DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TEBEOIUFH—FEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] KAWARAU DAM. PROGRESS QF THE WORK. DUNEDIN, June 28. A well-known Dunedin resident who was in Queenstown on Saturday took the opportunity of locking over the Kawarau dam,, and states that he was much surprised at the extent of the work. It was also very interesting to see. the divers plying their tools under the. water. Four out of the ten floodgates to he installed have been completed and these were closed. . Although the flow of a considerable quantity of water from the lake into the river was still unrestricted the closing of the four gates _ had a remarkable reflect on the depth of the Kawarau river. In the short period of three-quarters of an hour the river fell between two and three feet. The Dunedin visitor says lie has no opinion to offer on the question of whether there is gold or not in the river, hut that ho is quite satisfied from what ho saw that the damming operations arc going to fulfil the expectations of the most sanguine. The dam is expected to he completed in five weeks’ time.

RAILWAY OFFICERS’ INSTITUTE. ANNUAL CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, .Tune 28. The annual conference of the “Railway Officers’ Institute resumed today. It was agreed that members of the First Division should he paid penal rates for all time worked on. Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day; that members hooked on duty on the Sovereign’s birthday or Labour Day lie paid and treated the same as for Good Friday, Christmas Day, and Anzac Day; that overtime leave up to six days due to members at tile time of their going on annual leave; that in the case of members’ annual leavo being absorbed by sick leave any statutory departmental holidays worked shall not be forfeited with the annual leave; that if a member applies for part of bis annual leave during the summer months the Department should give consideration to such application.

Tt was resolved to press, for a new issue of accounts instruction and other books, and to ask that an error in returns ho dealt with entirely by the Chief Accountant instead of through district traffic officers as at present. The. following remit from Wanganui and Wellington was being discussed at the adjournment:—“That the institute is opposed to the practice of the Department in calling for applications for vacant positions.”

BAD CHARACTERS. ' AUCKLAND, June 29. Detectives arrested C'yril Southwood, 33. and Jamies Fitzgerald, 29, and they were charged at the Court with breaking and entering the pawnshop of David Bookman and stealing rings and watches, valued at £99. Southwood was also charged with the theft of a rug valued at £l9, the property of a person unknown. He pleaded guilty to the latter charge. Fitzgerald. on a charge of being idle and disorderly, with no lawful,' means, pleaded guilty to this charge. Both were remanded to July sth. on the major charge.

WOMAN'S DEATH. At ok land, jmv> 29. Mrs A. Y. Young, wife of a farmer at Pukekohoe died at the hospital from, a severe wound in the throat. All inqiu'xt is proceeding. SIR JAMES ALIEN. “WELLINGTON, .June 28. It is expected that the ex-High Commissioner, Sir James Allen, will return to New Zealand about the middle of September, or towards the end of that month. Lady Allen will remain temporarily in London, ll is understood that Sir James proposes to journey by way of Canada and the East. Sir James Parr will take over the duties from Sir James Allen on August Ist. PHOTOGR API lIC SHOW. WELLINGTON, June 28

The annual competition of the nine photographic societies of the Dominion is to bo held in AVellingtou towards the end of next month, and judging by the pictures that have come to hand already, the quality of this year’s photographs will he even better than lust year, when the display was made at Invercargill. The home dub won the Dominion championship at Inver* onrgilD with the .Wellington Camera Circle in second place. Over 11 hundred pictures are already listed for .showing.

PULLED GIRL’S HAIR, AVELLINGTON, June 28. Over indulgence in liquor put George Lester Rolfe, aged 22, in a playful mood on Saturday evening, when he took a seat at the Star Picture Theatre, at Newton, behind a g : rl of nine years. He gave vent to his exuberant spirits by playfully tugging '•it her hair. The girl left the theatre and complained to a constable, with the result that Rolfe answered a charge of assault at the Magistrate’s Court. Rolfe stated that he worked till noon on Saturday, and then finished a bottle of whisky before going to the m'e-

The Magistrate imposed a fine of £5. in default one month’s imprisonment, and also made an order for the payment of 12s Gd witness’s expenses, 2s 6d for the girl and 10s for her father. —-H ESCAPEE RECAPTURED. TAUMABUNUr, Juno 28. Charles Amos AVild, who escaped from Arnica tote prison camp on Monday last, was recaptured on Saturday evening by Gaoler Glynn and Constable Spearman at Tcmgiwai. , ' FOUR MORE ART UNIONS. AVELLTXCTOX, June 28. Although the Government has decided that no further applications for licenses for holding large art unions will be granted, there arc four in which definite promises had beeli made before the decision was arrived at . It has been decided that these must be finished before March 31st, 1927.

HANGED WHILE ASLEEP. STRASBOURG, May';2o. An amazing case'of What is commonly aalletl sleep-walking is reported from Ratisbonn, in Bavaria. Rising while still asleep after he had dreamed that he had hanged himself, a youth of 18 actually did hang himself. ’His mother awakened . just in time to cut her son down. Tlie young man, who normally is bright and cheerful and had no reason to wish to end his days, recalled his dream, vaguely, but declared that lie had no idea that he was .trying to carry if out.

. AN AUCKLAND TRAGEDY. ■ 1 A U CKLAND, June 29. 'With a. severe wound in her throat Mrs Ma rv Young, nged 43. wife of a farmer, of Birch Road,- Pukekohe, was admitted to the hospital yesterday

afternoon. She died at 7.3o,this morning. All inquest was held this afternoon. The husband of the dead woman, Arthur D. Young, said he had been married 13 years, and there were three children. His wife had had a nervous breakdown about five weeks ago, and had received medical attention. About three weeks ago his wife was examined at a. Mental Hospital. She seemed depressed at times. Her mother was taken suddenly ill on Saturday night and this upset her. Again yesterday morning, just after getting up, his little girl called him back to the house, and said there was “something wrong with mother.” He found his wife still in bed, and her throat wqs cut. A table knife was lying on the chair by her bed. A doctor .was called, who ordered her to he taken to the hospital. SIIO had never threatened suicide, but ho fully realised her mental condition.

The Coroner returned a verdict that deceased died from shock, following loss of blood, through, a self-inflicted wound, while suffering from a nervous breakdown. Her mental condition was the cause of her unexepeted act.

WOMAN’S SUICIDE. AUCKLAND. June 29. Evidence to the effect that, for the past five weeks, his wife had suffered from delusions, and imagined that people wanted to kill her, was given by the husband of Mrs Mary Ann De Carferet. who was found hanging in her home at 68. Newton Road. at the

iuq nest. (The husband said that lie left home at 7..15 a.in. on 'Monday and when ho returned about 5.30 p.m., he found all the doors locked. He forced a window open, and found his wife hanging from a strap attached to a door. Dr Drury .said that when lie arrived the deceased had been dead about- four hours. The Coroner returned a verdict of death by strangulation.

AN UNUSUAL CASE. AUCKLAND, June 29.

A complaint against the action of the police in taking a 15-year-old girl to a receiving home was made- by Mr J. J. Sullivan, to-dav in the Police Court, when George Walding, father, and Francis Walding, brother of the girl, were called upon to show cause why they should not contribute towards Hie maintenance of the girl. In asking for an adjournment, Air Sullivan, who appeared for the brother, said the. facts were unusual. On March 30th., the child was committed to a home by a Magistrate, and that morning a constable called and took her away. Counsel declared that the .niotber remonstrated with the policeman, and, on asking why her daughter was being taken away, was told to cal] at the Police' Court that afternoon.

He had been instructed, that the girl was kept in a roll until the afternoon. and was driven to the Court in a “Black Marin.”

tCntinuing couns.al said the girl was committed to the home by Air J. Tv. Hunt, S.AI. He continued that Mr Dickson, who appeared for the girl and her mother, had no opportunity of learning what the evidence would be. He was so indignant, however, with the decision of the Court that he lodged an appeal, but owing to tlie intervening holidays and the poverty of the mother, the appeal was abandoned. Counsel added that a petition on Behalf of the girl had been forwarded to Parliament. He submitted that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant the girl being taken away. Despite her poverty the mother was prepared to go io ’Wellington to give

evidence on oath. .Mr Sullivan concluded by stating that 110 hoped the petition would be disposed of in three or Four weeks The Magistrate, Afr Povntoii, adjourned the ease for a month.

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