DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

IIT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN'., C’OFTRIGHT. ACCIDENTAL DEATH. CARTERTON, .July 30. The inquest on Frank 11. Rtishton was resumed at Grey town yesterday. The evidence showed that a party of ten men took ten gallons of beer and a bottle of whisky, besides bottled beer, to a place oitt-ide (ircytowu. They returned at 3.30 oil .Sunday morning, aiid deceased mounted his horse. The deceased's companions surmised that he fell asleep on the horse and fell to the road, striking his head, fracturing the skull at the base. The evidence was to the effect that there would have been no hope for the mail whatever had been done first, considering the deceased was drunk. Ilis employer, J. Meikle, with assistance, j>iiL the deceased to bed and left him some hours. lie could rtol be mused for brcaklast, so Meikle sent lor the doctor, who pronounced the man unconscious, and ordered Ins removal to the hospital, where lie died a few boors later.

The verdict was that death was caused accidentally, by deceased tailing from bis horse and fracturing the bass of bis skull.

SANDBAGGING STORY FNFOF.N DEI). TAIIIAPE, July 30. In reference to the story id alleged sandbagging at Taihape, as told by George Cuthbert Turnbull in the Wanganui hospital, the police here state the story is quite unfounded. Turnbull told the same story at Iluuterville, where lie was treated by the doctor and advised to intorm the police., but refrained from doing so.

GISBORNE HARBOR

GISBORNE. July 30

The Harbour Board lias just let ten dors totalling G 30.000 for the supply of material for the initiation of new liarhour works. The engineer proceeds to Australia at once to arange for taking over a complete dredging plant from the Commonwealth Government. I!FTFRNED SOLDIERS’ R ESI RATION. DFNEDIN. July 3:.-. ,\i a special meeting of the Bel limed Soldiers’ Association lengthy resolutions were passed expressing the “pinion that tlie intention ami flic spirit ~f the Discharged Soldiers’ Settlement Act were to enable discharged soldierto acquire a home when hu parlieol.it individual requirements warranted U. Th ■ in: ding therefore urged the Ko- [ line'll Soldiers' Association to press lor o reopening and continuance ol the henelit uC tlie Act to qmtlilu'il <Msfiiargeil soldiers, more pari ietllarly m the matter of roailvanec-> from the repayments that are eontinunlly being made under tlie Act.

It. was further decided to present a petition to the House on this issue.

FORBFRY PARK INCIDENT

DCNEDIN. July

T'ln* Coursing (Tub denies that it agreed to sub-lease I'orhury Park to the Rugby League for the mateli against Enghtml tut August Dili. 11 points out that it has not held a meeting since .Inly 1 Ith. when the question olMub-leasiug the ground was not even mooted, and expresses surprise that it should he joined in alt action brought |,v the Rugby ITiiou against tnr I'iirtiilry Bark ciub and the New /.ealamt Unity League, to prevent, the park being ’used lor a League match. It was decided that the question whether the Club should arrange with the League (or a match on August Dili, lie 101 l to tbe executive aner rniistiliing with Usolicitor.