DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1931, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

FATAL ACCIDENT. (By Telegraph —Per Press Association) ASHBURTON, .March 23. David Woodcock, aged 21. single, employed on a farm at Alethven died in the hospital this morning from a fractured skull and injuries to the brain as a result of a motor cycle accident yesterday. WORK RESUMED. WELLINGTON. March 23. Work was resumed to-day on the Campanile foundations by sixteen men out of the shift of 3(i four-day men (With three dependants or more) who were scheduled by the Unhour Department for work on this job from to-day until rhursday. Twenty of the men failed to turn out, they doubtless fearing the jibeand comments ol the pickets, who were early on tin- job.

IT aff a dozen policemen, however, prevented any more active inforlerence with the workers. Two more men turned out to work at I p in., making the strength of the working party Is. WELLINGTON CITY RATES. WELLINGTON, March 2:. Wellington City Council has collected more money Irom rates this year than ever before in its history, possibly din- to the fact that the total amount collectable is £24,011(1 sterling in excess ii'l last year. A sign of times in this connection is that lliis year 523 persons have been sited for unpaid rates, as against 2?fi last year.

MOUNT EGMONT. STRATFORD, March 24. That Mt. Egmont is the youngest volcano of any magnitude in New Zealand, was the opinion expressed b.v Mr W. R. B. Oliver. .Director ol (die Dominion Museum, after a visit to the mountain. Mr Oliver inspected a Maori oven found in the locality during reading operations, and states it and other evidences all over the slopes indicate a big eruption occurred about five hundred voars ago. I his theory is in conflict with the usually accepted idea that Egmont lias not erupted olr a much longer period than o(W) years. DRUNKEN DRIVER. STRATFORD. March 'l4. | John .). Murphy, charged with negligent driving, being drunk, in charge of a ear and using indecent language, j was ordered probation lor twelve | months, prohibition for the same per- j iod and his driver's license cancelled , for one year. j MOTORIST KILLKD i AUCKLAND. March 21. ' Charles John .Barber, ol Howick, was j killed and his wife was seriously in- j jured in a motor smash in Kiagsland I Avenue this morning. The ear got out ol control, broke j ill rough a feme and was wrecked in a | small creek. A bystander, wliu was J nearly struck by the ear, rushed alter j it. and found Barber dead. His wile was unconscious, and she was taken to the hospital suffering from head injuries. STRANGULATION. DUNEDIN. March 21. The inqest was concluded on the body of a male infant found on the heach at Ravensbourne on December 2!.h Dr. Dath expressed the opinion that death was due to .strangulation The police evidence showed that an extensive inquiry throughout Otago had failed to find the mother. The Coroner, stating that the child had evidently not been wanted, returned a verdict, of death from strangulation by a person unknown.