DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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ORANGES ALLOWED TO ROT DUNEDIN, January 26,

Three hundred cases of delicious oranges have recently been allowed to rot in one of the Harbour Board’s sheds on - the wharf. The fruit is now in sueli an unsound condition that it is stated to lie a menace to public health. A “ Daily Times ” reporter visited the shed yesterday and viewed the remnants of the fruit as it lay in broken boxes against one of the walls. I'lie fruit is rotten, and is nothing but a mass of mildew. A perceptible stench assails one’s nostrils, and swarms of small files hover about the object,ionable mass. The fruit was landed early in December from the Manuka, having been shipped at Melbourne. It is stated that the condition of the fruit was good when landed, and that the Government inspector passed the consignment as being in good order. The consignees, however, did not take delivery, and as time went on those connected with the shipping rd the port began to ask questions.

One reason given for the non-deliv-ery of the fruit is that there was a glut of fresh fruit on the market when the consignment arrived. In the meantime it is continuing to rot in the shed. GIRL’S PATHETIC LETTER. HAMILTON, Jan. 27.Roy Charles Dorn was to-day committed for trial on the charge of attempted murder of Muriel Tetzlaff. Bail was refused, the Justices stating they regarded the charge as being more serious than one of attempted murder by violence. Dorn subsequently was charged with stealing a quantity of cutlery, the property of Fow and Co., at whose auction mart Doran was employed. It was shown in evidence that Dorn said he could not marry Aliss Tetzlaff because he loved another girl in Gisborne. After being told this Aliss Tetzlalf wrote the following note to Dorn:

Atv darling boy.—After what you told me last night T can’t go on. f love you, dear, better than life itself, and for that reason I am going to leave you free. Please, please, Roy, in the years to conic, do not altogether forget the little fool who loved you, not wisely, but only too well, T know you would never bo happy if you married me when you loved someone else just as much as 1 love you. So goodbye and God bless you. dear. Your loving and broken-hearted .Muriel.”

GR AT I TUBE UNKNOWN. AUCKLAND, January 27.

William Hart, aged 47. is a man who evidently does not understand just what gratitude is, as was evidenced at the Police Court this morning, when lie appeared on eight charges of theft of articles comprising lawn mowers, clocks, garden hose, tea trays, an attache case, brushes, mirrors, a lady’s dress, boots, cutlery, etc., of a total value of .£2O ss. To all these charges he pleaded guilty.

Detective O'Sullivan, who arrested Mart, said that Mart admitted stealing the goods and selling most of them to second band dealers. Senior Detective Hammond saiil that one could hardly sa.v a single word in Mart’s favour. In one ease, where a huly gave him work, he called at her house during her absence, and stole her lawn mower. Tn another case he stole a length of garden hose from the house of another kindly-disposed man, who provided him with work and money. Hart also received some assistance from the Rev Father Brennan, and the Rev Cecil Watson. Mislead of showing appreciation the accused stole Father Brennan's clock from his church and also stole goods from Rev Watson’s bouse. Mart bad been in anil out of orison since 1912. Magistrate Poynton : Tile only way is to keep him in gaol for as long as possible. He seems to have made up bis mind to prey on society. Three years’ reformative detention!

SAD MOTOR ACCIDENT. AUCKLAND. January 27. A sad feature of the motor-car smash that occurred at Papnkura on Sunday is the fact that -Miss Olsen, one of the passengers was so badly injured that it was found necessary to remove one of her eves. Ft is reported that she will probably lose the sight of the other eye. ller condition is said to bo very serious.

DO DRIVE DROWNING FATALITY. WANGANUI, January 27. Two children. Cecily Lay. aged 10, and Elizabeth Alice McLean, aged 12, were drowned in tragic circumstances on the 'Wanganui River to-day. The victims were bathing with a party of children. When the elder girl got into difficulties, the younger girl rushed in in help her out. Both got into a strong current and were drowned. The accident occurred at a lonely spot opposite the freezing works. Nobody was about, nor for twenty minutes was help available. The girl McLean's body was found in eight feet of water within half i\n hour, while the other girl’s body was recovered three hours later in. four feet of water. The children had been warned not to go bathing. Four individuals have been drowned an Wanganui within the past ten days.