DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 June 1919, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

'• A CASE OP LEPROSY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Greymouth, May 31. A cats of leprosy has been discovered fct Blackball. The patient is a. male find, with a contact, will he removed to {Quail Island. THE GREYMOUTH EXPLOSION. Greymouth, May 31. There are ao further particulars available rsepecting the attempt to blow up Simpson's house. I CANADIAN STRIKE AND SHIPPING.

■ Dunedin, May 31. The Canadian strikes may possibly affect the departure of the mail a teamton from Vancouver. No definite timetable has been announced for the MaJmra's departure from Vancouver for Auckland, but she may possibly' leave there at the end of next week, and the Niagara leaves New Zealand early in * June. RUNT ISLAND CASTAWAYS. 'Auckland, May 31Tft* Ho?. T. M. Wilford, Minister ot Valine, has wirelessed to the Administrator of Samoa, for a steamer to visit KHni Island to investigate the report pf cutaways Teported there- The island it leased to lever Bros, for 89 years. "EOBBEHY ON NIAGARA. Auckland, Last Night. S a robbery occurred on board the ifia£«Y* abwt 8 p.m. on Saturday, when clothing and otter articles to the value of £BOO were taken from a saloon cabin. On bring reported to detective* at fl fun., they searched the vessel until ? a.m. without results. While further . (parch was being made this morning one of the articles, .a fur coat valued at £l2O, mM found floating the vessel, «s though it had been pushed through jjjg, No other articles hav» t> een