DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

BOY DROWNED. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.^ CHRISTCHURCH, November 18. Alick Graham, aged six years, was found drowned at Redcliffs Beach yesterday. He evidently fell off a stone wall while fishing, near his parents residence. AMATEUR ATHLETICS. WELLINGTON, November 18. At the annual meeting of the Council of the New Zefiland Athletic Association among the officers elected were.—Patron, Lord Bledisloe; President, Mr R. W. McVilley; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr L. A. Tracy (Wellington). Track and field championship for 1931-32 season were allocated to' Auckland ; cross country championship for 1930-31 season to Auckland; and road cycling, championship for 1930-31 to Otago.

Affiliation was granted to Otaki, Opuiiake and Tailiape Clubs.

Reinstatement as amateur competitors were granted J. M. Reid (Waimate) and G. W. Brett (Papanui).

ASSISTANT TOWN CLERK SENTENCED..

NAPIER, November 18.

Robert Roy Heath, ex-assistant Town Clerk of Napier, was to-day sentenced to three yoars reformative detention for the theft of £I,BOO, borough money, to which he pleaded guilty.

GAMES OF CHANCE.

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 18,

William Joseph Brosnahan, 36,. and Thomas Cooper, 40, ’both showmen, for playing a game of chance at . Addington show grounds were fined £3O, in default two months hard,' by Magistrate Mosley.

CARRIED A REVOLVER.

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 18,

Before Magistrate Mosley , to-day Thomas Edward Lionel Kelly, 28, a salesman was fined. £ls, in default three months gaol, on a charge of having carried a revolver without lawful excuse.

The police alleged that Kelly had a loaded revolver in High Street on a recent Sunday evening, and that he demanded money from Timothy Ryan, with intent to steal. Kelly’s story, was that he gave Ryan ten shillings for a bottle of whisky, but got no whisky. Witnesses said that Kelly chased Ryan down the street pointing a revolver at him, until he was stopped by the police. A CAR BURNT. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 18. While a sedan car was proceeding along Yaldhurst road yesterday to t(je West Coast, the steering wheel broke and the maohiino caught • Are. Five occupants had a narrow escape. One beoame jammed and was only extricated with considerable difficulty. QUEER HAPPENING. DUNEDIN, Nov. 18. An extraordinary story was told in the Lawrence Court to-day when Ethel Margaret Fahey, aged 20, pleaded guilty to sending to a newspaper for publication notice of her death knowing same to be untrue. The girl’s statement to the police was that her purpose wan to lead a young man in Dunedin to believe she was dead, this man she averred having written threatening to do for her if she did not resume their acquaintance. She denied the advertisement was inserted to mislead her Dunedin creditors. Her advertisement announced her funeral from Milton and burial at Anderson’s Bay. The (sexton phoned the undertaker at Milton pointing out he had no instruction to dig the grave. Magistrate Dixon ordered the girl to come up for sentence if called upon, remarking she was not well educated and apparently was unaware of the seriousness of her action.

PLTJNKET SOCIETY. ANNUAL MEETING. WELLINGTON, November 18. The nnnual meeting of the Plunket Society was held to-day. The work of the Society was praised by Hon. A. J. Stallworthy saying he approved of a further extension of its activities. Appreciation references were made by several speakers to the work.

Sir Trilby King replying emphasised the importance of anti-natal care. He stressed the value of sex and motherhood instruction to young women, saying those who had a Karitane experience were best qualified to give such teaching. He urged that a young woman on becoming engaged should remember the duty they owed the State of keeping in good health. NIAGARA’S MAIL. AUCKLAND, November 18. The Niagara which left Auckland for Vancouver this morning carried 1,384 bags of letters and 93 bags of parcels the greatest number ever placed aboard a ship leaving New Zealand. Extra staff had to lie employed in the mail room to deal with the rush and the last bag was rushed.to the ship two minutes before sailing time.