DOMINION EVENTS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 5 February 1923, Page 2

DOMINION EVENTS.

JURORS’ ALLOWANCES Per Press Association — Copyright. WELLINGTON, February 3. A supplement to the New Zealand Gazette of February 1, prescribing the nites of fees and allowances under the' Payment of Jurors Act, 1919, has just been issued. Common jurors attending any civil or criminal sitting, or any juror attending a coroner’s inquest, for attendance for a period exceeding three ho..re on any one day, will receive 12s; for attendance for a period not exceeding three hours on any day 6s. Special jurors for every day’s attendance or part of a day’s attend--ante, and actually serving as such for the first day, £1 for each day, and thereafter 12s. In addition to the fees prescribed each juror shall receive a refund of actual expenses of locomotion in attending such sittings, to include railway, coach or steamer fares, and when there is no public conveyance, jurors shall djp allowed a mileage rate of 9d one way, if residing beyond two miles from the town or city in which the Court or inquest is held. TWO MEN WOUNDED. ERRING WIFE THE CAUSE. MASTERTON, February 4. Two men Jas. Konrick, a half-caste drover, employed as a shepherd at Black Rock Station, and Pakera Haeata, a Native, aged 28 years, were ' admitted to the hospital this morning suffering from gunshot Abounds. It is alleged that Haeata resented Kenrick’s relations with his wife, who has been living with Kenrick for three months, and he visited Black Rock, which is situated three miles from Mastertou at 2 o’clock this, morning. as Kenrick was leaving to drove stock to Masterton he was shot three times by Haeata with a shot! gun. Kenrick then got his own gyn, and in defence wounded Haeata m the arm. The police and a doctor attended the men and brought them do the hospital where both are progressing. i ' ' WHOLE FAMILY IN HOSPITAL. CHRISTCHURCH, February 4. A uliold lamily was admitted to the hospital oh Saturday from North New Brighton, suffering apparently from ptomaine poisoning. There were: —Michael Cook, a dairyman, his wife, and family of six children, whose ages range from twelve years to nineteen months. Three of the children have died since admission. They are Kenneth and Amy (twins) aged nineteen months, and Maud, aged eignt years. All the others are in a critical condition. xhe lamily had a meal on Saturday afternoon, and immediately afterwards became violently sick. Ail Were tea ill to give any account of what occurred, or what was -the nature of the food. KETCH ON THE ROCKS. AUCKLAND, February 3. The Collector of Customs has been advised by wireless from Awanui that the ketch Edna is a total loss north of Parenga Heads. The crew are safe, and are proceeding to Auckland to-day. The Edna was owned by the Nobel Explosive Company, and was parrying explosives to Greymouth. The hull and cargo were insured in England for £5OOO. The captain of the Rona has telegraphed that the vessel is right in the centre of the channel of Parenga Harbour, resting on a bar. Apparently the cargo is intact. At low water the mast is visible. Further details show that the land was obscured by a north-east storm when, shortly before 11 a.m., breakers were sighted a short distance to leeward. The vessel was qnder reduced sail, more being set to beat to sea, but the vessel drifted on to a sandspit. Captain Burke and the two men spent the night in the scrub in the hopes of salvage, but the Edna slipped off the spit during the ebb at'night into six fathoms. She is considered to be a total loss, and it is doubtful if the i cargo can be saved.