DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 October 1928, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per Press Association.)

FISHERMAN DROWNED. WHANGAREI, October 9

When proceeding down the harbour in a fishing launch last evening, Tony Walepa, 44, fell overboard. When the other occupant of the launch heard a splash he stopped the engine and cruised in the locality for a considerable time without result. A police search was also unsuccessful.

CAR OVER CLIFF.

CHRISTCHURCH, October 8.

On Sunday night a seven-seater motor car went over a- cliff on the Lyttelton side of the Lyttelton-Sumner road. It was smashed to matchwood. Just what happened is not known. The car belongs to a Lyttelton doctor, but there apparently was no one in it when it took the plunge. No report was made to the police until the car was discovered in the evening.

FOUND DEAD

CHRISTCHURCH, October 8

An inquest, opened on the man Smith who was found dead, was adjourned for medical testimony. Ellen Jane Smith, wife of deceased, said her husband never seemed worried, and had never spoken of committing suicide. He had complained of pains in the back and the side, and he seemed nervy. He had had mental trouble, having been under observation at a mental hospital six years ago. ENGINEERS’ AWARD. CHRISTCHURCH, October 9. A deadlock bccurred at the Conciliation Council to-day, when the Amalgamated Engineering Association cited the employers to hear a dispute concerning general engineers. The employers’ assessors demanded an award covering all branches of the industry and refused to take part in the dispute. The Conciliation Commissioner thereupon referred the dispute to the Arbitration Court without any recommendation.

SHOPS ROBBED.

DUNEDIN, October 8

At the city Police Court to-day, before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.M., John Coory and Anthony Davis were charged with, on March IS, 1928, breaking and entering the shop of Kilroy and Sutherland, and stealing goods to the value of £179 13/-; with breaking and entering the premises of J. and A. Wilkinson on May 3, 1928, and stealing keys valued at. £1 and £l6 in money; and with, on September 1, 1928, breaking and entering the shop of John Watson at Port Chalmers, and stealing the sum of £ll9 5/-. Accused pleaded not guilty, and were committed for trial on the two first mentioned charges.

ROADS MAINTENANCE.

INVERCARGILL, October 8

An important point in connection with the passing of the Main Highways Act, on agreements between local bodies regarding the maintenance of roads not previously decided by the Court, came before Mr Justice Ostler at the last sitting of the Supreme Court at Invercargill. The roads in question were Merivale Street and Main Street, Otautau, and there was an agreement to maintain them between the Otautau Town Board and the Wallace County Council. The latter contended that the effect of the passing of the Main Highways Act. 1922, and the declaration of RivertonOtautau road as a main highway had the effect of overriding the agreement, as the streets in question were part of the main highway. The Otautau Town Board claimed from the Wallace County Council £B9 11/6 alleged to be due under the contract by the defendant Council to pay a proportion of the cost of the maintenance of the main road in the town of Otautau.

His Honor, who reserved his decision, has found for the defendant council.