DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 November 1927, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per Press Association.) FALL OVER CLIFF. DUNEDIN, November 26. James Patrick, aged 17 years, was found dead at the battom of a cliff at Tomahawk this morning. He had bought a new dog on the previous day, and was taking it for a walk along the top of the cliff, when he must have slipped and fallen. His body was badly mangled by the fall. WATERSIDERS INJURED. WELLINGTON, November 25. While loading the steamer West Ivan to-day, two watersiders, C. B. Lumb, of 164, Jarrett Street, and Thomas Henry Perham, of 28, Tatanga Crescent, were injured, the former receiving lacerated wounds on both legs by beihg struck by a timber sling and the latter sustaining a fractured leg and fractured ankle by being hit by a hatch bearer.

DEATH FROM POISON. HAMILTON, November 25.

At an inquest held at Ngaruawahia into the death of Ida Dillon Kemp, seventeen, a daughter of S. E. Kemp, farmer, of Oriui, the Coroner (Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M.) returned a verdict that deceased died from the result of taking poison, but the evidence disclosed no reason for doing so. The girl died suddenly on Tuesday night.

THEFT BY DESERTER. AUCKLAND, November 25.

Frederick Radford, who deserted from H.M.S. Renown in February last, was arrested last week for the theft of 27/6 from a room mate. He pleaded guilty to both offences in the Police Court to-day, and was sentenced to seven days’ gaol for theft. Later he will be handed over to the naval authorities.

MR. AMERY’S VISIT.

WELLINGTON, November 27.

Mr Amery arrived in Wiellington from Palmerston North on Saturday. He will be the guest of the Governor General and Lady Alice Fergusson in Wellington. He stated that he was impressed with the very efficient organisation of the dairying industry in New Zealand, but it and other industries would require even better organisation.

PRISONERS SENTENCED. AUCKLAND, November 28. At the Supreme Court, Justice Reed sentenced Kevan Francis Burns to 18 months’ hard labour for bigamy. He became engaged to a second woman on representation that he was single. He seduced the unfortunate girl, and subsequently went through the form of marriage with her. For breaking, entering and theft, Jack Wilson and Roy Johnston were each sentenced to six months hard labour.

RECEIVER IMPRISONED. HAMILTON, November 25. In the Supreme Court to-day, Mr. Justice Herdman sentenced Harold William Tayloi- to two years’ hard labour, the sentences to be concurrent, on eath of two charges of receiving cheques knowing that they had been in postal packets contained in the mail bag missed from Frankton on September 3 and not subsequently traced* His Honoi’ referred to the serious nature of the offence, stating that the public placed implicit confidence in the mail service, and that trust should not be misplaced.' Taylor must have known something of some of the circumstances connected with the loss of the mail bag. The Judge said that he had taken into consideration the fact that accused was charged with receiving only, and not actual theft. ' Although Taylor had had three previous convictions, he had not served a term of imprisonment.