DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

-MAG I STM ATIC TR ANSI*' El MCE.I). BY PU-KORAI’II —I’BKSS ASSN., COPYRICTIT ! v Gi-SUOUXK. .Mnrcl i 7. It is announced that .Mr Gerry. S.M., ;it Gisliornc lor the past sever, years, has been transferred to the South Island. ('II AIM.MAN OK CAULK COY DEAD WELLINGTON, March 7. A private cable received by the Eastern Extension Gable Cay to-day stiite.s Sir .John Denison Mender, Chairman of the Eastern and other associated cable companies, died at Loudon yesterday afternoon as a result of an attack of. bronchial influenza. QUESTION OK OWNERS!] IT’. HASTINGS. March 7. An unusual case was heard at the .Magistrate's Court, when His Worship was asked to make an order determining; the ownership of a cycle, the property of a bank clerk, who had left the machine in a right of wav, and which was stolen. The thief sold the bicycle to a second hand dealer who paid £2 for it and naturally wished compensation for this amount. The Magistrate made an order that the cycle bo returned to the true owner and that the second hand dealer would have to put the £.2 to profit and loss. MAIN IN HAWKE'S BAY. HASTINGS, March 7. A long spell of dry weather in Hawke’s Bay was broken yesterday evening when heavy rain fell for some hours, being very welcome to farmers and gardeners. The prospects are for a further heavy fall. MUN IGI PAL CONEERENCE-. WANGANUI, March 7. The Municipal Conference has concluded. The delegates visited the Spiral Pipe Works and were entertained at a garden party this afternoon. Invercargill was selected for the Conference next year. WOMAN’S DEATH. ■ .WHAK AT AN IS, March 7. Lola Marcia Warn, a young woman, who was struck by the pointed end of a tent pole while motoring from Wlmkataue to Tanctua on the night of February 23rd, died this morning as the result of her injuries. OBITUARY. WELLINGTON, March 7. Obituary.—George B. Christie, local manager of the New Zealand Express Company for the past fifteen years. He leaves a wife and daughter. MATING VALUES POLL. AUCKLAND, March 7. A proposal to introduce in Waiteniata County, rating on unimproved values instead of capital was yesterday defeated by 2,393 to 1,251. WOMAN’S SUICIDE, HAWERA, Mar'ch 7. At an inquest on Gladys Ethel Evans, 27, who was run over by a train at a level crossing on Tuesday, the Coroner found last night that deceased committed suicide by throwing herself in front of a train while in a state of deep mental depression. The evidence showed that before the train was due, the deceased was seen in the vicinity of the crossing. When the train approached she walked along the cattle stop, taking no notice of the train whistle. She then appeared to lean over and fold her arms over the rails. Four days previously she had lteen discharged from a maternity hospital where her child was born dead, causing her acute distress. She left a letter couched in endearing terms to her husband, indicating her intention. WOMAN DROWNED. HAWERA, March 7. Frances Caroline Luinsden, a single woman of Feikling, aged 41, was drowned in a bathing pool in Waingongcjro river, Ohoewc, seven miles from Hawera, aliout 5.30 last night. Attempts were made by a non-swim-mer to rescue the woman, who was fully clothed, by throwing to her a log of wood, which she grasped for some minutes. The former ran for assistance to the beach a quarter of a mile a.wav, but when others went to her assistance they found the woman was drowned. MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE. WANGANUI, March 6. The Municipal Conference opened this morning, there being a record attendance of delegates. Welcomes were extended by the Mayor (Mr W. ,T. Rodgers), the Hon. W. A. Veitclf, and Mr A. G. ;Bignell (Chairman of the Harbour Board). Messrs Moflatt (Nelson) and Troupe (Wellington), replied on behalf of the delegates. STRIKE AT HIKURAN'GI. WTIANGARFjI, March 6. Work ceased at Wilson’s Portland Cement Company’s mine at Hikurangi last night, the employees striking on the ground that a breach of the caving agreement had been committed by replacing two men on the face. As the Hikurangi coal company’s mine is deeply flooded and cannot be worked for a long time ,the position will be very serious if the strike at Wilson’s mine continues.