DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

| [BY TELEGRAPH—FEU PRESS ASSOCIATION.] YOUNG WOMAN'.*; THEFT. WELLINGTON. April 22. Waving a young child to keep as well as support an unemployed husband and herself, Florence Maud Lovell, aged 23. stole £3 l()s from the purse of a friend with whom she went visiting at Lyall Hay. AYliile the friend was being entertained, she entered a bedroom where hats and purses were, and stole the money. She already is oil two years, probation I r the theft of £l3 last year in Paimerston North. "I regret very r Inking the money." she

said, "i \.v ■ tempted, and fell.” The Magisti. ; .'lr E. I’ago added one year to the present term of probation. In reply to a request for the suppression of her name, Mr Page said he had no power to suppress a name on n second offence.

TWO DOBSON BODIES. GR EYMOUTH, April 20. The bodies of two Dobson mine explosion (December) victims, lalieved to he Ernest Brominer and Edward Partington. were found this morning by a rescue party in the coal dip. low level, where the water has now lowered. A ROUGH TRIP. AUCKLAND. April 25. The steamer Ultimata from Newcastle, hound to Gisborne, put into Auckland to land a .seaman, James Thomas, who during a heavy gale on April i(it 1 1 .. while lashing a barrel of oil to a rail, was hurled against a winch and seriously injured, apparent- 1 ly internally. All Saturday night and Sunday, a fierce gale was encountered ami the decks were continually flooded. The weather improved, hut the seas did not moderate until Tuesday. One sea carried away the binnacle on the after steering gear, and the log was lost. There was minor damage on deck. The Ihumata is expected to resume her voyage this afternoon. CROSSING TRAGEDY INQUEST. TIC KUITI, April 23. The adjourned inquest was held yesterday atternoon mi the victims of the railway crossing accident on. 24th. February last, w lien George Mcllroy. his wife and two children were killed. Alice Mary Go-podnet ich. one of the occupants of the car aL the time of Llie accident gave evidence on similar lines as the preliminary inquiry, which showed the car was travelling at 15 miles an hour and the train at 25 to 30 miles, when the crash occurred. The engine driver and fireman gave corrobrative evidence. Herbert Dick, driver, was of the opinion that the crossing was one of the most dangerous between Auckland and Tauinaranui, The coroner brought in a verdict that deceased met their deaths by the car being struck hy the train, no blame being attached to the driver of the train. He also added a rider that many motorists do not take sufficient carp on railway level crossings.

POLITICAL. PA HI ATU A. April 23. Mr H. E. Holland (Loader of the Opposition) addressed a large meeting here last night; when Mayor Crewe presided. Mr Holland said he was beginning a national campaign. TTe dealt ai considerable length with the Labour land policy, also on dairy control!]. reviewing the whole situation, and supporting control, criticising Government action in connection with the crisis that has arisen. His address took altogether over two hours, lie was accorded a vote of thanks. THE OUTLOOK. CHRISTCHURCH. April 2d. “The outlook is hopeful." the Prime Minister said in Christchurch on Sunday. ' Asked if he referred to the general prospects of trade lie said he was speaking in regard to the I loin in ion's trade. He added that the recovery of business in the OKI Country was quite a feature of the position. “’Our imports have gore down materiallyhe continued. The farming community, the dairy people and others are having a .somewhat anxious time- hut f think that their outlook is much better than it was. The average man probably dot's not realise some of the difficulties mixed farmers are ii]> against. Men with sheep should he all right, ;rs wool is satisfactory. From their point of view seasonal conditions lone been excellent this year. / PREMIER INTERRUPTED. CHRISTCHURCH. April 20. The Prime Minister was subjected to some slight interruption towards the end of his Anzae Day address at King Edward Barracks yesterday. From the direction ol a gathering of territorials and cadets came long, sustained applause, not evoked entirely by the substance of Mr Coates’ remarks. Tiie Premier was listened to very attentively until near the end of his address. Up till that time there had been no applause whatever, which made the sudden hurst of “appreciation” all the more remarkable. It will be remembered that dining his An/.ac Day address at the Barracks last year Hon. L. M. Isitt was subjected to some interruption. A SEVERE GALE. DUNEDIN. April 26. A north-west gale of exceptional force swept the city and suburbs on Sunday evening and many dwellings suffered. Sheets of iron were torn loose and a fence blown down. At the Upper Junction, front, a portion of the roof of a building, measuring do feet bv 25. was torn adrift and sheets of iron hurled through the air in all directions, some beinpj) tarried 300 yards. At Anderson’s Bay 50 feet of the front portion of the infant school roof was torn from its rafters.

WOMAN IN-H RED. DUNEDIN. April 26. A young woman. Olwyn Davies, was found on Saturday night beneath a balcony at Carlton Hotel, sttffeting from a compound fracture of tbe leg and injuries to the back. She was a guest at the hotel and it is believed has relatives in Nelson. A MAN’S DEATH. DUNFDIN. April 26. Alexander McGea. 0-5. a miner, was taken to the hospital on Friday night from the Metropolitan Hotel, suffering from a fractured skull, and died. An inquest was opened and adjourned. AN UNDESIRABLE. DUNEDIN. ‘April 20. Daniel McArthur, who arrived four years ago as a fireman on one of the home liners was charged with drunkenness and being idle and disorderly, and was sentenced to three months on the latter charge. The police stated accused left his wife and four children starving in the Old Country and had a. list of convictions for theft. The Magistrate remarked that accused was an undesirable type of immigrant. CANTEEN FVND. DUNEDIN. April 22. Colonel A. E. Stewart, a menber of tbe Canteen and Regimental Trust Fund Board, last night told those at the R.S.A. meeting how the funds were lieing disposed of. He said that the funds amounted t° £126.000, and it

was the object of Uio Board to wait till it was £250,000. There was £1,000,000 among the patriotic bodies, and that should bo spent before the canteen funds were touched. The Board had had published the histories of all regiments, and voted £1979 to the Trerithnm Scholarship Fund. The Board had £IBO.OOO invested, as follows:—£80,000 in Governmentstock, maturing in 1930; £50.000 in Government stock maturing this year: £20,000 with the South Otago Hospital Board ; and £20.000 at six per cent, interest in a freehold estate. It Intel been suggested that £OOOO or £7OOO should lie handed to the various Relumed Soldiers' Associations for the reliel ol unemployment, but he was very much against the proposal. The Government should act.