DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 June 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[a y tk r. i-.c it ai’n— ri: it ritKss association.] DEBTOR PRO I’G lIT BACK. WELLINGTON. June 27. N. 11. Jury, formerly a garage proprietor at Lower llutt. Ini' been brought hack from Sydney to answer a charge of leaving New Zealand with intent to defraud Ids creditors. Hi* ,!, bts are stated at £9OllO. while his a,sets are nil. lie was remanded on bail ol £.5110. SOCK BERN AERODROME. CIIKISTCIILIK 11. June 27 It is stated that the valuation ot Si i-IJuirn Aerodrome, which has lie,*n taken over by the Government, was C1!!!,927 Ms ’-d. Deducting from this, the lion 11. E. Wigrum's gill ol C!0.ootl towards The purehase price, the Govenimelit Will aeiuaily pay lor the aerodrome the slim ,>l 1'20,9.'L 19- -d. This price represents aliotti lt>s m tin* L' to the shareholders, luit Mr Wigram, eliainnan ot i lie company, alter receiving hi- -hare ol ihr purchase price, will la- L'l 7.099 out ot

pocket, apart from any question ot interest on capital. THEFT'S AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, .tunc 27. A till, f, OT tlli.-lcs, 1-me-cil the I'le-mi-e- ef 1,. Evans and Co., ( übn Street, i.-i-t ev, ning, and ft,an the -lock- e! the drapery establishment removed side rolls and si,at 'v-ape-de-C lime A udp valm-,1 at about u.s'iQ Entry was elieele | 1 rot i ibe ! a -k of the building am! t'm t ni.-f ca me l lie ro f to a window on w Inch a -inn le cap h was C.i-il*. ij>: 1 lei 1 . A- ar as , ould 1-e iis'crtaincd ibis morning, some -10) rolls ol -ilk, c-a-h contt,ining about Id \aid . were mi-sing. PraetmalU tbc w iioh* i I one ef the ii’.o-l -ale ibh* lines ,1) Ibe ..hep V. a - 1-enee •* !. THE lb lb A . WELLINGTON. June 27 The -ixilt annual council of tin- Pro-e-tant Poll! i.-il As-octat am opened Inlay. Mr Eweu M.-aGregar pre-id,-d. In ii- pre-idenl ml addres- la* -aiil their »s-oi-ia lion was but part of an absnutrlv r v movrinon t t<> counter eiidcneies now operalin,.; universally Igiliu-t vOl id freedom principles. Mr I low aril Elliot I , t lie mil tonal ieeitrer, in hi- report, said the leeal or-

ganisai ion in various districts had been maintained, and new groups organised. The results of ri,., general election slid not retleel as clearly as desirable the .strength of the Protesiaiii vote. This was owing to vote-splitting and careless organisation. lie suggested that their incoming exeeiit ive iiinsider the advisability of securing the election of members who were not hound to either of the present parties, and so help In deliver New Zealand from domination by either party.

waimate items. AY A LAI ATE. June 2'd. Wniiiinie Automobile Association ha.d,a idl'd to protest to the Prime Minister and lion, ('nates, against the inclusion , t only one Saulh Island represent itive on the Highways Hoard. The Association support Otago Motor f'lub ill edi'o’eting a small 1 oatd in each island. A suggestion in the “Daly Advertiser" that Waimate is a suitable Incat bn for till 1 esl ab f n-liineti t o! Ihe as! ronetnit al t dev ope otlered in G.e ; lomiiiion by 1 nil*' 1 States was diseased l,v the Rorough ( oiincii and the Mavt r. Mr Evans, iustrneled Councillor Paul is obtain I urt her information. It n;i, mentioned that AYaimate W- s highly suitable i' the atmosphere was clear, and had no earth di-t urban: e-. INFLUENZA IN CANTERBERY. ( 11 RISTCII LRCH. June 2d. p, u- hundred r,ia- of simple in 11 uare reported in Chri-tclmivli di~ trit-L in the Inst seven day-, but only -even are of pneumonic tyj e. wliielt ieoiisidere.l a very reassuring percental'. No dfiill- are reported, and no -■giis of a true epidemic ii o a-e reported a ny w acre. STATE SCHOOL DPR NT. (iTA KI. J line 2V The Te Horn State School was complete!,' de-tiviyed by tire last night, the eau-e il' ii’ ■ paohab!v a defective cliini-

HEAYY RAIN. NAPIER. -Tune 2?. There was heavy rain all night and to-,lay some low-lying area- are already under water. .Another tw ellt t-tout hour- of such rain will produce a flood. H..M.S. GERANIUM. STRIKES A BEEF. AYKI. KINGTON. June 2S. The Secretary of the General l’o-t Otliee ha- received the following report from the Sn.cprimondeut of Radio at ,\ v anui "At 11.5 p.m. on the -7th. 11.M.A.S I-'ciiteeie stated the (leranium reports having struck a reel oil Relieve ].hinds, and is damaged as far as the foremost funnel. The time of the mishap is not given." Later, the Navy Office instructed the Fontone to proceed and render assistance to the Geranium."