VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1921, Page 4

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

TELEGRAMS.

[by telegraph—pee press association]

A SHOOTING AFFRAY

TIMAIIU, May 28

A shooting affray took place on Fr - day night on the wharf at Timaru. YVillinm Jones, a steward on che steamer Trcvosa fired two shots at John Staph'ton, a seaman wounding him in tiethumb, d'lie revolver misfired, in at tempting a third shot. The incident was the sequel to a quarrel t Newcastle. Jones was charged this morning with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Stapleton and was remanded till Wednesday.

NUIE ISLAND UNREST. WELLINGTON, May 28 No further advice has been received by Dr Pomare, Minister in Charge of Cook Islands, in regard to the reported trouble at Nuie. The unrest there is not, however, regarded as serious. The suggestion that it is anti-European in character is not entertained by the Minister. He says that it is purely a native quarrel, and that the returned soldiers there, who are supporting the Administration, are regarded as having a very healthy influence owing to the experience they gained in their service awav from the island.

It is thought that the trouble can be among only a very small part of the population, the general body of the Nuieans being lovable people, and well disposed to the Administration.

RAILWAY INSTITUTE

DUNEDIN, May 28. The sittings of the Railway Office, s Institute* which lasted 10 days, lias concluded. Under the recently adopted reorganisation scheme a new Executive Council was last night elected for tro ensuing year. The office bearers are- - President, Mr J. R.. Robertson (Wellington); Vice-Presidents—Messrs C. 11 Hell (Auckland); R. >B. Skinner (Dunedin); Committee—A. S. Henderson, L W. Baines, A. E. Roves, F. E. Hum, A. N. Longton. M. J. Ford, J. T. Fit/,gerald. Presentations were made o Mr D.enohy the retiring President nd, ?/r Casey, the Retiring viee-President, u: members of the Conference.

CHARGE OE FORGERY

GISBORNE, May 28

At the Magistrate’s Court here John Harold Kane, a solicitor, was committed for trial on a charge that of forging a document, to wit a receipt from Mr Hinehan to Kane and Dunlop, dated December 8. 1919, hv altering the amount from £IOO to £2OO. The defence was that the alteration made was fully explained to Hinehan.

MOTOR FATALITY

AUCKLAND, May 29 A man aged about 00, modiumly well-dressed hut unidentified, was run over by a motor lorry here on Saturday afternoon, and died at the hospital an hour and a half later. HOME FREIGHT REDUCTIONS. WELLINGTON, May 29. A reduction has been made by the overseas shipping companies ‘in the freight rates for New Zealamld hemp for .shipment to the United Kingdom. The rate now is l'(i 10s per ton plus 10 per cent. Jt recently was reduced from £ls 15s to £lO 10s per ton, plus l() per cent in each case. The freight reduction on hemp is expected materially to assist the Manawatu and other flax mill industries, providing that the current rates for hemp sales in London are maintained.

The freight on oats and peas for the United Kingdom lias been reduced from £4 8s per ton. plus II) per cent, to £3 Bs, plus 10 per cent. The trade in oats exporting to England is expected to he improved by these freight reductions.

A BUGGY FATALITY

DUNEDIN, May 29. Allan Hoy McDonald, station master at Beaumont, was killod in a buggy accident on Saturday. 110 was driving with a farmer John Cowan, from Cowan, from Rae’s Junction, when the horse tripped and both were thrown out deceased fracturing his skull. Ho was aged 34, and leaves a wife and three children.