DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 October 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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MOTOR cycles collide

CHRISTCHURCH. October 12

Through two motor cycles colliding ut | n** 11 * 1 st* *ll last evening Leslie Baker. Maxwell Deed and Neil Davidson were admitted to the Christchurch Hospital. David-on was proceeding towards Aylesbury and Baker ami -Maxwell were cuing ill the Opposite direction and in attempting t" cross the road Bakd , ,„t„ collision with the nmehme ridden by Davidson. ltakcf ami Davidson are sufiering i'iiiiu slight concussion and facia! injuri,.-. Deed’s ronditii.il is reported ( > | n * .serious.

\ CHILI) DROWNED. OHAKCNE. Oct. 12,

Tb*' t wo-vear old son of M. Sherwin, of Pokttka was found hy the mother drowned in a well near the house. Artificial respiration was tried without avail.

RETURNING TENNIS PLAYERS AUCKLAND. Oct. 12,

Pattemm and liawkes were through passengers for Sydney by the Aorangi. Patterson ascribes the Australians’ defeat by Eranee to the fact that Bo.rotra was playing at the top of his form, his aggressiveness turning ,the scale against the Australians.

PROFESSOR- OF AGRICULTURE

At'CKIjANO, Get. 12

\Y. Reddet. If. Sc-. Professor of Agricidture at Auckland University College. arrived by tlie Aorangi. He proposes in make a * omprelien.sivo tour ol the Dominion to gain till tlie infotmation possible about the climate, soils, tanning methods ami existing agricultural educ ition He recently visited all !he agricultural colleges in Denmark and North America and gained until; information concerning touching methods, organisation and research work.

THE DEAD LEOPARDAUCKLAND. Oct. 12

Tic leopard wlr'ii found at St. Heller's Bay was in an excellent stale of pi e.-crvntiou and could have been dead onlv two or three days, though it t.s 2u days since it escape*' It om I lie zoo. The animal evidently fell into a chemical vat at the tannery, sera in hied out ami fell into another pit and erauTed theme into the scrub when* it (leaned itself with its tongue, absorlring a qiiantitv of injurious chemical, became ill and too weak to hunt. and fell into '.lie creek while drinking, after which the ebb tide carried the farrare down to the harbour.

AMERICAN TOURISTS. AUCKLAND. Oct. 12

A party of 25 American tourists are travelling by the Aorangi to Sydney. The Tourist Department have made arrangement- for them to see the sightof the city. They will spend about: a month in Australia and return via Wellington to 'Frisco. A KIRK. BLENHEIM. Get. 12. An outbreak ol tiro at Prices’ Buildings. ir.ivelork, resulted iu a tailor’s workroom being gutted and considerable damage done to I lie stock. The building was owned by R. \V. Price. of Whakataii* am) occupied by Reader and Smith, grocers. \\ . 11. Marriott, tailoring establishment. and Mrs King's residence. Reader and Smith arc insured fur £lOll iu the Standard Ofiice. Other insurance.- arc unavailable.

forgery charges. GISBORNE, t tel. 12. Following his arrest on warrants issued in various towns H 1 lie Dominion. Frederick William Bennett, alias Frank Tram appeared at the police cuiirl ilii- morning mi several charges, including forgery of the name of Kate Brett, a’. Takapinia. to a cheque for 22. forgery at Knikoitra of the name nf F. 11. Kcelcs to a ehei|iie and receiving £9 in change; theft at Hastings of a note order and cheque totalling £3l. and further thelt ol £l. Accused was remanded to Fiehling. THE ESCAPED PRISONER. ( lIRISTCIIFRC’II. October 12. Although the police thought they were on the trail ot the escaped prisoner. Charles Jones, yesterday afternoon, lie is still enjoying Ins liberty. The escapee was believed to have been seen in a certain part of Christchurch, hut investigation revealed it was a case ol mistaken identity. Jones has not been seen or heard Iroin since hv made his get-away on Thursday and the police have no doubt that he has adopted the precaution ot ’'lying low. PUBLIC TRFST CONCESSIONS. TF.MFKA. Od. 9. The Prime Minister announces, with regard to his previous statement, that the particulars published regarding the concessions to he made to beneficiaries In estates'administered by the Public Trustee have not in some cases l>oen made clear. The position is that from January Ist. next the rate of interest allowed to estates whose moneys are invested in the Common Fund will he increased In- a quarter per cent., while the rates of commission for administering estates under the value of £IOOO will he reduced, so as to make the maximum rate 21 per cent., except for the collection of hook debts, on which the charge will tie 5 per cent. A reduction will also he made in the "barges lor administering estates of higher value, and it is further intended to extend the policy of reduction of lees to clients other than beneficiaries in estates. The first class to he benefited will he mortgagors, in respect of the lost of raising loans from the Public Trustee, and the preparation of securities. As regards moneys not invested in the Common Fund, beneficiaries receive the full current interest earned, less commission, hut without the State guarantee of principal and interest.