DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 December 1926, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

o- - y"— ■ (Per Press Association.) BURGLARS STEAL REVOLVERS. CHRISTCHURCH, December 2. Burglars broke in the front door of E. Reece and Son’s shop in Colombo Street last night, and stole three revolvers and ammunition. ■ ‘ \ DRUNKEN MOTORIST. GI0B0RNE; D666illber 3= Magistrate Levy; tills iiicffifiiiig, ittiposed a sentence of fourteeii days’ iiitprisonment upon Leonard Gordon Cooper, for being intoxicated whilst in charge of a motor car, and ordered the suspension of his license for twelve months. STABBED IN GROIN. AUCKLAND, December 3. ’Joseph Andrew, 53, was charged at the Police Court that on December 2, he assaulted'George dargilb causing abtUill bOdily hariii; .. Sbi’gt. Edwards said that Catgill was stabbed and had five stitches put in his groin. It could not be said it was accidental, but there might have been some provocation. Accused was remanded on hair of £25. • Wlieii about liaif a. milij ircjiH inh breakwater this mßrning; the Wainui stopped, owing to a mentally-affected Maori, who was being escorted to Porirua, jumping overboard. The escorting policeman from Gisborne jumped in after him and held him up while a boat from the Wainui picked up both. They were given a change of clothes and joined the south-bound train. WAIMAKAiURi tRAgeDy. GHRiStChGrGH; DeCetiiber 2. The body of a ifiaii fotiiid oil the bank of the Waimakariri River, lit Woodstock, Oxford, lias been definitely identified as that of John S. Shannon, a victim of the raft tragedy, Which occurred in the Waimakariri Gorge oh Auglist 22, At the inquest, a verdict Was returned that Shannon met his death by drowning, as the re* suit of an accident while endeavouring to negotiate the Waimakariri river on a raft. CROSSING COLLISION HAMILTON, Dec. 3. Further details of the level crossing accident at Te Aroha, when a train struck a. car yesterday show that one boy had an arm broken at , the elbow, one had his head cut and bruised, and another had ribs and chest severely bruised. Bowrig, the driver, sustained severe injuries to the back and cuts and bruises to the head. The party had a miraculous escape. PROPERTY DEPRECIATION. AUCKLAND, December 3. The Compensation Court awarded £2205 to seven claimants against the Northcote Borough Council, for depre- • ciation of their properties caused by ■ odours from septic tanks. Judge Ostler said that a substantial benefit was derived from the discontinuance of drainage into the sand on the beach, but it was not great enough to balance the depreciation to the surrounding properties, caused 3 by the escape of smells from the tank, i t TARIFF ENQUIRY. WELLINGTON, December 2. • The Governor-General has appointed the following to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon the revision of the Customs . tariff of New Zealand: — , Mr. George Craig, Comptroller of . Customs (Chairman). s Mr. George William Clinklard, Advisory Officer to the Industries and ' Commerce Department. Mr, Janies Henry Forrester, Technical Adviser and Inquiry Officer of the Customs Department. Mr. Thomas Henry Musgrave Taylor, Examining Officer of the Customs Department, Wellington. FIRE AT SCHOOL. PUKEKOHE, December 3. Fire gutted the forge metal works’ room of the Pukekohe Technical High School this morning. Smoke was seen issuing at six o’clock, but no notice was taken, as it was believed the fires were lit for the day’s work. Flames broke out at 8.20. The brigade arrived promptly, but, due to a blocked ball-cock, main water was unavailable for fully five minutes, but when a suuply was obtained tire flames were quickly subdued, though not before half the building was extensively damaged. It is not known whether the valuable machinery, damaged by heat, is beyond further use. ACCOUNTANT’S DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH, December 2. Mr. H. P. Lawry, Coroner, held an inquest to-day concerning the death of James Adair Jlall, aged 46, accountant for the New Zealand Farmers’ Coop. Association at Hawarden, who was found dead yesterday, it being supposed that death was due to poison, self administered. The typiste stated that Hall was in his usual spirits when she arrived at the office. Some months ago Hall showed hei’ some strychnine in a tobacco box, saying that he intended to poison rabbits at his home in Christchurch. Dr. Miller, of Waikari, made a post mortem, but as the evidence of one witness has still to be taken in Christchurch, the Coroner was unable to give his verdict. Hall was married, with four children. . _j MARTON THEFTS. MARTON, December 3. Early last night the residence of J. B. Gaisford, the well-known racehorse owner, situated on the main road, Bulls, was broken into, and the sum of £2O in money and a quantity of wine, also a small quantity of clothing were stolen. A suspicious-looking person was seen near the house earlier. When the warning was given, the owner found the thief had disappeared, leaving behind a ragged blue overcoat. Entrance had been obtained by a bedroom window. A search along the Parewanui Road revealed a broken bottle, indicating that the thief had indulged in the wine. A few hours later it was found that the residence of W. J. Ellery, about two miles away, had also been enter- ' ed, while the occupants were milking. : The sum of £4 was taken. A close watch is being kept of all roads in the district. PASSENGER SUES COUNCIL. '

WELLINGTON, December 3. Arising; from an accident when a tram stopped suddenly when a pole came off the overhead wire, Francis Roberts Oakden, storeman, sought £3OO from the Corporation at the Supreme Court to-day. While doscendinii the staiir rf a double deckA-, he alleged that he was thrown! violently against a portion of the tram and rendered unconscious, 1 -and hospitalled . . for a week, being twenty and a half weeks off work. He had injuries, to his sight, hearing and nervous system. ;. ...... . Defence was a denial of negligence, Und that the accident was onq of those happenings that could not be avoided, also that-fixe defendant was malingering, and was .not injured to the extent alleged. ! . The case is proceeding,.