DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 December 1925, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per fiesn Aaaociation.) MOTOR BUS ON FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, December 2. The motor bus used on the Riccarton road service, and owned by H. B. Kay, was destroyed by fire last even, ing, aS well a,s the garage and cases of petrol. The value, of the bus was £925. < DEATH IN SHOP. AUCKLAND, December 2. Ernest William C, Herron, 38, mar. ried, boot repairer, went into a shop, and said “good morning,” and-drop-ped dead,) evidently from heart disease. SUICIDE”IN CELL. AUCKLAND, December 2. William Richard Goughian was found dead hanging in his cell at Mount Eden gaol at 6.30 this morning. He was last seen alive by -a warder at 11 o’clock last night. The inquest is proceeding. BARBERS’ SHOPS. WELLINGTON, December 2. The Board of Trade has recommended the Government to issue regulations controlling barbers’ shops. It is understood that they will shortly be ready. The shops will be registered and licensed by the local governing authorities! There will be provision for ensuring cleanliness and proper equipment and attendance, with a view to preventing the spread of communicable disease to clients. SAVING BANK FRAUDS ? WELLINGTON, December 2. The case is being heard at the Magistrate’s Court to-day, in which, Williani Smith, labourer, is charged with obtaining from the Savings Bank £350 by means of valueless cheques, drawn on the Bank of New Zealand, Invercargill. Eric Baume, law clerk, is charged vith receiving £350 from Smith, knowing it to have been stolen. -- Both are jointly charged with obtaining from the Savings Bank sums totalling £llOO. INVERCARGILL SESSIONS. INVERCARGILL, December 1. The 1 Supreme Court sittings commenced here to-day before His Honor Mr Justice Sim. John Robert Kyle was placed on three years’ probation for breaking and entering at Mataura. Alfred Henry Dusting was 'convicted and remanded for sentence for negligently driving a motor, and causing bodily injury. There is an unusually large calendar to be gone through. FARMWORKER INJURED. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 1. An unusual accident happened at Medbury yesterday. Cecil Brooker was harrowing on his fayni, when the cleets of the tractor caught in the chain attached to the harrows, and the latter were thrown into the air, descending on the machine and the driver, who had his left arm broken and his chest crushed against the steering wheel. A boy who came along lifted a leaf of the harrows, and enabled Brooker to extricate himself and seek medical attention. borough Council sued. NEW PLYMOUTH, December 2. The Supreme Court is hearing a case in which R, S. Smith Richardson claims £l5OO as damages from the Borough Council on account of an accident on February 23. Plaintiff was employed on . the electrical staff, and in the course of his duties received a shock which incapacitated him. It is alleged that defendants were negligent in not providing means to disconnect a portion 1 of the plant during the repairs. The defence claims that plaintiff was not told to do that which caused the accident, and in any event he should have known the wires were alive;. / “BLACK” COLLIER. CHRISTCHURCH, December L Having been declared' temporarily “black,” the collier Kahika was unable to leave Lytteelton last, evening for Oamaru and Dunedin, for which ports she has a cargo of coal from Westport. The vessel was a. man short in the stokehold, and the Union Company made efforts in the afternoon to obtain a man. It is stated that one man offered his services but that the engineer would not engage him. r lha Saameii’s ’th|>n dbdared ijie vessel “black,” it being alleged that the man Who offered had suffered victimisation.

BLIND MAN’S SUICIDE. GISBORNE, December 1. Somewhat pathetic circumstances were revealed at the inquest to-day on James Leonard Tyler Morris, a blind man who cut 'his throat on the previous day. His widow gave evidence that they had been married for thirteen years. They had live children. Her husband became blind two years ago, but prior to this he had been engaged at general labouring. Siney becoming blind he had followed the occupation of a basket maker and also of a street musician.

In reply to a question by the police, witness said her 'husband had worried over his blindness, and before leaving for Auckland eighteen months ago, said that life was not worth living. He had never spoken of taking his own flife. Deceased's son, giving evidence, after detailing the tragedy, said that his father frequently said he couldn’t make enough money, and he was always worrying about his blindness. His father used to say, referring to playing t'he gramophone in the street, that all the people seeriied to think he was cadging. A verdict was returned of death from wounds in the neck, self-inflict-ed, whilst in a state of mental depression.