DOMINION' ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1928, Page 2

DOMINION' ITEMS.

VITAL STATISTICS, liy 'Telegraph —Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Oetmv r 11. The following vital statistics arc published in the Gazelle fn-nighi -'I he total Jive births registered for urban areas in frcptoniber nmoimicd to 1054, as against 1078 in August, a decrease of 24. Deaths in .September were 6!e a decrease of 87 as compand with the previous month. Of il.e lota! deaths

316 were males and 2 O females. Seventy of the deaths were ol children under live yarx of age. being 11.34 per cent, of tlie whole number. Fily-six of these were under one year of age.

APPEAL CASE. WELLINGTON, October 12. In the case, AY. D. Lysuar v. Do Pelichel AULeod and Company. Ltd., Air Justice Adams delivered the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which was subsctantially that appellant had contracted himself out of whatever equity lie might otherwise have had to call for the transfer of securities. The judgment of l lie Court below slum Id therefore, stand; and the appeal inn dismissed with costs on the highest scale as from a distance. With reference to the second case between these parties, which Mr Lysnar had asked to he dismissed, the Curt made an order for the payment of thirty guineas costs and disbursements by apppellant to respondent. A PROPERTY DEAL. AUCKLAND. Oclnbv M Negotiations for the sale of Hv Hotel Auckland were complet'd vesteidav the price being about 6100,Oci}. The purchasers n»*e a cmnpuiv to be formed. 'Hie vendors, the ex'at” ol flu, late John \. Endean. will retain a substantal interest in Ihe now mmpq 11 v . It is undorsond that no change will he made in the hotel management at present.

SCHOOL DESTROYED. 01-ITT-DREN AT LESSONS. TILTH A AT. Oct. 11. The Ngnere school., a three-roomed building, was" destroyed l»v fire this morning. The outbreak occurred in the coiling above the stovepipe in the infants’ room at 11.5.. and within an hour owing to a strong wind, nothing was left hut a brick chimney. The child fen were at lessons hu't responded to fire drill smartly and march ed outside. 'The school records, a piano and some books were saved. The budding was erected nearly half a century ago.