DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

REPORTED EIRE. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.! BLENHEIM, Dec. 29. It is reported that the dwelling house of Thomas Walker, Grassmere, was destroyed by ifire on Saturday night. No confirmation is available. DEATH FROM INJURIES. HAMILTON, Dec. 29. Renzy Barry,, who was injured in the motor cycle collision at Matamata on Friday, died last night/ HOMESTEAD BURNT. BLENHEIM, December 29. Early yesterday morning) the homestead of Thomas Walker of Grassmere was totally destroyed by fire together with the contents. The house comprised ten rooms. It was formerly a well known accommodation house. The origin of the outbreak is a- mystery. Walker was in the house alone, having just returned from Hanmer. His wife and son were left at Hanmer. Walker was awakened about two the morning and discovered the house ablaze and escaped in his night attire. The flames .made’ a clean sweep. Insurances on house £7OO, on contents £4OO in Sun Office, A separate cover of £l3o on a player piano with the North British and Mercantile. Walker is a heavy loser. Many valuable possessions were lost including a lump of ambergris worth £75 sterling. y\" . HOT SPELL. GISBORNE, December 29ror the sixth day in succession the temperature in Gisborne exceeded *X) degrees, a peak of 98 being recorded COLLAPSED ON BEACH. DUNEDIN, December 26. A young man named Stark, aged 21 years, a resident of Dunedin, collapsed and died on the beach at Warrington to-day. It is understood that Stark, with two friends, had walked to W arrington from Evensdale. The .three had gone in for a bathe and were walking along the beach at about 4.30 p.m. when Stark complained of a violent headache. He collapsed and died almost t immediately. It is thought that the cause of death was heart failure.