VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

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(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPYRIGHT, j BOWLERS ROBBED. PALMERSTON N., March 29. Thieves entered two Palmerston North hotels this morning. Visiting bowlers were robbed of £2OO. NEW HEBRIDES. AUCKLAND March 29. The Bishop of Melanesia (Dr. Stewart) arrived from Sydney by the Maheno. He states ther,. has been trouble in New Hebrides over the enforced recruiting by a half caste Frenchman, >f the wife of one of th,, native clergy, though the British resident had been tble to secure a promise that the woman would he returned. The fact that 4ic could be recruited in that faashion 'hows the unsatisfactory state of affairs under the Condominium Recruits weie aken to plantations and not returned, flic worst feature was the recruiting if women (married and unmarried), the (inner without their own men folks If hey were returned to their villages bey were frequently in bad health. Th ( , stands in tlie group were being praeticlly depopulated by French recruiters, iho were irresponsible, and French ofcials seemed tillable or unwilling to nforee any regulations in connection ith the recruiting of labour. The selng of alcohol to the natives was still irried on by French. Apart from liese matters one might say it was still olding its own advancing slowly, lough handicapped by lack of an effiont staff of white clergy.

SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP e | AUCKLAND, March 2* B j In the 14ft. sailing boat championsrip G I the Heather (Dunedin) beat the Iron I Duke (Auckland) in the fourth race in > 12min 25see. j Each boat has now won two heats, j, and the final test will ho sailed t<ij morrow. i AUCKLAND, March 29. j The fifth and final race for the. New Zealand championship in the 14 foot . design class, carrying the Sanders Mej morial Cup,' was won by the Heather ■ ; which, thus holds the championship, j having won three events. The course . was windward and leeward, one idisance, nine knots, sailed in a whole sail breeze. The Heather led in the first | round by 3min. 30 sec., and crossed j the line 2 min 7 sec. ahead. | CHINESE EGG-PULP. PALMERSTON N.. March 26. i The secretary of the Manawatii Polllj try Club lias been advised by the New i Zealand Poultry Association that 11 >< | Government intends prohibiting the imj pnrtation of Chinese egg-pulp. If the l jHiultrympn are unable to cope with the j demand for eggs, tli,, importat ion of I £20,000 worth of pulp will be permitj tod. ! NEW MORATORIUM. AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR. CHRISTCHURCH, March '26. Rumours were current in financial circles that the City Council, which is holding n large sum of money deposited at call, was declining to allow withdrawals by virtue of the powers conferred by the new moratorium. T! principal case cited was that of the Tramways Board, which had a sum . £35,500, deposited with the City Council at call, and which required the money at an early date to meet various commitments. As a result of negotiations, whatever difficulties existed were solved, and the Tramways Board has received the money.

RUN OVER BY MOTOR-CAR

WANGANUI, March 28

Leonard Adamson, who was run over !>v a motor-car which killed Violet Campbell in Dublin Street on Saturday evening, died in the hospital during Sunday night.

ALLEGED FALSE -PRETENCES

AUCKLAND. March 28

A young man, attired in clerical clothes, giving the name of the Rev \Y. F. Dooiie, M.A., was arrested in one of tlie principal hotels in the city by Detective-Sergeants Hammond and Ward, on a, charge of having obtained goods to the value of £3 by means of a valueless cheque, drawn on the Bank of New Zealand, Christchurch. He was subsequently charged at the Police Court as Claude Osmonde Barker and remanded til] Wednesday.

It is alleged that at one largo drapery establishment accused purchased sheeting and similar household furnishings of the* value of £l4O, and intimated that he would pay for them by a cheque when he called during the afternoon with his motor-ear to take them away. He was informed that as the banks would be closed for the holidays he woidd have to furnish a reference as to his bona Tides. He replied, it is stated, that ho could not furnish a reference,, as he had just arrived in the city on furlough, and was buying furniture in preparation for bis wedding because it was cheaper here than in Christchurch. THE AUCKLAND LOAN. AUCKLAND, March 28. The Auckland loan of £500,000 floated in London, is for electricity extensions, and tenders were called, returnable in London. The city engineer, Mr Wvllie, lias recommended for acceptance the lowest tender in each group. All the tenders are from British firms. The. sum of £285,000 will he spent in London, and the balance of the £500,000 will be spent in Auckland. Under the scheme of extensions now to be commenced, the city station will he increased to 30,(X)0 horse-power, and the tramway power-house will be used ns a stand-by plant, A LIGITTNTNG FLASH. .NELSON, Mar. 29. A startling experience occurred at Tapnwera during the dog trials. A flash of lightning appeared as if striking several motor cars, the fire playing along the ground. Arthur Kerr was stunned nnd Edwad Kerr and hov-. oral others received plight shocks, Arthur Kerr inter recovered ;

INQUESTS. j CHRISTCHURCH, March 19. | Robert Frederick Newton, aged 12 | years, who fell over a cliff while out I rabbit shooting on Sunday, died at the | hospital to-day. At the inquest a ver- > diet of accidental dentil was returned. | Medical evidence showed his liver was j lacerated. When deceased fell a stone L weighing 30 pounds was dislodged and struck him on the chest. At the inquest on Henry K. Adams, a jockey, who died as the result of in-, juries received by falling from Micky - Free at Iticearton yesterday, a. verdict was returned that death was due to cerebral compression, the result of internal haemorrhage. The coroner added that the fall was accidental, and there was no foul play. TERMS ACCEPTED. WELLINGTON, March 30 As the result of a ballot the Wnteinsiders Federation accepted the bonus of Id per hour originally offered by the employers. I