DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 September 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

N.Z. ACCOUNTANTS. (By Telegraph—Press Association). WELLINGTON, Aug. 30. At a meeting of' the Council ’of the New Zealand Society of Accountants Mr W. L. Revell, of Timaru, was elected President and Mr J. M. Elliffe, of Auckland, vice-president. FUNERAL OF EDWARD WALDIE WESTPORT, Aug. 31. The funeral of the late Edward Waldie, one of the victims of the Tiroroa tunnel tragedy, took place this afternoon, there being a lengthy cortege, including a large number of railway formation workers and the Public Works engineering staff. CHINESE STOWAWAYS. AUCKLAND, Aug. 30. Four Chinese, who arrived here by the Penbryn to-day from Suva, owe tlieir lives to wireless. When at sea (three days out from Suva), the captain received a radio that it was likely that there were stowaways aboard. The hatches of one hold were unbattened, and the four Chinese were discovered among the sugar cargo, and were nearly suffocated. But for the wireless massage, they would, have died of /suffocation and starvation,

Appearing in the Police Court today, they were eordered to Ibe deport, ed.

STOWAWAYS FROM AUSTRALIA. AUCKLAND, Aug. 30. Five white men also appeared at the Court to-day, they having stowed away on the Omana at Newcastle. The captain said that twenty others had tried to stow, away. The men were fined the passage money, or, in default, 14 days. LAKE COLERIDGE., , , LEVEL UNALTERED. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 31. .... Though, still over eleyen fept bclpw normal, the level of . Lake Coleridge has been maintained during the past three days. The level at 9 V clock this' morning was 1658.75 feet, this representing an increase of point 0-5 feet over Saturday. Only point one of an inch of rain fell for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. to-day, but there is a prospect of more.