DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

By Telegraph—Per Press Association.

Cu.M pexsation g r anted. WELLINGTON, June 22

Jn a claim against the City Council orf £9IOO compensation for the taking, of land at ALirainar the .Millar Hardware Company was awarded by tlie unanimous judgment of the Court £BSOO and costs, including their assessors’ fees.

EAST COAST STORAL WELLINGTON, June 23. Ninety hours overdue from Auckland to Wellington on a trip scheduled to take 52 hours, the Canadian Challenger arrived at 8 o’clock this morning. The ship had discharged a considerable amount of cargo at Auckland, and consequently she came in for a severs tossing when she encountered heavy j seas to Ca.stlo.poilit. The weather was fair, but on Tuesday morning a heavy southerly wind sprang lip, which rapidly increased in strength, until it was deemed advisable to heave to. Ail through Tuesday and up till Wednesday night the shin strained at her anchors, and suffered a severe buffeting from the seas, which assumed mountainous proportions. At times the squalls of rain and hail made the conditions even more uncomfortable. After the ship got under way, she proceeded no farther than Cape PalUser. Then the gale sprang up as jfierce as ever, and Thursday found her pnee more hove to under conditions Which were a repetition of those experienced at Casfclepoint. Though the Challenger shipped a number of seas she came through the ordeal undamaged. DUNEDIN, Juno 24. The steamer Holmdalo ’experienced heavy weather and a severe buffeting on her trip from Wellington to DuneinThe voyage usually takes her 34 hours, hut occupied 94 hours on this qcension. Heavy snow, hail and rain, qceompanied by a gale of hurricane force, gave the captain and crew an anxious time. After leaving Akaroa the storm increased in ferocity, and 8] miles in 24 hours was a,ll the headway sjie could make. She vsought shelter at Akaroa again. She arrived in Dunedin not much the worse for wear. The steamer Corinna encountered a similar experience on the South Cantprbury coast.

AN INQUEST VERDICT. INVERCARGILL, June 24. An inquest verdict into the circumstances surrounding the death of Gavin Gockburn, who was killed ,in the Lincoln Coal Aline at Ohai, last week, tjirough a fall of coal, was held at Nightcaps on Saturday. The evidence showed that the deceased and his mate realised the danger they wore in, but they decided to defer the blasting of the overhanging coal till later in the day. In the meantime, the roof of the mine collapsed, burying Gockburn bonpnth 40 tons. A verdict of aceidentrjl death was rot mined, up blame being attachable to anyone.

INTER-ISLAND FLIGHT. . CHRISTCHURCH, June 23. -Mr Douglas Alill arrived at Wigrain Aerodrome this afternoon at 4.20 o’plock, having flown from Hawera, via Blenheim, where he stopped to refuel.

ANOTHER, ATLANTIC FLIGHT. ' " LISBON, June' 23. Courtney states that he is leaving on Saturday for Hoi'ts, in the Agores Isjands, on the first stage of his projected trans-Atlantic flight.

THE BROWN LEGACIES. HAMILTON) June 23. Apparently-Mr L. W. W. Brown, of Hamilton, has inherited £18,750 in addition to £IO,OOO. from the estate of Charles Brown, mentioned yesterday. The sum of £18,750 comes from another uncle, Williaip James Brown, who died last August, and l&ffc three hundred thousand sterling, a quarter of whjeh is to be divided among three nephews and a niece in New Zealand.

Mr Brown stated fliis merging. that tlie legacy wa§ not absolutely assured, but it was considered so according to legal advice.

JE\VEL ' ROBBERY.

NEW PLYMOUTH, June 24

The plate glass window front of the jeweller’s shop pf Virtue ajul Dalgleish was found broken by a constable about threo o’clock this morning. Some of the jewellery was obviously missing. A short time previously the nightwatchman and the constable had seen a man nearby. Detective Meiklejonh later visitpd various boarding houses, and he eventually arrested a man who gave the name of Horatip Mortimer. He is 40 years of age, and a native of the Argentine. A search pf clothing in the l’oojn he occupied, p-ith another man, revealed two pairs of opera glasses and four strings of pearls.

As the result of further inquiries, the detective found in another place four pairs pf binoculars, and one pair of opera glasses. The total value of the goods is £sl 13s. The whole of the goods taken, it is believed have been recovered. In the samp window, divided only by a ‘ glass partition was much valuable jewellery, which appeared to be untouched.

THE SESSION. WELLINGTON, June 23. VJie Premier announced to-day, in connection with the opening address of the Parliamentary session, that the Address-in-Keply debate would bo initiated by Mr F. Waite (Clutha), and that Mr A. Pell (Bay of Islands) would bo the seconder.

THEFT FROM STEADIER.. INVERCARGILL, June 24. William Nathan Hogg, proprietor pf the Golden Ago Hotel, Bluff, was charged in the Bluff Police Court, with receiving four drums of varnish and two drums of enamel, the property of the Commonwealth and Dominion Shipping Line, from s.s. Port Sydney, knowing the same to have been .dishonestly obtained. He was convicted and was fined £3, in default one month’s imprisonment. The accused applied for the right to appeal, but he later withdraw the application. It is understood that fresh evidence has heon procured for the defence, and that an application is to be made for a re-hearing. Two pf the crew .of the Port Sydney, Alfred Thomas Warren and Albert Edward Redwood were charged with stealing the varnish and enamel. They pleaded guilty, and each was fined £3, in default one month’s imprisonment.