DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Tor Press Association.) A FIRE IN I WELLING. AUCKLAND, March 20. A fire early this morning destroyed an eight roomed apartment house in James Street owned by ATrs Hull and occupied by Airs North. Eight people wore asleep in the old wooden building. Airs North found flames leaping front a linen press under flic staircase. She hastened to waken the other inmates wliilo her son got through a window to give the alarm. Two women escaped (mill a front, bedroom on 1 lie second storey in their night attire lowering themselves down with a sheet and Tailing several loot. One of them. Ethel Betty, had her ankle ricked through the sheet breaking. Airs Kelsnll was slightly burned oil the ear ami her hair was slightly burned. A SEAMAN'S END. AUCKLAND, .March 2G. A seaman from 11.A1.5. Dunedin at Apia on March Bth ran amok with a loaded rifle. The ship’s hoses were freely used and other methods were of no avail, till another seaman was slightly wounded in the arm by a rifle bullet. All other methods failing, says the Samoa "limes," ail endeavour was made to disarm the man bv means of rifle lire, with the result that lie was | wounded and disarmed, lie was immediately taken ashore to Apia Hospital but died the same evening from shock and haemorrhage. At the inquest the Coroner found , I hat the course taken was necessary for the prevention of loss of life among ■ other members ol the ship's company. ATTEAIBT AT SUICIDE. \ RA 11 f ATI'A, March 2(1. A case of attempted suicide occurred in I’ongaroa District on Saturday j when a labourer, Douglas (I. AlcPherson, single, aged do, cut his throat ‘ with a razor. Ihe gash was not very r severe, lie was admitted to PahiaUm , I iospilul. ( RUNAWAYS HELD UP. | AUCKLAND, .March 25. Romance surrounds two arrivals by the Aorangi. Basil Stanley, aged 32, a University football coach and bis wile, formerly Evelyn Anderson, aged 23. a daughter of a wealthy retired | sugar planter at Honolulu, who ha I made a runaway match owing to the opposition of the lady’s parents. When they left Honolulu they had only 1 11) dollars together. Stanley elected to have his wife treated as a passenger and himself as a stowaway. On arrival at Auckland they were questioned by the police, who decided j I hat the matter concerned the Shipping s Company, and they put them aboard j again. Probably they will lie taken to Sydney and thence back to Honolulu, j as neither had a passport. They agree they are taking a post-graduate ,| toiii'se in the university ol hard knocks. ARBITRATION COURT. WELLINGTON. .March 2(5. Air George T. Booth, of Christchurch. va- the only nomination for the position ol employers’ representative on the Arbitration Court and was duly elected. Air Sydney E. \A right, Secrctnry of the Auckland Employers , Association, was appointed deputy employers' representative. j L'2H) RAISED. WELLINGTON. .March At the wool sale to-day. one of tlm chairs that had formed part ol the equipment of the airplane used in the cross-Tasman flight attempt, was linetinned ami C2lO realised on hcluilf of the widows. Alesdnmes Alomrielf and I loud. , SENTENCES. AUCKLAND. .March 2G. J At the Supreme Court Justice Blair -entenced Charles Herbert Jeffries, 20. i* to two years' Borstal tor carnal knowledge. r John Jenkins was found guilty ol (| forgery and he had been out on A license. 11 is Honour said the prisoner was, owing to illness, more leadi!) subject to temptation, lie was going r to take a risk with Jenkins and in- s stead of imprisoning him would convict and order him to come up for sentoiice when called upon within twelve months. This in view ol the fact that accused’s license hndbeen cancel- ( led was an indication to the Prisons Hoard that it was worth while giving tiim another chance. STRATFORD JUBILEE. a STRATFORD* Alareh 2G. I Celebrations in connection with the s Jubilee of the first settlement of i Stratford in 1878 commences to-morrow ( ami will continue till Sunday. At a luncheon to the pioneers to-morrow. (he Government will he represented by ■ Hon J. A. Young (Alinistor 0.l Health). ( Athletic snorts, band contests and motor cycle sports are to be held. THEFT CHARGE. ' I)GNEDIN. Alareh 2G. At the Police Court. Hugh Wilson, a. < fade mv manager, pleaded guilty to theft of £ll sterling, the property of Hallenstein Bros. The police stated , the accused sold a number of stills . and failed to account for the money, lie was admitted to probation for twelve months. TAX RAILWAY HANDLING. AIARTON, March 2G. An unusual case was hoard at Hunterville Alagistrate’s Court when J. Klue, a butcher, sued A. P. Stewait, of Rata, for 24s for meat supplied, ft was proved that plaintiff consignee the parcels of meat by rail from Hunterville and that the guard put off the parcels at Rata, but though officials were continuously on duty at the latter station, no receipt is obtained for parcels delivered. The Alagistrate held that delivery was not proven and nonsuited plaintiff, pointing out the method was a bad one. with many possibilities of goods going astray. A THEFT. CHRISTCHURCH. Alareh 26. j A sensational burglary is reported to have occurred in the Railway Goods Office. Aloorliouse Avenue durinjr Friday night. £460 being taken from the strong room, apparently by use of keys. The sum represented the wages drawn for portion of the railwav stall. SCARLET FEVER, CHRISTCHURCH. Alareh 26. There are one hundred and one cases of scarlet fever at Bottle Lake Hospital to-day. It is the worst outbreak here for eight years. ~ INFANTILE PARALYSIS. Three additional infantile paralysis cases were reported last week. one r J death occurring in the hospital | FOUND HANGING. J AIARTON. Alareh 26. A middle-aged man named Hetrick hailing from Wellington, was found hanging to i\ cowbail on A. Flowers’ •, property at Hunterville on Sunday, y Hetrick called at Flowers on Tliursk day last and said he had been asked A to call there by a sister of Flowers. He seemed worried and depressed, but >r gave no indications of suicide. When i. Flower went out yesterday after inkin' day to ask Hetrick to go for a walk ?r | IC found him dead, hanging as stated, d No particulars are available of the relatives of deceased.