DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

MOTORIST’S APPEAL.

AGAINST DAMAGES AWARD

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

WELLINGTON, August '4

Counsel for Leonard Mervyn Wallace, against whom a jury awarded £507 of a claim of Arthur Hirschorn for damages, applied to the Supreme Court for a non-suit, a new trial, or a verdict for defendant. The case hinged upon liability for failing to signal an intention to turn. Him-honi, a motor cyclist, as r severely injured, Mr Justice Reed reserved!his .decision.

JEWELLER GASSED,

HAMILTON, August 4

Lionel Joseph Bellve, single middle aged, a jeweller at Hamilton, was found dead in his shop in Victoria Street this afternoon. The circumstances point to gas poisoning':

SUDDEN DEATH

FEILDING, August 4

With tragic • suddenness, Frederick Gj Woollams, chemist, died at his shop premises this afternoon. He .bad just had lunch, and collapsed in the street. He was, carried into the shop, and a doctor on arrival .pronounced life extinct. Heart failure was the cahse. He leaves a widow and a

grown up family: of one-spn. .and,-two daughters, all of whom are married.

BEQUESTS TO

CHRISTCHURCH, August- 4

' Under the will of Mrs Anne Taylor Cumming, who died last week, the following charitable bequests were made: South Island Methodist Orpiianage £150; Methodist Church Foreign Missions, £SO; Addington Methodist Church £150; Presbyterian Social Service Association, £6O; Dr. Barnado’s Homes, £2OO.

EXPRESS STRIKES CAR,

CHRISTCHURCH; August 4

James Stafford, a t veterinary surf geon, living at Springstoii, suffered injuries to the head when his cat was strjuck -by a Christchurch' boiiild"express train at Dunsandel at 4.30 this evening. The car was passing over tlie level crossing wliefir th§ drain-’ "struck it, carrying it twenty--yards. Stafford was then unconkcibus: He re l ceived medical attention--on the spot, and was brought ’td Christbhurch in the guard’s van. • He 1 recovered consciousness ,nnd was 'able to walk to the ambulance. He was--admitted to the hospital. tIKV - •

SEVERE DROUGHT,

WELLINGTON, 'Aug. 5,

' Ma*• L-egge, -Chairman of'"ithe -.Fa-rm Board-, stated; {that. sevbvet-drought-, conditions had -given rise to.-mn...emergency the, us4i«.of (blow/ /priced wheat aisdiyelstQck -feed;.:iv.He,said ,sbv--ere 'draught-had v eaused,! d.-.-shontag© of. regular feed for cattle.- and-,syyine.-,and suggests relief of over stocked wheat by ’ this /method rtf 1 f; *