DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 January 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

OVERDUE YACHT.

YACHTMEN’S OPINION'

(Btj Telegraph—Per Press Association)

WELLINGTON, January 27. The yacht •‘Windward” from Chatham Islands has now been out en loute for Wellington 21 days and naturally there is a certain amount of anxiety, but yachtsmen do not consider there is any need for uneasiness at the present time. There has been a fairly consistent northerly for the last- week or two. but meteorological opinion consider i t will ve a r round to southerly during the next 24 hours and tend to bring the yacht back oil its course, if she has been blown off it.

The “Tees,” which sails from the Chathams to-morrow for Lyttelton has been asked by the Meteorological and Marine Departments to keep a sharp lookout for the “Windward.”

THEFTS AND CHEQUE FRAUDS.

TE AROHA, January 26

Godfrey Frederick. William Guy.. Harfiel.d, on. a charge, of issuing a Valueless cheque for £G 10s, and stealing r. suitcase .with its contents, from a car at Te Aroha. was convicted by Justices to-day j and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on each charge concurrent. On four other charges of theft he was convicted and placed on I robation, .for two years. ,He . was also ordered to make “ ,;l>

IDENTIFED

HAMILTON,, January 26

The identity of a man who was knocked down on the Main South Road Huntiy, and died in Waikato Hospital, is believed to be Herman James Furey aged 4.1, a Public Works employee, of Auckland.

AUSTRALIAN SPRINTER

TO COMPETE AGAINST G, SIMPSON.;

WELLINGTON,; Jniin>'i?y 27. \v J. A. Carlton the Australian isprint .'' champion, lifts accepted ;a'ii Tpvitatiohf.i to come over and jeonipetei against American G; SimpgcmF at( ;Wellingt6tfj-[ on February 2lst. This will .‘-be iKisi- F . . • «'- • . y v j *: 3 j,,.i only . appearance in New Zealand, ; j ! ■ •’ v ■' '7-’. -4 ■ j >,! !) Jij- N ] ■■■• Obituaiy.7—Mrs Thomson, widowthe late A. B. Thomson and mother of F. D. Thomson, permanent head of the Prime Minister's Department. A-etat 83.