DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

(By Telegraph—l'er Press Association.)

PALMERSTON X., Oct. 30.

Umifuial circumstances surrounded a case being heard 'before Justice Reed a.t the Supreme Court, in which Peter Olan Pedersen, 'by occupation a fanner, of Takapiiu, proceeded against Barraud and Abraham, Ltd., for the recovery of £563. It was aJleged Unit plaintiff’s son, aged eleven, was knocked down by a car driven bv an employee of the defendant firm, and that plaintiff’s wife who witnessed the accident received such a shock that she died some months later.

Plaintiff claimed for hospital, medical and funeral expenses and also general damages for the loss of his wife.

WHALING COMPANY

DUNEDIN, Oct. 30,

It is understood the efforts of those who some time ago took steps to form a whaling company to operate under license from the New Zealand Government have at last met with success, The necessary capital is now available. The base is to be at Port Chalmers and tho fleet is likely to be at work in the Antarctic next season. RECORD SHOOTING. TAIHAPE. Oct. 30. There was remarkable .shooting in tv fire-off for the 1 Colonial Ammtmichampionship., in Taihape yesterday. Three tied with the possible of.-. 22 birds each; In the five-off J. Whittle lost the fourth bird, H. Quartermnn and H. Belk continued the championship which was not decided until \Quarterman massed the sixty-pecorul bird, Belk winning. .It is a New Zealand record, the previous best being fifty-five Quartern]an shot sixty-one birds with the first barrel. INFANT DROWNED. CHRISTCHURCH, October 30. This morning, Murray James Benjamin Keene, the infant sou of Bernard Frank Keen of Yaldhurst Road was found drowned, head downwards in a garden sump at his home. The boy was seen playing around near the back door at 9.30 o’clock, hut was missed a few minutes later. 1