DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

LAKH TE ANAU VICTIMS

(By Telegraph—Press Association).

INVERCARGILL. April 8

That the use of a flat-bottomed boat for fishing purposes on Lake Te Anaiu was tantamount to courting disaster, was the opinion expressed during the hearing of the evidence at the inquest this evening on the victims of the Luke Te Allan drowning tragedy, William Horace Thomas and James Douglas Kirkland. Without retiring, the jury returned a vurdict that the deceased were accidentally drowned in Lake To Anau on March 30th by the accidental upsettiug of a flat-bottomed boat.

MANUKA IN THE STORM

WELLINGTON, April D

Passengers on board the Manuka, which arrived at Wellington to-day from Melbourne, had an unenviable time. The vessel left Melbourne at noon on April 3, and wiihin twentyfour hours ran into the cyclone which caused such heavy damage in Northern Tasmania. Rain feli without a break for forty-eight hours and the Manuka was beset with heavy head seas and easterly gale. She made slow progress, hut no damage was. done. Conditions improved yesterday, and improved nearing the port. The Manuka was due yesterday morning.

FLOCK.. HOUSE. BOYS. Wellington, April 8. A party of .some, thirty - boys for Flock House arrived at Wellington by Hie Tainui this morning, leaving for Palmerston North later in the day, on route to Flock House Station. ; •

CHI NESE STOWAWAYS

SICK OF PAPEETE.

WELLINGTON, April 9

The Makura -yesterday brought two stowaways. Law Ke San, who boarded tlie ship at Papeete, and Tai Keketra, labourer, aged 17, who boarded her at Raratonga. Through an interpreter. Law Ke San said be would rather die than return to Papeete. He was ordered to pay £2O, the cost of a third class return tare to Papeete, and on the charge of landing m New Zealand without a permit. was ordered to be deported to Papeete, and pay the interpreters’ fee of 10s 6d. Keketra was fined £5, in dtfault 14 days’ imprisonment.

SOUTHLAND’S MAY FAIR, INVERfCARGILL, April 9

Present indications point to the fact that Southland’s May Fair, which proved so successful last year, and in 1927, will be abandoned this year owing to the inability of the Committee to find a Chairman. The Committee met this afternoon, blit failed to solve the problem, and adjourned indefinitely.

MASSEY COLLEGE OUTLAY

WELLINGTON, April 8

A debilitation, headed by S-ip G. Fowlds. asked the Prime Minister for £87,000 for the buildings required at Massey Agricultural College.

Sir G Fowlds took ocasion to declare that the rumours that the land had Host too much had no foundation.

Sir J. Ward spoke in strong approval of the Col.lege, and said the money would he provided. He did not want the Council to rush into expense, but to take it as required. He spoke of spreading it over two years. Sir G. Fowlds expressed satisfaction with the reply, and said it would ho a tremendous advantage if they could call for tenders for both the refectory and other buildings together, and would effect a substantial saving in Vest.

Sir J. Ward agreed that if the tenders were satisfactory the Government would do its part.

LICENSES CANCELLED. WELLINGTON, April 7. Two men found drunk beside their motor-cycles were fined &>. and ClO.re-, sportively and their licenses were cancel Uid. for a term..