DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

. CREATED DISTURBANCE. (By Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, Sept. 2. On Saturday evening while a wedding ceremony was being held in the Methodist Church in'Pitt Street, Samuel Robert Campbell, aged 40, a labourer, created a disturbance outside. He refused to go away when warned, and on arrest violently kicked and bit a constable, damaging his uniform and shako. To-day Campbell, pleading guilty to all charges, asked for an immediate prohibition order. “I’ve got work to go to if you’ll give me a chance,” he. said. “I’ve got it for you,” replied the Magistrate (Mr Hunt). “One month’s hard labour and buy a new shako.” . A FIRE. . NEW PLYMOUTH, September .3. Fire at 4 a.m. this morning destroyed the Waitara “Evening Mail” building and Chadwick’s confectionery, incendiarism is suspected. Two kerosene tins recently emptied, were found near the building. Two hundred of hose kept on the reel, was discovered three-quarters of a mile away. The insurance on Chadwick’s building was £6OO, pianola, soda fountain, and stock £595. “Mail,” stock £4OO, building £2OO. DAIRY FARMERS’ LITIGATION. OVERDRAFT GUARANTORS SUED. ;.,y HAMILTON, September 3. - The failure of a --dairy -farmers union, which operated for seven years, led to a lawsuit* amongst the'guarantors of a £IOOO overdraft. .At the Supreme. Court to-day, three guarantors, C. Parker, F. W. Thomas, and R. A. Foreman, sued four others for their share of the guarantee. The case turned on the'contention of'the defendants that their signatures to the guarantee were obtained on the understanding that it would not be effective unless a total of 20 signatures were obtained. Mr Justice Ostler held that this was not proved but that it was agreed that some additional signatures be obtained, whereas only one was added. He, therefore, refused to make an order against two of the defendants, 11. R. J. Southce and B. U. Barlow, who disputed,, the claim, , but made an order against A. E. Fear and J. Livingstone, who had admitted liability at the begining of the hearing. MINER KILLED. FALL OF COAT/ AT WAIRAKI MINE. INVERCARGILL, Sepember 3. Robert J. Dixon, aged 54, of Ohai, was killed this evening by a fall of coal while working in the IV airaki Mine'.

Although strenuous endeavours were made to extricate deceased’s body, it was not recovered till two hours after the tragedy.