DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[IIV TULHGKAPU—I*ER I'KESH ASSOCIATION.] a fan found hanged. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 28. The body of a middle-aged man, David King, married, was found banging from a tree in Linwood Park at seven o’clock tliis morning. The body was visible from the road, arid was noticed by a man proceeding to work. He cut the rope by which the body was hanging, and informed the police. IION R. A. WRIGHT. BLENHEIM Sept. 28. Speaking at a civic welcome here. Hon Afr Wright (Minister of Education) said: ‘‘Marlborough is inevitably linked up with Wellington for you have amalgamated and pooled your resources as it were, and wc in Wellington recognise that Marlborough is very close to u.s. AYe look forward to the time when you will he even closer, and when you will have fleet, fast and large ships travelling between Wellington and Fiqton. Allien that time comes the association between the two ,districts- will, ho even greater than that at present. One thing I am determined on. I will not make promises. It may he unpopular, but it is essential that I should not tie my hands.” Subsequently Mr Wright visited the Marlborough College in company with members of tlie Board of Governors. This afternoon he visited the Blenheim Springlands School, and received a deputation in connection with the Junior High School. The Afinister leaves for Christchurch to-morrow morning. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WELLINGTON, Sent. 29. At last night’s meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, a complaint was made that, the banks closed on Dominion Day to tlie great hindrance of business. One speaker described Dominion Day as a “frivolous thing” and it was decided to refer the matiated Chambers. A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT. TNA’ER CAR GILL, Sept. 28. A sensational outrage occurred about mid-night at Nightcaps when Mrs George Tinker and her daughter in company with six young men were returning front a party and were attacked by a gang which outnumbered them by three to one. Serious injuries were inflicted on all the party, some sustaining fractured limbs, indicating that heavy weapons were used. Several were brutally kicked while others held them down'. Airs T ink in is suffering from severe head injuriees, her condition is serious. The outrage was carefully planned. Several arrests are imminent. The first report to reach Invercargill

whs that .Airs Tinker was in a serious condition, and that the other members of the party were suffering from broken limbs. This greatly exaggerates the affair, as no one was seriously injured, ami, as far as can he ascertained, no weapons were used. Nightcaps is a local mining township sixty miles from Invercargill. There has been trouble there for some time past with the employees in one mine. Ali- G. Tinker, the husband of tbe woman concerned in the assault is tbe Invercargill manager of the company controlling the mine concerned. It is understood that several men have been dismissed from the mine recently, owing to a slack market, and the other miners then ceased work in sympathy. Their places were filled by non-union workers and tbe men who were attacked were all non-union workers. Detective-Sergeant Carroll went to Nightcaps to-day, but so far no arrests have been made.