DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BV THLLO RAPiI- —Mill rUKSS AMSOCUriO.S , A SERIOUS FALL AUCKLAND, April 10. A young man, X. P. .Marshall, who, resides at Seddou Road, Birkenhead, met wi til a serious accident on (lie Papakura Road this aflernuun. lie had been riding a motor bicycle, and came to grief. The driver of a taxicab McCall, saw Marshall lying on the road with a cut on ids head and at once took him to Dr Mcßae, who gave first aid and ordered Marshall’s removal to the hospital. He was found to have severe injuries to his head and his condition was considered serious. A SERIOUS CHARGE. AUCKLAND. April JO. “it is quite possible that the charge may lie altered to causing actual bodily harm, Sergeant Edwards told llu Court this morning when Joint Clive pleaded “not guilty” to having assaulted his wife.AH'reda Isabella Clive. Mrs Clive lives at Valentine Lane, off Nelson .Street, She was admitted in the Auckland TfosnitaT on Thursday evening with serious Injad injuries. Her condition to-day shows a slight improvement. ft. is alleged live struck his wife over the head with some instrument. He was remanded until Thursday hail of CIOO being allowed.

MOTOR. CAR ACCIDENT. OAMARU Anri! 17. 'While travelling from Dunedin to Oamarit, on Saturday morning, a car with seven occupants wont over a bank on this side of Hi IF’rove resulting in five .suffering from injuries. The driver was Alfred Hicks, of Dunedin and it appears- that he had just passed another ear and was turning hack on to the road when the ear got out of hand and went over the batik. The driver and Cecil Davey escaped uninjured. Joint Nichols (Dunedin) received head injuries Airs Nicholls was cut on the forehead and had one or two ribs broken. Mrs Hicks received head injuries and fractured a small hone in her arm. Her daughter Run Hicks, five years old, head injuries, and Mrs A. M. Davey (Dunedin) bad a fractured left leg. AH are progressing satisfactorily. SCREEN STAR TEST. AUCKLAND, April! I I. The filial of the screen star quest at the Green .Mill Palais, Melbourne, resulted : Phyllis (tilths (Sydneyi llelia Wallace (Perth) ... ... 2 Billie Andreassen (Auckland) am! R. Bruce (Melbourne) ... ... 3 M. Grayson (Adelaide) ... ... 4 D. Chauucev (Brisbane) ... ... 5

'flic official intimation was received lu re last night by Mr Errol Fuller. First National representative.

PROSPEROUS DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, April 10. The leading departments of the city of Dunedin show a net profit of £05..‘i7(!. The profit in tfie water department is L’R1.157, gas £lO.2!)\S, electric power and lighting £21.108. and trams £5843. The profits in 1020. the Exhibition year, were £118,315. and in 1025 (wliat may be termed a normal year) £64,183.