DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGItiPH —rEE FREES ASSOCIATION.I

EX-BANK MANAGER GAOLED HAMILTON. Sept. 1

Arthur Charles Thymic, of Mnrrinsville. an ox-bank manager, was found guilty of failing to keep proper book*. He was recommended to mercy.

On four other charges of breaches of tho Bankruptcy Act. lie was lonnd not guilty.

Mr Justice Ik-rdmaii said the prisoner’s experience should have shown him the necessity of keeping proper tecords. He was satisfied that the prisoner was not honesi in all his dealings. It was not a case for probation. In the interests of commercial morality he would have to impose punishment. Prisoner was sentenced to three mouths’ hard labour.

INOTEST AT LYTTELTON. (THirSTC'HCHCII. Sept, o

An inquest concerning the death ot ilo- child Doreen Cuff, who was drowii- ,.,| ai the Lyttelton ferry wluirf on Thnrsdav evening, was held yesterday before Mr H. Y. Widdovson. Coroner, at Lvttelton. Archibald Cuff, tho father ol the child, said he was a miner at Blackball. lie arrived in Lyttelton from the West Coast on Thursday evening with the intention of proceeding to Wellington with his two children. Oil leaving the brain at the ferry wharf a fellow-passenger, a man. took charge of the child Doreen, and carried her along to the ticket office. Thinking she was in safe keeping, witness proceeded to get the steamer tickets. On turning away from the ticket box lu> saw the child alongside the steamer, reaching out with both hands to touch it. lie saw her full between the wlnirl and the ship, and gave the alarm. He detailed how every effort was made by sonm the I'uioii Company’s men (<> save the child, and said that he wa-' satisfied that eve.vihing possible had keen done by all conceited. I)r. R. .1. J>. Hull, medical officer ol tin- X Z. Shipping Co.'s liner Hornrat a," said ho took charge of the body immediately it was taken out ol toe water. On examination he thought that, the child was then dead. He carried out artificial respiration methods fur three-quarters of an hour, without success. 11l his opinion the death was caused bv drowning. jß'an Gdiet Sterling, water,sider, said In- recovered the body I rout the water. The Coroner, in returning a venlict in accordance with the medical evidence. said he wished to remark it, was one of the saddest cases he had ever experienced. He extended Ins sincere sympathy to the father. Every credit was due to those concerned in the rescue. and to Dr. Hall for what lie had done. A HAIL STORM. r ri mart, Sept. Shortly before midnight, on Friday night, a severe hail storm broke over portion of Tiniaru. lasting lor 20 inmnies. Some ol the stones weie us large, as marbles, causing much damage to spring dowers and glass houses. The area affected by the hail lay two 1,, three inches d-rp next, morning, but quickly melted. Telephonic fommiinicaiion. also were interrupted for a lime.

FALL OF SNOW. INVERCARGILL. Kept. A. 'l'll -re was a heavy snowfall during Friday night, and on Saturday morning ihe ground being covered to a depth of aboil! a fool. f-'orlunalely lambing is not- general yet. and there are signs of it clearing. It is thirty years a .miliar fall occurred. rtH'NI) DEAD. Rawer a. s.-pt, A l regie discovery was made w hen mi returning from work. Mr C. Murch found .Mis Yini'cli (lend. She had been r, covering fioni the elf eels of a severe dines,.. MOTOR ACCIDENT. dax'Xevirkf:. Kept. r,. 'three motorists from Napier district. J. R. Hamilton and two friends, had a lucky c- 1 une in a. motoring accident just beyond 1 tannevirke. when oil rout.' to Wellington. Their car went (iter a. bridge between eight and nine o’clock last, evening, near Talioraili railway station, into a si ream beyond. , Receiving a wetting and a -baking , Ihe oil tipa II t•, wcl'c lill Ic I lie wol and later pnn ceded south.