DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 November 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELE.OHS.MI —PEE TKESS ASSOCIATION.] A ’QUAKE. TAU-MARUNUI, November 19. Shortly fitter ten o’clock lust night a iairly severe earthquake was experienced lasting seven seconds. Some alarm was caused hut no damage. The volcano, Xgartihoe. has been active for I three or four days and yesterday a | column of smoke seven to eight hundred feet high was emitted from the crater. The volcano is still active today though not to the same extent. Last night several shocks were felt in the vicinity of AVaimnrino. NGAII'URHOE TN ACTION. AUCKLAND, Nov. 19. A report from Taupo states that Xguruhoe yesterday was smoking strongly, belching out great clouds of vapour. By using a telescope last night before sunset, heavy smoke could he seen over the mountain. The whole district is enveloped. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt in the city at 10.til) last night, also at Alorrinsville, Waiitku and elsewhere. PICTURE FILM FIRE. DARGAYILLE, Nov. 19. A fire last night in the operating box of the Pukelinia Settlers Hall destroyed film to the value of £SOO storing. A picture performance was proceeding at the time, when a film caught tire igniting other film in the room. While the operator. Currie, was extinguishing the reel in use, a young man, 11. Snowden courageously rushed into the operating box and carried out the blazing film, being severely burned in the act. The picture performance was being given under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A., who have been particularly unfortunate recently, as only a little over a month ago they had a quantity of film destroyed in the Town 1:1 nil, which was Totally destroyed by a I fire. Beyond the toss of film and damage done to the operating box and projecting machine, no other serious dam- ' age was done to the present hall.

The young man Snowden, was also the hero of another courageous act in tile afternoon when he rescued a young girl from drowning in the Wairou River, nearby the scene of the fire.

FOUR YEARS’ REFORMATIVE. CHRISTCHURCH, November 19. in the Supreme Court Finest A. Guillermo, aged 17. on live charges of burglary was sentenced to four years’ reforma t i ve. -MOTOR ACCIDENT. TAURANGA, November l!l. A motoring accident occurred yesterday afternoon on a narrow embankment on the marl between here and Rotorua. Sam Anderson. the wellknown horseman, of Unworn, accompanied by two friends, motored from Hamilton yesterday to visit relatives hero ami left in the afternoon for Rotorua. The car struck a rut on the narrow embankment and swerved off making a double somersault down the bank. Miss Gilbert, of Hamilton, one of the occupants, sustained cuts and bruises, having to he hospitailed. Anderson and the other passenger escaped injury. LICENSING POLL. WIIAXCAREI. November 19. The Marsden Licensing Official final: j Continuance 8J552, State Purchase 707, Prohibit ion 1,209. DROWNED. AUCKLAND. November 19. C. F. Reihler, aged oN a resident of Weymouth, was drowned in Mauttkati Harbour about mid-night. The police are dragging for the body. Deceased leaves a widow hut no family. A FATI.AITY. WELLINGTON. November 19. -lordan Stewart, a married man. muployed in the Wellington City Cninied's pining plant al I,vail llav got. his arm torn olf in the cog-wheels "hen oiling a machine. He was admitted to the, hospital yesterday alleruoon and died early this morning. Al A ,\S|, \LG I iTF.It CHARGE. NAPIER, Nov. 19. Frederick l.avin. driver of the express train which left the rails at Opapu on September 22. appeared to face a manslaughter charge at Napier to-day. Mr R. AY. Dyer, S.M.. was on the bench. Keen interest had been aroused and the Court was crowded. There is a big list of witnesses to he heard, including several whose testimony will he id an expert nature. Detective Butler conducted the ease for Crown and Mr R. -I. Dean appeared for Lavin. Mr 11. 15. Lusk for the Radwav, AH- E. .1. Hillicit for relatives of Aliss Kathleen Begley, deceased, and Mr M. Glesou for the fireman (T. Donovan) and S. Marshall. enginodriver who was :i passenger on the train.) Butler hr icily outlined the case before proceeding with the evidence.