DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

M.OTOR CYCLIST’S ACCIDENT. [By Telegraph, Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, December 3. Injuries so severe that his right leg had to be amputated were received by Samuel Shepherd, aged 45 years, when a motor cycle which lie was riding collided with a taxi cab at Epsom about 2.45 o’clock this morning. Shepherd, who is a baker, was on his way to work. Shepherd is a married man, with a large family. His condition is reported to be critical. G OVER NOR-G ENERAL. PALMERSTON N., Dec. 4. This morning the ceremony of laying the foundati m stone of the new buildings at Massey College was performed ly the Governor-General. Included among those present were Hon Forbes, Hon Newman, Hon G. J. Smith, Sir Geo. Fowlds (Chairman of the College Council). l.ater the Governor was entertained at lunch hv the Borough Council. This afternoon he was accorded a farewell by the citizens. FALSE PRETENCES. GISBORNE, Dec. 4. Aliou-en Alan Gibson, 39, a Canadian was ordered two years’ probation to follow equal terms he is now serving, by Air Harper, S.M., at the Police Court this morning, on two charges of obtaining goods by false pretences to which lie pleaded guilty.

WATERSIDER FATALLY HURT. WELLINGTON, Dec. 3. James Kirkwood, a waterside worker, of 151, Adelaide Road, died this afternoon as the result of injuries received when a tray holding fifty boxes of butter fell on him, when he was helping to.load the Rangitikei. He received a fracture of the skull, and a fracture of the spine. FOUND DEAD.' WELLINGTON, Dec. 3. Archibald Lawrie, aged 68, residing at 67, Coromandel Street, was found dead in his bed this morning, with an artery in his left wrist seyered. An inquest will be held. UNSUCCESSFUL OPIUM RAID. WELLINGTON, December 3. A large party of detectives and plain clothes policemen raided Haining Street, in the city’s , Chinese quarter, this afternoon, and for iivell over an hour carried on a fruitless search for 'opium. The iarrival of the Makura and MaramaTrom Sydney, had evidently suggested new supplies of the drug. On entering three of the houses, the thoroughness of the search was made apparent to the crowd gathered outside by the sounds of olcl floor-hoards being pulled up. Nothing was left undone to find any opium which might he secreted away. While the search was (proceeding the entire Chinese population of Haitiing ■Street seemed to gather on the footpath opposite, and judging by their animated chatter and the happy expressions on their faces, it would not take much imagination' to guess that the Celestials knew that there was nothing in the houses being raided.

CONTROL OF SANATORIA. PALMERSTON ,N.. Dec. 3. At a conference to-day here, delegates from the Hospital Boards of the North Island declined to form a group to take over the administration of the Pukeora and O'taki sanatoria from the Health Department, in view of the fact that these two institutions were being economically run already, the conditions of admission . ueie satisfactory, and there was nothing to show that the Board could run these sanatoria more efficientlj.

MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED. GISBORNE, Dec. 4. Serious injuries were sustained by a young man named AY. Fountain v 10 was driving a wool lorry near Tangihau Station, whan the lorry left the road rolling down a steep h,U>le. somersaulting several times. Fourtain's injuries include broken 1 and injured hack. found DEAD IN CHATR. FEILDING, Dec. 2. The Rev. P. AY. Jones, a retired A!ethod Ist Minister, was found dead in a chair at his residence to-day by « visiting minister. He bad been liy:in„ nine since bis wife died a couple </ years ago. Deceased, who was about 80 vein's of age, was a pioneer minister here.' He took the services when the original immigrants arrived in 1874. He was then stationed at Foxton. He always was a sturdy battler for Prohibition, and was president of the local Prohibition League for many years.

fast scoring. WHANG AREI, Hee. 2. There was a sensational climax in a cricket competition match on Saturdav. Railways set Nomads 65 to get in' 2o minutes, it. J. Hunn received seven balls, scoring as follows:. 6, 4. 6. 6,6, 6. 4. Nomads won with two minutes to spare. APPEAL LODGED. AUCKLAND, December 4. An appeal has been Hedged by Mr Dickson, who defended George Caffery on the charge of the murder of Thos. I Jev y l,y stabbing in August, against •(jhe sentence of twelve years’ hard labour on a count of manslaughtei. Caffery, aged 34, is a quarter-caste negro.