DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

SIR JOSEPH WARD. [By Telegraph, Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Dec. 2. The Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, is reported to be progressing well. A medical report issued last night as of a favourable hat lire. HUTT NOMINATIONS. WELLINGTON, December 2. Nominations for Hutt bye-election closed at noon. The candidates are:— Johnston (Reform), Kerr (United), Nash (..Labour). EDUCATION COMMITTEE. PALMERSTON N., Doc. 2. Members of the Parliamentary Education Committee arrived last night with the Minister, Hon H. Atmore. To-day evidence was taken and Massey College visited, also the Technical School. The Minister praised the exhibition of pupils work. Mr W. A. Bodkin (Chairman of the Committee) said it compared more than favourably with any so far seen in the Dominion.

The Committee proceeded to Wellington in the afternoon. CAR. AND CYCLE COLLIDE. CHRISTCHURCH, Dee. 2. A young man named Allan James Mitchell was killed in Dunsandel yesterday evening when his motor cycle collided with a car. A pillion rider named Hampton was injured. DAMAGES CLAIM. WELLINGTON, Dec. 2. Arthur ' Cornetti'/ an elderly man, a builder, of Petone, to-day claims in the Supreme Court, £34 10s 6d special, and £450 general damages, from Bernard Jackson Liez, of Petone and Aladelina Liez, his wife, .in respect of her separate estate. Plaintiff was injured- by being knocked down by Liez’s car while Mrs Liez was driving, and negligence is alleged in a failure to keep a proper look-out or exercise proper care and in not being competent to dlrive inasmuch as she did not possess a driver’s license. U The defence denies negligence .and 'alleges contributory negligence in riding on the wrong side of the road, failing to keep- a proper look-out and turning the' bicycle into the side of the carl. •

THREE FIRE CALLS., ■ ; j- ■ ..A ‘ j'}" BLENHEIM, s Dec:.'-2. Blcnhoi m fire ■ brigade had to answer three calls between midnight on Saturday and five yesterday morning. The first alarm was an outbreak; ill a five roomed dwelling Owned and occupied by T. J. Satheley, Eltham lload. A good save was, effected. Two hours later the "building again; burst into flames and together with the contents were almost totally destroy!)!. Insurances on house £SQO, in State, contents £2OO in London, Liverpool, Glqbe. , A third fire occurred in tile 1 busi-ness-.section of the town, a building in Wynen Street,, owned bv Mr' E. H. Healy, M.P., being partially gutted. It was occupied by James-Gordon ns a tyre' vulcaniser>i and motors service station and W. Satherlv, boot re-, pnirer. Insurance £250 on building in New Zealand Office. Gordon is covered by £2OO in Sun and SatliCii’l v by £IOO in Sun.