DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY IfiLßOHieU —ft It CHESS ASSOCIATION.] BODY OF -MALE CHILD. WELLING'ION. Sept. IS. The. body of a male child was found in I horndou Railway station among stored pin Uages, wrapped in hrowil paper. It had been left there six weeks' ago as the ticket shows. It was only discovered while searching for another parcel. There is no elite at present of the identity. POLITICAL. EoX'IdN. Sept. IS. P. I-. Hollings, Liberal-Labour candidate tor .Manawalit opened his campaign at the low n J lull, Eoxton hist night. He declared himself attached to 1.0 party. Intt would work in the interest of humanity. He was out for the abolition of the Reform Government. He supported a strong combination it Liuoral and Labour on lines laid down l>,v .Mr Ballaine and Ah' Keddon. CHILD'S DEATH. WAI.MATE. Sept. 18. Becoming iil alter drinking the unknown contents ol a bottle. .lames l.iper Ageml, aged three, died at the hospital.

KOS.MO’K CARGO. AUCKLAND, Sept. IS. Cargo in number I hold of the .steamer Kosmo in which a fire occurred comes solely to Auckland lonsignecs, and as it has keen cuiisidcralily damaged by lire and water, the local agents of the New Zealand Shipping Coy have decided to s'trike a general average on the v.'mle cargo. An agreement on lines of this order have to he signed before delivery can he taken. 'I In* amount ol the cnuiriiiitlinn cannot he ascertained until the full extent of the damage i> known. Ite.-ido case oil and general cargo for Auckland, the remainder of the cargo will he discharged at Wellington. Lyttelton. I imam, Dunedin. Wanganui and Xew- ( astle. CHARITABLE AID. (i ISltt HEX E. Sept. IS. 1 lie Hospital Hoard Chairman. Mr Shcratt has directed attention to the demands tor c luirituble aid by recent arrivals in New Zealand. He instanced two sliking cases. One family ol seven children arrived six nuuits ago and the other family of four children, two veals in the Dominion, are now charges on charitable aid. it was staled that both families had lieeii nominated hv another relative. a waterside windier who gave an understanding to find employment for them on arrival of the boats. It was considered that some guarantee of employment should lie given by nominators. It was decided to place the facts liefore the Minister.

MAN KILLED. ASHBURTON. Sept. IS. Edmund McGuire, aged 17.!. sun of Patrick Md Hi ire. was killed ai Melliveii through, a. fall of shingle in a pit in which he was loading a dray. His neck was broken. SHIP'S OLEIC Eli COALED. ACCKLA.NI). Sept. IS. Leslie Dobson, aged 27. third officer on the steamer Kiirow. was sentenced to one month's imprisonment at the Police Court fur stealing a sextant valued at ten pounds from the steamer Niagara. The accused pleaded drunkenness, but. the police stated he was not drunk when he pawned the sextant. £-1(1 I-INI'. ASHBURTON. Sept. IS. Oideon Scott, whose brother was last week imprisoned for three mouths tor keeping liqilcr for sale. was to-day lined fni'ty pounds and ordered to pay witnesses expenses for selling a buttle of whisky in a no-license area. Accused adiuitled t’-e otfenee. Ihe Magistrate remarking that plea win worth ten pounds to idtn. ATHLETICS. AUK LAND. Sept. IS. Auckland centre of the New Zealand Athletic Association resolved concerning the proposal to invite a team of American athletes, to inform tile council I lull owing to the lack 111 I mills it is impossible lur the eeilirt- to guarantee one hundred pounds <»r any fixed sum. that the only condition Auckland would conduct a .meeting would he seventy-live per cent profits to the council, twenty-five per cent to the centre, tho council to guarantee any loss. LICENSEE El NED £2O. FOXTOX. Sept. IS. At the S.M. Court at I'oxton In-day reserved judgment was given by Alt' ,r. T. Stout. S.M.. in the ease, police v. p. Mi-Mulliaii. licensee of the Familv Hotel, who was charged with supplying a Maori with liquor. The defendant was convicted and lined £2O md costs. SEAMEN FINED. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. IS. Two members of the crew ol the Hororata who should have pniceeued to gaol vesterday and did’nt do so, were lined £•', or an additional fouron days gaol this morning for assaulting an assistant steward, a lad on a boat yestereve where he retllscd them ila ukets.