DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

MAORI ROY’S DEATH

(By Telegraph—Press Association).

PALMERSTON N.. April 16

The deatli of a five-year-old Maori hoy occurred at the hospital. The lad was admitted suffering from lock-jaw and it was considered necessary to inject anti-tetanus serum, but the body was too rigid, and an anaesthetic was given under which the hoy died.*

LADY NGATA ILL.

GISBORNE, April 16.

Lady Ngata has contracted the disease from which her son died last week and now lies in a critical condition at her home, Waiomatatini. Neither Sir Apirana nor Lady Ngata were able to attend the funeral of their son on Saturday.

A FIRE

BLENHEIM, April 16

A fire occurred early this morning in the shop of R. Wooster, painter and paperhanger, in Queen Street. The brigade made a good save though the outbreak occurred in close proximity to a large quantity of oils, paints, etc. The contents of the shop were insured for £SOO in Phoenix. The loss is estimated at £IOO. The premises are part of a block of shops owned by W. C. Nicholson, of Palmerston North, the whole of which are insured for £ISOO in London and Lancashire. The dam age to the building is roughly £SO.

THEFT CHARGES.

CHRISTCHURCH, April 16

“Accused has taken down everyone he met” said the Probation Officer of John Herbert Tonkins, 28 years, a salesman, who pleaded guilty to ten charges of theft and false protences in connection with the sale of cutlery. Accused was sentenced to two years’ reformative. Counsel said the man had been sent out from England hv relatives to pick up his health.

YEARLINGS ARRIVE

AUCKLAND, April 16,

Fifteen yearlings, including one trotter, arrived from Sydney by the Uliniaroa to-day. For E. Alison junr. 4, J. Williamson 4, H. Rotherey 2, J. F. Jamieson 2, A. Rhodes 1, D. Penney of Ivawakawaka* 1, Mr Cooper, of Tauranga. (trotter).

COMPENSATION CASE.

AUCKLAND, April 16

While demonstrating a motor cycle in February last, Edward E. H. Diehl aged 17, was involved in an accident and succumbed to his injuries.

In the Arbitration Court to-day, Alice Mary Diehl, widow, claimed compensation from Ormond Earl Ordes, a motor cycle dealer, in respect to the death of her son, it being alleged that the deceased was employed by defendant as a motor salesman and mechanic; that the accident occurred when he was teaching a customer to ride a motor cycle, while he rode in the side chair.

Defendant denied that the deceased had been employed as a mechanic, but admitted that he occasionally made repairs and performed other duties, of his own free will.

The defence raised the question of dependency, counsel saying the plaintiff had to maintain her son. Justice Fraser said the Court estimated the boy’s profit to his mother was about 3s per week. It was not likely he would have married for four years, and the Court must assess the profit he would have been to his mother during that period. Judgment was given on the basis ot ten shillings per week on that basis, so that £lO4 will be paid to plaintiff, together with medical and general expenses and coses. '

A SCHOONER’S ARRIVAL

AUCKLAND, April 10,

The auxiliary schooner Piri, from Melbourne to Greymoutli, lost its rudder in a storm when 250 miles off Sydney and put into Port Jackson with a jury rudder. The vesesl was diverted to Auckland and arrived this morning after a fine weather trip.

AN ISLAND STORY.

AUCKLAND, April 10

Bishop Molyneaux, who arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa, is associated with the story of an adventure in one of the New Hebrides. Several months ago he was informed that a French recruiting vessel had taken away against her will a native married woman. He asked the captain to release the woman and the captain dared him to set foot on the vessel, but the Bishop did so, thrusting aside a gun stated to have been levelled at his head. He had his arms injured by a club and in the confusion the woman jumped into the Bishop’s boat and was carried home in triumph.

BODY FOUND

NEW PLYMOUTH, April Iff

The body of Frederick Golding, aged fifi years, was found this morning in the harbour. He disappeared from Newton King wharf about 1.30 a.m. on April Bth.