DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 December 1934, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

[PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A ; FIRE AT GARAGE. J WELLINGTON, December 14. Through a mechanic dropping a j match, Viggar’s garage, Ghuznee ' Street, was destroyed before the Fire r Brigade had time to intervene. The , fire occurred about 2 p.m. When the ; four engines arrived, flames many feet hgih, were bursting from the garage. ’ The flames were extinguished within J hah'-an-hour, but not before the ' building and three cars and motorcycles were damaged beyond repair. TREMOR AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, December 11. A sharp earthquake was felt at Wellington at approximately 8.15 o’clock. The strength of the shock is placed at an intensity of number six on the Rossi-Forel Scale. The shock lasted for seven or eight seconds, the effect being a rapid jolting, without any pronounced swing or sway. An official at the Kelburns Observatory, where the two instruments were put out of action, was of the opinion that the centre of the quake is very close to Wellington. Very little damage is reported, apart from the dislodging of goods in some shops. In most of the picture theatres, some people rose to their feet, and a few left the building.

FOOD POISONING. AUCKLAND, December 14. Two further cases of suspected food poisoning were reported to the authorities at Pukekohe toulay, following the admission to Auckland hospital on Thursday of six people suffering from a similar complaint, and the death of one of them. The most recent cases reported are those of a husband and wife, living at Puni, near Pukekohe. They became ill on Sunday, and attribute their trouble to eating tainted 0 meat. They did not seek medical at J tendon, but treated themselves, and have now recovered. A slight improvement in the condition of the five patients who were admitted io hospital on Thursday is re- , ported. None of the patients is now ’ considered serious. The precise na- , ture of the illness has not yet been j decided definitely by the authorities, ■ who are investigating. An analysis j of various samples of foodstuffs taken ( has not yet been completed. It is ( believed,, however, that food poisoning is responsible. (

FIREMEN THROWN OFF. NAPIER, December 14. Overturning while completing a double turn into Munroe Street, the Napier Fire Board’s No. 4 engine threw clear on to the bitumen surface, six firemen, who were being conveyed to a fire at 3.45 this afternoon. All the men had a miraculous escape from serious injury. Minor injuries only resulted, and were confined to Firemen Bruce Hawkins, vhio suffered a cut on the chin, and Foreman W. Ennc-r, cut on the wrist. The four others escaped w'ith nothing mo're serious than a bruising. None of the firemen was able to account for the accident except that the machine developed a skid while completing the turn. The machine was damaged to some extent. < The irony of the accident was that the fire was extinguished with a garden hose before the reserve engine arrived.