DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

DWELLING BURNT.

By Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright

lIA WER A, May 13

A six-roomed I arm dwelling occupied hy Cecil 11. Arden :uicl family, near Normanby, was totally destroyed with the contents hy a Jire tjhat was discovered while the family were absent in Hawern, early on. Saturday afternoon. Insurances on house and furniture £970. No definite theory is yet advanced as to the origin of the fire, though conjecture lias been raised owing to the presence of a strange car seen standing outside tho back door, an hour after the family had departed. INQUEST OPENED. OPOTIKI, May 11. An inquest regarding the death of M’Aleese was formally opened this morning before Mr F. J. Short, District Coroner, and a jury of six. inspector O’Halloran conducted the proceedings on behalf of the police. Patrick Fitzpatrick tated that he had known the deceased for two and a half years. The relatives reside 'at Ballymena, County Antrim. Ireland. Harold Herbert Atkinson, clerk of tho Public Works Department, gave evidence that the deceased was employed by the department. He had known him for fourteen months. He was a good worker of a bright disposition. The police asked that the proceedings he adjourned sine' die. This was done. ■' , \ ! The funeral was held this ;after-_ ,noon, RELIEF FOP SETTLERS. WELLINGTON, May 11. To relieve settlers in the Central Otago irrigation area the Govern meat has agreed to a reduction in the water rates to the exiopt of £6OOO a year for live years. ’ GOVERNMENT GRANTS. WELLINGTON, May 11. Cabinet approval lias been given to the allegation of £ISOO for the completion of the Matau-Kiori road in the. Stratford district as relief work, also for ' the "'allocation of £-1750 for the lfleiilieini-IJopc. ( road for a similar purpose. T*v] »({ rl i ••■{: <’■ ' : .v SINKING OF‘STEAM Ell. ATTEMPTED WITH GELIGNITE, ' WANGANUI, May 13. A box conj-giiiing; live pounds of gelignite, with the necessary cap and ~f.usc, was placed engine room of the, Waiigijiiui JUyer Service steamer “Wakajiai” as she lay at the Pipiriki wliayf last night. • The fuse was lit, l ut it went out alter it had burned to witliju inches of the cap. Access was gained to the engine room hy hr,yaking a window. The packet .of gelignite was placed adjacmit to J the engine, a cap was ataiid. a "length of fuse joined and run out to tlie shore. . Evidently the culjiril*topic tho end of the fuse'ashore an‘d,,tlieii cut'thc headline, with the ‘iesiift, that' tlie .steamer swung out into r tliQ stream. Then the fuse was ignited; liut the plan miscarried, "'The police Lave been asked to investigate. 11 - . i tiiJ !•:* - ’ vi"••»)* ; r?iuo 1, •-> i . •• * • ••• • \ El>rcAfi’(}.\ v AL 'INSTITUTE. WELLINGTON, Ma y 13. The New Zealand Educational Institute held its opening session this afternoon. Mr A. J. C. Hall, of Auckland, in his presidential address conjured up a vision of the future, based on the ideal of the education of the nation. He said that one of the first and .most obvious developnic.i . -out' be found in a victory of re d .ducati m over mass instruction, With siiinHer classes, it would ho pc-sibio for > skilled teacher to .show what re i to-,jiiing could do. ” SAVED FPO.M SUICIDE. MAN JUMPS INTO HARBOUR, WELLINGTON, May 13. About one o’clock this afternoon, a man was discovered sitting on a stringer beneath Eastbourne ferry wharf, and lie declared his intention of drowning himself. Two civilians attempted to secure the man, who immediately jumped into the unpleasantly cold water, hut he wi|s grasped hy a constable who appeared on the scene, and was. brought shivering to the wharf, and thence to the police station. . . .DWELLING FIRE. EE I DOING', May 14. A large dwelling owned and occupied hy George Wells in Chamberlain j SI root, i was-badly damaged hy fire last night. Practically all the contents were destroyed hy fire-and water. Ihe lire apparently started in the kitchen and was well alight when the brigade was summoned. Insurances are unavailable.