DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 35, 16 June 1913, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

_ o A GRUESOME DISCOVERY. [Per Press Association.] Ashburton, June 16. The manager of the Coldstream estate made a gruesome discovery on Saturday on the beach at Coldstream on the north side of the Rangitata river mouth in the shape of a boot and wader, in which was the skeleton of a human foot. This is thought to be the dismembered limb of the body of either A. E. Darby or C. Nicholas, who were victims to the boating fatality at Rangitata mouth on January 21st last. THE WATERSIDERS' UNION. Auckland, June 16. At a meeting of the..'Water siciers' Union at which 400 wer,e present, ic was resolved that a ballot be taken on the;following questions:—"Are yovi in favor [of making common cause in a united light against the recognition of the scab unionist on the water front in the ports of this country, as existing at the 'present time in Tirriaru, and for the restitution of the 1913 agreement. Are you in favor of no action being taken P" The ballot for this will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, and the result will be sent to the Federation, which will be guided in its future policy by the expression of opinions of the Union's concerned. HOTEL THIEVES AT WAITARA. Several of the guests at the Club Hotel, Waitara, found an unpleasant surprise in the shape of empty pockets waiting for them on Saturday morning. Several lost money from their clothes, and one was minus his watch and chain. On further investigation, it was found that two young men, who had taken a room together on Friday night, had made a quick get away. A representative of the News also passed Friday night at the hotel, but Avas fortunate in being left out of the thieves' itinerary. He was informed that the suspected persons weire two respectable-looking young men, who had taken a room together, and the pressman's informant had occupied a third bed i" the same room, although the men wore strangers to him. He said that his two compan- ■ ions played cards till a late hour, and, had apparently been quarrelling over the game. In the morning they were gone, and so was a fair quantity of loose silver. Strangely enough, the third occupant of the room bad lost nothing. The proprietor of tlie hotel says that the men were strangers to him. He considers that the losers were partly to blame in leaving money loose in their clothing, lying on the floor. Doubtless police investigations will follow,