DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 31 March 1930, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

pr ■ [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] 1 " ' FOUND HANGED. ASHBURTON, March . 29. Thomas Sadlier, farmer, at Winslow, married, with a large family, was found hanging from a tree on his farm. He Had been ailing for some time. PARNELL BY-ELECTION. ‘ AUCKLAND, March 31. W. C. Hewitt, whose candidature in ’the Liberal-Labour interest, was recently announced for Parnell, agrees to submit his name to the United Party's executive, and if not the selected candidate, he will not contest the seat. KILLED BY TRAM. AUCKLAND, March 30. Fatal injuries were received by Thomas Gannon aged 52, married, as the result of being knocked down by a tramcar near the foot of College Hill, Freeman’s Bay, at about 6 last evening. The injured man was removed to the Auckland Hospital. An operation was performed, but Gannon died at 7.50 this morning. Gannon was a Gas Qompany employee of Point ’ Chevalier.

MINE MISHAP V HAMILTON, March 31. A fractured skull was sustained by James Stirling, aged 33 years, Huntly, in the Glenafton Collieries on Saturday afternoon, when he'was struck on the head with a piece of iron casting accidentally dropped from above. The injured man was erecting new screens at the mine, and was standing under the scaffolding at the time. He was admitted to the hospital, and is progressing favourably. MAIN TRUNK BLOCKED. AUCKLAND, March 30. A minor derailment on the Main Trunk Line between Pokako and Erua, near Ohakune, occurred at about 11 o’clock last evening, when four waggons left the rails during shunting operations. The main line was fouled for some hours, and two goods trains were held up until the line had been cleared, at about 7 o’clock this morning Both the North and South bound expresses had passed through before the accident. No damage was caused to the track, which was cleared as soon as possible.

1.0.0. F. GRAND LODGE. PALMERSTON N., March 31. The annual executive meeting of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand of the 1.0.-O.F. opened here this morning, and will continue until Thursday. Statistics presented showed the membership had increased to 77,124. In the past year, eight new lodges were opened. Despite an increase of £2286 in .claims on the sick and funeral fund, the latter shows an increase of £20761 during the year. The total of accumulated assets is £302,000. WATERSIDER’S CLAIM. WELLLINGTON, March 31. In the Arbitration Court, Herbert D. Jamieson, waterside worker, claimed compensation from the New Zealand

Shipping Company as the result of an accident. Plaintiff alleged that while working as a wharf labourer in May. 1928, in the employment, of the company, and when picking up a lanyard he was struck in the small of the back by a ball of a crane and again when lying down. He sustained permanent disability and had been totally incapacitated. The company had paid £233 12s 4d, equal to 68 weeks’ pay. Plaintiff claimed an additional amount and costs. Defendants denied permanent incapacity. The Court allowed £75 10s. 4d, being half the full compensation for nine months, with expenses.