DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. TWO FIRES. DABGAVJLI.K, Dee. 28. A lire early yesterday morning totally destroyed a new seven-roomed residence owned 'and occupied by P. Wordsworth, West Coast Road, Aratapu. Practically nothing was saved. The insurances are: House fioOO, lurniturc eIPO, well under the extent of the loss. Later in the morning a shack at Alaugawfiinre, occupied by an old man by tlie name of Solomon, was also totally destroyed by lire. Nothing was sa veil.

ROTORUA’S TRAFFIC . ROTORUA, Dec. 28. Glorious weather prevailed throughout the week-end. One hundred and sixty cars are in the motor camp. The trnllic is enormous. .MOTOR- ACCIDENTS. ROTORUA. Dec. 28. A motor cyclist. Patrick Fernie, sustained a broken leg in a collision with a car, and another motor cyclist, Chris. Anderson, was struck by a projecting benzine ease on passing on the main highway, and sustained also a broken leg. Two motor cars collided on 'luupn Hoad. One ear was badly smashed, hut the occupants were not seriously hurt.

INQUEST VERDICT. GISBORNE, Dee. 28. At the inquest on the death ol the Maori boy, Georgo Pikirangi, killed on the Tearai Bridge. Alaimwatu, the Coroner found death was due toil fractured base of the skull as the result of deceased’s horse becoming frightened and slicing at a passing motor lorry. A MEDICAL REVIEW. TIIE YEAR’S RESEARCH WORK. AUCKLAND. Dec. 27. Few discoveries and advances of major importance, state several of tho city’s leading surgeons a.nd physicians, were made during 192/, but that tlio year lias not been barren of effectives research work is indicated. “There has been material elaboration of X-ray work.” said a specialist in ibis medium of diagnosis. Particularly was this the ease in its wider nVplication to the investigation of internal troubles. No longer was Ilic use of X-rays restricted to the photographing of fractures. 10-day it was a valuable medium ill revealing the extent and progress uf disease in many forms. What was perhaps one of the most gratifying features of modern X-ray exploitation was the increasing degree uf safety with which it was list’d.

‘‘ln the realm of medicine.’’ said a leading physician, ‘‘the year Inis been disappointing in its failure to realise the hones of important advances. ’I here has, however, been a good deal achieved in the iniioeiilativc treatment of scarlet lever and diphtheria.” At a recent meeting of the British Medical Association in England. he. mentioned, papers of interest had been read on the treatment of pernicious anaemia by liver extract. In some cases in the treatment of this common disease, ordinaiy call’s liver had been use, |. luit a sin cessfnl attempt had Teen made to isolate from livers active ingredients for curing the graver forms

of anaemia. It was. he believed, the outstanding event of the year of medicine. Incidentally, the result, of this branch of research had been .successfully exploited in New Zealand.

WOOLSI I El) DESTROYED. OAAI.AHU. Dee. 27. Flames were observed at midnight lasi nigh! issuing from a woolslied. tile property of Air .lames Pringle, at Ka.iiru Mill. It was not possible to cope with the outbreak, and the building was completely destroyed. Shearing operations were in progress and seventy ewes left in the shed perished in tlu> flames. Tho shell and the eontents were insured for Cot), but the insurance on the wool is not available, but it is estimated that Air Pringle’s loss is UdOO.

HOUSE DESTROYED. lIA All ETON, Dee. 27. A fire occurred at 2 a.in. to-day in n five-roomed bungalow at Alelville, owned by .Tames Tliorburn and occupied by K. O'Kane. The house and furniture were destroyed. The insurances are not available. LEG FRACTURED. HAAIILTOX, Dec. 27. As the result of a fall from a motorcycle in collision with a car near Huntly vesterdav afternoon, a youth, Lionel Hopwood. of Shelly Beach Road, .sustained a Iriicture of bis right leg. He was admitted to the Waikato Hospital. STEWART ISLAND TRAGEDY. INVERCARGILL. Dec. 28.

At tFlo inquest on Arthur Valentine, who died suddenly at the Borstal Institute, where lie was awaiting a magisterial hearing on a charge of murder. Dr Crawford said that deceased had manifested symptoms which resulted in witness recommending his early transfer to Seaelilf .Mental Hospital for observation. Both heart and kidneys were greatly enlarged. Death was caused by progressive clotting of tho blood in the heart, causing cardiac syncope. A verdict was returned accordingly.

CHILD’S FEET SEVERED. HAAIILTOX, Dec. 28. Fright lul injuries were sustained by the three-year-okl sou of Air and Airs G. Hargreaves (new arrivals) at Tirau. wflien tbe cliilil bail both feet cut off by a mower yesterday. I be child hid under the fringe of an overhanging maeroearpa hedge when the mower, drawn by a horse, swept underneath causing the terrible accident. The child is reported to be progressing well at the Alatamata Hospital. BODY FOUND. THAAIES, Dee. 28. The body of Fanny C'oldicutt, married daughter of F. AYoods, Thames, was found on tbe foreshore this morning. Deceased left home last night. A search failed to reveal her whereabouts till some children playing on the foreshore discovered her body. Deceased bad been in a tlepres.se] state lately.

SERIOUS CHARGES. DUNEDIN, Dec. 2.?

Alary Jane Clark was charged at the Police Court with having committed an unlawful act, thereby causing tbe death of a young woman ; also with using an instrument on a girl. She was remanded for a week.

RREACH OF GAMING ACT. AUCKLAND, Dec. 28. Detectives arrested an Auckland resident to-dav, on a charge of using his premises as a common gaming house. This afternoon, Robert Ryan, ot /Queen Street, appeared in the Police Court to answer a charge of using his premises in Queen Street as a common gaming house. A remand was granted, bail being

fixed at £IOO.