DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nr TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A VETERAN PASSES. OPOTIKJ, April 13. Alfred Parkinson, a Maori War veteran, and pioneer settler of Opuliki, aged 75 is dead. He arrived in .New 1 Zealand nearly 58 years ago, coining to Opotiki in' 180 S. Ho saw thirtyyears service in Opotiki volunteer rangers and constabular. received the King's badge, New Zealand medal and King’s Empire modal, the medal ereatled for the King’s Empire veterans. LOOKING FOR JOBS. AUCKLAND. April 13. For twelve positions as gatekeepers the Harbour Board received fourteen hundred applications, from the Bay of Islands to Wellington. THEFT OF MAGNETO. CHRISTCHURCH, April 13. Arthur Blackburn was fined £ls this morning for stealing an aeroplane magneto, the property of the Government. Tho ease arose out of souvenir hunting after the fall of the aeroplane smash on March 17. Counsel said that it all souvenir hunters had been brought to the Court there would be a crowd of fifty or sixty. GREYMOUTH INQUEST. GREYMOUTH, April 13. Ml the inquest on Henry Nankervis, a watersidor who was killed by falling from a hold of the Kaituna on Saturday night, the Coroner. Mr Meldriim. returned a verdict that death was the result of injuries through a fall. The Coroner said that, had there been a light in the hold or a flood light overhead, the accident was unlikely to happen. The Coroner also .commented adversely upon tho lighting of the wharf. MOTORIST COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. TIM AH U. April 13. At the Temuka Magistrate's Court William Autsin Reilly was charged with having on March Ist negligently driven a motor ear, thereby causing the death of Malcolm 8011. After hearing evidence the accused was committed for trial at the next sitting of the i Supreme Court at. Tiniarii. 'Bail was , allowed in sell of £1(X) and one surety ol a like amounl. , BOY ESCAPEES. OA.MARU, April 13. ' Two boys escaped from the Otokaiko I special school this morning. They are aged about 14 and belong to tlie North j Island. This is the first escape for a , long time. . gaming house. TE KITH. April 13. At the Magistrate's Court this morning, Norman Lenin Cole and \\ illinm Alfred Cole, owners ol a fish shop and restaurant in To Kuiti were charged with keeping a common gaming house. AVi Ilia m pleaded guilty, counsel contending that Norman acted J only for his brother. AVi Ilia in. was lined £SO sterling, in default two months’ imprisonment and Norman CIO sterling or one month.

SAWMILL EMPLOYEE KILLED WHANGAREI, April 13. Edward Conaghan, married. <>2, an employee of Mhangarei limber ( ompanv, succumbed .in the hospital last night to injuries received late in the afternoon. When unloading hogs from a waggon in the mill yard the breaking of a jack suddenly released a. log which fell directly upon Couagliau. indicting terrible injuries.