DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 27 April 1925, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

EXPORT OF POULTRY. (Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, April 24 The Farmers’ Union Executive resolved to support the principle of export control in connection with the poultry industry. THEFT BY MAORI. WAIROA, April 24.

A young Maori, David Waihape, pleaded guilty this morning to charges of breaking and entering S. Morgan’s drapery shop, North Clyde, and stealing goods valued at £5 17s IL- was committed for sentence at the next sitting of the Napier Supreme Coint. II OS I’FT AL EEES. WELLINGTON, April 24. Tile Wellington Hospital Board lias derided to join the Hospital Board’s A.ssa•• ;ation. Delegates to the forth- , coming conference were instructed to 1 oppose' the proposal to raise hospital SLY GROG CHARGE. TAITIARCXfI, April 24 «hi-c[‘ii Muuhiii, on charges ol keeping liquor for sale and selling liquor, ami also with assaulting and obstructing a constable in the exeeu j tion of his duty, was convicted on each charge and fined £llO with costs. Security for appeal was fixed at 20

guineas. LEVEL GROSSING SMASH. I’ALMERSTON X.. Apiil A railway crossing accident. of a sensational nature occurred yesterday morning at a level crossing at Kelvin i Grove. R. V. Burton, a local motor car | agent, was travelling in a new car, . .■ijid he had almost cleared the crossing, when Hie rear of the vi'bicle was struck with terrific force 1 by the foremost of two engines proceeding in the j direction of Marton. According to lhe engine driver, the car was hurled into the air, the occupant being thrown clear a,nd landing on his head. .X repair gang’ found the ear fifty feet from the smash. ami there were no marks between where it lay and the point of impact. Pur- i ton is suffering from a fractured skull, and was taken to the hospital.

POSTAL THEFT. GISBORNE, A]nil 25. Norman Charles Pocock, postal letter carrier, pleaded guilty to six charges of thefts from postal packets. He was committed for sent (‘nee. SUDDEN DEATH. GISBORNE, April 25. AVilliam A. Martin, surveyor, died suddenly this morning.. ELE( TRICAL W( HK FB’S LEAT H FEILBING, April 21. J. Murphy, married, with two »liiltlren, of Palmerston North, while operating on al electric wire pole al I’eiki i,ug this niornng fell twenty feet. A\ hen picked up lie he wa-s conscious though greatly injured in the head and face. He complained of pa'ns in the stomach and died < n route, to thp hospital. There are indications that the man had touched a live cable. He wats not wrihiiiiu ;i life belt at the time tlmim.h tli,. V’liwef Bmtrd's instruct ion - msul’ this compulsory.