DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.] RUN OVER BY -MILK CART. INVERCARGILL, Jan. 0. William Wilcox, aged 17, 'tripped while stopping a horse, and a milk cart passed over his thigh, causing fatal injuries. MOTOR COLLISION. Hamilton, Jan. o. A serious accident occurred at Gor(lonton Road at 7.30 a.in. to-day, when in a. fog, a collision occurred between a car driven by L. Sweeney, of Hamilton, and another driven by Dr Bernstein. of Morrinsville. Miss Gower, of Oordonton, a passenger in Sweeney’s car. was hurled through the windscreen, suffering cuts on the throat and severe shock. She is rc|iorted to he in a very serious condition. SAWMILL A OCT 1) ENT. tAUMARUNUr. Jiih. 9. Frank Hynes', who met with an accident at Ellis and Bufiiand’s mill at Manumii this morning, died in the hospital this afterfioorl.

DAIRY PRODUCE. WED DEI, AND CO.’S REPORT. LONDON. Jan. 5. Butter—Danish. 182 s to 181 s (last week 182- to 184 s) ; New Zealand unsalted. KUs to 168 s(1 C6s to 170 s); New Zealand salted, lfids to l(Ms (100 sto IbL) per cwt. The market is quiet. Cheese—New Zealand white and coloured. 03s to 945, (91s to 9-1 s) per cwt. I lu i market is quiet. Canadian cheese, white, 102 sto it)ls (100 sto 10 Is); coloured, RiOs to 10L (100 sto 104 s) per cwt.

DRUNK AT THE M il EEL. WELLINGTON. Jan. 9. At. 0.2.3 p.m. on Saturday flic Petone police received word that a motorist evidently in a drunken condition, had narrowly avoided a collision oil the Mntt road. The driver was subsequently arrested, and appeared lielore Messrs A. Coles and D. G. MeEwen. at the Petone Court to-day. charged with being drunk while in

charge of a ear. The Senior-sergeant said that when arrested accused was very drunk, and b.v mi moans in a fit, state to drive a

Mr .Mazengarb. for accused, pleaded guilty, but submitted Hint his client had au excellent character and that the lapse was not likely to he relented.

Accused was fined £lO. hut Hie Justices ordered the suppression of Ids name, tiiougb tahiolling his license till March .'list, GfRL DROWNED. WARNING BOARDS IGNORED. WELLINGTON, Jan. 9. At the inquest concerning the death ol Stella Knight, aged fourteen, who was drowned in the surf at Lyall Bay last Friday, the evidence showed that the mother and four children went to .spend the day at the beach .Stella and a young brother entered the wafer at a spot marked ns dangerous hv warning hoards, which are two feet by eighteen inches in size, the warning being printed in large letters. There was a very strong undertow, one of the rescuers stating that it was impossible for him to stand up in a depth of five feet. When the hoy was being brought out. he said that his sister was also bathing. She was brought hack bv a number dT people, including members of the Life Saving (Tub. hut despite three-quarters of an hour’s efforts at resuscitation, the case was hopeless. It was stated that visitors to tlie leach frequently ignored tlx- warning hoard- .and I lie ( orniicr -tressed the necessity for strict observance of them. Ohildren were not always observant, hut parents and others should take warning from the fatality. He found a verdict of accidental drowning.