DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1931, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

EXTRA DITION CASE. / By Telegraph—Per Tress Association ; WELLINGTON, September 8. After 'hearing further legal argument in the extradition case, in legat’d to Reid ,wanted in Colombia for alleged defalcation as a hank clerk, Magistraete Page said he proposed to give a ’ decision in writing shortly and formerly remanded Reid for a week. SHOOTING FATALITY. GISBORNE, September 5. A verdict of accidental death was returned by" the ■Gprone^^h;, the inquest on Frederick Stanley 'Burrough, aged 37, a shepherd, of Strath,allan station, who died from the effects of a bullet wound- in the stomach last Sunday. Burrough was inspecting the sights of a rifle on a bench when a charge exploded. SNOW IN ASHBURTON. ASHBURTON, September 6. Early on Saturday night snow commenced to fall in Ashburton. The. ground received a white coating but jt rapidly disappeared under the bright warm rays of the sun this morning, /rile snow was followed by a frost of 11.8 degrees. Although the weather was clear in Ashburton yesterday afternoon fairly heavy falls of snow were experienced in the Mayfield and Methven districts, the depth being from one to two .inches. * * COLLAPSED; IN BUS. , CHRISTCHURCH, September 7. Alfred Edward Grand, a single man, of 26, Bishop Street, aged sixty,- collapsed -and died on his way to the Hospital. Mr Grand, a retired farmer, had been at the New Brighton Trotting Club’s meeting, and boarded the bus a few minutes before five o'clock. When he collapsed an ambulance was called, but on its arrival at the Christchurch Hospital it was found that Mr was dead. No inquest will be necessary.

ECONOMIC COMMITTEE. .WELLINGTON, September 8. A special Parliamentary Economic Committee this morning heard the evidence from Mr ■Mja-leolm Fraser, Commissioner of Unemployment, witn reference to the problems facing his Department. Mr F.v- W. Furkett, Under Secretary of the Public Works Department, will appear/before the committee this afternoon.

A COMET. WELLINGTON, September 8. Mr Adams, Government Astronomer, says a comet is passing close to the sun, closer than any of the periodic comets. It rises before the sun and is moving right away. He gave the position to-day as ten hours 46 mins, right ascension, and four degrees 32 minutes north declination. On September 16 it will be ten hours ’47 mins right ascension and three degrees 55 minutes north declination. The comet therefore will not become brilliant as seen from the earth.