DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1929, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BIG GAME FISHING

(By Telegraph—Press Association).

THAMES, February 25

Yesterday at Mercury Bay, Captain Mitchell, of Zane Grey’s party lancleu a 6601 b black marlin, a New Zealand record, also a 53011) tiger shark, the spine of the former being sent to the Natural History Museum at New York. The party’s total bag is eighty-nine game fish. WOOL SALES CONCLUDE. AUCKLAND, February 20. The wool sale concluded. Ninety per cent sold. Competition was animated on a lower range of prices than the November sale. Continental purchas ers took over fifty per cent of the uco! sold, operating freely as the wool submitted was the quality they were chiefly interested very little offered. A large proportion of lambs’ wool was offered, the hulk carrying a fair percentage of seed. Any fine line of lambs realised extremely satisfactory prices. Coarse lambs were not so keenly sought. KENDAL DESTROYED. AUCKLAND, February 23. Kendal, the well-known steeplechaser, was destroyed to-day on veterinary advice after suffering from a mysteriousailment for a fortnight. The owner, Mr A. B. Orrnrod, recently refused 1000 guineas for the horse. HORSE DROPS DEAD. AUCKLAND, February 23. The Mountain Knight gelding, Knight Town, dropped dead after a gallop at Ellerslie to-day. He was trained by T. J. Carmont. Knight Town had not done much racing. BABY SMOTHERED. WELLINGTON, Feb. 25. “Dentils of this description are fortunately comparatively rare thes;> days, and I do not think I have known such a case for many years,” said the Coroner, Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., to-day. after finding the death of a seven weeks old infant named Agnes Laurie Davis, was due to asphyxia. The baby had been taken to bed by its mollier, Susannah Davis, at 10.5 at night, but instead of replacing the child in its cot as usual, after feeding it, the mother fell asleep. At 1.5 a.m. she woke up, and found the child lead in her arms.

AUCKLAND. February 25. At the Police Inquiry, Inspector M - llvinev, officer in charge of the Metropolitan area, gave evidence concerning the methods of police control. Questioned ; regarding Chief Detectives work, lie said it was, undoubtedly heavy. He was Chief Detective himself once, and the volume of work had lacreased. Witness was examined at length on the duties of Chief Detectives.