DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 10 August 1936, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

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JEWELLERY STOLEN. AUCKLAND, August 8.

In broad daylight, thieves entered the home of Mr. L. C. Heron, Remuera, and ransacked the house and carried away jewellery valued at £l5O. The loss was discovered by Mr. Heron, who returned at 5 o’clock last evening. The booty included a solid gold watch valued at £5O, a gold wristlet watch, another gold watch with chain, brooches and gold coins.

TRUCKS DERAILED MARTON, August 10.

Five trucks were derailed on the north-boiind goods between Greatford and Marton early this morning, and disorganised the services, the permanent way being blocked. The southbound Limited was held at. Marton till 6.30, the passengers transhipping at the scene of the mishap. The trucks later, were jacked off the line, which was undamaged. Services are now normal.

VAGRANT IN CAR. WELLINGTON, August 8.

When a doctor was called to an urgent case at 3.40 a.m. to-day, he found a young man, George McKinlay, single, in his car in the garage. McKinlay was charged with being found on enclosed premises without lawful excuse, and it was stated that he was drifting into a vagrant’s life.

McKinlay said that he received 18/a week sustenance, but had to pay away 10/- a week. A sentence of two months’ hard labour was imposed.

ASSAULT WITH AXE. GISBORNE, August 8.

Assault with an axe was alleged against Henry Denton before justices of the peace this morning at Gisborne. The accused was convicted and sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment. The evidence showed that Denton called at a house where he had previously lodged, and after striking another man with his fists, had taken up an axe and tried to chop him down. Denton said that he had no intention of striking the other man, but fell over the axe and then threw it out of his way.

RAILWAYS REVENUE. CHRISTCHURCH, August 10. “The whole tendency of traffic at present is to increase, the revenue is buoyant, and there is definite evidence that the railways are likely to handle during the. present year a considerably larger volume of both passenger and goods traffic," said the Minister for Railways (Hon. D. G. Sullivan), commenting on the improvement that has been shown in the Railway Department’s traffic figures. Mr Sullivan said that for the four periods of the current year ended July 18, the total revenue was £2,233,523, or £243,352 more than that of the same period last year, notwithstanding that the present accounting year was three days shorter than the same working period of last year, fl’lie expenditure increased by £167,397, leaving an improvement in the net revenue position of £62,0.00 for the four periods mentioned after allowing for the restoration of all the cuts in salaries and wages.