DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] GUN ACCIDENT. NELSON, April 29. Bruce Graham, aged 26, residing at Umukuri (Riwaka) was handling a shot gun a few days ago, when tiic weapon exploded, the charge passing through his left arm. The injured man was conveyed to Nelson Public Hospital. A SEVERE 'FALL. DUNEDIN, April 29. AVilliam Keith, telegraph linesman, fell from a pole in Moray Place. He was taken to the hospital with serious head injuries. N.Z. HOSPITAL CONTROL. BLENHEIM, April 29. Speaking at the opening of a Nurses’ Home at AVairau Hospital, Air Young (Alinister of Health) replied at length to what lie called “ the angry 8.A1.A.” lie said that neither he nor the Department. was above accepting anything in Dr AlneEaeherii’s report which would he helpful or beneficial to New Zealand, and if it would better, the health of the people of this country, it would be acted upon, hut when anyone attempted to dictate to him, or to pmt pressure or to work propaganda, to undermine the powers of the Hospital Boards, the Department, or the people, then he would take a stand against the whole medical profession. After reading Dr AVatt’s letter (which has already been published) the Alinister said: “I think we must trust our own men, rather than strangers, who come here to tell us how to run our own business.”

Rtxcrxr. the change. CHRISTCHURCH, April 29. John. Warren Oliver, aged 32, thought lie could “ ring the change” on a girl in a cake shop yesterday. As the result of his error of judgment he is now serving a term of fourteen days’ imprisonment. Oliver pleaded “guilty ” in the Magistrate's Court to the charge of at tempting to steal 10s. Detective-Sergeant Young said that tho accused had attempted tho theft by means of the old scheme of ringing the change. There had been several complaints during the last few days about tin's form of fraud. The accused went- into “ The Beresford,” and purchased (id worth of scones, tendering I.os in payment. He then said he had too much change, and he asked for LI, but the girl had been put on her guard, and Oliver was arrested. He had six aliases, and eight previous convictions. The accused was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment for being illegally on the Ifororata racecourse. He was fined C2 in default seven days’ imprisonment.

A DONATION. WELLINGTON. April 30. A donation of £2Ol, from an anonymous donor, his been received by the AA'ellington Hospital Board without any conditions attached as to how it shall be expended. A sum of approximately the same amount has been received yearly through the same source for the past twelve years. The donation will oirry a Government subsidy of £ for £. POSTAL REVENUE. AYE f, r A NOTON. April 29. The postal revenue for the quarter ended March 31st. was £388.113, as compared with £377,106 a year ago. The telegraph revenue amounted to 1;-150,189 as against £372.992 in the first quarter of 1925. The figures include £231,515 I rorn the telephone exchanges, as compared with £107.111 a year ago. THEFT OF CRAAIAPTTONE. T.VUMAR ANUT. April 29. At the Magistrate’s Court, before AD Orr Walker, S.AL. Cornelius P. Rees pleaded guilty to tliett of a gramophone and records valued at £ls. Accused was convicted and sentenced to six months, concurrent with a sentence he is now serving for .accepting stolen goods.