DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1928, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. CHARGES OF THEFT AND RECEIVING. WELLINGTON, Feb. C. Tn connection with charges against John Charles Cannon, of CiTicft of goods of the value of £-500, Henry Ralph Higham, who pleaded guilty to charges of receiving goods to tbe total value of £72 10s from Cannon, knowing them to have been dishonestly obtained, was to-day sentenced by the Magistrate to six months’

imprisonment. A brother of John Cannon, named Thomas James Cannon, who was described as an engineer, aged 20, pleaded guilty to stealing a gold watch and pencil valued at £5 10s and a gold watch, valued at £-5 10s.

Chief-Detective Ward said that accused helped himself to some of the property which his brother was banding over to Higham. “A bad feature of the case,” said the Cliief-Detective, “is that when bis brother w:as arrested. accused pretended to be astonished and dismayed. Later bo brought- a gold watch to the police station, saying that lie had found it in the house, but. subsequent inquiries showed that lie lmd known all along that the property was stolon.” Accused bad two previous convictions for theft. John Cannon is awaiting trial by the Supreme Court. AVDEY AND BUTTER POOL. WELLINGTON, Fob. 7. A final payment of ’,d per lb will be distributed on the Bth ilist oil all whey and butter shipped in the Pool. This will bring the total payments for tbe season (1926-27) to the following figures:—first grade Is 27-l Cd. second grade Is 1 7-16 d—-both per lb. F. 0.8. —equivalent to approximately 150 s for first grade per cwt, on the London market, and 140 s for second grade per cwt on the London market. The creamery, butter and eliqe.se to hand, but it is expected that the pools final account sales arc not yet final payments will be made about the end of tbe month. FUEL TABLETS. AA* ELLINGTON. Feb. 7. Steps to have the label “poisonous” placed on packets containing a certain brand of solidiied fuel tablets of Swiss manufacture, which are used extensively throughout the Dominion as a substitute for methylated spirit, are being considered by the Health authorities.

This action is the outcome ol a recommendation by tbe Dominion Analysis!. Dr J. S. MeLaurin. "ho lias been investigating the circumstances under which a young child died in the AA'anganui district, a few days ago, some nineteen hours after Tt had eaten one of these tablets.

The Health Department deems it necessary to warn the medical profession and the public as to the danger of leaving tbe tablets readily accessible lo children.

Experiments into their effects upon animals ;iro now l>i'imade at Hie Wellington Hospital by tlie Pathologist, Dr I*. R. Lynch. FIRE IN CHRISTCHURCH. Christchurch. Feb. g. ,\ lire last evening completely gutted 1 lu* warein"iso o! Aiteliison Sloans aud ('civ. 1.1 d., in Lichfield Street. and causing very extensive damage. Ihe outbreak was discovered shortly alter half past ten o’clock, by which time it had obtained a firm hold ol the middle the building. The firemen had a very strenuous battle with the flames before the outbreak was brought under control. The stock, which comprised fancy goods of a highly inflammable nature, provided fierce fuel for the hhi/.e. Fireworks exploded and added to the din. No estimate of the damage has yet been given, but it was very considerable, and is largely in excess of the insurances. Frank Steans, the managing director of the firm, stated that the insurance of the stocks amounted to approximately Jj2(),000, and on the building to about to,ooo. DOl'llLF BATHING FATALITY . TAUM.ARUNUI, Fob. 7. A distressing fatality occurred in the Rotauko River at Raitioke this afternoon, about o'clock.- A young man named Donald Anderson was bathing in the river when he got (Hit ol his depth, and was soon in difficulties. Another young man. Jack Morgan. went to help him. and the latter's mother went away to get -assistance. When she returned with assistance, they could sec no sign of her so,, or of Anderson. The bodies wenrecovered within twenty minutes, but artificial respiration for a lengthy pel - iod failed. Anderson was a lurm hand employed by a Raitieke tanner, and .Morgan resided with his parents, who nre well known farmers.

Sr 1C I Die BV OAK POISON I.VC.. CHRISTCHURCH. Fob. 7. A verdict tlot death was due to suicide, caused -by asphyxiation from ,ra s poisoning, was returned hv Coronicr Mosley. S.M.. at the inquest on Henry Harris, aged -16, a tally clerk, who was found dead last night m a whare in Cambridge 'lorrace. 1 u/.z cc because he had not seen Harris that day. the owner of the whare m which Harris lived opened the door. anil looked in. He found Harris lying dead, and called the police. Ihe bod\ was reclining on a wicker chair beside a shelf on which was a gas stove. Hie was turned on. and the windows ami doors were closed. The man had been dead several hours.

PICK POCK KTS CON VICTE D • WELL!NOTON. Febuary 8. George Wallace and Edward Lawson were fond guilty in the Suprmne Court, of the theft of £l3 Iron, tin person of Paul Aurisch. and .einaiulcd tor sentence. _______