DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

MINER KILLED

(By Telegraph—Press Association).

WESTPORT, February 28

James White, sngile, aged 65, was killed at 10.30 this morning by a fall of coal in the Westport Main Mine at Grnnity. An inquest is being held.

LICENSIN G DECISI ON

WELLINGTON, Feb. 28

i reserved decision in the Quinn’s Post Hotel case was given to-day by Mr McNeill, in favour of the licensee, Eliza ietli Rairdon. Mr McNeill found that Mrs Walsh, although having possession of the bar keys had no authority to constitute herself a representative of the licensee and her act of selling liquor was not as the agent of the licensee. The charge of selling liquor after hours was therefore dismissed.

DUNEDIN UNEAIPLOYED. DUNEDIN, Feb. 28

A register prepared by the Trades Hall officials, shows 295 out of work.

A QUARTETTE DISQUALIFIED,

WANGANUI, February 28

Owing to irregularity in connection with the band contest, the Woolston quartette party was disqualified in the quartette, comeptition, the first prk'.e being awarded to St. Kikla and Timaru was second.

MOTOR ACCIDENT. WAIPAWA, Feb. 28

A serious motor accident occurred in the early hours this morning in the main street. Passing the “Memorial Clock Tower a car owned by Carnaby, of Dannevirke, swerved into a gutter and came into violent collision with a telephone post and was badly wrecked. 'I lie five occupants were all more or less :adly injured, two being removed to the Waipukurau Hospital.