DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

SWEDISH EXPERT ARRIVES. (By Telegraph—-Per Press Association. WELLINGTON', Aug. 25. Professor P. J. Horneil, the Swedish engineer .who is to report on Arapuni arrived by the Makura this morning and was met by Mr Eurkert. RADIO MANAGER. WELLINGTON, Aug. 25.. Mr A. R. Harris, general manager of the Broadcasting Coy., of New Zealand, returned from a trip to the United States and Canada. GORED BY A BULL. HAWERA, August 25. Attacked by a vicious jersey bull yesterday on his farm at Hawera, Evan Evans was severely gored about the thigh besides suffering severe chest bruises, and but for the timely intervention of his son who drove the animal off with a pitch fork he woula probably have been fatally injured. He was removed to the hospital and operated upon. He is progressing satisfactorily.

SAD FATALITY. HAWERA, August 25. Frightfully injured about the • head and face, George Morecraft, ugea 80, was found lying near the milking shod on his son’s farm at Mantua, yesterday morning with a shot gun between Ins legs. He was admitted to the hospital, but succumbed shortly afterwards. DEATH FROM FALL. TAUMARUNUI, August 25. When Hugh Thomas Riley, a relief worker, was returning to camp from Ohura on Saturday he missed the step and fell from the overhead bridge to the road below, sustaining injuries from which he died half an hour later. POSTMAN KILLED. OAMARU, August 25. Edwin Thomas Olds, 28, a postman married, was run into by a motor car this morning and killed. He was a member of the North Otago Rugby Union management committee. ATHLETE’S DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH, August 25. Obituary—Minrod Parker, 65, at one time the best all round athlete in New Zealand and father of J. H. Parker, the All Black. Nimrod Parker also coached W. F. Simpson and Hector Burke.

THEFT CHARGES. GREYMOUTH August 25. At Greyttiouth court this morning, Herbert Sutherland Fielding, aged '2o, was sentenced to six witiths on each of three charges of theft and one. charge of unlawful conversion of a car, sentences to be concurrent, He was also committed for sentence on two charges of breaking and entering, CHILD BURNT. DUNEDIN, August 25. Gladys Ward aged 2$ years was badly burned yesterday morning when the paper she was playing with before, the fire caught alight. She was hospitnlled. ACCIDENTLY SHOT. PALMERSTON N., August 25. While out rabbit shooting yesterday a lad named Maurice Danks, aged 15, was accidently shot by a companion with a pea rifle but fortunately no vital organs were affected. Danks was about to gather in a rabbit which had been wounded when the animal commenced to move. His companion fired stricking Danks in the back. He was operateed on this morning.