DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TKI/fcOItAPB —-P&EB9 A ABN , COPYRIGHT. NEW TUG for BLUFF. INVERCARGILL. Oct. 5. At a meet ing of the commit tee held this morning the Blutl Harbour Bonril j came to a conclusion in their liegotiaI' tions for securing a new tug, the tender (i f Messrs Vickers. Ltd. being accepted. T he tender is lor L'L’l). Ill), with I some variations agreed upon between the hoard and Yieker’s reprosentative. Air Al’Fa llano.' of Wellington, and is for a vessel capable of catering for the growing Stewart Island passenger traffic. The new tug is to be equipped with semi-Diesel engines. Vickers tendered for a steam equipment of the Scotch marine type, steam equipment with water-tube boilers and the semiDiesel crude-oil system, their tender for the last-mentioned class being the lowest, received, and less than their own tender for water-tube boilers. Ihe new tug "ill have accommodation for -150 passengers, and will he of 1 tit HI brake horse-power, equal to 1100 indicated horse-power. It will have a working speed uf twelve knots, UNUSUAL FATALITY. CHRISTCHURCH, (hi. <i. Benjamin Bailey Couslon. civil engineer. Dunedin, who was proceeding to llnnmcr with his wile lor treatment, dropped off a bus while it was crossing the Ferry Bridge into the Wiiiau River |*2o feet below. The river is in heavy Hoad. A search is being made for the body, which was seen Moating down stream. Ol 1) MAN’S SUICIDE. DUNEDIN. Oct. <i. A man named William Sharpe. 70 vein's of age, was found dead in an out house at his residence in l.nudie Street. lioslyn. at. ‘2 p in. to-day, under circumstances that point to suicide. Deceased had been in ill-health for the |iast four weeks. ELECTION DAY. FOURTH OF NOV IT AI HER. WELLINGTON. October 7. Cabinet has decided that election day will he Wednesday. Ith November.

ANCIENT AIAORI CARVINGS. ROTORUA. Get. (1. Yesterday. Air 11. Hamilton. Dominii.■ 11 Museum expert, returned from an examination of tlie rock carvings found at Kaingarna 'Plains. He states the find is tho most important discovery yet made. The carvings undoubtedly are of aboriginal origin. The period is uncertain, hut it is one of considerable antiquity. The canoes are all deputed as heading south. They have a peculiar construction ami I'eeuliar features of adornment. These contain single and double spirals.

Air Hamilton states they are a groat national monument.

Dr Buck make a further inspection nn Thursday. Ethnological revelations are highly probable.

A BURGLAR CAUGHT. AUCKLAND. Get. li. Surrounding a house in Havelock St., lu-night. a posse of detectives surprised i burglar ruunekiug a dwelling and •aught him as In* lied from a side door. The house is i lie residence of Air I. G. 11. Alaekay. dentist, who. with his faulty. was temporarily absent. Neighroui's heard movements in the house aid immediately informed the detoeiive oliice. and four detectives were Illicitly on the scene. One Hashed a iglit in a window to frighten out the intruder, who was moving about with a ighied caudle. The man immediately mule a dash for safety, emerging from i side door, niilv to find himself in the grips of a detective. He "as taken o the °jioliec station, "here it was (•and his name was William Unwell. He was in possession ol a hunch ol keys am! a pair of gloves, lie-ides a -uni ol inonev.

l-l'NIl KOI! scons. ('ll RISTCII riSC'll Oct. b. Less than month ago. (he < lie i- 1 - ehureli Rotary Club launched a campaign to raise 1 lie sum ot C.iOO for tile Seoul movement In Christchurch, I lie campaign has been sueees'tul. tor today it wa- auiaiu'n id al the Roiary Club's limcheoii i Inn the sum of A)7>7l >)s 7)d bad been rai- 'd. The i-'-l ol the camjiaign was £-!S Its Sd. At tile luncheon the chairman. Mr Norton, banded a cheque for £2'>o to Mi's Bromley Cocks. Girl Guides Commissioner, on behalf of the Girl Guides’ Association. and another cheque tor the same amount lo Maior Ashworth. Ik>\ Scouts' Commissioner tut hclinll i.t the Bov Scouts' Association. C.S.A. KLKKT DK.SK.RTK.R. SEED KOI! BREACH OK CONTRACT WKLLINGTON, October 7. Seven American sailors deserted while the- fleet was here and joined a cabaret orchestra, 'flic proprietress said she communicated with, the ( onsu! and with the Government and was assured that so long as the men behaved themselves they would not he interfered with. On September -I til she made a contract with them, hut one, s. L. Millar, broke it and went away with a theatrical company. She thereupon sued him for C7»O as breach of (■out rai l .

For the defence it was contended that as deserter's they had no right to sign a contract which was illegal, and. moreover, Millar was under age. The hearing was adjourned lor Millar to appear. KOUND SHOT. GA.M B'Rl OGF. October 7. .John Pleschcr, aland -Hi. married, with eight little children was found at IJ.'I-j this morning by his wile, lying unconscious about a chain irom the home with a bullet wound in the head and a small bore rifle lying nearby. Pleschcr had left a few minutes before. presumably to shoot rabbits. M hen the doctor and police arrived Plescher was unconscious and still remains so. His condition is critical and there N little hone ot reeoverv. Pieseher has lived at (Tunbridge for many years but only commenced. business here a lew days ago. THEFT CHARGES. (TIRISTC m'KCH. Oct. 7. Ernest Astrup Guillerino, 17. was charged lhi,s morning with tacit ol goods of a total value of B’JST. Accused admitted several burglaries, stating to the police that he did so purely for excitement. He was committed for sentence on three chaigcs. WAGGON DERAILED. MARTON. uct. r. A waggon of a goods train from Tailpipe to Mnrtou. was derailed this morning near Rorewa. and delayed the south-bound express for two hours.