DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[bv TELEGRAM —MR PRESS ASSOCIATION.] THE CABINET. MORE CHANGES DUE. WELLINGTON, February 25. More Cabinet changes are due after Sir James Parr resigns as Minister of Education and Postmaster-General. Mr Coates dues not propose making any announcement yet. and indicates that nothing will bo settled until towards tlic end of next month. Mr Xosworthy will relinquish the portfolio of Finance and the departure of Sir James Parr will leave vacant the two important portfolios. .41 r Downie Stewart will take over the portfolio of Finance from -Mr Xosworthy at the end of the financial year. Towards the middle of March. Sir Francis Bell will relinquish the -Ministry of Internal Affairs, going to Europe to represent New Zealand at the assembly of the League of Nations at Geneva. New appointments arc necessitated to the portfolios of Education. Post and Telegraphs and External Affairs. BUSH WORKER’S DEATH. TAUMARUNUI. Fell. 25. At the inquest to-day concerning the death of James Grace, who had his neck broken, and his spinal cord fractured at a mill at Rnnrimu on Saturday, a verdict of accidental death was returned. BOY’S LEG FRACTURED. NELSON, Feb. 25. A boy. Carl Andrews, aged 13, of Xgatimoti was admitted to the Public Hospital to-day with lii.s leg fractured. He was bolding a rope attached to a horse, when the animal bolted. The rope became entangled in the hoy’s leg, and lie was thrown to the ground. INDECENT ASSAULT. HAMILTON. Feb. 25. At the Supreme Court at Hamilton, a young man, Alan Land Cruickshaiik Bruce, was found guilty of indecentassault on a little girl at Morrinsville, and sentenced to six month’s reformative detention. A young quarler-casle was charged with indecently nssiinlting a little girl at (,'ordontown. SEQUEL TO LORRY TRAGEDY. HAMILTON, l-’eh. 25. The sad fatal accident, which occurred oil the To Awamutii—Ohaupo road on the evening on December 12, when a, motor lorry returning to Hamilton from To Awamutu races, upset, killing Ernest Thomas White, one of the occupants and breaking both the legs of another occupant named Cook, had its sequel in the Hamilton Supreme Court to-day, when Leonard Charles Davis was charged with that, in a state of intoxication, whilst in charge of a motor lorry, he did cause the death of White. On account of the large number of witnesses, the trial is likely to last lor two days.

REHEARING GRANTED. HAMILTON, Feh. 25. Magistrate Wilson, granted a rehearing to-day in the case in which a motor bus driver, Sydney James Thomas, was sentenced on A\ eduesday to seven days’ imprisonment lor stealing a steering wheel and bonnet of a truck, abandoned on the roadside at Hon, tin. After bearing of evidence as to accused's cliarai ter. the sentence was altered to probation lor three years. MAURI ELECTROCUTED. AUCKLAND, I-'eb. 20. A '.Maori named Multi was electrocuted in ilie tunnel at Awapuni on the night shift oil Wednesday. All work at. the tunnel has been suspended for a thorough, inspection of the workings.

\ MISSING BOY. TAUAIAIU'NUr, Feh. 2(1. A young Imy Kapoor, who had been missing from Knkahi lor some weeks Inis been lraced and il is thought he will soon be returned to his home. , \ Woodville farmer has written lo (he Im.v’s father stating the bov had been working for him and left tor Alaslerton on February 18th. 'lbis information is now being followed up. MILLERS’ CONFERENCE. THE PRESS EXCLUDED. CHRISTCHURCH, February 20. By an almost unanimous vote Hie press were excluded from the millers’ conference this morning when tbe wheat position was discussed. MOTOR CYCLIST FINED. CHRISTCHURCH, February 2fi. Edward V. J. Hawton, a motor cyclist, was charged with riding at a dangerous speed and was lined £lO, and" ordered to pay CIO medical expenses involved in damages to « little girl lie knocked over, and his license was suspended until .41,arch Jlst next.