VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS

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LBV TEI.EtI RAPII JSB PRESS ASSOCIATION'] INFANT .MUIiDKRKD. young girt, arkfstfd. (TIRISTCIIUIK'H, July 15 An adjourned inquest concerning the dentil of ail illegitimate female child tmuni dead on June JlOtli in a dress basket in a room in the United Service Hotel, was held to-day. Dr Pearson deposed that a number of wounds were visible in the child’s hack and the spinal cord had been injured. In reply to the Coroner, witness said that the smaller wounds might have hen caused after death, but the neck wounds and those on the hark were inflicted during life.

The Coroner found that death in due to an incised wound which laid been intentionally caused. After the inquest, Hilda Louisa Burgess, aged 16 years S months, was charged that about July Ist she murdered her illegitimate female child. An application by the police for a remand was granted.

WAR LOAN ( 'ERTI El CATES. WELLINGTON. July 15 The Post Office War Loan Certificates purchased during the early years of the war, will commence to mature next month. Arrangements are being made to enable holders to renew their investments in Government securities at an increased rate of interest. The Post Office will accept War Loan Certificates on maturity at face value for investment in inscribed stock or hearer-bonds on six per cent interest, payable halfyearly with 10 years currency, t<> August I. 1931. Inscribed stock will hi* issued in multiples of CIO with a minimum of CIOO, and hearer-bonds for L’.V), Cloo, CSOO. or £IOOO as may 'be required.

MORE IMMIGRANTS. WELLINGTON, .July 15 The Paparo;i tram ISritain to-day. They include 133 immigrants, (>2 being noininatecl, 4.1 domestics, and 'iti Imperial Government settlers. The majority of the men are labourers and artisans. Some are coal miners. Their destinations are: Auckland 10(5, Wellington 123. Canterbury 21. A RHODES SCHOLAR. AUCKLAND, July 15 \Y. T. S. Airev, this year’s Rhodes scholar, the sixth from Auckland, was presented with a chefjue tor (-.1(51 on behalf of the citizens, f _ RAILWAY FATALITY. AUCKLAND, July 15 Henry Egerlon Martin, married, (13 ars of awe. an old resident of Waikumete. was killed while alighting from a train at that station. He apparently mistook his station, remaining on the train until starting, and in attempting to alight, slipped between the platlorm ami carriage, and was dragged about a carriage length, death being instantaneous. The bodv was terribly mutilated.

('•ARLES RESTORED. WELLINGTON, July I<> 'Phe Red Sea rallies have been restored and the F..E. route is now open for traffic again.

THE SPEAR MARKET. WELLINGTON, July 1(1 j In the course of an interview on the j sugar position, Hon Downie Stewart j denies there is any Government mono- ; poly of sugar. There is an absolute!), j open market, and importers can secure any supplies available. Government ! bad entered into a. contract with tno Colonial Sugar Company, hut the detain are still under negotiation hv jhc Hoard of Trade. Asked if a change m the sugar market was likely to make | this contract unprofitable to Govern-j meiit, the Minister frankly stated he | thought it would, hut that would depe.rl j upon°the quantity available and puces | during the current year. If there was j . • i.i i....... ho Iwirne hv tllO i

| oss it would have to be borne -n ui- , ; country as a whole, but the publm , ■ should not forget, that for some years j New Zealand had been very fortunate . in its arrangements for the supply of t sugra of good quality, in consequence :;f the action taken by Government. I lie only alternative, added the Minister, to : the present position, would have been lor the Government to have protected < its contract by prohibiting the importation of sugar outside of its contract ) This they had not done and there wa- ■ absolutely n free market. ;