DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

FARM EMPLOYEE INJURED.

fßy Telegraph, Per Press Association.]

FOXTON, July 2

A youth named Dalgety, employed on a farm at Himatangi, liad his arm and leg ripped by a boar this morning. He was sent to the hospital. The youth fell and the boar turned on him. The wounds are thought to be severe, but are not considered serious, 'the boar was destroyed.

A.S.R.S

PROTEST AT DISMISSALS

AUCKLAND, July 2

The Newmarket Branch of ihe A.S.It.S. expresses apprehension at the serving of dismissal notices on 50 men at Hillside, 45 at Addington, 17 at Auckland, 30 at Palmerston North and the compilation of a list of a further 50 at Otahuhu. They call on the Minister to consider “huge salaries of officers on the first three pages of the classification list,'* and contrast the Department’s attitude oil maintaining and even increasing these salaries, : aiid also in retaining the • services; of all- first division men while hundredsj bf second Ida vision men are dismissed. . . - :

INQUEST VERDICT.

PALMERSTON N., July 2.

A verdict that deceased was accidentally killed on June 2nd through colliding with a railway train, was. returned by the Coroner at an inquest this morning into circumstances associated with the death of Louis Bernard 'Henry, who was killed at Kelvin Grove crossing. Michael Kelly (driver of of the, daylight limited) said the express train wast running eighteen minutes late. Witness blew the whistle when approaching the crossing. The cyclist ■wia| first seen When ,twenty-five to thirty yards from the crossing. He did - not swerve until about to strike the engine. The train had a speed of forty, to forty-five miles. It was a bad crossing when approaching it from the south,; a building obstructing The police evidence waa|, that I deceased apparently failed to liear the whistle and forgot about the '.crossing.

PAKAPOO

WELLINGTON, July 2

Lee Young and Ah Lee were each fined £2O for using premises as a common gaming house. Counsel pleaded that there Was. no difference between selling a paknpoo ticket and selling an art. union, ticket ? but Mr. Page S.M., replied it was (made clear, from ..the authorities that the selling of paknpoo tickets constituted a place a cohimon gaming house. A number of people found on the premises were '.iso f-ntd.

GOT A CHANCE

WELLINGTON, July 2

A.fireman,wjm deserted from Hie Kia Ora with the intention of settling in New Zealand and bringing out his ivife, came before , the Magistrate today on a charge of desertion anu theft of a suit ease and contents. lie said he took the latter to keep himself respectable looking, while finding a job and intended to return it. Mr I age remarked that he was a likoiy licki'g young man and gave him a (nance to make good. He ordered Inn to f jmo up at any time before 12 months.

FRUIT GROWERS CONFER.

WELLINGTON, JuL 2

The annual conference of Frui-gion ers Federation has opeied. President if rash dealt with the ovreilem; mn’is of the work being camel out by - the Fruit Export Board, the growth of the industry and improvement in Imm 1-ng. marketing etc.