DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 January 1927, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND UNEMPLOYED. AUCKLAND, Jan. 28

The Auckland Unemployment Committee, appointed last winter, is being called together again on Monday, owing to the serious state of unemployment in the city.

MILFORD SOUND HUTS. WELLINGTON, Jan. 28.

Arrangements have been made by the Tourist Department for the immediate replacing of the huts at Milford Sound destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The necessary timber stores will be sent from the Bluff.

NEW WORKS. WELLINGTON, Jan 28

It was reported to-day that an American syndicate is endeavouring to acquire an extensive area of land at Lower Hutt Valley with a view to erecting manufacturing works. The price asked is fifty thousand pounds.

POCKET BOOK STOLEN INVERCARGILL, Jan. 28. Cecil Johnson, a young man, was convicted of the theft of a pocket book containing £9 cash and a cheque for £24/4/-, the property of Roderick Bissett. Sentence was deferred.

DISPENSER’S DEATH INVERCARGILL, Jan. 28

An inquest on Francis Horatio Hall dispenser at the public hospital, who was found dead in an outhouse on Saturday, was opened to-day before Mr. Cruickshank S.M., and was adjourned in order to permit examination of the stomach contents by the public analyst.

KILLED ON HOLIDAY. <. HAMILTON, Jan. 28.

At Eureka to-day, June Felicity Seaville, nine and a half years of age, daughter of Ronald Seaville, farmer of Waingaro, was thrown from a milk waggon and killed. The accident occurred on the farm where the girl was spending her holidays. She was riding in the waggon when the vehicle struck a bump. The girl fell to the front, taking the reins with her. The horses took fright and bolted. Death was instantaneous.

WHIRLED ROUND SHAFTING. BLENHEIAI, January 29.

A serious accident happened at Carr’s mill, Tinline Valley, yesterday. A mill hand named James Horwood was replacing the belt on a large pulley and was turning the pulley by hand, when the engine unaccountably started. The unfortunate man was whirled round the shafting under the roof and fell to the floor unconscious. Both his legs were broken and he received severe abrasions to the head and body. Horwood is 28 years of age and single, and a native of Australia. FIRE BOARD ACT PAHIATUA, January 28. A new clause was inserted in the Consolidating Act last Session providing that no representative or agent of an insurance office can act as a Government representative on a Fire Board. Mr. J. D. Wilson, Government representative for the local Board, has drawn the attention of the Department to the clause as he is the agent for the State Office. He has advised the Department that in view of the provisions of the Act he cannot continue to act as Government representative on the Board.

MAN MISSING. MASTERTON, Jan. 28.

Harold James Crewe, of Kaituna, about 28 years of age, has been missing since yesterday afternoon, and his absence is causing considerable anxiety. He was last seen at Crewe’s wool-shed about 2 o’clock in the afternoon, but was not seen leaving. As he did not return home as usual, his absence was reported to the Masterton police. Search parties were organised and the farm and neighbouring country were searched, but without result.

Crewe had been shooting during the morning with a pea rifle, which he brought back with him. The pea rifle is now missing, so it seems probable that he took it with him. The search is being continued. (

FISHERMAN DROWNED. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 28.

An inquest on the death of Robert Fraser, who was drowned on the Waimakariri river bar yesterday morning, was conducted by Mr Mosley, S.M., to-day. Fraser was a member of a fishing party, which got into difficulties, when wading across the bar, being caught in deeper water than they anticipated, owing to the rising of the tide. Two other members of the party, John Pickard and Harold Jefcoate. went to the assistance of Fraser, who was a poor swimmer, but they had to leave him on becoming exhausted themselves. Fraser, in his drowning frenzy, grabbed both the swimmers so that they had difficulty in disengaging themselves, and they reached the shore with difficulty. A verdict was returned that Fraser was drowned whilst engaged in fish-ing-trawling operations. The Magistrate commended Jefcoate and Pickard on their plucky action in attempting to rescue their comrade.

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