DOMINION ITEMS,

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS,

BS TELKOIUPH —IT.It PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MISSING CAPTAIN. WELLINGTON, Sept. 23. Sonic anxiety is felt concerning the thereabouts of Cnpfc. It. A. William--011, a popular master in the employ of 110 Union Coy. and until last week in ommancl of me intcr-Colonial steamer ‘Mnrama,” who lias been missing sinci Vednesdav morning of last week. He .•as last seen in Wellington at 10 a.m. n that day on his arrival at Wei lingon from Auckland. On that morning e went at once to the Company's head (flee and consulted with the managelent. Ho left the offiee at Ift a.m •ith the understanding that he was ex ec.ted to return at noon, hut since then o one has seen or heard of him. NATALITY ON MILL HAIL WAY. TE KlilTl, Sept.' 22. This morning, a motor trolley on dlis and Ilurnand’s line, seven miles rom Mangapehi, crashed into a locolotivo drawing eight timber trucks 11 a sharp bend. Tuo of the oceuants jumped clear before the- eolli--011, but an elderly .Maori, named aroa Itingatangu, sustained severe ijuries to tho chest and a broken ligh, ami lie died a few hours after ijuries. An inquest will be held to--10 r row. SCHOONER OVERDUE. AUCKLAND, Sept. 22. The American four-masted schooner Columbia ” bound from Napier to Oakland is now lit teen days out. Tho vessel discharged a full cargo of .merican lumber at Ni.ipier, and was len sold to the Devon port Ferry COlll- - which in tends to convert her ito a coal hulk. The “ Columbia” rilocl from, Napier for Auckland on eptember 7th. At midday on Septemer loth., she was sighted by the fainui in the Bay of Plenty. The •hooner was then fifteen miles north f White Island, 'and was standing at to sea, with all sails set. Very stormy weather has since been xperienced on the coast, and no doubt 10 Columbia was blown well out to sea y tho westerly gales. In her light audition, the vessel ivould have couiderabo difficulty in regaining her aurse, find ,iu consequence, her arrival t Auckland may be further prolonged f.M.S. Dunedin arrived at Hauraki riilf from Napier at 0 to-night. GOV ERNOR -G EXERAL. BLENHEIM, Sept. 23. The Governor-General this morning, isited the schools and then inspected In 1 hydro-electrical works at Benopa •here he was entertained at luncheon, this evening as Grtuul Master lie will e welcomed by the Masonic craft. ,ndv Alice Ferglisson will hq enterained by the Punket Society. hours and wages. CHRISTCHURCH. September ‘23. Claiming a new Dominion award the mnlgnmated engineering and allied rades industrial Association appeared efore the Conciliation Council to-day nd asked for a 47 hour week and iiiniinuni hourly wages ol 2s 3d. ESCAPEE RECAPTURED. DANNEVIRKE, September 23. A Maori known as Jimmy Walker, i-ho recently escaped from Terrace ;aol. Wellington, was recaptured by ienior-Scrgt. O’Hara last niglit aftoi u exciting (Oase. He was remanded it the Court this morning to Wollmgon on charges of escaping trom lav,lul •ustody and also stealing a motor ,-clo valued at C(U> from Wellington. FALSE PRETENCES. PAHIATUA. September 23. Alfred Scott, arrested at Blenheim, vas charged here with obtaining lift 6s from Alfred Richard Leavers by Else pretences at Rongaroa. He was ulmitted to probation for twelve nonths on condition he repays the -mount, plus expenses, C 4 10s, within hree months. A VALUABLE CARGO. AUCKLAND, September 23. The Corinthie sailed for London to-j lay. The cargo, chiefly meat and dairy produce, is valued at a million and a carter pounds, and included sixty •heusand boxes of butter (of which liftv-five thousand were loaded at Auckland), four thousand crates or dheese and two thousand cases of dried milk. HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE. HASTINGS, September 23. 'James Peters. 70, ii bootmaker, died suddenly yesterday while digging in his garden,' where his wife on discovering his body collapsed with shock, dying a few hours afterwards. . SUDDEN DEATH. GISBORNE. September 23. The ringing of. tlie firebell Inst night resulted in the death of James Thomson. 61. a saddler. Recently _ Thomson's shop was destroyed by fire and since then the- ringing of the firebell has alarmed him. Last night he got up and enquired where the fire was. became agitated, collapsed and died in a few minutes. Deceased was horn in Lanarkshire, and formerly was in business in Wellington. A RESERVED .JUDGMENT. NAPIER, September 23. Reserved Supreme Court judgment was oiven to-day in the case of O. 1. Hargreaves, of Stratford, versus H. B. Farmers, the claim arising out of the death and sickness caused certain cattle through alleged neglect on the part of the defendants. The 1 defence denied lack of care. Judge Ostler .11 giving a decision for the plainttft for ■(‘267 8s said he was satisfied neglect was proved and that neglect had caused the disaster to the cattle. The allegations were that pregnant cattle were left in an unsheltered and muddy paddock and that defendants had failed to rare for them as contracted for,