DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 August 1928, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph— Per Press Association. three cars collide. CHRISTCHURCH, August 20. A motor-car accident occurred on the North Road at Waikuku about 8 p.m. on Saturday. Nobody was injured, but two of Pope's service cars on tlie way from Nelson to Christchurch, and a heavy five-seater tourer, were put out of commission.

It appears that the two service cars one driven by Clyde Delaney and the other by A. Miller, were travelling with a short distance between them. When near the Waikuku store, a ear driven by Mr Henry P. Todd, traction-engine owner, of Kaiapoi, travelling towards Ambcrley, collided first with the leading car and then with tho other one. In the impact, some spokes from the front wheel were bent and the mudguard and running-board were damaged. The near front wheel of Todd’s car was smashed and the mudguard and running-board were ripped off. The check given to the two vehicles allowed the second service ear to run close up and the projecting hub on Todd’s car stripped off the spokes and rim, caught the rear wheel of the second car, knocking out some of its spokes and breaking the axle. -Todd’s car continued on and brought up on the light hand side of the road in the direction lie was travelling. Mr Todd and a companion with him, as well as the passengers and drivers of the service cars were little or nothing the worse for their alarming experience. A car was sent from Christchurch to bring in the passengers. All the damaged cars were on the road yesterday morning.

SILK SMUGGLING. WELLINGTON, August 29. A bulky pillow led to the apprehension of Yee Yuk, a Chinese, aged 42. who appeared in tho Magistrate’s Court on a charge of having attempted to smuggle ashore twelve pieces of silk, valued approximately at £73. The Collector of Customs said Yee Ynk arrived by the Malieno from Sydney on Tuesday. Among tho luggage he brought ashore were three pillows, one of which appeared rather bulky. To the Customs searcher who said to accused: “This is a hard pillow you have gat,” Yee Yuk replied that lie liked a hard pillow. The Customs Oifl cer found three rolls of silks, and five invoices in accused’s travelling case showed that he had twelve pieces altogether. The other nine pieces were found subsequently sewn inside a quilt. Accused was fined £25 and the goods forfeited.

CHILD STRANGLED. MASTER-TON, August 20. An eleven-months-old child. Jack Turnbull, was found strangled this morning with his head between the liars of his cot. His mother had left in the morning for Martinhorough. The child was being hoarded out at the home of Mrs Halliday, in Trustee Street. FORGERY. CHRISTCHURCH, August 20. In the Supreme Court to-day, James Neil pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery of cheques, £lO 6s in all, and was remanded for sentence till Friday. William Ernest Cook, charged with attempting to enter an engineering shop in Armagh Street, with intent to commit a crime, was found not guilty.