DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

.BY TELKG ItARfl — I’Klt I'KKI.S ASSOCIATION j Drill) FROM BURNS. M'AI.MATE, April 12. .Mrs A. ('milts, hospitalled yester day a- a result of severe burns from her clothes catching lire, died shortly after mid-night. V'OU.N DEI) IN I,EG. WARM ATE. April 12. A youth named A. Harrison, while rabbiting with a friend was wounded in the upper part of the leg as a result of the accidental discharge of a pea lille. TWO FI It MS. HAMILTON. April 12. A nine-roomed house at Malainala owned hy Win. Egan was totally destreed hv lire last night. The insurance is L‘loo. A heavy loss was stilfered at Tearohn by T. Curran, when a large storeroom and implement shed was destroyed iiv lire. A conservative estimate of the loss is LAI 10. .MIDGET BABY. TIM AR C. April 12. The smallest lathy horn to live. ibeing claimed hy several localities, lint so far none of those published approach within ounces ol a baby gill Korn at an Onmnni private hospital seventeen year- ago. The child weighed llh 80/, and has grown up heavier and taller than most girls of her age. As the little one was weighed and photographed by a local medico at the time, if any honours ire attached la the prize midget Dainani stands out in assured expectancy of winning the feat her-weight, championship.

INT.ER-ISI.AND TELEPHONE, cm; IST t 11 I R( 11. April 12

The North ami South Islands will he linked telephonically probably next week. The telephone wires lrnm the cable across the Straits from Wellington will connect with South Maud station- at Seihion. leu gangs ol workmen have been employed recent l,s between Chri-lchnreh and t-eudon. Overhead wires are in u-e throughout, c- an underground cable s<*> vice inot considered a- cllioivnl for high speed disb.tiice work A FATAL AC( I DENT. WEST PORT. April 12. While a patty were proceeding Iroai Grimily to Ngakawau last night in a lorry, a Hmllock jumped on to the mad and was struck hy the lorry. The bullock's leg went through the windscreen. Mrs Clemen t son . 7-1. i-*li on her he'id on the road and was severely' injured dying -ix hours huei. SCENE IN corin'. AUCKLAND. April 12. William .Murray AitKcn. Jl. caused a scene at the. Police Court this morning, When charged with drunkenness and using obscene language ho became furious, waved his iiriits and shook his list at the Magistrate. Refusing to keep quiet he was forcibly removed from Court to the prisoners room where he was screaming for live minutes. Later, when brought back to Court the police asked Unit lie be reui'.mded for medical observation, be resumed bis frantic protestation, and was again removed yelling, tbo remand being granted.