DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[llV TKLECKAFIJ —I'Klt PItESS ASSOCIATION.., OBITUARY. NAPIER. April 11. Obit 11 aiy. —ll. (’. Magill. tin- wellknown Napier !hi-ii ]<• - s man wlio was severely injureil in a motor accident on Napier-Taupe mat! on Hood Kriilay. OLA I.M FOR CT.jO. AUCKLAND, April 11. The .'-'npreine Cuiii’l heard a claim by •lane Elizabeth Peck, widow of Leslie G. Reek, second mate of the barrjtie .Mamirewa, 1 o- 1 on the Australian coast last vi-:ir. claiming IKoO from A. S. Patterson. Ltd., ami Kate Hu by Holmes, the owners cl' the vessel. Delusion was reserve.!. MAX CI'TS !lIS THROAT. ME1.1.l Xt ;T< LX. April 12. Charles Sydney Kelly, forty-two. reading at K'elhuni. Wellington, was ound at Day’s Lay last night with ;i errihle wound in his throat and he viis at oner removed to the hospital, lit arrival there he was found to he lead. The deceased was a well-known usme.-s man of the linn of Cooper. Colly and Co. The eireumstance.s point u suicide. MR .MASSEY ON TOUR. PALMERSTON X., April I I Peace Memorial gates were opened l Levin to-day by the Prime .Minister i the presence of a largo gathering. lieie wore also present Sir John and 1 Lady Luke, .Messrs Nash and Linklatcr [ .M.s'P. A number of memorial trees | were also planted at Wcruroa. WANGANUI (-ARXTVAL. WANGANUI, April I I The linul si|Uaring up In eonneetion | wiih the Carnival ami Shopping Week held iiiml.diiilrlv prior to Easter, was made in-day, when the revenue was shown to ho Cl(IIU. In-lead of flic guarantors being called upon to make up a In--, a - erroneously reported previously. [here is a credit ha la nee for distribution. TUG AMY" AND ARSON. DUNEDIN. April 11. At the police Conn to-day. Albert Edward lllundi.il, a tramear conductor, was committed for trial in a crarge of bigamy, alleged to have been emu- 1 mittel on December 21 last. Rein Margaret. Smith, aged IP, was j charged with arson. Accused was em|.|i yed by an invalid woman, and, ac- ’ cording to the evidence, left a lighted j e mile on the middle m a hearthrug. A lire, which took place, was extinguish- ' ed. and the invalid woman and her children were rescued with some difficulty. The accused and her mistress 1 were on good terms. In answer to the 1 Magistrate, the police said the girl 1 had keen under medical examination. 1 end that there w.i- a report from a medical man. The amoi-e I pleaded guilty, and was I committed to the Supicmo Court for sentence. j 1 | i LANK RETURNS. ' j i WEI.! I NHTITV. April 11. j i Last oanti h', hanl; return- are its | v fillluv. j t l lov eninii n t depo.-tl- o.lLS.scji : Eree deposits tN.IUi.AM \ * Eiv'd deposit S ... .. 17.U-_>D..-,R! ; ' Advances .|’i.VSo.;l!" | ] |tiscoimts 1 ■ il- 1 ! - ('i rriil.-t t.ii>n .. ii.ii.12.152 j SAL.M'h\ EISIIiXG. | . DUNEDIN. April 11. j ( \ deputation represent mg the Port j Chalmers Eishermmi’s Union wait! d ~n | ' the I Imi Mr Anderson to-day. and a-k- i I ed that certain portions m the rivers i o jn which Ouinnant -almuii are louml j -hould ho thrown open for net ling tor i ommeri ic i purposes. The Minister said the ollicers of the l Department were anxious to as.-i.-t in r evei'y possible diremimi. and they were not going to pm any nmiee.-snry oh- i | stacles in the way of making the sal- j () mmi industry a commercial -access. , They would, however, have to wuleli | " tlm industry. Eoino rest rii t imi s would ; a 1,,, noeessarv. .My Aysmi. the Comini- ] • sioner of I- i-hero's, would • nine down , and la port ■ \ i tnasJ