DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 February 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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COURT I ’ ROCK ED IN G 8

DUNEDIN. Fell. 8

William Alfred Roliert Fussell, charged aai tli breaking and entering the office of the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children. and stealing three keys and a pair of scissors of a value of 8s Gd. pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, cumulative with a sentence at present being served. AI be t Harris, charged with breaking 1111,1 “d"ring the warehouse of Turner Br .. wool and skin merchants, and stealing rabbit skins, an opossum mg. opossum skins and a manicure set, of a total value of Cl 11 Bs. and also with receiving goods knowing them to have been dishonestly obtained, was found guilty on the second count (that <d receiving goods knowing that they bad been dishonestly obtained). Accused was remanded for sentence. MOTOR CLUB’S DECISION. DUNEDIN February !).

At a meeting of (lie Otago Motor ( lub it was decided to forward a remit to the South Island Motor Association that the Government should he urged to appoint the Highways Boards for the Dominion.

TIT !v XORTHUMBERLA NR. gisbornf.:. Fob. s

The damaged liner Northumberland, which put back bore last week, after leaving for Auckland, sailed again for the northern port at -1.-lb p.m. fn-dav in company with the Union Steamship Coy’s tug Tcrawhiti. The sea is still remaining calm.

SUCCESSFUL Vf'T?SFS. STRATFORD. Feb. 8. At. tho Hospital Board meeting the Chairman announced Nurse Stevenson of the Stratford Hospital bad come ton fop Now Zealand in the Into State midwifery examination. At a previous examination. Nurse Condon, also trained at Stratford, was top for New Zealand. This record lie said was unprecedented in the Dominion. The Medical Superintendent having presented a

gold medal to Nurse Condon, the Board decided to presold a medal to Nurse Stevenson as a memento of an unique occasion.

linesmen strike. GREY.MOUTIf, Fehruar v 9

The Grey Electric Power Board linesmen demanded the reinstatement of a dismissed linesman within twenty-four hours. This was refused and the linesmen struck. Twenty are affected.

LEVEL CROSSING TRAGEDY. MARION, Feb. 8

A shocking fatality occurred at the railway junction here at six o'clock this evening, when an elderly mail. Ik> lieved to be Mr .). Williams, a farmer, of AVaverle.v, was run down by uu engine proceeding to the loco sheds. There is an extensive level crossing at the point where the accident occurred. It is presumed.that the deceased failed to observe the approaching engine. and walked into it. lie was shockingly mutilated, death being instantaneous. Papers found on the deceased indicate bis identity is as slated. The Ixxly is not yet identified. Details of the actual occurrence arc lacking, as no one saw the accident.

LADY WARD’S DEATH. AYKLLINGTON. February 8. Sir Joseph Ward and his family have received many hundreds of messages of sympathy from friends in the Dominion and in Australia and England, respecting the death of Lady Ward. PKTONE MYSTERY. WELLINGTON, February 8. George Anderson, aged 22. a native of Australia, wlio was engaged in doing fencing work in Ilorokiwi Hill. Petone, disappeared from a wbare which lie was occupying about a week ago. and has not been found. It is reported that lie came into Wellington, but returned to his wFlare and changed into bis working clothes, presumably to start work again. His suit of clothes and other belongings are still in the wliarc. Anderson had a mate named Petheriek. but the latter, during Anderson’s absence. left a note in the wbare saying be was giving up the job and would not return. The police are endeavouring to obtain information from Petlierick. but at present do not know where lie is.

NOTED SHIP’S END. AUCKLAND, Feb. 8

Private advice has been received flint the harquentine “Ysahel” has been burned to the water’s edge and is n total loss in the Eastern Pacific. The Ysahel was built at Auckland in 1874 for the Melanesian Mission, being named the “Southern Cross.” Tiro mission sold her after 19 years, and replaced her with the present steamer “Southern Cross.’’ The Isabel was subsequently used in the Niue Island trade pud was purchased by a French firm in Tahiti in 192.'). SHARK ATTACKS RATHER. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 8. A bather was attacked and bitten by a shark in Menzie’s Bay to-day. The man, whose name is not available, but who is a labourer employed by Mr Henry Conrad’, of Menzie’s Bay, was in three feet of water when, a shark ten . feet long hit him on the thigh, lacerating it badly before being beaten off. The shark failed to secure a proper hold of the man. While trying'to push the monster off with his hands, the man had both of them ctit by the shark’s teeth. He succeeded in heating the shark off and then got out of 'the water. He was taken to the homestead of Mr H. Menzies, where ho received attention, hut he may yet have to go to the hospital. Menzie’s Bay is open to the sea. with deej) water close in shore, and it is a place where sharks might he expected. It is known, that sharks have been numerous this summer round the peninsula. and in Lyttelton Harbour, hut this is the first occasion on which n bather has been attacked.

A THRILLING CATCH. GISBORNE, Fob. 9

A thrilling capture of a ten foot shark took place at the Wainui Beach yesterday, when Chas Ferris entered the water to his shoulder, and fed a stingaray bait to some sharks seen cruising in the vicinity. Four ninn-. sters rushed to the bait, approaching quite close to Ferris, who harpooned the largest of them and then hastened ashore. The captured shark weighed 4001 hs. RUNS AMOK. RAXXEYIRKE. Feb. 9. Tlie actions of a young Makotuku resident yesterday disturbed the pastoral quietude of the country township, and the excitement resulted in the ' Dannevirke police being summoned to arrest an individual who had allegedIv run amok. Constables Canning and Gibbs went to within a short distance of the madman to take up a strategic position and intercept the man who was reported to he heading south hv motor car. Tliev had just stopped, when the individual appeared in the. car. and allegedly attempted to .point a .303 rifle at- Constable Canning who grasped the rifle by the barrel, and Constable Gibbs pulled the weapon away, after which the man was taken from the car, violently struggling. He was leg roped and handcuffed. Subsequently he was brought to Dnnnevirke. When captured the rifle he had

was loaded in one barrel, and lour other cartridges* were in his possession. Also bo bad an unloaded pea rifle. The man was subsequently medically examined, and tho decision of the doctors dispensed with the necessity of bringing him before Court on several serious charges. Unfortunate the fellow developed strange symptoms in the morning. It was alleged be. was going about Alakotuka holding up tho residents at tho point of his gun, ami after lie examined any papers in their possession, allowing them to go. lor- ] tunately nothing serious resulted. FEARFUL DISCOVERY. TK, AAVAMUTU, Feb. 0. A fearful discovery was made this morning by A. Hairini and a farmer. When motoring in to meet the train, when traversing tho back road towards To Aroha. they saw the remains of a motor car beside the road. Investigation showed charred human remains in the front seat, quite unrecognisable. They immediately came into Te Awamutu, and informed the police. Constable Doyle motored out. and subsequent enquiries convinced him that the body was that of Charles Edward Ifoneyfield, a well-known farmer ol Rotorangi, six miles from Te Awamutu, who left home about 3 a.m. to meet bis brother-in-law. Frank Harrison. Apparently Ifoneyfield experienced trouble with tho car ignitidn, and while endeavouring to fix it an explosiion occurred, completely enveloping him. The ear was totally destroyed. Ifoneyfield leaves a widow, a soil and a daughter.

DANGEROUS MANIAC. BLENHEIM, Fob. 9. An extraordinary fracas was witnessed in Lower High Street last night, when a crowd of about 30 men stood stupidly by and watched B. Hester engaged for upwards of ten minutes in n deadly struggle with a dangerous maniac, no one offering to go to his assistance. Fortunately, Air Hester, who has more than a little knowledge of the science of wrestling, was able lu bold the man until the arrival of a constable. But mice lie relinquished the “double Nelson." which lie bad imposed on bis opnonent. the maniac took a new lease of life, and the constable bad a warm time getting the handcuffs on him, having to call on two by-standers for assistance. The man was hauled to the police station, where bo again made a big struggle, before being introduced to the cell. As a sequel to the affair, Seuior-Sergt. Clarkson intimated to the Bench this morning that the man was still too violent to appear. A remand of eight days was granted for medical attention. He was subsequently certified as insane, and removed to the Mental Hospital. The man was a visitor to Blenheim. WATER SUPPLY SCHEME. GISBORNE, Feb. !).

Proposals for the augmentation of ibe Gisborne water supply was presented fo the Borough Council last evening, in a reoort bv Leslie H. Reynolds. in collalxiration with the Municipal engineer, A. A'oung. Alternative schemes were submitted. First—That a supplementary supply of underground water from Alatawhern and special service reservoir, the total cost licing £10.730. Second—That the construction near tho reservoir at. 1 lio Arai bead work. increasing the discharge capacity of the present main and service reservoir at a total cost of £108.070.