DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph • Per Press Association. \ KIRK. I’ALAIKKK’ION N.. July 0. At II.JO thi- niuruiiig the residence of Levi .) ell ins mi Railway Road, ilunnyt liropc. was dost toyed by fire. Air .lelfrie.s arose at six o’clock, lit a lire in the kitchen and while outside later discovered the dwelling in t] a me.-. Only a few articles were .-avid. Insurance £G to on house and £2iH)

STORE BURNT. ASHBURTON, duly G

A general store at Tinwald. owned and occupied by dames Gud-cll was destroyed by fire early this morning. As ng brigade or water supply is available the building and stock were soon reduced to ashes,

UNEMPLOYED. ASHBURTON, duly G

S’eventy-lour men. of whom 29 are married with 112 dependants, signed the register at a meeting of unemployed to-day and appointed a deputation to the Deputy-Mayor who meets them later.

INTK I! -IS LA X D T KLK I ’ll ON E. (TIR.TKTCHTRCH. duly 0

A tm st important link in the Dominion's Telephone S'eivice was connected up to-day, w hen the Post masterGenerai. in AA’ellington. spoke to Mayor Archer in Christchurch. To make this possible, she whole of tin- line betwieii here and fseddon had to he rebuilt, and a special calve laid between Keddon and Wellington.

.BIBLE JN SCHOOLS. AVA NG .\NU r, d uly 0. A referendum taken in AALtngaiiiii among parents on the question of religious instruction to pupils in schools resulted in Got) favouring and 112 opposing the national issue, and GGS favouring the local, and 10! opposing. SAAfOAN DROWNED. HASTINGS. ,fillv fi.

A distressing fatality occurred al 'llikituki about a mile and a half up stream from the bridge yestcreve. wherijhy a Samoan. Thoma- Timms. .’!5. single, employed bv Havelock North Town Board was drowned. The main transmission lines conveying the electric current, to Havelock North required repairs at a pier carrying wires situated in mid-st ea m at Ttikituki. w hich ! hough subsided alter the fiend, was still running a torrent. The Board engineer and deceased put off in a boat, and repairs were completed, but on returning to tbe shore the boat got. broadside against- the waves and Loth men were swept away. 'ldle engineer, Leicester, who made great elI’orts to rescue Ids conijianion reached a snag and got a-liorc. but Tiiiimo was carried down farther and though lurllier effort s to reach him were made, lie was drowned. The body has not vd been recovered.

LOVESICK YOKTII. BLKXHKI.M, duly fi. A young nian was before the Alagtst rate’s Court this morning charged with attempted suicide by drinking iodine. The publication of his name was suppressed. Senior - Sergeant ( lark-on said accused had been keeping company with a young girl who had broken olf relations with him. When she refused to be reconciled lie committed the lash act. The Al agist in 1 e didn’t see any good could lie done by sending accused to gaol and convicted him and ordered him to conic up for sentence when called on. A prohibition older was taken out at accused's own request.

A SECRETARY’S THEFTS. BLENHEIM, duly G

The Court is bound to take a .serious \ iew of olloiiees ol this sort, said Al'r. Al;utuse'll S.M.. when dealing with a young man. David Mann, wha pleaded guilty l i two charges of limit arisin gout oi misappropriation ol Lunds belonging to the Hotel Restaurant AYorker’ Union, of kiiJi he was Secrctarv. He was sentenced to three months on each charge to be i-iinuir-

TRKM*A«SER ON RACEGOERS! B LEX 11 Ft At. duly G

John Ryan, alias Scubie Ryan, heing a person excluded by the reguiatioii.s did trespass mi AYalmlea Racecourse mi March fird. Defendant did not appear and was lined £ld and i :,ts. in default lliri e •months iinpi i-

Alt At ill RE- REFUTED. NAPIER, duly G

Alr d. Vigor Broun was re-elected Mayor unopposed. He recently resigned because a firm lie was interested in received payment for goods supplied, tbe previous year, payment being made after his election.