DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1930, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

LATE GUIDE BLOMFIELD. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) DTINEDIN, January 23. The burial of Guide J. E. E. Blomfield, a victim of the Tasman Glacier tragedy, took place this' morning at tne Southern Cemetery. Sir John Sinclair, Mr Walter Raymond, of Timaru, and Md Alexander Sinclair "\ were among the relatives. It was not a public funeral.

CAUGHT IN MOWING MACHINE. CHRISTCHURCH, January 24. ’ Caught in' the blades of a mowing machine, the two and a ;half year old son of Mr Hubbard, a farmer of Ohapuku, near Kaiapoi, was badly injured. He was admitted to the Christchurch Hospital last evening severely rut about the legs. He was reported at an early hour this morning to be on the seriously ill list. Mr Hubbard was cutting oats with the mower, when the child walked in front of it. The child was attended at Kaiapoi by Dr Ramsay who ordered his removal to me Christchurch Hospital, INQUIRY INTO' FIRE. WAIHI, January 24. , An inquiry into the cause, and origin -oi a nre in Adams Street on the morning of December 7th which destroyed an unoccupied four-roomed . dwelling, owned by T'hos Francis. and m wnicii furniture owned by-his wife was; practically destroyed,'.was .held, before. the District Coroner, W. M. Wallmitt. Sergeant I). L, Calwell, for Hie, Rolice, said that the Superintenaeii. c the Fire Brigade had reported out-, breaks oi fire <n three .distinct pla es, and these suspicious circumstances led m the enquiry. The statements were supported by Constables J. Rosborpugh and A. R. Rimmer. The Superintendent, in reply to a representative of me five insurance companies, gave it as his opinion that tlie fire had been caused by some person or persons unknown. The case in proceeding.

arson verdict;.. ~.. ■ T; WAIHI, Jan. ! 25. The Coronial inquiry into tfre.qause and. origin of a fire whereby a fourroomed house owned by Thomas James I Leo Meagher, and furniture owned J by Jus wife, was destroyed, concluded yesterday evening, The ' Coroner said it .was quite evident there was three distinct outbreaks at the time, w;hicli did not suggest that the occurrence was accidental. The verdict would; be | that the fire was'caused by an act. qf incendiarism by some person or persons unknow'n. WHARF AT RAVENSBOURNE. DUNEDIN, January 24. The Otago, Harbour Board decided to-night on the deliberate-, yptp, of ..the j chairman, to accept tlie, guarantee .of the ..Dominion Fertiliser Company that it would put -20,000 tons of material inwards and outwards over a wharf at Ravensbonrne for a period of five years if the board undertook to erect the wharf. The surplus over .20,000 tons in any other year will be carried to tlie. credit .of the tonnange in the succeeding year. Tlie wharf is estimated to cost ,£13,500 and the requisite dredging £BOOO.

CROSSING TRAGEDY. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 20. Struck by the Parnassus express at the Alliance Street crossing on Saturday evening, Mary Isabel Clarke, aged 12 years, was killed instantly The accident occurred at 5.10 p.m. No witnesses of the occurrence have yet been discovered. It is not knt>ivn how it happened. The girl had failed to observe the approach of the train, or took the risk of crossing in front of it. The crossing is not dangerous for pedestrians. YOUNG MAN DROWNED. WANGANUI, Jam 26. No trace has been found of • the body of Maxwell Kerr Garrick, of Auckland, who was drowned off Castlecliff Beach on- Saturday. ; He had been here a. few hours at the most, on a visit, and went bathing. He was 18 years' of age, and was the only son of his parents, who reside at Ngaroma Road, Epsom.