DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—per press association.] BAYLIS TRAGEDY. CHRISTCHURCH, November ”0. Mrs Ada Uavlis (wile oi the late William Thomas Bavlis), who was injured hv her late husband in the shooting affray at Slater Street, Richmond, on Friday morning, was operated on to-day at the Christchurch Hospital, and her condition is satisfactory.

CHECK ON" MOTOR VEHICLESCHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 23.

The City Council has passed a bylaw making it compulsory on vehicles plving for hire to bear an identiiication plate in addition to that issued by the Government with a view to indicating that- they were licensed by the Council.

SUDDEN DEATH. AUCKLAND. Nov. 23

At the inquest concerning the death of Peter Franoom t’enivul, whose Ixidy was found in the Domain, evidence was given that the po.-t mortem disclosed that death was due to heart failure. A verdict was returned accordingly.

MOTOR ACCIDENTS. DUNEDIN, Nov. 23.

On Saturday night. Mamie Erridge ipred IS, was admitted to the Hospital pilfering from injuries to the head, legs uid arms, a- the result of being knock'd down by a motor ear on the Aiulcr<uii Bay Road. Iler condition is not ■ritieal.

Frank l.owley. telegraph messenger, was knocked oil his bike in AN ilk io Road on Saturday afternoon. Ibe bicycle was completely "recked. The boy received injuries to his head and arm, hut be is doing well.

YOUXG WOMAN SUICIDES. WELLINGTON. Nov. 23. At the inquest on Maud Beatrice Crowle to-day. it was revealed that recently her marriage engagement was broken elf, and she was heartbroken. Frequently she wept violently. On Nov. 11 til. she asked a chemist for a dose of strychnine to poison a pussy. The chemist demurred, but finally sold five grains, carefully labelled poison, to the woman, whoso age was about 2) years. The girl was found by her host in her her bedroom dead. The Coroner found that she had poisoned herself while depressed mentally. FRENCH GENDARMES SEVERELY HANDLE SEAMEN. WELLINGTON, Nov. 21 It is alleged that three members of the Makura’s crew were severely handled by French gendarmes at Papeete. One, Bruce Anderson, had his face badly smashed in and his tooth knocked out. The men's story is that the party of three were returning to the ship and one asked the way of the gendarmes. Tile hitter immediately struck him. and upon tlm other two arriving, fresh gendarmes ran up. beat the men badly and further assaulted them at (he police station. Captain Worrall. of the Mnkurn. says he asked the Union Company's local agent for a report on the affair, but he had not yet received it. 1 nforiunaleiv, owing to the Kail behaviour of some of the .sailors reaching port, there was a feud between the police and the seamen and probably the innocent had suffered. VETERAN FOOTBALLER DEAD. WELLINGTON, Nov. 21. Mr Dean, Chairman of the Rugby Union, lias received a cable from Hie (secretary of (lie X.GAY. 1 nion, stating Dielc McGregor died on Saturday. Twenty years ago McGregor was a very well-known player from the Thames, and represented New Zealand. lie contracted miners phthisis and this was responsible for his death.