DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

! BY ITCLEOBAPD —PBESB A»BN , OOPYRIOHT AN ACCIDENT. NELSON, Sept. -L A serious accident is reported from Biwaka Valley track extension work in connection with which Dairy Miekoll met his death as tin result "t an explosion a few days ago. Yc.-tcrday ■1 young man. Raymond Isaac Hibson, while s: rub cutting fell into Dry River bill -tisiainiug severe injuries to his head including laceration of the brain, ill condition is grave. SHUNTING ENQUIRY. DA I.M EILSTON N. ; Sept-, -t. The Shunting Enquiry was continue, i tliis morning. Foreman Sweeney gave . videnee that, lie had tl)irty-se-um vears' employment with the "Department at unions stations. He had probably a- wide ii shunting experience a* anyone in the service to-day. denning himself an expert .shunter. Tin late shunter. Carmichael, was a competent shunter for the slack season and always gave satisfaction regarding his work. In the course of lengthy evidence, witness replied to

allegations made against hint by other employees in the course of their evidence, lie was on the host terms with, Carmichael. The present- agitation was due to the industrial trouble of IDJI and to the previous strike. In a luisv season the shunting work here was very trying. Extra lights had been placed in the yard whore required. Never, in witness’ career, had a mat, under him lieen scratched. TTis method of giving orders were practical and tie spoke in a loud. commanding tone. He did not- harrass. hilt helped Hu- men. Some shunters did not want tr. obey orders and others spoke hack. Witness was always willing to give instruction and advice to the men. hut very often it. was not appreciated. Some men (witness naming three) told their fellow-men not- to obey witness, whom in ignorance they regarded as a joke. A lot of the present trouble he doomed to he due to those men. Aft Alack (fur the men) —t shall call evideme in rebuttal.

.MATE’S PERILOUS FLIGHT. W KILLING-TON, Sept. !. When the schooner Elsie May was IV Tokoniarii Bax al J.AO a.in. on hursilay last, running in the teeth ' a southerly gale, orders were given

o hois) the ga!V. The mate. Herman Ell.rim, sprang in the top deck cabin nn! was endeavouring to make fast lie peak line when the vessel gave 1 roll, and the gulf, swung round and (Hoiked the mate into the sea. Ern- • 111 i. who was hidden from the rest of h. crew in the inky blackness, had In presem c of mind to grasp the

peak line as he fell, hut the first, indication that- tin- skipjx-r (Capt. Stephens I had that anything was amiss was a -plash in the sea over the stern and Erorim rose struggling in the ie.\ water. A- he was in oilskins and lieai y seahnoL it was with difficulty that In- kept alloat even with the. aid "i the rope. It. was over five minute- I'(‘lore he could he pulled aboard miiih *-x ban-1 eil. Be soon recovered. I". w I*\ 1• r and w ..n duly next, d.-iy M!!S .IACKAtIV-- |>E XT'!. WI’IEB. "sept . -I. Mr- .1.1. I - •!,. I he third victim ill the Wail-are motor -ma-h. di d I In- mornill!- vi rn i->ta Bi.i.sti ED. HTSISOIiNE. Sepl. I. Ihe police eirniirv a- i i the identity o’ the young ivtnan found injured on tie tram track at Auckland, uho-o eonilitioii is reported as serious, shows that she was Mrs |J. K. Alnrris (not Miss Ata it laud). Her husband is working in the Im-li at limroto.