DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 June 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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SEAMAN DROWNED. AUCKLAND, June o

Three able seamen belonging to the schooner .Margaret \Y., were capsized in a dinghy passing Queen’s Wharf on Sunday afternoon. They were. William James Harridine. 21, of .Grimsby, England, who was drowned. James MacDonald, of Barrie. Scotland, who is in the hospital, and Charles Clca.r.v, of England, who was hauled aboard a lorr.v -steamer, little the worse for his immersion. 4 he accident was seen from the fen' - sleamcr Lake Takapuna, from w'lic’i a boat was lowered and lifebuoys wore thrown to the men in the water, one lifebuoy falling within reach of Harridine. The men, how--ever, had been in the icy water for nearly fifteen minutes. Harridine was completely exhausted. He tried to place the belt over bis bead, and sank before help could reach him. MacDonald was almost completely exhausted when picked up bv a boat. He was transferred to a pinnace from the Diomede and sent to tho hospital. Cleary, after getting dry clothing, walked back to his ship.

FIGHT AMONG SEAMEN. AUCKLAND. June 6

A fight between one seaman from the Canadian Pioneer and one from the Canadian Britisher oil Saturday evening ended in a melee in which a dozen sailors from these vessels participated. One of the Pioneer’s crow was liospitailed with cuts on the head and face, apparently from a broken bottle. When the police arrived the men had scattered and no arrests were made.

PROPOSED AIR FLIGHT. Al t KLAXD. June G

A meeting presided over ly Mayor Baildon. appointed a committee to go fully into a proposal to arrange for n Might across the Tasman Sea. for which it is intended to ask I lie Government’s support and make a piddle appeal fur contributions, li was practically decided who the navigator wound be. 1 1 nt other proposals such as the type of machine wire left for ih vision later.

A DISQUALIFK ATION. AUCKLAND, June 0.

Wells, owner of Mi-iusahib, interviewed. said lie thought the decision of the Judicial Committee must have been based on insufficient m qiiainlniuo with the facts. He had raced the horse as a two vcar-obl. a'so as a three, four and five year old. Tt had never won a race. He did u t wish it to appear that he ootisidcri d Rc-ul had run a good race, as a result of the first day’s racing, when Moinsahih gam up at the end of a mile and a-hnlf. lie instructed Reid to try riding her in behind to keen with tile leaders until he reached the hill the last time, and tlion ride if the horse • c an'd respond. He thought Reid kept the horse •to i far behind. An appeal had been lodged and he thought it wise to refrain from any controversial comment.

REPORTED EPIDEMIC. DUNEDIN. June fi

It is reported here that a deadly epidemic is raging at Keppcd Island, between Samoa and Fiji and that Dr Carl Ruben, of the Medical Staff. Tonga Group, at date of last advice was preparing tn start for there in a sailing cutler from llapai.

A LABOUR DECISION. DUNEDIN. June G. At the last meeting of the Otago Labour Council, an overwhelming majority of delegates decided that the action of the National Executives of New Zealand Tracies and Labour ( ouncils' Federation in merging with the New Zealand Alliance of Labour without a mandate from a majority of its affiliations was unconstitutional aim that-the national executive he instructed to withdraw from the Alliance.

NOT FOR. PROBATION. CHRISTCHURCH. June 6. Judge Adams lias found that from a public point of view and in view ot the gravity of the offence, that lie cannot admit Nancy Hastings Carr to probation. He sentenced her to-day to reformative treatment for it term not exceeding two years. The girl wept when she heard the sentence. CAR THIEVES DEALT WITH. DUNEDIN, June 6. At the Police Court Percy DeJamere Lough rev and Francis \ ietor Hyder appeared for sentence on charges connected with taking several motor cars, one being damaged t> the extent of £lB. Hyder was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment. I.ouglirey was sentenced to seven days on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a car and on a charge of converting a car to his own use lie was admitted to probation for eighteen months.