DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

RAILWAYMAN KILLED

(iiy Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, July 2. A middle-aged man, Arhibald John Shepherd, married; residing at 11 Dacre Street, Oaversliam, was killed in the railway yard this afternoon. He was employed in the goods foreman’s department' and had finished work, when a line of eight cars was 4 being shunted into the north end station. Hfe attempted to board the nearest car, but slipped; and the whole eight, passed over him, cutting him to pieces.

A HOSPITAL SUICIDE. . MASTERTON, July 2. An inquest on David Ogilvy, a wellknown Masterton , business man, who was found dead in a bath in Glenwood Private Hospital this morning, with his throat cut, was held this afternoon, before Mr J. Miller, S.M. A verdict of suicide was returned,* the Coroner commenting that it was one of those unaccountably sad things that happen. The evidence showed that deceased had never given any indication of committing suicide.

VETERINARY SURGEONS. ' J WELLINGTON, July 3: The annual conference of. Veterinary Surgeons 'to-day,, Dr Reakes, Director General of Agriculture, presiding. Fifty members of the profession were present from all parts.; ■ ' ; ' ■' j ' - ■'

L‘r Reakes in his presidential address covered many problems of interest to members and particularly to the farming community.

GABRIELLA STOWAWAYS,

GREYMOUTH, July 3

Peter Fitzgerald, 25, and Gilbert Mitchell Robinson, 24, stowed away on the Gabriel la at Sydney. Being a bricklayer and* a labourer unemployed, they came to Greymouth to assist in the ’quake reconstruction. • The Captain said they worked well on the voyage and owed the boat nothing. . Mr - Meldrum, S.M., convicted them and ordered them to come up for sentence . within three months.

SUNDAY TRADING.

TIMARU, July 3

On a charge of Sunday trading, Joseph Selway, licensee of the Shamrock Hotel, was fined £2O hy C. R. OrrWalker, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court to-dav.