DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. PA THAT UA, Feb. 7. Leslie Wilfred Murphy, aged 15, son of Mrs W. E. Murphy, Tyndall St. was admitted to the Public Hospital suffering from severe wounds in the abdomen caused by Hying glass. It was the result of an explosion during experiments with sodium in the science room of the District High School. DROWN I'd). NELSON, Feh. 7. A boy mimed Ronald Httghie Hollis, aged t). was drowned in the Motupipi river Tnkaka district. He was swimming with two companions and got out of Ids depth and was drowned in (ift. of water. MAN ELECTROCUTED. OTAKI, Feb. 7.

A young man named Claude Ingloy was electrocuted while working .m the power line in Waitohu Valley this morning. lie was lengthening the jumpers when he got a shock, death being instantaneous. The deceased’s parents live at Wliakatane. I NT< )N I CAT ED M OTO RJ STS. WANGANUI. Feb. 7. * Peter Paul Riska, for being in a state of intoxication in charge of a motor car, was lined £25. and bis license cancelled till May, Bifid. this being the second offence. Sydney ,). Taylor, similar charge, was fined £25, and liis license cancelled till May, 1920.

UNREST IN SAMOA. REPLY TO MR COATES. AUCKLAND, Feb. I. Mr 0. F. Nelson, alter consultation with his solicitor. Sir John Findlay, publishes in the ‘'Star” a lengthy statement with regard to the Samoan .situation. reserving criticism of the Royal Commission’s report until the evidence is made available hv the Government.

Replying to the Prime Minister’s statement that " the Administrator’s experimental native copra selling policy was responsible for the present movement.” Mr Nelson says ," The Prime Minister knows the Administration did not start handling native copra until March. 1927. He knows the trouble in Samoa began long before that.” liis (Mr Nelson’s) first complaints to Mr Coates were made in September. l!)2(i, and the trouble was well started before then.

“The Primo Minister well knows i Administrator’s dealings in copra were a mere retaliation against myself.” he said. “ Prohibition lias nothing to do with the present unrest and Mr ( nates knows that.”

Mr Nelson protests against the sending of extra police to Samoa, as In considers it unnecessary. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. NEW PLYMOUTH. Feb. 7.

A man named Leslie Plummer. 52, labourer, was found dead on his lather's farm, Kent Road, late last night. Early in the evening he took a gun to go for rabbits, and not returning search was made and the body found close to a wire fence, with the gun alongside, one barrel discharged. It is assumed in getting through or over the fence, the gun accidentally discharged.