DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. FIREMAN DEAD. WANGANUI, Dec. 24. The body of a young man, a fireman on the Matakana, in Wanganui roadstead, was found in the stokehold this morning. He had apparently been dead for some time. At present^his identity is unknown. SAMOAN DEPORTATIONS. AUCKLAND, Dec. 24. A wireless message received by the Auckland office of Nelson and Company states Nelson, Gurr and Smith appeared with counsel liefore the Administrator of Samoa, hut no specified charge was made. A deputation ot missionaries and citizens met the Administrator seeking conciliation for the preservation of peace. Meredith. AA’esthrook and Williams, three other members of the Citizens’ Committee, are ordered to appear before the Administrator on December 30th.

KILLED BY TRAIN. DUNEDIN, Dec. 21. Stephen Alphonsus Spain, 28. a sheep farmer, was run over by a goods train at Clyde last night. He was driving a motor-car and apparently missed the road and was bumped out ot the cai when crossing the railway line. He was unconscious when picked lip and succumbed to his injuries. FATAL INJURIES. AUCKLAND, Dee. 20. William Hill AVoodruH, aged twentylive, a marine on 11.M.5. Diomede, tell from the ship’s gangway on Sunday evening, receiving injuries lrom which lie died three hours later. He slipped when running down the gangway and struck the lug fender between the warship and the wharf, sustaining severe head injuries. The inquest on Murine AA illiuin Hill Woodruff, who met a tragic death on Sunday evening, through lulling lrom the deck of the warship Diomede on to the log fender, was opened on Monday for identification, and is to be resumed to-morrow. AA’oodruff’s father and brothers were all killed in the war. He was engaged to he married to a lady in England as soon as his service in the Dominion was ci.mpleted. The girl who witnessed the fatality on Sunday was not Woodruff’s fiancee, as previously telegraphed. She was visiting a friend aboard and was a stranger to AA’oodruli, who was on dutv at the time of his death. .INTOXICATED DRIVER. WELLINGTON, Dee. 21. Intoxication has cost another motorist, his license lor the rest of the year, and also a £25 line, in default three months’ imprisonment. Delcndant today was a civil servant, William Lewis Connie, aged 34. who created suspicion by excessive speed near Lambton Station. He was followed by the police and arrested. WOMAN KILLED. AUCKLAND, Dee. 24. .Mrs Ethel Hrittin was killed instantand her little son \v:»s injured at the* Argyle Street crossing at Morningsido at 12.25 p.m. to-day. It is reported that she faltered in crossing and was struck by a local out-ward-bound train and was cut to pieces. Tin' boy. aged three, was taken to hospital with a broken leg. Airs Hrittin resided at Grey Lynn. TAYO MEN DBOAYNEI). AYHLLINGTON. Dec. 20. On Saturday evening David Lander, of Adelaide Hoad. Wellington, and Donald McKay, of Seatoun. were drowned by the rapsy'.c of a 14-fooler with a centre board, manned by the two deceased and Keith Staff, also ol AAVlliiigton. Alter sailing across the harbour to Day’s Bay. they started on

the return trip to Seatoun, and when in the vicinity of Soames Island capsized. The three occupants of the boat, climbed on to the keel. Stall, a good swimmer, observing that the yacht was drilling towards the island left it to swim ashore. .Air A. G. Rennet, Senior Inspector of Health in charge of the quarantine station at the island, stated that at 0.40 p.m. he met Staff on the island. He was in an exhausted condition and mentioned that the yacht had capsized. and that he had swum ashore, leaving the other two. AA’itli members ol his family, including Ids daughter Miss Beryl Bennett, a school teacher from AVaikato. lie made his way to the shore. The boat was in sight with the two lads on it. Bennett endeavoured unsuccessfully tn attract the attention of a passing Day’s Bay ferry steamer. . Staff and

.Miss Rennett then made their way to (In* farthest point of the rocks, where -M.iss Rennett entered the water and swam to the boat which had drifted to within 100 to 150 yards of tile rocks. Stall’ also went into the water. In the meantime one youth had disappeared. Miss Bennett swain round the boat but saw no sign of lile. When she found there was no hope she returned to the island, meeting on the. way young Staff, whose effort had also failed. The boat drifted ashore but there was no sign of the bodies.