DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

DEATH OF DR THOMSON. WELLINGTON, May Obituary.—New Zealand’s first Rhodes’ Scholar, Doctor J. A. Thomson, Director of the Dominion Museum, aged 17 years.

BODY FOUND. MASTERTO.N, May 7. The body of Leonard William Frew aged 22, was found yesterday on Ota bona Station, in an advanced state o decomposition. Frew Ims been missiiq sinee March sth:

POLITICAL. NAPIER, -May 7. At a ballot of Napier branch of the Labour Party, W. E. Barnard, barrister, of Helensville, was chosen as the Labour representative to contest Napier seat at the general elections. .MOTOR CARS COLLIDE. AVAIROA, May 7. A motor accident occurred on Saturday evening at Tui-iron about five miles from AVairoa, when a taxi full of passengers, driven by Mokliara, a native t.Tim Arniiui) crashed into the Hawke’s Bay Motor ('ov’s service car from Napier, driven by Z. Saba, containing five passengers. Both ears were badly damaged and the occupants cut and bruised, several requiring medical attention. A man named Fairweather was injured and hospitalled. One woman was cut, through being thrown through the windscreen.

BODY FOUND. AVAIROA. May 7. The body of Harry Taper, who was accidentally drowned at Lake AAaikaremoana a. ortnigbt ago. was found yesterday by I!. Whatura. a Government launehman. and brought to town late last night. A .MOTOR ACCIDENT. CIS BORNE. May 7. Dashed 3nti feet down a precipitous bank in a dosed ear, was tile terrible experience that evening Lliat held Miami Alls Eduard Meadmu-rol l. ol Kluindallah. Wellington. Mrs Alendowcrol't. being apjnirently in a serious state, while her husband is suffering severely from shock.

A ear, containing four Gisborne residents and driver. G. A\’. Armstrong, was traversing the Wbarerata Hill on the South Road when it encountered a man wandering along the road in a dazed condition, who stated he bad an accident a half mile further on. He was found to be Meadowcroft, who was entirely unfamiliar with the road, lie had failed to negotiate a turn and the car bad crashed down an almost perpendicular slope. Meadowcroft being unable to find any trace of bis wile, bad climbed back to the road in search of assistance.

The accident occurred about -1.30 in the heavy rain. The reselling party scrambled down the bank, first encountering the bonnet, of the car. then the side-screens and numerous items of luggage, and fragments of the machine and finally about 100 yards down the shattered remains of llio ear itself.

A search revealed Mrs Aloadowerott lying about fifty paces away in an unconscious condition, covered with blood and obviously badly hurt. Ibe rain was coming down in sheets and the party were faced with a difficult problem in transporting the injured lady up the hundred yards of dill to the road. Finally, after much toil, they accomplished the task and brought the injured people to the hospital.

MOTOR CYCLIST FINED. DUNEDIN. May 7. Frank Smeaton. charged with riding a motor cycle while intoxicated, was lined C 5. bis license cancelled and prohibited from driving for twelve months. FATALITIES AT DUNEDIN DUNEDIN. May ij. A. iium named William Prentice, an ironmotilder by occupation, died at Forbtiry Park racecousc on Saturday morning. Two doctors on the eouis’c went to his assistance when be collapsed, but nothing could be done. The cause of death was apparently a hem t seizure. An inquest was considered unnecessary. Shortly after 10.30 p.m. on Saturday a single man named Thus. AAi'kie. aged 42. an employee of Send iff Alcoital Hospital, was knocked down by a train near Kensington, and died on the way to the hospital

NELSON RESIDENT’S DEATH NELSON. May 7

0 ! b it nary. —George Malcolm Rout, aged sixtv-five: for many years one of Nelson’s leading business men. He was secretary of the Permanent Buildings Society and also sol .ul previously for many years on the City Counci! and Hospital Board, for several vears being chairman.

FOOTBALL ACCIDENTS. PA I|AL FUSION N-, May 7

Playing for Old Boys seniors at Rugby on Saturday. Sutherland sustained a broken hone in the lower poition of the foot.

Peebles, of AVoodville, playing at Feilding was rendered unconscious owing to a collision, and was removed tolhilmcrston North Hospital, severely

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WELLINGTON. May 7

A navigation warning received by tbo Secretary C.P.0.. states the tallowing was broadcast by the Brisbane Radio Station at 11.30 ]>.m. on Oth. iust : “Nautilus abandoned in a sinking condition at Bustard Hoad (Queensland) hearing N.N.AY. distant five miles.”

ST VIE MINE STOPPAGE. GREY MOUTH. May 7

The State Mine is idle to-day. It is umk.rst.uHl that a man was dismissed and a stop-work meeting was consequently belli, after which the men went home.

SUNDAY PICTURES. GREYMOUTH, May 7

Arthur Behan', manager of the Greymouth Pictures, w is charged with conducting Sunday pictures ami several officials of the Grey mouth Bath Committee were charged with assisting. It was evidenced that Behan leased the ball for Sunday evening at L’S. the committee making their own arrangements with regard to stall, etc. Ylr Hannan, solicitor for the defence. quoted the English Sunday Observance Act. 1780. to the effect that an owner or leasee who lot a hall to others could not be held liable. The Magistrate upheld this contention and dismissed all the charges It was evidenced that the Sunday pictures or the past three years netted the Baths Committee over C/tit .

Colin C'oryton. aged 02. single, was remanded to appear at Napiei ‘ charge that at Rotorua on April otn with' intent to defraud, '’o obtamed from Ellen Caroline Lowry £3OO by the false pretence that he had a le ter o credit coming from England. The hail was accused €3OO and two sureties ot £l5O each. Suppression of name was refused. „„„„