DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

KILLED BY RAILWAY BUS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.*

WELLINGTON, This Day

An unknown married woman, aged about thirty-five, was run over and killed instantly by a railway bus at the intersection of Staut and Fe-itherston Streets intersection before 10.30 o’clock last night. The only clue to her identity is supplied by a wedding ring, on the inside of which are engraved the initials “J.H.—M.L.V.—-3-2-30”.

. The bus, which was driven by P. J. Carroll, was one ol 1 those used on the Wellington-Lower Hutt run. It is customary for these buses to go a short distance along the road past Lainhton Railway Station in order to turn round. it was while the bus was turning round, the woman was knocked down and killed. She was apparently crossing the road.

The driver of the bus stopped quickly, and after a hurried investigation, communicated with the police. Death must have been instantaneous, for one of tho wheels passed over the woman”s head. The body was removed to the city morgue. HYDRO EXPERT. . WELLINGTON, October 1. Professor P. G. Hornell, the Swedish hydro-electric expert, accompanied by Mr F. W. Eurkert,. Engineer; iin-Chief of the Public Works,.Department, left .Wellington.this evening lor Dunedin. , . in , ... TRAM CONDUCTORS. . AUCKLAND, October 1. “jf each of our 340 conductors missed a twopenny fare a day for each day in the year the revenue'lost to the Transport Board would amount to £1039 yearly,” said Mr Ford, manager of the Board, when giving evidence before the Appeal Board. The Board was considering the appeal of a conductor against his dismissal for allegedly issuing a used ticket to' a woman passenger. Mr Ford said that travellers on trams usually -preferred to mind their own business, and not give evidence in cases against employees. Sometimes they assisted conductors to do wrong. S'orno' conductors lost as many ■as 12 fares daily. Many tram services looked on an open inspection as so insufficient that they resorted to a plain clothes inspector. This was espionage, and did. not exist in Auckland. The Board dismissed the appeal, the employees’ representative dissenting on the ■ground til at there, was only one person’s word against another’s. OLYMPIC TEAM. - WELLINGTON, September 30/ The New Zealand team; which competed, at the British Empire Games in - ■'Canada,' and"afterwards in the United - 'Stittcs/'’is returfling by the A'brangi,due at Auckland on -Sunday: On' its arrival,' 'the team will be met 'by Mr L. A. Tracey, of Wellington/Chairman of the Empire Games Committee.

A BANKRUPT’S POSITION

DANNEVIRKE/'Gctpbei-Y/.

A statement submitted to a meeting of creditors of Dowd Drummond, merchant, of Dannevirke, showed liabilities totalling £3,741 10s 8d and assets £IBOO, with a deficiency of £1941 10s Bd.

There is owing unsecured creditors £3,431 Ms 4d. and to secured creditors £1509 IBs -id. Tlie value of the *eeureties are £I2OO. Bankrupt attributed bis position to the slump affecting a grocery venture, also to opposition m business, and the cut rate competition and lack of .capital. The meeting decided that an accountant be appointed to examine the bankrupt’s books and to investigate the trausm’tiom, between bankrupt and his father. THE PLIGHT OF OOLEBI DG.E. . * CHRTSTOHTJ B.CTT, October 2. To consider representations from small Shopkeepers that -street" lights ■should he switched on at certain ho ups, the Electricity Committee of the City Council met yesterday afternoon. H was resolved that nothing could he done yet owing to the serious position that still • prevailed in the supply of

power. Professor Horncll. the eminent Swedish engineer, will investigate Coleridge next week.