DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

A CHILD’S DEATH. (By Telegraph—Prees Association), ' WELLINGTON, August 29. The death occurred at the hospital at 1.30 this morning of Timothy O’Rouke, an 18 months child who was severely scalded as the result of the upsetting of a pot of boiling tea over himself on Wednesday afternoon. CUSTOMS REVENUE. LAST QUARTER’S INCREASE. WELLINGTON, August 28. The total customs duties collected in the Dominion tor the quarter ended June 13, amounted to 'i?lj93'7;286. For the corresponding quarter last year, the amount collected was £1,881,534. The excise duties for the same periods amounted to £136,781 and £207,406 respectively. MOTOR GOES OVER BANK. • DUNEDIN, August 28. A motor truck owned by S. Landreth, Comanys Bay, went over the sea wall on the Lower Peninsula Road to-night. The truck was in charge of Landreth, and was returning from the city, loaded with empty milk cans, and the steering rod oroKe at a corner, the truck going over the bunk and falling about 20 feet with its wheels in the air. The tide was at flood and Landreth was imprisoned in the cab, but he managed to make his escape with out injury. STEAMER RENAMED. WELLINGTON, Aug. 29. The ex P. and 0. liner Razmak, purchased by the Union Co. to replace the Tahiti, will be renamed “Monowai.” THREE MEN BUSHED. WHAKATANE, August 29. A party of three Teteko residents, Ronald Robertson, Harry Pryor and J. Raerino went to Rottma bush pig hunting on Wednesday morning .and have not returned. ■ Their car with clothing and provisions was left at the roadside, where they entered the bush. A search party was out all day yesterday without result. A party of over twenty left at daylight to-day to continue the, search. FRAUD CHARGE. PALMERSTON N., August 29. Four charges of obtaining credit by fraud was admitted by William Gunn aged 42, a labourer in the Magistrate's Court. Accused was sentenced to two months on each charge to be cumulative. The police stated accused owed two hundred and seventy pounds for maintenance for his wife and children whom lie left destitute in Timaru. He was living with a woman whom he called his wife,

DIVERTING RIVER. INTO LAKE COLERIDGE. CHRISTCHURCH, August 29. A start was made to-day to divert the Acheron River into Lake Coleridge. The work is being undertaken in order to increase the level of the water in the lake and enable an adequate -supply to be kept up for the hydro-electric generating station, which supplies Christchurch and Canterbury. Measures have already been adopted to conserve the demand. BUILDING BURNED. CAMBRIDGE, August 29. Victoria House, a twelve roomed wooden building, one of the oldest (Structures j,n (Cambridge, owned by Mrs Violet Goodwin of Claudelands, and unoccupied at present, was totally destroyed by fire in t-lie early hours of this morning. ' The building was lately occupied by Mr R. A. White, as a boardinghouse, who left only last Saturday. The insurance is £650 in the Commercial Office.