sustained a compound tract lire of the left leg through slipping "hen about to adjust the brake cm a moving t ruck. MOTOR LORRY MISHA I’. C! 11! IST" 11 URCII, August It. Through an undermined road caving in, a four-ton motor lorry owned by the p. am! T. Department, sank over the top of its rear right hand wheel in Huxley Street. Sydenham. this afternoon. The lorry which was tra\el|jug at a -peed ot eight miles an houi at tho lime had three tons ol spoil aboard from the excavations in Colombo Street, where the underground cables are being laid. There wore three men on the lorry, cue of whom was cut about the face by the broken lilass from the windshield, which was shattered by ihe shock.