DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

I ; L«V TEEJIUIi iI'U—PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] SUDDEN DEATH. DUNEDIN, September 11. Edwin .Montague ltix, a tramway moforman, married, with nine children, died under tragic circumstances this morning. He experienced a sudden seizure and asked for a cup ol tea. When his wife returned with it she found him. as she thought, unconscious. A doctor was called, - but death had taken place, the cause.being heart failure.

N.Z. ASSOCIATION. -C lIRISTCIIURCH, September 1(1. At a meeting of the management committee of the New Zealand Hockey Association, the Wellington .Association’s request for a transfer of the headquarters to Wellington was considered, but, as the formalities bud not been complied with, in the matter ( I the special meeting lietossary, it. was held over till tliev were. A request for a deputation to be beard at a special meeting was agreed to. The Army Sports Board, India, intitutted that a team was being select" 1 to tour New Zealand in III2G.

CANTERBURY WEATHER IMPROVES. CHRISTCHURCH. 17. Yesterday and to-day saw a marked improvement in the weather throughout Canterbury and the farmers generally arc more hopeful in regard to their wheat sowings. LYTTELTON TUNNEL DUPLICATION. ( lIRISTCIIURCH. September 17. Members of the Canterbury Progress League and the Industrial Association have decided to bring further pressure to bear on the Government for the duplication and eleetj-ilieaiioii of the Lyttelton tunnel. WAIRARAPA SEAT. WELLINGTON. September Hi. It is officially reported that at an enthusiastic meeting at Carterton, Mr F. F. Aikle was unanimously selected as the National Party’s candidate for the Wairarana seat at the lortheoining election. COMMITTED EDI! SENTENCE. BLENHEIM, September 17. A man named Alexander Bowman .Murdoch, a carter, aged 80, pleaded guiltv to carnal knowledge and was commit led to Wellington for sentence. ILL-TREATING A HOG. BLENHEIM. September 17. On a charge id cruelly ill-treating a dog at Woodhank Station, the manager Thomas Charters, was lined fid and fll 12s (id costs. STATE MINE DISPI "I K. OUKY.MOCTII. September 17. Tim State mine dispute has not been set ilnl. the conference between the union and management being tfttit-le-s. Tbe matter will be referred to the Owners’ Council meeting on Sundav, the men being meanwhile idle.

OBITUARY. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 25. In KwiLzerland on Kept, llitli. 8. R piill. well-known merchant and ten li- cut husia-t. EIRE ON A STEAMER.

Al” KLAX H. September I 7

The steamer Kosnio which arrived tin- morning reports that when fifteen hundred miles from Auckland an outbreak o| fire occurred in I lie after end of the hunkers. Ihe lire lotiml it- way through to the shelter deck in nmiibn I held, containing gen uni cargo. The deck plates were heated, smoko issuing from, ill" ventilators. The discovery was made at lour in the afternoon and by night la II the Haines were -oppressed. all ila tiger Dang p.,-1.