DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

AT ROTORUA. (By Telegraph—Per.Press Association) ROTORUA, May 7. After a keen campaign the Mayor Air T. Jackson was returned with a majority of an excess of two to one over Mr C'linkard AI.P. Five of the ■ six retiring councillors supporting Mr Jackson were also returned. MISSING MAN. ROTORUA, May 7. Robert Afatbais, aged 19, is niisging on Lake Rotorua since Sunday. His canoe and paddle was found floating, but there is no trace of Matluus yet.

THREATENING LETTER CASK. AUCKLAND, May 7. Alexander Lawson McLeod Hall was found guilty of sending to Alma Grey, a letter threatening to kill her two sons. Hall, who formerly lived in China, was alleged to have written to Mrs Grey (his late wife’s sister) in an effort to secure the return of certain possessions belonging to his dead wife. In a letter he told the woman that he had enlisted the services of certain Tongs of which he was an honourary member.

A Chinese interpreter said that the Tongs were not the murderous societies read about in novels, but friendly lodges, Judge Smith said that the character of the Tongs was immaterial so long as the letter stated that the Tongs, whoever they were, were going to kill

some one. Sentence was deferred. BANKRUPT’S STATEMENT. CHRISTCHURCH, May 7. A Reflation in the price of wool and land values and the that the business depression had caused him to put all his private assets into the business of William Goss Ltd., timber merchants, were reasons, given for the bankruptcy by William- Goss to-dav. The deficiency is estimated at £6,700 with £20,000 owing to secured creditors and £2,700 owing to unsecured creditors. Bankrupt saifi he had invested over £9,000 in a farm in Marlborough, The farm did not pay and was taken over by mortgagees last December. His timber firm had been hit by stagnation and depression. Goss .said that a few years ago he wa« a comparatively wealthy man. The Assignee and the creditors expressed sympathy and a resolution that lie he allowed to retain his furniture and effects to the value of £6OO.

INQUEST VERDICT. GISBORNE. May 7. Accidentally killed bv gas poisoning was the verdict returned by Coroner P. H. Harper this morning at an'inquest- on Walter Henrv Morrow, who was overcome by gas fumes on Tuesday. ’Phe 'Coroner added that hp trusted the unfortunate accident would impress upon the Gas Company the necessity of employing not less than two men on work of this nature.