DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

MAN KILLED. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association. ASHBURTON, August 2. Henry Geo Daniel Burgess, engaged in tree felling at Mayfield,. was killed when a tree, hauled down by a tractor, fell across him this morning. He leaves a widow and four or five young children. y, BOOK MAKING AKRESTS. WELLINGTON, August 3. The police made four' arrests on Saturday of men who will appear tomorrow' on charges of bookmaking. One of these was fined a considerable sum a little time ago. STEAMER'S STRANDED. WANGANUI, August 3.' Two coastal vessels, the Kaitoa and Gabriella, grounded at -the entrance to the port early this morning. After six hours, they were floated off j without sustaining, damage. ~. i ! ■ I A BANKRUPT GAOLED. ’■; ; ,' ■ ’ '' DUNeUIN. Aug. 4. •At the Police ' Court, . Alexander Hamilton Walkinshaw,' .a bankrupt, fqri failing to keep; proper books, was sentenced, to-.tjyenty-one days imprisonment, ,to l>e .treated., as; a first class prisoner, and on a oliarge of false pretences admitted to. Twelve months probation., ’ .. ... : ! ‘ HASTINGS FIRES HASTINGS, Aug.. 4. A six roomed house owned by George Findlay, a. baker of Hastings, was totally destroyed by fire -last night. The house had been tenanted by H. R. Murray and family, but they vacated it on Friday and at the time of the outbreak was unoccupied. The insurances" are unavailable. A second outbreak occurred at two deblock-tW J morning iW- it ' house in Rivei-lea 'Road occupied by r J. ' -S : . PVright. The flfimes -had- a good hold When the 'Brigade Arrived hut they SO-on had them subdued, and not - a grejxt deal'of damage wuig' done.- There was am insurAhofe' of £2oo’on tlte furniture in : ihe ‘Sun Office. But' the 'building insurance wak=: unavailable'." wi ‘.iv -■ \ I - /ALPINIST INJURED. STRATFORD, August 4. f Walter J. Hall, while climbing Mount •■Egmont v on):;l,us. jee axe! which . penetrated, his chest, , but

, the'effect of. +lje injury will! not he known for sqjue days.; ~,A r,esc,ub' party •set (pit frpipj Strqtford-Hpuse the SP -.bad; that-.,it was f realised, the, injured, man: -would haye \to. be taken to . north Egmont. It took him down, but the difficulties of many of crlcoidd : -ed- man- had to-he-assisted- on - his- 'feet •! over part of the way. -..J Tliree members of the rescue party i are now: missing. Messrs Haldane] ; Uivrela'kerU>fiStratford House), L. Gib-1 son- and a Public Works employee. Some uneasiness is felt but the fact that Haldane knows the mountain will allay anxiety to some extent. ! ' ! 'Cohdj.-; tions on the Mountain are very',- bad,: there being much snow and ice.