DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

AN IMPORTANT DECISION. AUCKLAND, Sept. 7.

An important law point affecting insurance policies was laid down by Justice Stringer to-day, when he gave judgment for £IOOO in favour of Roy Ernest Eastman, a building and drainage contractor against the Eagle Star and Dominion’s Insurance Coy, Ltd., aiul New Zealand. Insurance Coy., Ltd Workmen were seriously injured by the collapse of a drain at Claudelands, Hamilton, and obtained £1267 damages and costs From the employer Eastman, who he hi a policy for £IOOO covering accidents to his workmen, but tho defendant companies refused to pay on the grounds that according to the terms of the policy, only operations in Auckland city and suburbs were covered. Justice Stringer said where a proposed insurance was in connection with factories or shops the question as to situation of the premises was quite appropriate and might be important in. determining the nature of the risk but the question appeared to ho quite inappropriate where a proposal concerned a building and sewerage contractor, the business of which as the parties must have known, has no local habitation and from its very nature, was always changing its scene of operations.

A PROTEST. AUCKLAND, Sept. 7. The Board of Education resolved strongly to protest to the Department against the opposition of the Department to constituting hospital schools as separate institutions. RAGLAN SEAT. LABOUR. CANDIDATE. HAMILTON, Sept. 6. The Labour Party has selected Mr W. Lee Martin to contest the Raglan seat in its interests. FOUND DEAD IN BED. WHANGAREI, Sept. 6. Mrs Fuge, wife of a Hikurangt miner, Joseph Fugo, aged fifty-six, found her husband dead in hod last night, when she returned home from a social gathering. When finishing his shift at 8 p.m. Fugo had complained ol internal pains. A medical certificate of heart failure was given.

COLLISION ENDS FATALLY. AUCKLAND, Sept. 6. Lawrence Charles Seaton, aged twenty-four, who was injured on May 8, through a motor cycle lie was riding colliding with a motor-car, between Papateoteo and Otaliuliu, died in Auckland Hospital to-day. Seaton sustained a fracture of the leg and serious injuries to the bead. For some time be appeared to be recovering but suffered a relapse.

PAKAPOO. WELLINGTON. Sept. 7. ! Following a recent police raid, two Chinese, who were previously convicted of the same offerfeo, were to-day fined £SO each for keeping a common gaming bouse in Taranaki Street, pakapoo being conducted on tlio promises. HAMILTON, Sept,. 7. At a. representative meeting of the Country Party held at Ngaruawahin to-day, it was decided to nominate a candidate for the Raglan bye-election. Several names are being considered., and a definite announcement will be made in a few days. THE TXFERNAT, MACHINE. WELLINGTON. Sept, 8. Tlio cigar box of gelignite was addressed to a Air Lord, to be called tor at tbc Magnus Motors Depot. Tho handwriting is believed to ho that of a a woman, but no finger marks could be detected on the box except some indistinct blurred markings that could not he photographed. There were seven sticks of explosive, sufficient, it is said, to demolish a whole building. There were two electric batteries designed to make contact as soon as the lid was unhooked and lifted, but one of them had suffered in transit and the device did not work. Lord knows ot no one who had a grudge against him. Tho police are making diligent enquiries.