DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—P?r Press Association,

CAPTAIN FURNEAUX DEAD. NELSON, June 18

The death is announced of Captain Mark Furneaux, formerly of the Anchor Company and for many years Harbour Master at Westport. Since his retirement Furneaux lias been living at Port Nelson. [The deceased was a well known figure in local shipping circles when tho Anchor Coy’s liners were trading regularly to Hokitika in the eighties and nineties.]

FIRE ON STEAMER. AUCKLAND, June 17

An outbreak of lire occurred in the stokehold of the steamer “Canadian Challenger” at tho Prince’s Wharf last evening. The city brigade machinery and fittings in the stokehold were damaged, hut no damage was done to the cargo. The vessel was inspected by Lloyd’s Surveyor after the fire, and she sailed this morning for Wellington. TUBER CULOS IS COMMISSION. WAIPUKURAU, June 18. The Tuberculosis Commission, who visited Piikcora Sanatorium during the week-end, hearing the evidence of the -Medical Superintendent and seeing I every patient left last evening for Palmerston North en route for Auckland. VICE-REGAL MOVEMENTS. WAIPUKURAU, June 16. The Governor-General and Lady Alico Ferguson arrive at Waipukurau tomorrow by the express and will be met by the Mayor and Sir George Hunter, .M.P., and will attend tho Waipukurau Jockey Club ball in the evening. A I civic welcome Will lie tendered I on Wednesday and they also I will visit the District High School and Piikcora Sanatorium. At. night, Sir Charles, as Grand Master of the Dominion, opens the Masonic Jubilee Temple, while Lady Ferguson attends a gathering under the auspices of the Mothers’ Union, of which she is Dominion President.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL. WANGANUI, June IS. The Governor-General, Lady Ferguson and party visited the woollen mills and spiral pipe works this morning, 'flic Governor lunched with the Rotorians. GAMING RAID SEQUEL. AUCKLAND, June 18. Tho sequel to tho raid on tho gaming house in Victoria Street on Saturday night was the apeparanre in court today of twenty Dalmatians. Mareno Glavas was fined £SO lor keeping a common gaming house and Joe Jcrkovicli £SO for assisting. The others were fined Cl apiece. A TRAGEDY. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 18. A shocking tragedy occurred at Hu-ran'-’a. During the night, a- farmer named Percy Surrey, was roused by a muffled report in bis wife’s bedroom. Finding the door locked he entered through a window and found his wife lying on the floor dead, with a siing'c barrel gun beside her, and his daughter i aged 19, at the'point of death from a gunshot wound, in bed, on which was a s|>ent cartridge. Appearances point to the assumption that Mrs Surrey, who was in indifferent health, had shot her daughter and then herself.

CHEESE AWARDS. PALMERSTON N., June 18. Clicose awards at the National Dairy Show are: Full cream, suitable far export., coloured Dailfield 96, Woodvillo 95), Pembroke 95. Full cream, suitable for export, white:—Hopelands 96, Ngalnfre 95), Pembroke 94). Factory cheese, fully matured, any colour:—Ngaere 96, Dalelie.ld 95, Floplands 94). Case of cheese, open to Factory Manege ra* Assn Ruaroa 95, Hoplands 9-1). Tamaki 94. Factory cheese from non-pasteurised milk, any colour: Dalefiekl 93), Hopelands 93, Riverbank 92. Medium eheofee, any colour, local trade:—Hopelands 95, Dale field 94), Belvedere 93). Factory cheese, any colour, novice class: —Pembroke 93), Marton 92, A\nitoho 91. Export factory cheese, any colour, made by cheese maker or factory managers’ first assistant: —Hopelands 90, Ruaroa 95), Tamaki 8-3. Loaf cheese :—Ngaere 96, Hopelands 95), Grey town 94). Cheese Chnmpionslhip : —Manawatu-We-st Const-Mnrton 92. Rimless cheese—Tira tu-Tamaki-Nga-ere-Murgatlowynd cheese cup—Hopelands 95, Wniaruhe 93), Scton 92. Clement cup—Hopelands 778, Dalefield 555. New Zealand Shipping Cov. Cup: Hopelands 190.5, Dale-field 190. A .and-P. Assn, gold medal. Hopelands cheese championship, N.Z.: Ngaere, Dalofield and Hopelands tio 285. Factory nianagers’s cup—Ruaroa. Greville Memorial — I Tirntu. South Island gold medal—Waitohi. CHEESE AWARD. PALMERSTON N., June 18. The correct cheese awards in the (hampionship of New Zealand were: Ngaere 285.5 Ist. Dalofield and Hopeland tie, 2nd. 285. WHALE WASHED ASHORE. THAMES, June 19. A whale measuring seventy-four foot in length and fourteen feet in height came up the Firth of Thames yesterday and was stranded on a shell hank in the AVaihou River near Thames. It was ,later hauled up on tbe beach where it is attracting a lot of attention. YOUTHFUL 'THIEF. PALMERSTON N., June 18. At the police court this morning Noe! Keith Coulter, aged 18 was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for theft. Accused also pleaded guilty to two charges of theft from a dwelling and lie was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.