DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 December 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PHEBS ABBN , COPYRIGHT A NEW ORPHANAGE. MASTERT'OX. Dec. 13. The official opening ot the Cecelia Whatman Home, a handsomely constructed, equipped and endowed orphanage, handed over by Mr A. P. Whatman to the Salvation Army, was performed yesterday by the Prune Minister. The building, which will accommodate sixty children, is the latest type of concrete construction, and is surrounded by the managers and schoolmaster’s residences, anil a school house, all erected by Mt Whatman at a cost of £30.000. Besides tin; buildings, the donor luuw endowed the home with £20,000, which produces sufficient for its maintenance. This is not Mr Whatman's first gift to the children of Xew Zealand, as nit a former occasion he gave a beautiful house at the Bay of Islands to the Salvation Army to be used as a children's borne. During the war and post-war period, also, Mr Whatman displayed a commendable spirit ol ecnorositv and loyally, giiing Dec > both money and property for the assistance of returned soldiers.

level crossing SMASH. X A I.MER, December 13. A ear driven by Mrs Harvey Rymer was overturned and was badly smashed at the Hastings Street crossing, in Napier, by a train yesterday morning. The ear turned a somersault in mid-air and was thrown twenty yards. Mrs Rymer was accompanied by her husband, who was hadlv cut about, Mrs Rymer also being considerably knocked about. Bystanders hoard the engine whistle, hut evidently -Mis R) - met- did not sec the oncoming train. She and her husband were taken to the hospital.

DR VALENTINE'S VIEWS. AUCKLAND, December 12. Doctor Valintiue at a meeting of the Hospital Board said the hospitals in Xew Zealand compare very favourably with any he had seen in Great Britain or Europe, but in view of the depression he had seen in the Old Country, he had come hack from his tour preaching economy at every turn. He was at present against any more country hospitals being built. DOUBLE FATALITY. AUCKLAND, December 13. A double fatality took place at Tawhere owing to contact with an electric wire. A man named Mark Webb, employed by the Tamaherc Board, was returning to bis home at 'lawhore lor lunch. When entering his gate, he came into contact with an electric high tension wire, which was down. The unfortunate man was electrocuted, 1 icing killed instantly. Singular to relate. the grandson of Webb, aged seven years, named Norman College, was killed almost at the same instant. He was staying m i t li his grandparents, and had been sent across a paddock to post a letter, and lie also came into contact with the satin- wire just as Mr Webb was entering the gate to his residence. Death was instantaneous in both eases. The bodies were removed to the morgue at Hamilton.

MAX LOST ON MT. EG.MONT. HAAVERA. December 13. Although organised seareli parties have daily I icon looking lor a missing man. Hugh Hanson, on the Kgmont .Mountain Reserve. no tnioo lias boon round ot tlio man, who lias boon missing siiuo last .Monday. HOSPITAL FETE. ROTORUA. December 13. A h< is]>it:i 1 fete in oonnootion with funds for the patients at the King George the Fifth Hospital proved a grcnl fmanoial success, wide support being given by the district. The cottnIry contribution totalled over CIO, while in Rotorua about C2OO was collected. ONYX’S AA'ORLD’S RECORD. Cf 11’ ISTCT! URCII. Doc. 13. At I lie Now Brighlon 'Frols on Salinity, during tlio afternoon. Onyx made a successful attempt to lower the one and a half miles record ol .‘limns 17 secs, held b.v Logan Chief. Alter a great exhibition, the mare did 3min 13 secs., which, is a world’s record. A RIDER FIXED. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 12. Alter the finish of the Rowliill Handicap. at New Brighton. A. E. Mcsservt'V, rider of The Boole, was before the Stewards, and was fined Go for looking round unnecessarily in tb<‘ straight. OLD IDENTITY’S DEATH, WELLINGTON. Dec. 1L One of the earliest settlers in Wellington. Air John Waters, died yesterday in his ninety-first year. He saw the stirring times during the early davs and the troubles with the Maoris in' the llult Valley. The late AllWaters wan a printer and worked on the “Spectator’’ and other papeis in the infant, settlement, which lie saw crow from a collection of mud lints, a* he used to mention when in a reminiscent mood, to the important city of to-day. Air Waters was at one time part proprietor of the "Argus. ’ an early daily publication. He also worked ini the ‘-Evening Post’’ and Independent.” „ . SVC! AIMER'S CHEAT FEAT. HEXED IN, Dec. 12.

The Otago Swimming Championships. concluded on Saturday night. The outstanding performance was that of C. J. Ale Lean, who won tlm 100 vds 220, 4-10. 830. and 1/0 yd-.. a „d the breast stroke championships. His performance has never previously been equalled in Dunedin.