DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS AfIHN , COPVRKIKr TEACHER CHARGED WITH ARSON WELLINGTON. September 21. A young school teacher, Leonard Arthur Hockley Fielder, was charged with wilfully setting lire to Terrace School, lie was remanded for one week and granted hail. Counsel for accused said there was an answer to the charge. He also asked for l lie suppression of the name, but tlie Magistrate pointed out that sii(*li a course would bring others under suspicion, as there were other teachers at the school.

1 XQU EST VERDICT. WELLINGTON. Sept. 24. At an inquest concerning the death of Arthur Armstrong which resulted from injuries suH'ered through being knocked down by a ear, driven by George .1. W, Cooper at Lower Holt on tlie 13th inst. a verdict of accidental death was returned, no blame being attachable to the driver. F. (I. Colton a farmer, staled lie was driving toward- Cooper and had dimmed bilights. lie then tint them on full again as there was a cyclist on the road whom lie could mu see otherwise. "Witness said he would never dim his lights again as it seemed to him a dangerous practice. Cooper would he running before witness's bright lights lift y to one hundred yards. Cooper gave evidence that he had dimmed his lights and then signalled to Hie approaching car. lie saw no nedest ri:i ns and the ti is! intimation he had was when he felt a bump. The other ear's bright lights almost blinded him.

SEVERE STORM AT GISBORNE. GISBORNE. September 21. The gale was particularly severe on Ihe East Coast yesterday. At Wliaugarao a portion of a lor company's stables was blown awav and tbe roof of a nearby cottage was dislodged. Motor cars had their hoods completely lifted oil'. Two natives fishing at 'lolaga Bay. were blown to sea, hut succeeded in finding refuge at I’orcwa Island. At Tnknmani Bay. a o-mv. the AN ill Watch, broke from her mooring. She was driven out to sea and her sails were torn away. The steamer Mako saw t tie scow's distress signals and went to t lit 1 scow's assistance and lowed the vessel back to port, but as the scow had lost her anchor she could not He moored so I lie Make brought her til ( i I nImHMIV. The youth, .lames Bradshaw, aged about t won tv. who was killed by a lolling tree (blown down by the gale) on •a farm at Kanakanai yesterday, is believed to he a giand-soo ol one ol the members of ihe Empire Press Union Delegation, now in Australia. Ihe deceased was a public school hoy and lie intended visiting Enlglaml shortly, tcturning to acquire property lor himself.

N.Z. GoLF CHAAHMONSHIP. CHRISTCHURCH. SUpt. 21. Everything promises well for the New Zealand Golf Championships opening to-morrow. Drying winds have improved the course. Many prominent players practised to-day.