DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(Bv Telegraph—Per Press Association. BREWERY RAIDED. CHRISTOH L'RCTT, March 3. Burglars raided the office of Ward's Brewery last night. They were actually at work at midnight when a man ill’ll his wife passed and saw them. The man wished to rush in, but his wife restrained him. and they went home. Two thieves ransacked the office, but found only £9 in cash, which they took. AN AI RELY. GISBORNE, March 5. A Melbourne broadcast states that Captain S. Neale in an air force machine left Brisbane at 0.10 a.m. on Sunday and with a short stop at Sydney at noon to take in petrol reached Melbourne at 7 last evening, the flying time for 1100 miles being lit hours. NO DAMAGE. GISBORNE. March 5. An examination of the White Star liner. Ceramic, which broke from her moorings during a fierce storm at Melbourne on Friday night revealed no damage. The vessel proceeded on her voyage to Sydney. SHEEP STATISTICS. GISBORNE, .March 5. Figures compiled hv the New South Wales Government Statistician shows I In- number of sheep and lambs dei lined in the last six months of 1927 by seven million. FATALLY SHOT. MARTON. March 5. While out shooting with a brother mi a farm near Rata yesterday, Elijah McFadyen Lane, nineteen, a farm baud, received a fatal rifle wound in the chest. Both were taking turn about using the rifle and Elijah had just handl’d it over when the accident occurred. 11 is believed that death was instantaneous. The parents ol deceased live at Rata. MOTOR CYC LISTS lll’RT. C’ll R ISTCII FRCH. March 5. Through a collision between two motor cycles yesterday ai I eniplcton. Nancy Laura Leo, aged 20, single, received a fractured leg. and Ronald Edward Driinscombe, 19. a fractured hip. Miss Rose was on the pilbin seat ol Drimscoiiibe’s machine. Ihe other motorist was unhurt. I’OF NO HANGING. GISBORNE, March **>. George Walter Richardson, aged b>. a slaughterman at Kaiti I rcezing works was found hanging in the wash-house of his home last evening after the family returned I min a picnic. Deceased had not been in good health 10. some time. He leaves a widow, one son and one daughter. Ail inquest will lie held to-day. NGAI'RimOE ACTIVE. OllAKl-NE. March 5. ■Several violent onif/ions from Mount Ngauruhoe were reported on Sunday, at fairly regular intervals, the first activity for several mouths. MOTOR LICENSE CANCELLED. BLENHEIM. March 5. Albert Edward Bary. 21. as the result of a collision between two motor cars on the Main South Road just outside Blenheim, was charged to-day with being drunk in charge of a motor, ile pleaded guilty and his license to ,1,-ive was suspended for four months. Suppression of his name was ret used. ACCOMMODATION HI T. I,EVEN. .March -Y The formal opening took place yesterday of a large Imt erected at Mount Wnipohell (.:l*ißß feet) by Levin Wai»peliti ( luh. The building provides aei.olin’datiou lor sixteen people and ireached by a seven mile walk through magnificent virgin bush. Ihe v| ow ironi the summit embraces country from Ruapehu anil Kginonl to the Kai-koiii-as ill the South Island and a lull expanse of the Tarariia Ranges in the East. The track to the summit has been cut by the Levin Wainpchu ( bib members of which portered all the material for the lint and its construction. Over one hundred people attended the official opening. In his address Mr W. 11. Field said there was re delight in the walk up Waiopehii Ridge than on the celebrated Milton’ l rack, as the former presented more variety of interest. The trip can he accomplished in one day from Levin or more leisurely in two days. ENQUIRY VERDICT. WELLINGTON*. March •*>. M.r Riddell. S.M.. giving judgment m the Mauiiganili-Taniahino enquiry. 1,, 111 that the weight of evidence wanot sufficient to warrant the court finding that the safety of either slop was endangered, hut the occurrence was ol a nature which could easily have been avoided if the master of the Tamalniie had ....served the rules. He ordered the respective parties to pn.v their own l-osts. TRIBUTE TO HON M. GOTTEN. WELLINGTON, March 5. \ conference of inspectors of schools from nil education districts this mornj„„ passed a resolution which was endorsed l>v the Education Department expressing deep regret at the death of Hon Mark Cohen, and sympathy with lhe relatives, also expressing appreciation of hi.s service in the cause or education. \N ARRIVAL WELLINGTON. March o. Mr 11. Manor (President of the New Zealand Rugby Union), and S. R. Dean (Chairman of the Management Committee) have issued an appeal to Rugby players throughout the Dominion asking them to contribute to the XcW Zealand Olympic reps fund, pointing out • “Rugby players are not that alone, they are New Zealand sportsmen above all. ’