DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 August 1920, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

LPer Press Association.)

A FATAL FALL,

DUNEDIN, Tills day.—Thomas Beale, aged 16, a Dunedin lad, was killed at Caivy’s Bay yesterday by falling’ over an embankment on to the railway line. FOUND DYING. DUNEDIN, Tills day.—Alexander Dobbie, a clerk in the Railway Department, 5j6 years of ago was found in a dying condition in a cellar attached to his residence yesterday a.un-noon. There was a wound in his temple and a peatllie was lying beside him. SUGAR STRIKE. WELLINGTON, This Day. Regarding the sugar strike the Hon Mr. Lee and the Chairman of the Board of Trade, and Mr. Newton (the Conciliation Cora miss ’oner) and Mr. 'Harris, M.P., left for Auckland today in expectation of ho dap a conference with the parties to-morrow

RETAIL PRICE OF PETROL. WELLINGTON. / ugust 12 —’ ccowling to a “Gazette” notice the Govor.iment has fixed the maximum retail price of petrol at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and' Dunedin, for c lass A at 32s 61 per case, and for class B at 27s 6d per case ; at Napier and Timarn 33s and 2Ss; at Wanganui, New Plymouth and Gisborne, 35s and 30s; and at Invercargill, 34s 6d and 29s 6d.

DUNEDIN, This , Day

Judge H. V. Borst (Sovereign Grand Sire of tire J.0.0.F. of New York) reached Dunedin on Saturday evening and wan accorded a civic reception and entertained by representative citizens. He is attending various functions under the auspices of the Order, and conferring with the executive, of the Grand Lodge cffiro in Dunedin.

cnrifci j DESTR qyed. WELLINGTON, This day.—The St. Andrew’s Presbyterian• Church, Wellington Terrace, a liandsome wooden building erected in 1878, was destroyed by fire this morning and only four walls left standing. The outbreak originated in the organ loft and was discovered about 2 o’clock when _ a strong southerly wind was blowing but fortunately, heavy rain foil, and the brigade were able to prevent the destruction of a large hail in the rear of the church. The roof of tlm linll wna burned .mid n. (rood deal of

damage was done to the building by water. The Rev. Robertson Orr, Minister of St. Andrew’s is a heavy loser bv the fire, half his large library which was in one of the church rooms being reduced to ashes and other books in Ids fine collection were destroyed in the fire which seriously damaged the church ha'l last year. £t Andrews’s Church is insured in the Presbyterian Church Insurance Fund for £63CO and the contents for £6OO. The risk was distributed by the Church Insurance Board, £659 of the total being placed with the’South British Company.