DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

A DANGEROUS MAN.

(By Telegraph —Per Press Association)

STRATFORD, March 17. Sydney (has. Ross, alias Rosbetter alias Broncho Bill (40), was sentenced to three riionths gaol for assaulting a constable and using obscene kmguage. Sergeant Power said the accused rushed into the street, yelling at the top of his voice and using bad language. He branished a knife, but said Sergeant Power, his intentions with regard to the weapon were not clear.

Accused went into a house, and when the police arrived, lie rushed at Constable Rush ton and threatened the officer with a fire shovel. “Accused was n dangerous man who had previously served two years lor (.'UIIIF ing bodily harm. He was a danger to the community,” said the Sergeant

SUVA FLOODS

AUCKLAND, March 17

Just when Suva, was settling down after the floods, the latest news was received of the hurricane which swept Latoka, the chief sugar port of the island and 11a Sigatoka and Penang. The gale accompanied by a drenching rain raged all night, on February 21. At daylight there was seen wrecked buildings, ruined crops, and lifeless bodies.

A landslide overwhelmed a native village killing thirteen and injuring eighteen out of thirty-five. At Drasa, one hundred out of 125 were swept away in Hoods. The total loss of life is unknown, hut 178 are known to be buried and many others were seen floating to sea. For fifty miles at Sigitoka no Indian or Chinese store remained Stand-

Much praise is given to Coloniol Sugar Coy. staff for relief work. Many stories of heroism, including that of a young Fijian, who crossed a flooded river twice and ran forty miles with news of the disaster.