DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

THREATENING LETTER CHARGE. f ßy Telegraph—Per Press Association) TIMARU/ 'July" 31. V : . At the Supreme Courf .Jbhn AVillifUn ißouiidhill came up .for on a . charge of having written a threatening letter to the Chairman of the South Canterbury Power Board. He was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within 12 months. A SENTENCE. . WELLINGTON, July 31. Valentine Charles Blake, who had pleaded ' guilty to receiving postal notes and postal stamps sent .through the-post - to organisers' of .thet-VLucky . Bog’’,>Arfc c Union, knowing them tto: have hften.dis- 3; - honestly obtained, was sentenced by S|i)' o: - AI. Myers to' fifteen months hard labour.. ; UNEMPLOYaSkT , BOARD |f •* |j AVELLINGTON, July 31. Hon. Smith-.(ChaJTman. bf “the.Rnetn- , ploy men t Board) announces. the. ’ ap-.. pointment. of thd followingmembers’ for a term of two years. • ' . ■ James Symon Jessep of Wairoa (Deputy Chairman), . AValter (Bromley of Wellington and Percy Richmond Climie of Christchurch. _ _' ' Air ’Bromley 'was ft member'of the original Board, but. resigneu owing to private work. '' , SEVERE THUNDERSTORM., * iw A HOUSE DAMAGED. 1 : Wellington, July ai. Pimmerton experienced a very heavj thunderstorm, one of the worst, ever in the district at 4.20 this; morning. It lasted about twenty minutes, half an inch of rain falling in that time. Tele., phonic and electric light services were dislocated. A house occupied by D. G. Finlayaon was struck by lightning and considerably damaged. The weather boards were torn off and roof pierced. Buildings generally were knocked about. No one was injured. Three occupants received a slight shock.