DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1940, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

ENQUIRY COMMISSION TO 'SIT TO-MORROW. (Per Press Association—Copyright). PALMERSTON N., Dec. 10. .The Commission of Enquiry set up to report on the conduct of the Police investigations in a case which came before the Chief Justice, will sit here to-morrow. It is understood Police officers from Hawera will attend, and that the enquiry is being held here, because of the central position of thifj city. X 'i £6O STOLEN FROM lIOUS'eT “ HAMILTON, Dec. 5. Tho theft of a £4O cheque and £2O; in cash lias been reported from the residence of Major A. Bartlett, of thq Salvation Army, Selkirk Street, Hamilton. The. occupants were absent at the time. The money was taken from a desk which had been forced open. WELLING TO N TERR ITORI ALS. WELLINGTON, Dec. 9.. A considerable improvement in the proportion of single men in the Wellington area passed fit for military service, is disclosed in the further examination of men drawn in the Terri,t torial Ballot. These show that about sixty per cent, have been passed as fit.' r LAUNCH DESTROYED. THAMES, Dec. 9. Two outbreaks of fire occurred at Thames this morning. The first, at three o’clock, destroyed a launch which had been laid up for some time. It belonged to Messrs IT.. R. Bush and F. Hayward. The second outbreak was at five o’clock, when an upstairs room in the Central Chambers, Pollen Street, was burned .out and the contents were destroyed. The room was used 1 by Mr N,. Barbalieli, owner of the building, as a storeroom.