DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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OLD RESIDENT DIES. CAMBRIDGE, March 20. James 'Young, a very old AVnikato resident, died at Cambridge yesterday. Had lie lived, lhe should have celebrated his ninetieth birthday. He came tu tho Dominion in 1800. He served two years with the militia and came to Cambridge 30 years ago and had lived there ever sifnee.

A TRAVELLERS’ PREDICAMENT GISBORNE, March 22.

A commercial traveller had an exciting (experience on one of the hill roads inland from Tokomaru Bay last week. His brakes failed on a narrow and steep road, but lie managed to hold the car with the toot brake, one wheel being over tho edge of a two hundred feet declivity lor an hour and a-lutlf till passers by discovered him in a state of severe exhaustion.

WORKERS’ REI’RESENTATTVE. WELLINGTON, March 22. A. L. AFonteith lias been appointed the '.Yorkers’ Representative on tlio Arbitration Court, replacing Hiram Hunter. The numerical result of the ballot lias not been announced. Air AFonteith will probably take up his duties at the next sitting of the Court at Napier. AY. E. Sill was reappointed emergency workers’ representative. SHIELD POINTS. DUNEDIN, .March 22. Rectification from officials this morning gives Queensland AFemorial Shield points:—Wellington 11, Otago 5, Canterbury 2, Auckland 2, West Coast of X.f. L HOTEL BURNT. CHRISTCHURCH. -March 22. The -Mitre Hotel at Lyttelton was burned this morning. The building was fifty years old and when the flames were discovered it. was impossible for the brigade to effect a save. The wife of the licensee had to ho assisted down the fire escape. Two other women escaped in their neiglit attire. There were no hoarders. Insurance: £2,000 im building in Phoenix Office and £1.300 on furniture and stock in South British. OBITUARY. CHRISTCHURCH. March 22. Obituary. —ln London, Air Wolf Harris, at an advanced age. He was the head of the firm. Bing Harris and Co. and resided in New Zealand for many years. KILLED BY TRAIN. DUNEDIN, Alarrlt 22. Robert Nilson, particulars of whom are ns yet. unknown, was run over by the Mosgiel hound train this morning at the Rattray Street crossing, both his legs being severed. Nilson died at the hospital an hour later. One witness is said to have stated that he saw the victim crouching in front of I lie train. ATTACK ON CHINESE. AUCKLAND, Afarrh 22. A drunken woman entered a shop occupied hv Chinese fruiterers on Saturday night. She was ordered out and a. white man rushed into the shop crying, “ Come on, lioys, this is a yellow den,” and began to throw fruit about, lie was joined by two other men. The drunken woman meantime railed at the shop through a crowd of people. The police arrived hut the Chinese refused to lay any information. ’lhe occupants of adjoining shops state that the Chinese concerned aro clean-living, decent people. FALSE PRETENCES. GTSTIORNK. Alni-oh gg. John Roderick Skipper, aged 23. pleaded guilty at lhe Afagistralo’s Court on a charge of false pretences at Hastings a’nd that the obtained at Taneatua a motor ear hy means of a valueless cheque. Ho was committed for sentence at Auckland.

A BANKRUPT’S STATEMENT. CHRISTCHURCH, March 22. Following the public examination of Robert MeEltiiimey, of Fairfield, a bankrupt farmer, in the Supreme Court this morning the Crown Prosecutor said he would prosecute the bankrupt bedause several creditors were dissatisfied with his conduct and explanation. Once he showed his indebtedness as £2lO and Inter it proved to be £3,650.

BLENHEIM GRASS FIRES. BLENHEIM, March 22. A largo grass lire occurred at Bank House station, yesterday, destroying extensive pastures and plantation. Hundreds of fire-lighters were out Irom Blenheim and the surouniling district. Only a. fortunate change of wind saved the homestead. No details are available at present.

FIRE DAMAGE. BLENHEIM, March 22. Further details of the Bankhouso fire show 2,000 to 3,000 acres of grass country were swept by the flames which menaced the homestead and station buildings, these being surrounded by big belts of pinus insignus, the fringes of which were burnt. As far ns is known the loss of stock is not great, although the sheep flocks suffered to some extent. BODY FOUND. DARGAVILLE. March 22. The lioil.v of a young man, Keith Mitchell, drowned on the West Const on March 14th., was discovered on Saturday evening 16 miles north of where the fatality took place. At the inquest a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned.