DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 August 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —rER PRESS ASSOCIATION. -MINING MERGER. WAIHI, August 1. An agreement has been entered into between the AVaihi Gold Mining Company Ltd., and the Waihi Grand Junction Gold Coy., Ltd., under which the former will, subject to the approval of the "Warden of the Hnurnki Goldfield, take a lease of the Grand Junction Company’s mine for a term of years. The Waihi Company is to find the necessary funds and to explore and work tho mine nt- its discretion. Any profit resulting from the operations is to he equally divided between the two companies. The Grand Junction Company is to retain-control of its surface plant, and the Waihi Company reserves tho right to terminate the agrement on six months’ notice. The annual meeting of tile Grand Junction Company will life held on August 9. The Grand Junction Company’s ground lias an area of 911 acres and that of the Waihi Company contains 569 acres. The property of the former company encloses that of the latter on three sides. Some hint of what was about to take place has apparently reached the Stock Exchange, for the Grand Junction Coy’s shares have been rising for the past three months. On May Ist they were selling at lOd. and they rose fairly steadily until last week, when they roadbed Is 9d.

MAN KILLED. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 2. Michael Whyte, of Kaiapoi was killed while riding in the side chair of a motor cycle yesterday. As the machine was turning into Coups road it .skidded and got out of control, causing the side-cliair to lift and apparently throwing Whyte against the wind-shield, the corner of the steel frame inflicting, a deep wound behind the ear. Whyte was a single man aged 26.

ATHLETICS. AUCKLAND, Aug. 2. The chief event of the Auckland Motor and Cycle Clubs sports, the Handicap Steeplechase, about 2], miles, resulted in T. Wilson (TO sec.) defeating Swatton (15 sec.) with Perry (limit) third. DEATH AT SEA. AUCKLAND, Aug. 2. When the'Aorangi was two days out from Sydney. R. P. Bishop, an American representative of a motor car firm, had a stroke while talking with other passengers on deck, ffe was carried to his cabin and died oil Saturday. Airs Bishop was travelling with hoi 1 husbn lid. COLLISION WITH TELEGRAPH POLE. AUCKLAND, Aug. 2 A. O- Goodwin, aged 22, while cycling collided with a telegraph post yesterday. He was hospitalled and was unconscious. He lias recovered con sciousness and no serious result is mtieipated,

notable MAN- dead. AUCKLAND, A»g- 2.

News from Sydney records the death of Arthur Yates, aged 65, formerly of Yates and Coy., Seedsmen.

SUMATRA QUAKE DAMAGE. AUCKLAND, Aug. 2. Communication from the ConsulateGeneral of the Netherlands at Sydney, says news from the Pedang Relief Committee, states that the press reports about the Sumatra earthquake were hv no means exaggerated. A million pounds worth of damage was done. There was a great loss of life. .An urgent appeal is made for assistance.

AORANGI’S PASSENGERS. AUCKLAND, Aug. 2

Passengers by from Sydney include Rev. Dr Thomas, Mr Carter, General-Secretary of the Zenana Bible and Medical Mission of India.

OUTBREAK OF FIRE. TAUMAIUNUI, Aug. 2. A fire broke out at midnight on Saturday in a six-roomed house occupied by ,T. Bain, a railway employee. The back portion was completely gutted the four front rooms Ijeing saved: Bain

was working at the time of the outbreak and his wife was alone in the house. She was rescued through the window. The house was owned by Mrs 11. H. Gunthrop, and was insured for seven hundred, the furniture being insured for a hundred. TYPHOID FEVER, PUKEKOHE. Aug. 2. An outbreak of typhoid fever in a Maori family at Mangntage resulted in a second death and an infant member of the family being stricken. The latest death is tlht of a six-year-old-boy, who was too ill to move on Wednesday. Three of the family are nowin the Auckland hospital. A CHILD KILLED. PUKEKOHE, Aug. 2. A fatal accident occurred in Ding Street, Pukekohe on Saturday afternoon, the 22-months old son of Thos. Edlin of Warenga being knocked down by a motor car, one wheel passing over the child’s hdid, and death was instantaneous. The parents on the way from Warenga to Auckland called at Pukekohe for lunch and to attend to 1 msiness matters and the child wandered Across the street. BODY FOUND. TK ICUITI, Aug. 2. The body of Thomas -Martin O’Donnell, a farmer of A.l'ingaphe, 32 years, single, was found in. the Waimiba River on Sunday. Deceased was missing on Saturday, bis clothes being found on the river bank by search parties. A FIRE, WHANG A PEI, Aug. 2. C. H. Puttick’s drapery' shop at Ivawakawa was destroyed by fire. The contents were insured for £200.1 and building fur £7OO. INFLUENZA VICTIMS. CAMBRIDGE, August 2. A sad double funeral took place at Cambridge yesterday when Mr and Airs H. F. Buckler, husband and wife, were laid to rest side by side. They leave four little children. Airs Bucklei was the victim of pneumonic influenza. Two further deaths are reported at Cambridge as the result of influenza, viz., Aliss Afary Ellen Ewen, 76, and Frank A. Afgrcroft, 02. both were well known old residents, hiflueza is steadily decreasing but there are still many cases. The school attendance is suffering severely.

HOUSE BURNT. MALTON. August 2. ‘ A dwelling lit Crofton, occupied by G. C. Hammond, and owned by A. Death, was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon. The occupants are holidaying at Auckland. Incendiarism is suspected. THEFT CHARGES. GISBORNE, August 2. A Alaori, Hemi Puru, and a Pnkeha youth, Leslie Halford, 19, of Wanganui, were charged at the Police Court this morning for obtaining money . on false pretences. Puru was sentenced to three months. Halford was also charged with the theft of clothing. He

pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years’ probation, being convicted and discharged on the other charges. A TR AGEDY. -MOTHER DROWNS BABY. W AIM ATE, Aug. 2. A shocking tragedy occurred at Hook, eight miles from Waimate yesterday when Airs Alma Robinson, wife of Leonard Peter Robinson, by occupation a farmer, apparently attempted to drown her young children, with the result that the four months old brVby died and the eldest girl "as hospitalled suffering from water on tho lungs. AVliilc the husband was attending church, Alrs-Rohinson took her four children to Hook Creek ueaiby, returning to tho house about noon with wet clothes. Noticing the drenched condition, Afiss Anderson, a household help, took the baby from the mother’s arms and found it dead. Miss Anderson then went to seaich for the other children, finding two just outside the house and the eldest girl, aged six and a half, unconscious in a pa'ddock. The clothes of vi 1 the children were wet. The eldest was brought round by the father, who had returned home, and was taken to the hospital with water on the lungs. Airs Robinson has been in had health for some time and apparently hoi mind became deranged. An inquest on the baby is being held to-morrow.

A BOY’S THEFT

INVERCARGILL, Aug. 2. An unusual case was before the Children’s Court in which • a boy of fifteen was- charged with stealing a cheque. AA’ithout his iatliei s know ledge tho bov purchased a motor cycle and from his wbges of fifteen shillings a week paid tw r o deposits and then stole a. cheque marked not negotiable to meet tho next payment. At the suggestion of the firm he got it ensiled, paid the deposit and received the cycle. Magistrate Cruickshanks said one would think that the firm knewthey were receiving the proceeds of the' stolen cheque and it seeinc 1 most iniquitous that the firm should iei a motor cycle to 'a hoy on such terms, thus tempting him to commit thefts in order to save the cycle from seizure Detective-Sergeant Carroll said, lie had spoken to the firm about selling the cycle without tolling the boy’s father and tho manager replied that if they told tho parents they would not he able to sell so many machines. Arrangements have been made for the hoy to enter the training service ot tho New Zealand Navy.

FLOODED ROADS

LEVIN, Aug. 2.. The main north and south road via shannon has become passable during the week-end owing to tho receding of flood waters and road traffic was resumed. The route via Foxton is still interrupted and mails are being ferried across the flooded part.

A EILAT NOTABLE. AA'ELUNGTON, Aug. 2. The film star, Eva Novak, arrived by the Tahiti on route to Australia, to play the lead in the film adaptation ol “For Lhe Term of His Natural Life.” Aliss Novak is ao:oinpnnied by her husband, mother, and baby daughter.