DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 January 1929, Page 9

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per Press Association.)

DROWNED BROTHERS. NAPIER, January 14.

The body of Roy Oxbrow, aged sev en, the second victim of the Tuki Tuk: double drowning fatality, was recover ed in the surf yesterday.

CAR AND CYCLE COLLIDE. GISBORNE, January 13.

As the result of a collision between a motor car and a motor cycle on Saturday evening, John Jennings, aged 25, driver of the cycle, and Joseph Waters, aged 26, pillion rider, were admitted to the hospital, but their injuries were not serious.

OLD MAN’S SUICIDE. DUNEDIN, January 14. Thomas Charles Goyen (74) committed suicide by hanging overnight. Deceased had been in bad health for some years, and became very despondent at times.

DAIRY BOARD ELECTION. WELLINGTON, January 14

At an election of a member of the Dairy Control Board, the candidates Were Robert Gibb (Menzies £erry, Southland), and Percival Augustus Hillary, of Waikato. The voting was: Gibb 133, Hillary 31.

CONSTABLE ASSAULTED. DUNEDIN, January 14.

For assaulting a constable who sustained a scalp wound necessitating hospital treatment, Albert Harris was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. The constable was arresting another man, when he was kicked.

MOTOR CYCLIST INJURED. ASHBURTON, January 14.

Donald Kelland, twenty-one, was admitted to the Hospital last evening, suffering from a fractured skull and lacerations to the face, the result of a motor cycle he was riding, skidding in loose shingle_negr Hinds. His condition is serious. Fie is still unconscious.

BATHER INJURED.

GISBORNE, January 13

While bathing at midday to-day, William Robert Walter Plowman, aged 22 years, dived into the Water from the harbour groyne, and apparently struck a pile. He was rescued by a companion. It was found that his back was badly injured, he being removed to the hospital in a serious condition.

MOTORIST’S DEATH. DUNEDIN, January 14. ‘

William Hanley Beal, 20, residing at Maori Hill, succumbed to injuries while working under a motor car at Maori Hill. Deceased was lying under the car removing nuts, when his parents heard him call for assistance, and found him pinned beneath the petrol tank. They freed him. He stood up, walked into the house, lay on the bed, and expired.

WAITAKI MISHAP. OAMARU, January 12. A sudden rise in the Waitaki River at the site of the hydro-electric works submerged two barges above the trestles erected to carry a railway -across the river. The barges subsequently broke through the trestles, one-sixth of which was carried away. The repairs will occupy about a fortnight, but will not appreciably delay the work.

SHOPLIFTER FINED.

AUCKLAND, January 12.

A charge of shoplifting was preferred against Marie Enright, (39), married, who was fined £5 or one months’ imprisonment, when she appeared at the Police Court. Chief Detective Hammond said that the woman took a piece of fancywork displayed for sale, and was seen with it by one of the shop assistants. As soon as she knew she was detected she threw it away. The piece of fancywork was of no use to her and it appeared she had given way to sudden temptation.

SAVED BY WOMAN.

ROTORUA, January 14

A narrow escape from drowning was effected at Lake Rotorua. While bathing from a boat off the shore of Koutu, Miss McDonald, chemist’s assitant, and a man, Wells, a taxi-driver, found that the boat had drifted away. Wells became exhausted. MacDonald, a pwerful swimmer, supported him for a long time. A party seeing the empty boat made for the spot, but no sign was seen of its occupants, but at last cries directed them, and Wells, semiconscious, was taken into the rescuers’ boat. After medical aid, they both were able to proceed home.

SHOOTER SHOT.

WHANGAREI, January 14

A distressing accident occurred at Whangarei Heads on Saturday, resulting in serious injuries to Thomas Hollows, aged 20. Whilst engaged snipe-shooting in an open boat, Hollows picked up a doublebarrelled gun from the bottom of the boat to have a shot at the snipe, but the firearm came in contact with a thwart and exploded, resulting in Hollows’ left hand being blown away and the forearm filled with shot. The injured man was placed aboard the launch Eva, a tourniquet was applied, and he was brought to the district hospital, where he received surgical attention.

GARDENER GASSED. AUCKLAND, January 12

Left digging in the garden yesterday, and apparently in good spirits, John Shirtcliffe was found dead in a gas-filled room four hours later. An inquest was held before Mr F. K. Hunt this morning, when Elizabeth Shirtcliffe said that her husband, who lived with her at 18, Lillington Road, was an old age pensioner, his age being 71. He was a gardener by occupation. Her husband was digging in the garden when she and her daughter left the house about 12.50 yesterday afternoon. Shirtcliffe was discovered at 4.30 in the kitchen. The room was full of gas, and a tube from a gas ring was near his mouth. Dr Pezaro was called immediately, and pronounced life to be extinct., In witness’s opinion, her husband was depressed over a death in the family. ' A verdict of suicide by gas poisoning was returned.