DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —rER PRESS ASSOCIATION.} KAIKOURA SENSATION. KAIKOURA, April IC. At the Manga inaunu Ptah, seven miles from Kaikoura, on April 7tli., Kathleen Paneta was struck with a bottle. The child died at the Kaikoura Hospital on the following morning. An inquest as held before Air James Davidson, acting Coroner, at which Elizabeth Clark Paneta, the woman, who lives with Peno Tahui Green as his wife, gave evidence that the child was accidentally struck with a bottlo thrown by her nine-year-old son. A verdict was returned that tho child died as the results of laceration of the brain. Constable Cornell made further investigations and Detective Bayliss arrived from Christchurch on "Wednesday evening. Peno Talnii,Green was arrested and charged that lie did kill a human being, to wit Kathleen Paneta. The case was heard before Air J. Davidson and Mr A. B. Clark and finished at midnight last night. The evidence of Elizabeth Panola was to the effect that her previous evidence was incorrect and that Green had ibrown the bottle at her following a quarrel. She had instructed her son to say tip it. he had thrown the missile and had advised Green to keep away, although he wished to give himself up. The evidence of Monica Thoms, Thomas Gray and Harry Paneta. who saw the quarrel staled that Green had thrown a gin brittle at Airs Panola, which missed its mark and struck Kathleen Paneia. Accused put in a written statement admitting this .statement and stating that lie aforwurds went and cut his dog'* throat. Accused is eighteen years of age. Ihe victim of the tragedy was two years and nine months. On the advice of his solicitor. Air 11. Gibson, accused pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence. He was column lej tor trial at Christchurch. Bail was refused.

BADLY MANAGED. AUCKLAND. April 16. The "Star” says:—“One of the Reform Party’s chickens has come home to roost. The Party abolished the second ballot, with a direct but imrcdoem. ed promise to put something better in its place. Now it loses a safe seat I localise of a split vote—a seat which in all human probability it would have won under the second ballot. AH .Mason is now safely installed, and he is likely to prove a useful member. His intelligence. culture, and common sense will keep him away from the path of extremism, and his legal training should make him a great debating asset to the Labour Party. The Reform Party can Manic nobody hut itself fur the loss of the Eden seat. The whole business was hadlv managed from beginning to end. Insurgency and schism have beep, j allowed to develop, and the whole posi- j tion of the Party in the Eden eleeto- | rate, at all events, has been greatly j weakened.” ZANE GREY FISHING. AUCKLAND, April 16. Air Zane Grey’s party broke camp at Waihora Bay on Wednesday. and moved by launch to Taknanu. where they re camping six miles up the Tongariro liver. The party caught 70 rainbow trout at Waihora, averaging jipt over (i.tlb. This renresents the average weight of fish this season. Air Grey has been mueb impressed with the scenic beauty of the lake, and compares the climate with that of |- \riy.omt in its bracing qualities*. The 1 camp at Waihora, pitched at the valley mouth, with towering cliffs on loth sides, was in one of the most picturesque spots on ihe lake. Tho large numbers of tuis and hellhirds there wen- a source of delight to the party. .Mr Grev calling t Ito camp. “'The Valley ol the Tuis.” i After six days at Tong’ariro .Mr Grey loaves lor "Wellington, lie lias gath- 1 orod considerable material for his j hook dealing with fishing at the Bay ! of Islands and at Tulip >. 1 DAIRY CONTROL. ! INVERCARGILL, April IS. i! A meeting ol" upwards of 90 representatives of the Southland dairy factories on Saturday discussed matters ( relative to the forthcoming conference’ at Wellington on dairy control. j following motions were adopted:— M'i That this meeting is in favour of voting for the Control Hoard on ex- j port to manage, the basis of the vot- j ing to he in the hands of the companv directors. i (2)That, subject to n tonnage system * being adopted, the system of election j he adopted. The meeting also decided against the establishment ol a Dairy Council as a buffer between the supplied and tho Board.

-MOTOR ACCIDENTS. WELLINGTON, April IS. Patrick Lane was knocked down by a motor ear at a street intersection, and sustained severe injuries to the head. He was taken to the hospital. A motor ear driven by Frederick Clifford. of Wellington, ran off tho road and plunged into the Hutt river. Clifton! escaped unhurt.