DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1932, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

PROBATION GRANTED

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CHRISTCHURCH, June 30,

Probation for two years was extended to Joseph Patrick -Kelly, shop assistant, aged 20, who appeared for sentence in the Polic e Court on a charge of stealing-an overcoat and watch of a v°lue of £5. the property of Harold Quill, Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., said the report of the probation officer at Greymouth was not too satisfactory. A condition of probation was that the accused must reside in Greymouth or in such place as the probation officer deemed fit. . NEW ZEALAND ROTARY. HAMILTON,, July 1. The Rotary Club at Hamilton has received a cable from the Rotary International, Chicago, -stating that the nomination of Mr Harry Voider to the office of District Governor of New Zealand was confirmed at the Seattle Convention where 1 5159,. Rotarans, representing 53 countries were present. ANOTHER FIRE. , TOLOGA BAY, July 2. The third recent fire occurred this morning when a general store owned by W. A. Tullock ■of Mount Eden; Auckland, and occupied by J. D. Thornton, was destroyed with the contents. This leaves only -six, shops on one side of the 'main street where fourteen used to stand. The stock is: insured for £ISOO in National. The building insurance is unavailable.

-SUICIDE AT TIMARU. TIM.4RU J”>v 1

An inquest into the circumstances stu'voundine the death of Robert Henry Morgan, who was found hanging at Gilchriut’s butcher’s shop by an employee named Norman Stanley Paisley at 7 a.m. to-day was conducted before the Con-oner, Mr A. T/.- Gee. The vp>--dict was that death had been caused by deceased hanging himself whilst in a,fit of demression. The Coroner added -ft rider that it was to be regretted that Paisley had not immediately cut tilie tody down, as the time was so short between deceased’s leaving home and the finding of the body that there was a poss/bi'ity of some spark of life still remaining when. Paisley found the body.