DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FOUND DEAD. M.ARTOX. March 1. Ann Jones. 02. a spinster residing witli her brother. Frederick Jones, a labourer, of Turakina. was found dead in a bedroom yestereve. She was apparently all right when her brothet left home a few hours‘earlier. daylight robbery. HASTINGS, March 1. A daring daylight robbery of ovei £.IOO, C 35 of which is in currency, was perpetrated at the office of a firm of solicitors yesterday afternoon between one and two. A young lady was ill charge of the office during the lunch hour and it would appear that the thief must have been awaiting an opportunity while the lady was occupied for a few moments in an adjoining room to enter the office and got away with the cash box containing the money. There is no trace of the cash box. Tin- matter was immediately reported to the police hut there has been no further developments up to this afternoon.

SEAMEN'S UNION. AUCKLAND. March L At the monthly stop-work meeting ot Auckland branch of the Seamen’s Union, 150 were present and passed a resolution calling on W. 7’. Young amt other officers to accept the decision of the r nion in expelling them from membership, or to slate who is paying the rent ol their office and for printing ami postage of the circulars issued by them. It was further resolved that if any of the expelled officials visit any ship, that they he at once ordered off. A TRAGEDY. TIM ARE, M.arch 1. In a little square shack in Raymond Street, hearing the name of Yiro Moana,” and set on a section overgrown with long grass and thistles the dead body ot a man named Richard Patrick llnare was discovered this morning by 7’iinaru police. The owner of the shack, an elderly man named David Harvey, was also found in an unconscious condition. He was immediately taken to the public hospital.

The discovery was made by a man named Murray and the police were informed of the occurrence about 19.30. Detective Walker and Constable Walden were soon on the snot and Inspector Kemp and Senior-Sergeant Gibson also made inspections, which disclosed that Hoarc had been dead for some time. Harvey was still alive when an entry to the shack was gained, hut his condition was very low. 7wo windows of the shack facing Raymond Street were closed and the door located at the back was also closed. When tins was opened it was found that the room was full of gas and the place was thrown open as quickly as possible. The interior of the shack was in a most neglected condition. Home was found in a crouching position on a hunk with a blanket pulled over his head. Harvey was found on the floor also with blankets over him. Both had undressed evidently with the

intention of retiring. There was a small gas cooker in the shack and this was found turned on. There was no evidence that the men had quarrelled or that a struggle had taken place, but it is clear both had been drinking heavily for some days. During the latter end of last week they arrived home in a very drunken state and one of them had to he assisted inside by a neighbour. Inside of the shack, how- 1 over there was no sign of liquor. It is surmised that the pair had had a meal and had forgotten to turn off.the gas at the stove and were eventually overcome. DIED I-ROM WOUNDS. WELLINGTON. Feb. 28. William Be.sher was badly wounded j in boih arms'as Hie result of the ai-ci- | dental discharge of a companion's rillo j while packing gear into a car after ! shunting at White Rock. Ito arrived j by the steamer Kniilimui this morn- j ing. hut died in a private liospiWil. j Dr (lay. who was urgently sent for, j motored to the scene at 8 p.m. on Saturday, and arrived at H a.m. on Sunday. He found Boslier too weak , to stand a motor trip. The Koutimui v*js diverted and Boslier was taken oil' in a launch, i which was caught in a severe storm, ! making the transfer very difficult. The trip to Wellington, owing to the storm, occupied fourteen instead of | four hours. j DAMAGES -AWARDED. HAMILTON’, Feb. 28. Mrs Mabel Bedford, of New Plymouth. was awarded £290 general and £55 13s special damages at the Supreme Court to-day in a claim against C'owper Moore .Jones, of Auckland, tor injuries received in a motor uceideiit for Which the latter had been hold liable. |

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. SLAIN BY A THILL. DUNEDIN, March 1. Mr William IT. C. Dixon, farmer, of Romahapa, met with a horrible death yesterday morning as the result of being attacked by a. bull. His body, when found, was frightfully mangled, 'flic clothes were almost ripped off. The sole iif one hoot was off. The coat, waistcoat, and singlet were ripped while his Imdy had a cut in the left leg and a gash under the left armpit, while his chest was crushed in and the man’s hack broken.

Miss Dixon, a daughter of the deceased. carried word of the Ungecly to neighbouring farmers, who made ' their way to the spot, only to he driven ' off bv the hull. Later on, men took up the pursuit armed with .303 rifles, and, accompanied bv dogs, succeeded in killing the animal. WELLINGTON FIRES. WELLTNOTOX, March 1. February was a record month for fires, no fewer than 98 outbreaks occurring in Wellington in 28 days. No such number has been reached here for the last 12 or 1.5 years. Apart from these 98. many false alarms were given. An exciting fire occurred in the A. 8.0. Buildings. La.inbtm Quay, at S.-10 this morning, when two thousand feet of cinematograph film was being packed by two employees of Mackenzie. contractor for printing and publicity departments. When the film burst into flame, the other occupants of the building were greatly alarmed. Thirty girls got out without difficulty, but' the caretaker’s wife had to seek ; the roof until the goods lift at the back was sent up to rescue her. For- j tunately, however, most of the film was : stored in the strong room, otherwise the brigade might have linen defied. ! The flames spread to the titling room, j destroying books, 6000 ft. of film coni- ] prising the morning programme, a ■ cinema machine rained at £350 and titling gear worth £-15. The damage to the building was not great. i ' j HOTEL WORKERS. I WETJLINGTON, March 1. J An application for increased wages and improved working conditions has been lodged by the Hotel and Restaurant Employees’ Union. The Union recommends that six assessors sit with the Commissioner at the hearing of the case, which is expected to come before the Conciliation Couneil shortly.

infant found dead. CHRISTCHURCH. March 1. Yesterday morning at 10 o’clock, the infant son of Airs B. E. Dyson, of Cashmere, was found dead in its cot. Artificial respiration was tried without 1 avail. A doctor could not he obtained for an hour, and when one arrived, the child was dead. The evidence at the inquest to-day was that the child was a healthy baby. It was put in the cot on the verandah, as the usual custom was, and at 10 o’clock, when the mother went to the cot, the baby was lying on its face on the pillow. The lx:idy was warm, hut although the mother at once began artificial respiration. the child never breathed again. TRAGEDY TN SWIMMING BATH. WANGANUI. March 1. Walter Hamer, aged 11 years, died from a seizure while bathing in the baths at Arnmoho to-day.