DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

BANKRUPT’S STRANGE STORY

ALLEGED LOSS OF £3OO

(By Telegraph—Press Association).

NEW PLYMOUTH, August 30

A strange story was told by Charles Sheridan, now af Hamilton, in a letter to a meeting of his creditors today. He stated that he had sold his farm at Midhurst for £3OO, placed the money in liis pocket wallet and lost it. He also stated that the 'money would have paid creditors in full, but lie now had nothing to offer. He had not the price of his fare to attend the meeting.

9v The creditors will probably find the fare.

SHOCKS CAN BE FORETOLD

SCIENTIFIC SURVEYS ADVOCATED.

CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 28

Tlie statement that earthquakes could he predicted was riadc In’ Mr F. G. Robinson. F. R. G S-, and by Dr C. Coleridge Farr at the New Zealand Institute of Survivors’ ntrrimg

Dr. Farr said there was a duty to humanity to carry on with precise leveling so that prediction would be aided.

It was'decided—'‘That the . institute press upon tlie .Government the need for geodetic levelling 'between the east and west coasts.of both islands, and also for a gravimetric survey of the whole Dominion to be commenced under the control of the Lands and Survey Department.”

ACCOUNTANTS MEET.

■ WELLINGTON, August 31. The New" Zealand Institute of Ac'countants elected the following officers ;—-President, Mr J. L. Arcus. Vice-Presidie.nt, Mr H. Bicknell. Treasurer, Mr Mcnzics. Secretary, Mr Morpeth. Council, Messrs Bruce (Auckland), McOullock ■ (Hawke’s Bay), Menzies (Wellington), Bicknell (Christchurch), " Barr (Dunedin). Support was accorded the proposed establishment. of a commercial library in connection with Wellington City Library and it was agreed to set aside £IOO as a donation towards any commercial libraries in connection with municipal and other public libraries, the maximum amount to any one library to be £25. The advantage of expert direction .of such libraries vto students and others was strongly • stressed. INFANT’S BODY FOUND. AUCKLAND, Sept. 2. Tlie dead body of a female infant, in a brown paper parcel, was found on the beach at St. Heliers Bay. It has apparently been dead about three days. • INCENDIARISM. EXPLOSION BEFORE FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, August 31. A four roomed house at Hornby owned by Mrs S. B. Thomas, was destroyed by fire early this morning, while temporarily unoccupied. Neighbours say they heard ail explosion preceding the fire. " A FATAL ACCIDENT. AUCKLAND, Sept. 2. While being driven to tlie Auckland Savage Club on Saturday evening (by Zante Wood) fatal injuries were sustained by Albert V. Hunt, 65, artist, of Grafton Road. 'The car had stopped below the safety zone at the top of Synionds St. for Hunt to call at a nearby shop for a parcel. He had just passed round the back of the car to cross the road when he was knocked down by a passing car driven by MrS R. Christmas of Mercer Road, Ponsonby, and died in the hospital at 1 a.m. on Sunday. A FATAL ENDING. PAHUTUA, Sept. 2. James R. Symonds. married, with a large family, a gatekeeper "at Kanawa tu Gorge Bridge, who was knocked down by a' car last week, died at Pahiat.ua Hospital on Saturday evening. He never regained consciousness.