DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

OPERATIONS 0E SHIPWRECK. RELIEF SOurETY. By Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright. DUNEDIN, .May 29. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Shipwreck Belief Society, it was report.©ii Hint during the year the largest amount voted was .9100 L> the crew of the ’I liomas Bryan, the trawler, wrecked off Coromandel coast, and .950 each to the crews ol flic fishing boat, Awafea, and the schooner, Elsie May. Ilie Union Steamship Coy. officers were warmly thanked lor the handsome sum of L' 192 collected lor the society on the Company’s steamers. EVANGELINE BOOTH. WELLINGTON, May 29. Commissioner Hay lias received a message from New York stating that while Evangeline Booth, who was injured ill a motor accident, stillered concussions of the brain and many contusions, she is making a good reemery. FOOTBALLS WANTED. COCOANUTS USED BY NATIVES. WELLINGTON, May 29. The local Rugby Union lias received an appeal from the island of Aitutnki for a couple of old footballs. The natives there are very keen and play barefoot, but the letter says they find it rather had potting goals with cocoaunis. The union count not resist thus end forwarded two new balls. £3OO STOLEN. BURGLARS RAID STRONG ROOAI. NEW PLYAIOUT May 27. The premises of O. O. Ward, Ltd., drapers, were entered on Friday night and just over £309 was stolen. Next morning tiie strong room door and the safe were found open, and the cash contents were missing. There was mulling to indicate bow the building was entered, but it is thought that clever burglars were at work. Notes and coins were taken, all cheques being left. Two cash registers were rifled without damage to the mechanism, showing that the thieves knew, or discovered, the combinations of the locks. It is now revealed that a Hawcra establishment was recently robbed of goods and £9O.