DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. AUCKLAND. Aug. 3. A bootmaker from a suburban district recently got into financial difficulties and on. being served with a summons for debt he proceeded across the isthmus of Matikau Harbour and jumped into the water. After he was in the water some time he was washed ashore liv a wave and he returned to town.

In the Police Court this morning, when Chief Detective Cummings stated Hie aiiove facts, accused pleaded guilty to a, charge of attempted suicide. The chief detective added that oil the night accused left home his premises were burned down.

Accused told Mr Hunt, S.M. that he felt all right now, hut the magistrate thought he should lie watched for a while. He admitted him to proba.ton for twelve months and suppressed his name.

YOUTH’S DEATH. HAWERA. Aug. I

••In view of the possibility of other proceedings, I do not think 1 should review the evidence, or give reasons for my findings,” stated the considered finding announced to-day of Coroner Barton, whose verdict was with-hcld last Wednesday at the inquest concerning the death of a youth, Otto Arahelrnii. The verdict was to the effect that Amhelmn died oil July Ith. as ,the result of injuries received on June 18th. in a collision between a motor cycle ridden by him and a motor-car driven hv Walter Will. Vickerv.

ANOTHER. MOTOR VICTIM. IV HANGAR El, Aug. 4. The death occurred in the hospital at 8.15 this evening of Win. A. Frood, as the result of head injuries received by being knocked down by a motor cycle ridden by 8. Withers on Tuesday night. Deceased, who was 35 years of age, was married with two children, and belonged to a lamily well-known in the Northland. He saw lengthy war service and at the time of his death was accountant to the Wliaiigarei Timber Company, and also n prominent Oddfellow, and until recently was also closely associated with the control of Rugby football in this district.

COST OE LIVING. WELLINGTON. Aug. 4. According to the Government statistical report for the mouth of July, it cost £J 12s 2!<l on the average to purchase what could ho purchased for £1 in July, 1914, an. increase of (it per cent.

REDUCTION TX SUGAR PIUCf AUCKLAND. Aug. 4.

The Colonial Sugar Company announces that t!i<' prices of all grades of raw and refined sugars will be reduced by ten shillings a ton from tomorrow.

MOTOR ACCIDENT DAMAGES. AUCKLAND, Aug. 5.

A ease in which Una Comeskv, trained nurse, claimed damages from Percy Roy McMahon for injuries caused by being knocked down by a motor

car. resulted in plaintiff being awarded £lsl for actual expenses of treatment, and £7l compensation for pain and suffering. The Judge found the defendant when approaching the tramway stopping place was not driving at a speed consonant with the safety of Iho public, and bad committed a breach of duty in not keeping straght along oil his left side.

“WILD CAT” .MINING. THAMES. Aug. 5. The Borough Council passed unanimously a resolution that it heartily supports the Minister of Mine?, in ids expressed views discouraging “wild i at” in ■ >iiiif' .speculations and approves of his intention of supporting only legitimate mining ventures. These sentiments were expressed by .Mr Anderson in a. speech Ihe gave at the supper tendered bv the Borough Council last Saturday when he visited the Thames for the jubilee. ANOTHER MYSTERY FIRE. HASTINGS, Aug. 5. A five roomed house owned by Mr ;p. Nisill. unoccupied for n month, was completely destroyed by fire this morning. The house was insured for £750 in the State. Office, hut nothing on the contents. The cause of the fire is unknown. EMPLOYERS DKTER-MINED AUCKLAND, Ahg. 5. Two hundred and fifty men employed at the Ptikemiro Coalmine went on strike on Wednesday morning. The colliery is idle. The Dispute concerns the employment of two men on the coal face and the Union contends these men have bten put on the woik out of their !\[rn. and asks that two others. Slater and Brannigan, who are at present trucking, should have the preference. Engineers are not affected and officials are keeping the mine safe. A Huntly telegram last night stated the management has given way in respect to one man. Air Wright, Chairman of Directors of the Ptikemiro Coal Coy. said things had reached breaking point, after a long dictation by the miners, a.s to who should he employed. The Directors had to decide whether the mines were to he mastered by the men or by the Company. The Company were not going to submit to it. and the matter would have to be fought out. ' THE SAMOAN SITUATION. WELLINGTON. Aug. 5. The Government received a long wireless message from General Richardson. hut it had no reference to alleged picketing of Samoan rinds or alleged serious position reported in a message to Air Nelson. The External Affairs Department regards the-Nelson message as meaningless and contradictory.

Of the known facts, the two chiefs mentioned are represented as objecting ti tlie words that were never included in the address to the King, and their signatures were first in the address.

As to the haml-euffiing incident recently reported the Administrator says the chiefs themselves insisted on being handcuffed, presumably to prove they had kept their oath not to voluntarily leave Apia.