DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AMATEUR RABRITERS. n AN ANNOYANCE TO FARMERS. t BLENHEIM, Sept. 17. \ The price of rabbitskins is the cause n of a great deal of annoyance and loss * to some of the farmers round about the borough boundaries, through the , thoughtless behaviour of some mf tlie would-be rnbbiters. Recently, on Horgan Bros.’ farm, on the now Renwiok Road, some senseless , person laid poisoned carrots in a pad- - dock where sheep were grazing, with tho result that six wethers were poisoned, and also one dog, which Mr C. Horgan valued at £ls. Only yesterday, while Air Horgan and an employee. Mr Vie Barty. were ! engaged in rolling a paddock, someone j whom they can identify fired a shot j within thirty yards of the teams, with tlie result that both teams bolted and came into collision. One horse, a five-year-old gelding, valued at £55, was thrown, and bis leg lreing broken, be bad to bo destroyed. Another horse badly knocked about, and will bo laid up for some time. Mr Horgan bad a narrow escape. His right arm vas badly bruised. Tlie old aerodrome shed seems to be a target for budding marskmeii. It is becoming absolutely riddled with shotholes. EXPENDITURE ON HOSPITALS WELLINGTON, Sept. 17. As a result of ‘a recent visit of the ; Director of Health, Dr Valintinc. to ; various hospital boards in the South ’ Island a considerable saving in pro- . posed hospital expenditure lias been • effected. In Southland questions bad 1 arisen 'as tp whether the existing hos--5 pital should bo remodelled at the cost r of £70,000. or a new institution estab--1 fished at Ken-, and as an outcome or a. • conference between the Dircctor-Gen--1 Cray and the board it was decided that , new hospital should be erected at - Kew, but on a- very much modified scale as to expenditure. The cost of ) the new hospital will be £127,000, B which is considerably less than the amount originally proposed for the _ work. 3 Dr Valintinc, who returned to Wels liiigton from the south yesterday, will leave next week for the West Coast t and Otago. I RAILWAY CROSSING ACCIDENT, j HASTINGS, Sept. IS. A narrow escape from a serious if l not fatal accident at St. Aphyn Street railway crossing in the centre ot tbe ’ town happened this morning. As the Wellington mail train was coming into tho .station, a milk vendor, Joseph Shirks, not noticing tbe train, drove ■ across mi to UlO rails, and in swerving s to avoid a. collision, the engine struck L the animal a glancing, blow in passing. e Xo one was hurt but the animal which \ bad to lie destroyed. Ii _____ FATAL STREET ACCIDENT. NEW PLYMOUTH, 'Sept, 18. c A fatal accident occurred yesterday afternoon, when Ruth Loader, about n eight years of age, was knocked down ■- by' a motor ear when running across ' a street,' apparently to board a tramear. Her skull was fractured and she 0 died at the hospital early this morn--0 ' lllg. ■s CYCLIST KILLED, t TAUM ARITNUI, September 18. v ,\ motor cyclist, Herbert Bringezti, of Owhango, ran into a horse at Piri- " aka and was thrown badly. Tie received injuries to bis head and was tt taken to a nearby farm until medical s assistance was obtained, but died ball a an hour after admission to the hospili tal. The deceased was a single man s and about 23 years of age. The cycle r and horse were uninjured, y f A RARE VISITOR. !i AUCKLAND, Sept. 18. A huge bird, exhausted, was blown t ashore at OnchungU and sent to the •- Zoo. It has been identlied as an Ar--1 tar tic Gull of a variety seldom. if - ever, seen in these- regions before. The i colour is (slate with a black body a is little larger than a goose. The spread . of the wings is unknown. I.ls no one 1 lias ventured to handle it since it ap- , pears to liavo quite recovered. BASKET BALL. AUCKLAND. Sept, 18. l Tho match between representatives of Wellington Basket Ball Association , and Auckland Training College, ve- , suited in a win for the Auckland , ladies by 42 to 20. THE ROYAL SHOW. ' ' AUCKLAND, Sept, 18. Tho Governor-Genenal has consented • to perform the opening ceremony at tho Royal Agricultural Show at Auck- | land. Tho donation of a seventy-five guinea gold cup for the thoroughbred class is announced. A license has been received to hold a trotting event. Tll 1 view of the large entries of cattle, tho committee is empowered to provide extra housing. EMPIRE TRADE DISPLAY.' AUCKLAND, Sept. 18. Arrangements 'arc being with the mercers and drapers to hold an Empire trade display one week next month. AUCKLAND BURGLARY. AUCKLAND, Sept. 18. The premises of the Flexile Bo; f Company and Dearsleys’ Ltd., were burglarised on Thursday niglit, and 1 roots to the value of £l2O were stolen. The premises are within a stone’s throw of the goal, and are almost next door t othe Auckland Police Station. The burglars made a wise selection of boots and shoes and apparently they spent a considerable time in the building. Probably they used a. car or lorry to remove, their haul. Apparently it was the work of experienced men. CHILD DROWNED. WELLINGTON. September If). A little girl, named .Jessie Neilson, aged four years, the daughter of Charles Neilson of Makara, was ,drowned on Saturday morning in the Makura River, it appears that she got into the liver while playing with some children. Tlie body was recovered and the matter was reported to the coroner. Tlie accident occurred about threequarters of a mile from the Ohnriu Junction. At the place where the child got into difficulties, the tween three and four feet deep. WELLINGTON. September If). A New Plymouth resident, Mr Joseph Mayer, was knocked down by. o motor-car at Island Bay on Saturday. He sustained injuries and abrasions, and was conveyed to the hospital, where iio is progressing favourably.