DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEanArH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

JUMPED TO HIS DEATH. AUCKLAND. April fi. Alfred Deal-in Nicholson a boarder at the Salvation Army Hotel. Metropole. recently working in the King Country, jumped from the roof of the hotel and was killed. Tito evidence at the inquest showed that deceased was killed, quest showed that deceased had been (k pry.used, probably as a result of drinking. The coroner returned a verdict of suicide. CAMPBELL ISLANDS. PLENTY SEALS AND KISH. DUNEDIN April lb Tlm member:- oi' tile Campbi II Islands Syndicate who returned to Dunedin today. state that tlm it: m on the fslamb-' had -.autred over ."'.a!-kin-. It itatl been a elose season for seals on all the islands coming under the jurisdiction oi tlm New Zealand Lov.Tmmmt for ;•

numb r of year- m.wu hut -pceial j.er-mi-'-iuii vc- grantcd to the syndicate to ta!;;. 1 *b; .-kin-. The -raid's ai the islands worked uiidi'i' great diHictiltics. and in many insiatmes they had to he Inv-iv.l down the (Tills by roj) - to enable them to secure the seals. lice litrltlb'. r.- ."f lie- syiiiliiaie -ay that tliere are thousands of al- oil the various southern islands, and that there Is lie fca,r of them bring ■•xterminated. They hold that tlm New Zealand Cuvenimcnt i- taking up a wrong attitude in continuing the clo-e season Iron] year to year, and they a-.-eit that it ia well-laiown fact that auxiliary -ailing ship- et'iue from America, and take a- manv seal., a- they can without lot or hindrance. The time when the seals come to the rookeries is June, duly ami August. It i- (minted out Hint tlm Hands are under the control of the New Zealand Government, and that it u a Utopian policy to protect lli,. .a! s to enable outsiders to come and |, I'i'L poach in the rookeries. One of the men who returned to-day h\ tlm Tilt an.'Uni stated that whales were also plant i till around the Campbells, and that on one occasion he had seen | I nght whales in one slmal. I lie s.vudiente has a plant for t lying out hlubImr. but se far it has not act ivrly pmsootltod tlm indil-t ry. Flounders ire plentiful. One T.under measured '-’ft. I'nn. in length. INFANT All VNDONED. ( III! ISTFIII' lit TI. April ,\ w |l-deve!op' d I ''llia I ' cliil.l v.aIT'tind by Ml- O' erg!' Jter. oi be sIju ni. ;i Ij:i iiilun: il in Dtr t/nnlun late .<'-1 . j Too (I i- ( live! \ was brought i , ibe infant’s i■ ri>"-■ Mr- I- 1 - - in. and eared for it. and ibis morn ili g in i "lined tlm polo - ■ lie 1 ioiont i- in tlm Christchuri'h ho--I'iml. WOOL I’ll It FS FP. DUNEDIN, Ap'd A t the luiirlh wool sale, held h. re. to-da.v. b't'is bales w ere ollered. I'bdl.v pi I p:'|- cent was -old al auetiou. Ihe attendance of buyers was fully repio.lllative, ala! the sale 1 h I'oUghollt very a.iiimat ed. am! bidding on the (elude was very keen, although at times somewhat ei-ratie. Competition for merino hallbred ft>'<•(■*' was parI jeuiai 1 good. A proportion ol Dm olfering was heavy eomlitmimd and -eedv wool-. Pt ires, coin pa red with la-1 month's -ale. may lie -ummavised a, jollows; .\ldam,. 1" to !■> |ier eeltt liigiif'l ; -H|!d' lullfhl'ed I'e r to -i per .i'lli higher : medium mid low hahbeds. 7to 10 i.d higher : line ei■o-- bi■ i. par lo ' (■ r i eio lower : pn , ami belli. -. 7 7; p r eeltt higlmi : limits 7 p. ;• edit higher, dim I, ,ea I mill- eolll pe t "‘I i.lil I \ k'eClll \. and l.'Oi.li Bradford and (Tmlilmni al Guyc; - to-.k a fair |u'iijiori ion m i!m odd ing. .lapan paled !:. "lIIn tor crutelii 11 g-.