VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 June 1912, Page 5

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS

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HOSPITAL BOARD’S PROTEST

TIMAEU, This Day. -Members of the Hospital Board yesterday „ appointed a deputation td wait on the Hon; G. W. Russell to-day To protest against the Hospital Department with holding a subsidy of £IOO odd, which the Board believes it became entitled to some years ago.. • • VALUELESS CHEQUES. TLVJARU, This, Day.—lt ■ is- reported that a second man, recently in business here, who lias left the town, is “wanted" for issuing valueless cheques. SERIOUS WHARF ACCIDENT. WELLINGTON. This Day. White cement was being discharged from the steamer Navua at Queen’s Wharf yesterday afternoon, John Carr, employed as a hatchman, * was struck by a sling of cement which knocked his head against an iron ladder. He is in the hospital suffering from fracture of the skull and is in a serious condition. , -MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.—Asa result of the recent death of an elderly man named Henry Symonds at tha hospital, Albert David William Clements appeared at the Magistrate’s Court this, afternoon to . answer to a charge of manslaughter. The evidence was heard and the accused committed for trial. DRAUGHT’S CHAMPIONSHIP.

GORE, This Day.—A meeting of the Gore . Draught’s Club , decided to accept the offer of the New Zealand Association to hold the next championship at Gore. ■ v- v found drowned;.,; \

. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day—..TO* body of a single woman named Elizabeth Byrne, ,a. resident..of Spreydon. was .found oh,the:.Ndw Brighton yesterday. The inquest to-day, failed to throw. any. light. on. the -tragedy, and a. verdict of found drowned was returned. . ... ,

THREE HOUSES DESTROYED.

WELLINGTON, , This .Day.—At an early hour this mornifig tlireei dwelhiig houses in Southland .Road, Lya.ll Bajy J and their contents were destroyed--by fire. The fire originated in a, A roomed cottage, occupied ..by vMsssftj* P. McColl, R. Morton, and F..Ferrel|y who had left some clothes Iq. front of the grate. The owned by James Mcßarln and insured in the Phoenjx Office, for £300; contents • were . insured in the « Ocean jv Office for £155-; The second house of six rooms burned down was crimed a«d occupied by Mrs.. Agnes Mcßainr ahH was insured in The State- .Qffice.;cfot j;* 1 £4OO. The same office also hold: a risk of £l5O on the, contents. Th® third IThouse of five rooms destroyed \Va* owned by Messrs Murdoch and Wallis, and occupied by Charles M; Jenkins? I .* <ot was insured in the South British . Office for £4OO. There was no insurannt on the contents. Vv-rii,.

POSITION MUCH IMPROVEDCHRISTCHURCH, This jjay-w The tramway positions has greatly, improved. „ The men have deferred action until after the elections of the Tramway Board; when the matters in dispute will be reconsidered. r