DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) TRAIN ACCIDENT VICTIM. WELLINGTON, Sept. 5. The victim of the Thermion Station fatality is definitely identified as William Jns. Laurie Taylor, aged 24, of To Aweawe Street, Palmerston North. Me told a porter he had a ticket for a lady and rushed along not attempting to hoard the train at the point opposite him. lie had just gra.-ped the railings of the carriage platform when his bag struck a hurdle causing him to b;sc his balance.

AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. CHHISTcnURCH, Sept. 5. By the capsizing of a yacht in the Sumner estuary about mid-day yesterday a crew of three had an unpleasant experience. E. G. Alien of Sumner realising the serious nature ol the accident threw oil his coat and waistcoat, and swam out and brought S. T. Taylor ashore in a very exhausted state J. Collins who could not swim and whom Taylor had Loon supporting was meantime assisted ashore by tho third member of the party.

RESIDENCE BURNT. GISBORNE. September 5. The residence of E. B. Palairet was destroyed by file on Saturday evening The occupants were away for a few days and no one was in the house when the tire occurred. The building was insured for £IO9O. A SHOOTING FATALITY. LEVIN, September 5. A .shooting fatality occurred yesterday afternoon in the Sandhills Country. about eight miles from Levin by which John Jewels 23 lost his life. His companion who was some distance away heard him shout and saw Jowers fall and found him unconscious He came to Lm in for help hut on returning with a doctor and tiic police could not locate him. A large search party was then organised being successful in finding Jowers Imhlv. reaching town just before midnight.

A FIRE. AUCKLAND, September 5. A ten roomed unoccupied house at Epsom owned by .1. 1». King was destroyed by tire on Sunday morning. It was insured for £2,000. King estimates the loss between £SOO to £7OO. It has been used for flats and lias been empty only a few weeks.

A BURGLAR. AUCKLAND, Sept, 5. The night watchman in Karangahape Road discovered a man attempting to break into \Y. G. Offers boat store on Friday night. The burglar broke away after a scuffle and escaped leaving a jemmy behind. The jemmy was later found to fit marks on a safe on " an Auckland steam laundry premises in Belgium Street, which the burglar entered on the previous evening with trifling towards the safe resisting his efforts.

TIM ART'—CHRISTCHURCH ROAD RACE. CHRISTCHURCH, September 5. For the Timaru-Chrislchurch Road race next Saturday 11. G. Watson, C. Austin, W. T. Weir all of Christchurch are set’., with Jordan, Hill and Muir on ten minutes, C. Hclleir of New Plymouth is on sixteen, J. Lindop of Westport on twenty, Simmonds of Napier and Sutherland of Auckland on twenty-three with Crutcldey Wanganui, Brookhnnl Timaru and Wilson (West Coast) on twenty seven. THEFT CHARGES. DANNEVIRKE September o. Two brothers Walter Fredrick Dempsey and Albert Arthur Dempsey who plouded guilty to entering a. house near Dannervirko and stealing therefrom various articles of jewellery and other things of a total value of Cl" 1 10s pleaded guilty and were committed for sentence at the Supreme Court Wellington. Where on the charges of breaking and entering will ho heard Accused canto from Waimnto county.

FIXED £IOO. PALMERSTON NORTH, Sept. 5. Although licensed hud been book making for some years and carries on a fairly large business, there has never been any suggestion whatever that he has not played the game right up to the last half penny, said council for James Purvis, who was charged at the Magisused premises as a. common gaming house. 1 suppose he would’nt get through if he tlid’nt said the Magistiate. A police statement was given to the effect that on the morning ok September 3rd about £sll was taken in as many inmates. There were no convictions against the accused previously but me maximum penalty was asked for. A fine of £IOO was imposed.

RECAPTURED. PALMERSTON N., Sept. 3. .John Bernard McDonald who escaped from gaol at Wellington on Friday was recaptured yesterday an charged with escaping from legal confinement. Accused was remanded to appear at Wellington to-morrow.

SENTENCES. AUCKLAND, September 5. At the Supreme Court Herbert Kilburu IS, and Gordon Walter Wright, IS, were found guilty of breaking and , entering a shop to steal provisions lor their camp. Kilburn had been pieviouslv convicted on a similar charge and was under Borstal treatment. Judge Stringer allowed him probation at the termination of the period. The other youth who apart from the present offence was given a good character, also admitted to probation, Judge Stringer expressing the opinion that short periods of Borstal are useless. John Henry Morgan. 23, for breaking entering theft and Forgery to six n,months imprisonment.

Thomas Turnbull and Robert Pryce for theft at Hamilton to three years preventative detention concurrent with similar sentences both are serving for offences in Dunedin. Frank Sadler for breaking entering and theft at Pukekohe to Borstal not exceeding three years.