DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) MAGISTRATE PASSES. DEATH OF AIR. J. W. POYNTON. AUCKLAND, Nov. 14. The Magistrate, Air J. AY. Poynton, died at his residence on Sunday night, aged (55 years. Born in Victoria ill 18(51. Air Poynton was brought to New Zealand by his parents two years later. After following the goldmining occupation on the AVest Coast for ten years. Air Poynton took up law. In 1895 lie was appointed Magistrate at Invercargill, becoming Public Trustee five years Inter. In 1910 he was appointed Secretary to the Treasury and Superintendent of Advances to Settlers Office. A breakdown in health led to his re-appointment to the magisterial bench in 1913. After serving at Palmerston North for five years lie came to Auckland, where lie was granted six months’ leave in September. DEATH OF REV. LAYCOCK. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 14. Obituary.—Rev. AY. Laycock, a wellknown Afethodist Alinister, aged (59 years. A DWELLING BURNT. BLENHEI.AI, Nov. 14. A seven-roomed dwelling at Springlands, owned by A. Jones, and occupied hy Bert Renner, was completely destroyed hy fire yesterday. The building was insured for £I,OOO, and iurnituro £250, both in South British office. Practically nothing was saved.

R ACING DISQUALIFICATION CASE. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 14. In a letter to the press concerning the Rowley disqualification ease, George Gould (Chairman of the Canterbury Jockey Club) says: “ AYitli one exception, the whole of the evidence was taken in the presence of the whole ol the defendants, and that one exception in the presence of the owner. 'J he whole of that evidence was taken down word for word hy shorthand and a typewriter, and defendants had the fullest opportunity of reading, explaining or refuting it. At the meeting of the District Committee in the presence of a steward, on November 7th. who bail been absent on the sth, in no way prejudiced the case of defendant as the charing on the 7th was opened hy rending the whole of the evidence taken on the 4th.”

FISHING BOAT INCIDENT. WELLINGTON. Nov. 1 I. Losing an oar, throe hoys drifted to sea from Island Bay in a stiff off-shore wind and were caught by a launch only in time to prevent a catastrophe. One hoy dived overboard after the oar hut could not reach it and only got hack to the dinghy through having taken the precaution to tie himself to a fishing line. Two of them wore very exhausted when rescued.