DOMINION ITEMS
STATE FOREST FIRE
IN HANMER DISTRICT.
(By Telegraph—Per Press Association)
CHRISTCHURCH, November 1
Damage running into hundreds of pounds was done to a State Forest plantation near Hamner by a fire, which broke out yesterday. It raged for four hours. About 150 acres were affected. Fanned by a strong northwest wind, the fire .spread rapidly. One hundred and fifty men had to work hard to keep it in check. PALLISER BAY WRECK. WELLINGTON, October 31. Tlie boat which was wrecked id Palliser Bay was the “Mapuhi” an auxiliary yacht. The crew comprised J. W. Stall a i'd and his two sons, Basil and Martin. All are safe. The boat is a total loss.
...Player drops dead. AUCKLAND, Nov. 1. • A senior player for the Newton Rugby League Club, Samuel Harris ag id 26, collapsed and died from heart failure during a game at Carlaw Park yesterday. Harris was playing wing-three-quarter for hit club against Devonport, in the final of a seven-aside competition. He was running with the ball, when lie collapsed. The Rugby League immediately cancelled all play for the day.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1931, Page 6
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183DOMINION ITEMS Hokitika Guardian, 2 November 1931, Page 6
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