DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

DEATH FROM POISON. (By Telegraph Press Association). • PALMERSTON N., April 15. Timothy Quinlan, a middle aged boardinghoiise keener, was found seriously ill suffering from the effects of ■ poison in the Esplanade. He died subsequently at the hospital. MAORI LAD DROWNED. TAURANGA. April J 5. While gathering shell fish mi the rocks on the ocean. side* of Mount Maiiuganiii yesterday, a native lad, To Kani. aged 19. was swept off the rocks jarnl drowned. The body was not recovered. A FIRE. NEW PLYMOUTH. April 15. A lire this morning at 10.30, badly damaged the house of P. (’. Sorenson .in Mine Street. Insurances on house £(i(H). oil furniture £2OO. a boarder lost €350 and watches of a. value of £l4O, which were uninsured. SCARLET FEVER. ASHBURTON. April 15. Tinwahl primary school was closed Jor a week as seven cases of scarlet lever had been reported last week.

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WHANGARKI. April 15. An evant. unique in iho history of th(> north, took place yisterdnv afternoon. when Freemasms of the district extending as lar as Kaitain. attended 1 united ehurcli service at Waipu. Sir Charles Forgnsson (Grand Master) was • iresent and addressed a gathering of ■ihout 1200. including women and ehiidrcn. The gathering was a great success in every wav.

Vatai.ity feared

WAIROA, April |5. A. veil known -Maori, Jlarrv Bulf-••-fly. is believed to have been drowned •it Waiioa Heads early on Sunday morning, attempting to cross in a punt. Neither the boat nor the occupants have been seen since. A hoot and stocking have been found at the landing.

WEEK-END BLAZES

WELLINGTON. April 15. There were several week-end Tiros but none did any great damage. An engine on the auxiliary schooner Kairburn lying at King’s wharf backfired and set the engine room alight, 'nit the crew managed to extinguish the flames with the Harbour Board hose.

A motor lorry at Brooklyn caught lire and was badly damaged before the brigade got to it. Hot ashes from a steam healer caused a little damage to Phoenix aerated water factory.

Two small houses at Lyall Bay suffered some injury. Water had to he pumped from the sea. Insurances on the two were £1,400.