DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 April 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv TLI.EOII Al'lI —I’F.R TRESS ASSOCIATION.] TWO HOUSES DESTROYED. FOXTON, April 10. Tii-i All Haims’ Children's Home at the seaside was destroyed by fire last night. Tim building was used a? a seaside residence fur the home, and i was not occupied at the time. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery, j K.ijdy yesterday morning, a six-room-ed house, owned and occupied Ijv B. Reiter, together with its contents, was totally (V-troycd. The insurance.- in neither net' are a vailable. FIRE AT HOFTHBROOK. CMRISTC!iBRUT. April 11. The Zeali'iidia liar mill at Southbrook (generally known as Muir's Mill, owned by Mr W. 4. l ove. Chiist-(-1,111 cli. was totally de-troyed by lire last night. The lire was discovered ju-t I efi re 9 o'clock by mie of the employees, who noticed a light, and alter inve-ligation. found the place to be on lire. When the Southhrnok Eire Brigade arrived, the lire had such a hold that nothing could he done hut routine the tire to the main buildings. Tbe mill was for many years owned by Mr W. Muir, and was sold in February. 1922. to Mr Love. There was a large stock of grain and flour in the mill, which was working full time. It was fitted with a 10 li.p. motor -uni modern machinery. The insurances were nut available last evening. Ii is anticipated that the less will bo heavy. A large hulk store was saved.

ALLEGED GAMING HOUSE. AUCKLAND. April 11. At the Dolin' Court Cornelius M'l lent I was chnigcd wit It a breach of the Gaming Act on March 1/. Evidence was given that the accused had leased a rocm, which lie denied was used as a gaming house. Detectives got an answer to a telephone call, and on visiting the ream fi.iiml the door to he locked. They entered by a window ■ nid found evidence ol oeeupat nm, ami aBo records oi bets. .Judgment was reserved. STATE COXTBOI ISSUE. WEI A IN' ITO.V. April CL ,\t iln- animal meeting (I the New Zealand Allium yesterday the elimination frnin *ti'e licensing Ballot paper 1,1 Die State Control issue was the chief topic oi discussion when it was uiianiincusly resolved lc, make rn <'!- fort to -ecure the removal oi' the l-ue from tin- I- ill’it paper. A, FATAI.ITY. WEI.I.INGTO.N. April CL Herbert Reginald -I dim -on. aged 13. !-:ig widi I-IS parents at Karon, v.-jp. killed !■ s‘ night llirougb being k ;„„ Pcd ill,", i, by a ’motor car driven, it j s su'd 1,-, a man named Bailin'. aBo i ol Kim:,'. T " 'oy was crossing the cond and evidently laded to -see Die car approaching and was unable to get j out "t til. wav. At ( ( iUXTANT'S TilKl'T. Cl I RISTCII B RCH, April BL At the I’olice Court to-day. .Ralph | puii y Percy Cooke, aged 27. tuVounl,to iße (las lleparliuciit. Me-tcilou Borough. was c':.: 1-ged that between April Ith.. and April 7Di.. al Masterton. hi' received the sum of 1)54 10- 54 j (ii terms requiring him to account lor i same in the Council and -•milted to <><> | so, thereby (■nmmitCng theft. The e. - i Ciised who was arrested in Christcliur.h ; yesterdav, was rem,Hided, in custody. ; to appear at Ma-lcit uon Tuesday. j I'RKMISKH BURNT. WAII'UKURAU. April 81. A tire la-t night gutted a wooden building in t!;c main -treel occupied |,V the Public Trust Olli.e. -Slew art's .Auction Mart, amt Miss BnriK'-. mil- j finer. The blaze -tailed hi -Mbsj Barnes's shop. wide!!, vji'i the -tuck. • He ( e Im-d ;,l ,n ei !. I .1:110 Till- till' I ,1 • i r,no,| Hie " t's | remises v. hu ll were also gutted mil live to -is hundred pounds damage done. The public. Trust honk- were saved. ’I he building was insured lor 1)950. hut the other insurances arc unavailable. Ihe Brigade extinguished Die tire in I'D4 't n minute-. BIG BUTTER FACTORY BU RNT. AUCKLAND, 'April US. The New Zealand Co-operative Bain ('onipauy butter la'lcry. a mile I rom Pukekobe. w itii product- and plant, was destroyed by a lit l ‘. w hicu started :,l oh vi u l ist night and burned till morning. Tbe neare.-t adequate water supply was a quarter of a mile distant, but local supplies enabled the biigaiF I, -ave tin dwelling house r-ieupied J. employees. Several large motor l ies v- ere also saved. Ins'irances on buildings, g 1.500: on prod nets t)ti.2Co ; cn plant CIO, ODD in Eagle Star and Dominions ( oiiip.iuv. Ibo cau-.e of tbe fuv is unknown. t'OBNI) DROWNED. ( IIBISTCIiUIK H, April Bi 'Pile body of a waterside)', ’limothy Keolianc. aged 4->. who lived at L\tlidton for four years, was found Moating in the harbour at 8.30 this morn;,i,. q'hei'e wore no marks ol violence uutho led'.' and it is considered st-ajige that it was floating, as Keuliane was seen by -evcral person- last night in a normal slat SCHNAPPS K f BUS (lIH.D. CHRISTCHURCH. April Bi. At' the inquest cn Lawrence Edward Pilbenm. a four year old r.dcpted child, which died in the hospital, ctidenee was given that it drank a small quati- [ titv of Schnapps lelt in a glass acciI deiitnlly. The medical and analyst’evidence showed that a lable-po mful c.f’schnapps would have caused the condition described. 4be "r. ner -a il he ,-a.fi no reflection on the foster parents .t the ea-e oiupha-i-ed the need for care in keeping thing- cut ( I oliildren's