DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph— r°r Press Association.) WELCOME RAINS. AUCKLAND, Feb. 24. Heavy rain has fallen in the city and all parts of the province, and continues tonight. It is hoped the dry spell has definitely ended. MASTER TON, Feb. 24. A welcome downpour was experienced throughout the AVairarapa early this morning and throughout the day. afer a period of seven weeks of very dry conditions. The fall measured almost three-quarters of an inch and was badly needed for root crops WELLINGTON, Feb. 24. Heavy rain commenced about eleven o’clock last night in Wellington, and continued till this morn*ng. At times I there was quite a downpour. The sky continues heavily overcast. The atmosphere is somewhat chilly, the rain being from the South. Everything is greatly refreshed, and the people appear to have more life in their movements. shrinkage tn dairying INDUSTRY. AUCKLAND, Feb. 23. "I’m inclined to estimate that there will be probaby a shrinkage of £2,000.000 in the return of the dairying industry this season, from what might have been legitimately expected had ive an average season,” said Mr AY. Grounds (Chairman of the Dairy Exwirt Board) who arrived in Auckland rom AVellington this morning. PRISON ESCAPEE RECAPTURED. AUCKLAND, Feb. 24. After seven months' liberty William Reholes, who escaped from custody on July 27th. was arrested by Detective Knight in the Mount Albert district ! to-day. At the time of his escape, Scholcs was being transferred, with 1 two other prisoners, from AVellington I to Mount Eden Prison. The train 1 was crowded, and Scholcs took ad van- 1 tage of the conditions following the 1 trainsnipment of passengers, as the 1 result of the slip at Karaki. He is 1 thought to have jumped from the win- 1 dow of the carriage soon after tran- t .shipment was effected Scheie's arrest followed the detention of another man 1 alleged to he concerned in the passing 1 of valueless chequs in the Dominion Road district. s f iSAVALLOWED POISON. 11 HAMILTON, Feb. 24. X A verdict of suicide by poisoning was * returned by the Coroner (Mr AVyvcrn *• A\ilson, 5..A1.) to-da.v when an inquest b was held concerning the death of Her- \' tram Martin, single, aged 20. who sue- 01 climbed to the effects of swallowing 1 poisonous tthlcts while in a depressed ' state of mind. h DOUBLE .AlOTOli CYCLE TRAGEDY h - HAMILTON, Feb. 24. sl The adjourned inquest on Norman Ca.stleton and Henry Thomas A'oung. *'■' the two youths who succumbed to injuries received in a motor cycle collisiou a Okoraire on January 28th., ,c was concluded to-day. the Coroner returned a formal verdict that the deaths were due to injuries sustained in an accident that nobody had witnessed. A SENSATIONAL ARREST. GISBORNE, Feb. 23. A mild sensation was caused in Ruatoria yesterday when Clarence George Hall, owner of the racehorse Cali the. which ra.ii at the AVaipu races, was arrested for the alleged theft of a thoroughbred jumping mare belonging to Henry Douglas Delalour. of AYairoa. To-dav accused was remanded to Gisborne.