DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

BUS STRIKES TRAIN

B Telegraph— Press Assn., Copyright

CHRISTCHURCH, April 9

Two passengers were injured when a. Cliristchurch-Timaru bus collided with a goods train from Little River at Hornby Crossing. Those whose injuries necessitated removal to the hospital were:—

Archdeacon IT. Purchas, of Geral dine.

. Mrs H.. C. Johnston, of Pleasant Point.

The former suffered bond injuries and shock, and Mrs Johnston severe bruises and shock. ]3oth the bus and train were travelling at a slow speed. The bus drove into the engine, and the train pulled up propmtly. The' bus was turned round.

The chief damage was a badly battered ibonnet and wing, a smashed windscreen. The crossing is open, and is generally regarded as safe. The driver was not injured

\ ARCHDEACON PURCHAS

CHRISTCHURCH, April 10.

Archdeacon Purchas, injured in the crossing smash yesterday is still seriously ill.

MILLERTON MINE ACCIDENT. WESTPORT, April 9.

A-serious accident occurred at'Millerton yesterday morning, when Joseph Morgan, a miner, was hit on the head by a mine prop. At the time, Mr Morgan was in the mine, and some stones slipped and the prop which fell hit him on the temple.' He was attended by Dr MoClymont and brought into the Westport Hospital, where ho was immediately operated on. His condition is regarded as serious. Mr Morg.au is a married man with a large family.

COLLISION ACCIDENT.

MAN INJURED.

AUCKLAND, April 9

Cuts on the head and one leg were received by Albert A., Tate, of Waimauka, when a motor van lie was driving was struck by the engine of the south-bound train on the railway crossing at Waimauku.

AUCKLAND TAXI WAR ENDS. AUCKLAND, April 9.

The taxi war waged in Auckland ro« many months has ended, the three leading companies, operating 170 cabs, having announced an increasing scale of charges to come into effect before Easter. The new fares will, l>e Is per mile for the first two miles, 2s 6d for three miles, 3s for four and five miles, each additional mile after, five to be sixpence.

MAN CONFESSES THEFT’.' WELLINGTON, April 9.

“I don’ want innocent men to suffer, I will tell the truth. X, took the thing.” In this dram‘a(tic fashion Thomas Hunter confessed to the police that he alone was responsible for the theft of a cash box, containing £57 17s lOd from the Terminus Hotel recently. In addition to Hunter, two others. Richard Jones, alias Preston, and Richard Haslam Smith were to-dav charged with the offence. Hunter was committee for sentence, and the others, who pleaded not guilty were committed for trial.

VALUELESS CHEQUE ISSUED

HAMILTON, April 10

Two veairs imprisonment with hal’d labour was imposed on Frederick Rushing, aged 36, when ,he appeared in the Hamilton Supreme Court on a charge of issuing a valueless cheque of £7. It was stated that accused had a long list of previous convictions.

Mr Justice Smith remarked that accused had been living a life of crime since 1924. As far back as 191/ theie were convictions against him. If he was again convicted he would be declared an habitual criminal.

RAINFALL BOOM

NEW PLYMOUTH, April 10

Taranaki farmers are rejoicing over the rainfall of over one inch in two days and this, with warm temperatures, lias produced a good growth of grass thus extending .the dairy season and ensuring .plentiful winter feed. Electric power is now fully restored.

NO CIVIC RECEPTION,

AUCKLAND, April 10,

So far no civic reception has been arranged in Auckland for the flying officers Piper and Kay (due here from Sydney on Tuesday), the first New Zealand born airmen to fly from England to Australia.

The Mayor was approached by a deputation from Mangere, Kay’s home district, but Mr Baildon refused a request for a civic reception. ‘‘This is becoming now an everyday occurrence and I really can’t see the necessity for it.”

THE C OVERNORrGENERA L

CHRISTCHURCH, April 10

The Governor and Lady Bjeclisioe left Christchurch this morning for Dunedin.

SERIOUS INJURIES

CHRISTCHURCH, April 10,

David Shaw, aged 21. has been hospital led with concussion and condition serious, the result of being thrown off a motor cycle through a collision with a. cow.