DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 September 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

fRy Telegraph—Per'Press Association.) A TRAGEDY. CHRISTCHURCH, Sep. 5. A message was received from Waikari to-day that a man working in an unemployed relief workers’ camp at llawarden had committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. No details are available. OB ITU 4 BY. AUCKLAND, Kept. 6.

Robert .Mac Alister, at one time a prominent official in public service, died at Birkenhead, aged 82. MAIL DELAYS. WELLINGTON, Sept, C. An English correspondent having c mplnincd of the irregular arrival of New Zealand mails in London, alleging that sometimes there was a gap of three weeks between them, while Australian mails arrive regularly every week, the Posted Department here says the delay arises out of New Zealand. The mails are regularly despatched by Frisco and Vancouver, but depend on trains which are liable to he held up by snow and on Atlantic steamers which are irregular in time-table. According to the tables given, the transit varies from 23 to 34 days, the Frisco route, being the quickest. QUESTION OF DRESS. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. G.

A suggestion that members of the Canterbury Rugby League team be asked to wear dark suits and black how ties nt. Ihe dinner to he tendered to Auckland representative team after the match at Monica Park next Saturday created considerable discussion at a. meeting of the Canterbury .Rugby League last night. It was finally decided to take no action in the matter. THEFT SENTENCE. MASTER TON. Sept. 6. At the Supreme Court this morning Leslie Stanley Sim Evans, a youth, who pleaded guilty in the Loner Court to thefts of six postal packets from Masterton Post Office, was sentenced, to detention in the Borstal Institute Invercargill, for two years. SAMOAN ENQUIRY. AUCKLAND, Sept. 6. Hon O. U. Neb-oil states he lias instructed Sir .John Findlay to lodge a protest, with the Government against the limits of the Samoa enquiry and shortness of time allowed to New Zealand counsel to get witnesses and evidence for hearing before tho Royal Commission. MAINTENANCE OH A RGE AUCKLAND. Sept. 6. John William Hope, charged with del'llult on a maintenance order of 25s per week made in England in 1921 in favour of his alleged wife, was before Mr Hunt. S.M. on remand. Counsel for accused said ho realised, as the matter had been fully investigated by Mr Pnynton S.M. in 1925, when the order was confirmed, that it would he impossible for Mr Hunt to hear the case again, and lie asked that accused he sentenced to a term of imprisonment so that he could take Hie ease to the Supreme. Court. “My opinion,” said Mr Hunt, “is that he has flouted the jurisdiction of the Courts for the last five, years.”

In sentencing Hops to six months’ imprisonment it is understood, Mr Sullivan moves to-day in the Supreme Court for a writ of halieas corpus.

OILFIELDS REPORT. GISBORNE, Sept- (5. Taranaki Oil Fields reports AVaiupu No. 2 well is at a depth of 2215 ft. in rev shale, with B',in. diameter easing to 2178 ft. Gisborne No. 1 well is to a depth of 487 ft. with alternating beds of soft sandstone and shale, tho 12-Jin. diameter casing being to 465 ft.

THEFT CHARGE. CHRISTC’FIUCH, September G. Albert Cox, who previously bad been acquitted on a charge of stealing the -Mayor's coat, again faced the Magistrate to-day the charge being that he stole an overcoat on August 9th, the property of Kenneth Matheson, a clothier. Accused was convicted and fined £3 in default two months. TWO PIONEERS DEAD. NEW PLYMOUTH, September 6. Two pioneer settlers died in the Hospital' this morning, Samuel Loveridge aged 8G who arrived by Timandra in 1842 and Oliver Knuckey. ago 89, who arrived by the Essex in 1813. INQUEST VERDICT. AUCKLAND, September 0. A verdict that death was due to heart failure, was returned at the inquest at Helensville this morning on A. J. Hill who died while shaving in a bathroom yesterday morning. Mrs Hill heard her husband fall and when she reached him he was dead, and had a cut in the throat. Medical evidence was given that the wound had nothing to with Hill’s death, which was absolutely due to a seizure.