DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOTEL BURNT. CARTERTON, June 5. Tauhereuikau Hotel, a double storied wooden building containing 20 rooms, was completely gutted the early hours this morning. Apparently the firo started in a sitting room immediately under a bedroom occupied by the proprietor. The warning was so short that most of the occupants lead to escape in their night clothes. Only the cook saved his belongings. Eeatherston Fire Brigade were soon on the spot, but owing to a short water supply could do little. Everything is a total loss, which is a severe blow to the proprietor, who recently spent £2OOO in acquiring and completely renovating the premises. Only tho outbuildings and a few implements in them were saved. When day broke nothing remained of the hotel but a heap of smoking ashes. lortunutcli the night was still or a dozen or so racehorses in the stables would have been endangered.

POTATO GROWERS’ REQUEST CHRISTCHURCH, June 5

A number of potato growers asked Mr .Massey to-day to place an embargo on the importation of Australian potatoes, owing to the damage to crops by Hood. Mr Massey said lie sympathised with the growers. If there were enough potatoes in New Zealand to carry the consumers over lill the new crop there was no necessity to import, lie would inquire into the matter and also consider the question of making a reciprocal agreement with Australia, regarding potatoes.

AGRICULTURAL RILE. GREY MOUTH. .Juno 5. At a meeting of the Westland subprovincial Conference of tlu* N.Z. Farmers’ Union it was unanimously resolved to support, the principles of the proposed Agricultural Banking Bill and to da everything possible to help to place the bill among Lhe statutes of the Dominion. FOOTBALL FATALITY. AUCKLAND, June 5. Herbert Manning, who was injured internally in a football match on Saturday died at Waiuku yesterday. He was agetl 27. and leaves a. wife and two children. MAN FOUND DEAD. CARTERTON, June 5. A mail aged about sixty was found dead on the roadside at Taratahi early this morning. Apparently he wandered along last night atul tripped ami fell mi a stone which gashed his lorehead over the left eye. He huddled into the fence and the intense cold and wot caused his death, 'lhe body was removed to the morgue at Carterton where a search revealed no identification marks. His hair is grey, moustache brown but. going grey, height sft. (i.lin.. eyes blue, and lie was wearing a brown suit and a black hat. THE DOMINION’S BLEND. WELLINGTON. June 5. A Commission of Enquiry regarding the care ol the blind, sat 10-dav. Messrs Cauglile.v and Mackenzie being present, and Messrs Nolan and Tibbs absent. Evidence was given by C. A. Bloomfield, blind for twenty venrs. He said be bad no training since In* lost bis sight and his apnlication for training at the Jubilee Institute was declined 20 years ago without any reasons, except that there was im provision made fm adults, lie believe I bo could have been admitted if be bad had the fees. The Jubilee Institute was a private charitable institution in 10B>. He bought a cottage in Invercargill and cciuiiienced hawking, but was advised to apply to tin* Charitable Aid Board for help, a- it was advisable that bis seven year old daughter should assist him in the work. A\ hen h>* applied in! help be we * told that, his home would vo to I; ■ ...old am! hi*, daughter commit tod '*** •■>'l oid'i !*n! b"i*K a u" ’*. linf miil'l be front's! I o a livneo P * *' V ing properly. The blind bad dill'u ult\ iu obtaining work, even when trained.