DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1928, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

FELL IN LIFT WELL

WINDO W-D RESSER KILL E D

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, Nov. 29

A young man named Arthur S. Richards, employed by John Court. Ltd., as a window-dresser, was killed to-night through falling down a lilt well, from tho ?j?c.th floor. He was working overtime on interior decorations. Apparently lie thought the lift was at the sixth floor, hut it was at the bottom.

BANKRUPT FARMERS

DEFICIT OE Coo,41(1

GISBORNE, November 29

Losses due to the slump in values of land and stock, are the attributed causes of one of the largest failures in Poverty Bay for some time. The bankrupts are David Caldwell. William Aitken Caldwell, and Thoinav, Hunter Caldwell, sheepfarmors, ol Tolaga Bay. Bankrupts’ financial statement to the Deputy-Official Assignee, showed liabilities amounting to £102,(174. while the total .assets are £17,208, nll being _iii_ Jtlie hands .ol secured creditors, to whom is owing £89,220. Debts totalling £13,1/54 are owing to unsecured creditors, leaving a total deficiency amounting to Coo, 440. i— FREE AMBULANCE. WELLINGTON, November 29. Tlio Wellington free ambulance has just completed the first, twelve months service and the President of the Ambulance Association (Mr Norwood; said to-day that they had met with very real success, and the future looked very promising indeed. In twelve months. 4129 cases had been handled. The movement was molding with growing public, support and as time went on the. service would he extended, bringing in maternity cases lion; tbo country and transporting out-patients to and .from tbe hospital.

‘ Asked how much, more .work the ambulance was doing than the several Services working independently eighteen months ago, Mr Norwood said approximately three, times. Mention was made particularly by Mr Norwood of the willing service given by auxiliary workers from St. John Ambulance. ITe hoped the Government next session would definitely fix the methods of financing the .service in future.

PRESBYTER lAN ASS EM 111 ,Y

AUCKLAND. November 29

The Presbyterian Winbly expressed its adherence to.the platform.of the Bible in State Schools ..League, alrl urged all Ministers to take advantage of the : Nelson system, wherever possible. Considerable disappointment with the political ..position, of the question was expressed by several who took part in; the debate. An overture from the North Auckland. Presbytery, in favour of making elders eligible as moderators ol tbe Presbytery, was approved, to be sent down for considers! tion by ' Presbyteries. .Business will (•(include to-morrow.

JEWELLERY STOLEN

FROM MASTERTON RESIDENCE

MASTERTON, Nov. 29

The scries of burglaries in Ma.slerton during the past month were added to* on Wednesday ..night, when a residence in Powell Street was broken into and jewellery stolen. Hie intruder, however, was after ibiggoi' booty, as the house was the residence of : Mr Ahrens, Secretary of the Horticultural Society, which that <h>v held a flower show and a considerable sum of money was taken home by him at tea time, but lie took it away again and placed it in safe custody in the town. : The burglary was committed before 10 o’clock, no one being at home.