DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1928, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

BURNED WITH BENZINE,

By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

TAUMARUXUI, Dec. 13

■When two hoys, Noel Somerv.ille and James Grattan were engaged lighting a fire in a room at the rear of an office in Miriaina Street last night, a slight explosion occurred through the use of benzine. Grattan’s clothes caught fire and lie was severely burned on the back and left side and arm. He was hospital loti.

WOOL SALE RESULT.

AUCKLAND, Dee. 13

The total pay-out for the first Auckland wool sale, on Nov. 20th. and 27th. was £'195.87(5 for 21,991 bales sold out of 22,207 offered. The bale average was £22 11s, an average per lb. of 15. G-Id

MAGISTERIAL CHANGES

WELLINGTON Dec. 13

Mr Page S.M., succeeds Mr Riddell as Senior Magistrate at Wellington. Mr Barton, of Wanganui, is to be transferred to Wellington; Mr Salmon is to be transferred from Wellington to Wanganui; Mr F. 15. McNeill, barrister, of Hastings, has been appointed to the Bench, and will occupy the position ol Junior Magistrate at Wellington, taking up duties almost immediately. CHARGED WITH FRAUD. AUCKLAND, Dec. 13. Edward John Samuel, a middle aged commission agent, was charged on eighteen counts of obtaining credit by fraud. The amount involved exceeds £2,000. N.Z. TRADE. WELLINGTON, Dec. 13. For a period of eleven months ended November 1928, New Zealand imports totalled £41,463,657 and exports £51,805,163, compared with £40,833,748 and £43,097,870 respectively for the corresponding period of 1927. Imports during (November' 1928 amounted to £4,748,874 and exports £3,359,533, compared with £3,561,474 and £2,837,875 in November last year. DUAL VOTING. WELLINGTON, Dec. 13. After having voted as an absentee at one booth on. election day, Alfred Grisdale went to Kelburn. and recorded an ordinary vote at a booth there. When seen by the police his excuse was that he was advised by friends that lie must voto at Kelburn. He acted under a misunderstanding. He had not voted in Now Zealand before. The Returning Officer said he had no reason to doubt the accused’s explanation. Accused was committed for sentence, on bail.