DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

* ' A BOY DROWNED. (By Telegraph—Press Association). AUCKLAND, May 13. •Jack AVingrave-, aged 15, son of ]<’. Wingrave of Ponsonby, was drowned in the harbour on Sunday afternoon through being thrown out of a canoe in a choppy sea: His companipn, Charles Fletcher, 18,'assisted the drowning boy for some time, but had to leave him, clinging to the capsize dcanoc, to seek assistance from Chelsea' Sugar Works. Fletcher and others pulled a dinghy to the scene aiKt made an unsuccessful search.' jjator the canoe drifted ashore. FOUND DEAD. AUCKLAND, May 13. The b nly of Airs Isabella Pane Baker was found by ber husband alongside a gas stov-e at their residence, New Lynn, at 1 a.m. on Sunday. The oven dor was on- .mi and the gas turned on. Efforts to \’c tlic woman were IT.ii .loss. GERMAN TRAINING SHIP. AVELLINGTON, Alay 12. The cruiser Emden, a German training ship, will include New Zealand (U; | ho; tyorld. tour. She/is- expeftt'd' io 'arrive'at Auckland on 2Gth. .tune, dock there, and later proceed-to Wellington, remain ip g at Wellington fiyj-n. 6th. to 12th-.-. July. \\ • \ found flanging,, 7* 1 \ fICHRISTCHUROH, Mnv U. K Friday pVfening the body of Riehiird. Neal Salt,! aged;.2jf, 'of'the siih-cditprial staff-of Times,” ’ found-. ha hying yiir ;d»js,hec\room by fallow lodger.’' '.A if in' T«^t’"w'S opened 'vt was adjourned f r medical evi--1 1-0 . Salt was a popular journalist.” Deceased, whose parents formerly resid'd here, was a brother of the wellknown jockey, Afr O. Salt. COUNCIL OF WOMEN. GISBORNE, May 13.

A civic reception was tendered this morning to the delegates of the conference of the National Council of Women which opened this afternoon. Delegates were in attendance from Auckland, Hafmltrin, AVeilington, Christchurch;' and' Dfmedin, b’lit it' was an--non need the PresuToht (Airs ; C. A-. - Fraer) was unavoidably detained. Airs Fraer had hceni’-elected a member off Christchurch' City Council and hen presence was necessaify at a meeting this but'-she is making an endeavour to-reach-’Gisborne ;before the conference concluded. Mayor Coleman, in welcoming ■•the delegates, said he appreciated the value of the women’s movement and was .pleased the body had remained non-party politically. V ’ Alissjß. E..Carnachan (Auckland) replied- oil behalf of the North Island and Miss Jamieson,, of .Christchurch, on behalf of the South Island. The delegates were false welcomed by Mrs H. I. Walker, the local president.

„ i>;. HOUGH WEATHER r ;• WHANGAREI, May 13. After beautiful weather a wild weekend was experienced, a gale and heavy rain last night, with wintry conditions continuing to-day. ' WHANGAREI, May 13. At court this morning, Ernest Alfred Lacey was lined £SO for keeping a common gaming house. His secretary, Dorothy White, was fined £lO for assisting. AN INQUEST. ASHBURTON, May 13. At the inquest on Dorothy O’Connor, married, 37 years of age, wife of John O’Connor, a farmer of Ashburton, who* died on May 2nd., a verdict was that death was the result of poison, self-administered, while in a temporary state of mental depression. A SUDDEN DEATH. . .BLENHEIM, May 13.,; William Henry Atkinson, 73, a retired. farmer, died; suddenly yestereve in the Church of Nativity (Anglican). He apparently hurried to * attend. service and expired shortly aftev taking his seat, the cause of death ,* being heart disease.