DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph —Per Press Association YACHTING. IX V BUG ARC ILL, Feb. 19. The second race for the Saudi Cup was sailed over a trianguli course on Paterson’s Inlet, Stewa Island, on Saturday afternoon, nr resulted in another win for the Betl (Canterbury), which crossed the lii forty seconds ahead of the Filet (Otago), with the Avalon (A.uc land) Imin 36scc further hack. Tl Alurihiku Tl (Southland) was a pm fourth, with the Wellesley II (Wt lington) bringing up the rear 3m 18sec behind the Southland boat. CARRIER'S DEATH. X-BAY FAILS TO SHOW BROKE BOXES. WELLINGTON, Feb. 18. At the inquest on the death Thomas George Needham, a carric who died on February 11th. followii a collision between a horse and ea and a tram in Tinakori road. Dr Lyn gave his opinion that death was d to injuries to the chest and liver, ooi plicated by pneumonia, which arose the result of-the chest injuries. A post-mortem examination show that eight ribs had been fractured. Dr Alexander Robertson said th he examined Needham at his home a found him suffering from pneumon Needham said that ho had ljcen rayed ai the hospital and was t< that no bones wore broken. He h pressed 'Needham’s chest with bo hands, but Needham did not compla of any pain. The hospital .'superintendent ,'i.nd cated that if the patient was menta capable of judging for himself, witm would have no legal right to keep hi; Tt was stated by Dr Lynch, who a pathologist at the hospital, that ! ray examinations frequently failed reveal fractures of ribs, for the rc son that they were frequently pi ductal without displacement of tl bone ends. Proceedings were adjourned in ord to obtain the evidence, of the doct wlto attended Needham at the liosj tal. NILE BANANAS. A ICELAND. Feb. 18. It is estimated that 7o per cent, the llinemoa's cargo of Niue hanan are valueless, and that by Monday i value will have depreciated a forth •dll per cent., because of the busy Sa urday morning, when it was difficu lo spare ten men for repacking. \\ it!i the exception of boo cases lan ed on behalf of a Wellington firm, tl cargo was to have supplemented tl supply of the Auckland market. It believed a good deal of the banan were ripe when shipped, CROSSING SMASH. ONE VICTIM DIES. .MASTER TON. Eel., II). Sbaekletmi died in the .Masterti Hospital at 8. Id p.ni. last nigld. .A inquest will lie held to-morrow. Tl oilier three are progressing and a reported lo he out of danger. THAI I K A .M AN KILHED. CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. dll. (in Saturday evening, about <5.10 man named Michael Joseph Mangai ag (I IS year-, a surfaceman on tl Winchester line, was riding a eye along the main road from the Tom ill bridge in the direction of bis homo, feu chain, s.uith of Fraser (it is sta ed) be turned to the right and wi 1.-m.-ki I i!own )y a car travelling i tli” same direction. Medical aid was called and owing i lii.s M>rie"s injuries Mangan was r moved i i Timaro Hospital, where 1 died at !l a.ta. ye.-terday. The <•: was said to bo owned and driven 1 Hector Andrew Sim. of Ashburton. MASTER PRINTERS’ ASSOCTATTO WELLINGTON. Eeb. 18. The annual meeting of the New /c: land Master Printers' Association w; held on Wednesday, the president, T T. Somerville (Dunedin) in the clttti Tit his address Mr Somerville quote statistics showing that the printing ii dustry was the largest of the seeoiu ary indusries, employing 7223 ham and yielding products to the value i £4,809.480. Trade had been partici larly had during the ]iast twelv months, and that lad had create many difliculties in the federatioi The present was a particularly oppot tune time to reorganise their resource and put their house in order for th more efficient and economic conduct c the industry. The following officers were elected President. Air AY. C. Cargill (Audi land), vice-president. Mr 11. Con (Wellington); council, Messrs Ale Robie (Auckland), AYillis (Wanganui) Benzie (Christchurch), Somervill (Dunedin), Woodward (AYellington) Gamble (Christchurch) and Dcnnisoi (Invercargill). AIOTH ’PLANE. ARRIVAL AT AVELLTNGTON. WELLINGTON. Fch. 17. Included in the freight list of the Alataroa. which arrived at AYollingtor this morning from Home, is a twoseater Alotli aeroplane, consigned to AL- D. Alill. a well-known motorist ol Remuera, who has been touring and flying recently in England and on the Continent. Air Alill, accompanied by Captain L. AI. Isitt. of the New Zealand Air Force, flew a Alotli airplane across Europe last year to witness the Schneider Cup race tit A'o.nice. The Alotli is fitted with a four cylinder 30.88 horse power, air-cooled engine. A maximum speed of 100 miles a.n hour is guaranteed, with 20011). of baggage, and fuel for 41 hoars, in addition to the pilot and passenger. Fuel consumption is claimed to be 20 miles a gallon. The machine can land at 40 miles an hour and climb 6o()ft. in one minute. A Alotli two-seater holds the world’s light aeroplane altitude record of j 17.289 feet. BODY FOUND IN LUPINS. DUNEDIN. Feb. 19. On Saturday afternoon, the I tody of a man who has been identified as William Jenkins, widower of Alandeville, was found on a track at the luips near St. Kilda. There was nothing to show the cause of death. The man had been dead only a short time when found. An inquest will he held to-morrow.