DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—rER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] LOAN POLL DEFEATED. ' DPNED'I.', June 27. A i reposal to ra.i-e £i)O.OOU for the erect ion of a town hull was deieatid hv 3238 vote.- to 1308, o majority being east against it at every booth. FIRE AT DPXEDTN. DUNEDIN. June 27. A iire broke cut in Bray Bros.’ prodime store. Stall', id Street, scon alter six to-night. It started ill the tellur, which was currying it quantity of empty fruit eas;-s and sinks. The brigade hud some dillicully in getting at the seat of the lire, and it was an hour I efore the outbreak \ias gut under. The building was gutted and valuable produce lines "ere destroyed. Tim pro'lme "as insured in the Aiotralian Alliance If r £OOO. hut it is not considered this will rover the loss. The insurame on the building is not used taLiable. CARMEL'S BI’TTKH-FAT.

AUCKLAND. June 27. A judgment of great importance to the dairying industry was given by the Chief Justin- in the Supreme Court today on the appeal of Stephen Shalloon, of the Cheddar Valley Co-u| erative Dairy Company, against the decision in the Magistrate’s Couit, at Opotiki. The -nit. was Brought by tin- appellant for £ls l‘2s 01 for butler-fat. The claim was not denied, but the respondent hr,night a counter-claim for £SB. being at the rate of C 1 a cow in pursuance of Article 17 of the ,- mpiiny. which jn-ovnled thal all shareholders should solid all their hutt'-r-lat to lhe company’s factory or he penali-ed by a line of Cl ter row ] ,-r annum. 11 is Honor -aid the contention "a? as to the validity of Article 17, and vaii- , us grounds had been submit led that, ai least two other articles "I the you:-, puny were involved, first, it "its claimed It,at Article 17 "its forecable on the ground that the claim of £| a ,~w was one lor a penalty and not for liquidated damages. I here were other ohjeeti, ns on the score ol amCiguily. Having reviewed English and New Zealand decision-, his Honor said he was of the opinion that the appeal slioul 1 he dismissed "111. e,,- i- £8 Bs. Leave 1,, appeal I' l the Foil Couit wa, granted. LAY DOWN IN FRONT Of Tl! A 17m AUCKLAND, June '-’7 Evidence at the inque-t on all unidenlilied man. who dud as the re-uli of injuries on May 2d. showed llmf lie lav ,h," u in I non , i an approaching U-ain at Coi-go sin-cot level crossing, l In, drivei imt having time to pull up. LAUNCH CAPSIZES. WIIAKATA.YL. June 28 The Whakatniic lishiug launeii. "Duehe-s.** "hen crossing Hm bar against Hie signal-, capsized. C. McDonald was drowned, while .1 . Fox was saved. McDonald's body has not been recovered. \V< )B K (>.\ HA I l.ll’t l! L WELLINGTON. June 2d. A report tt-eeived bv the \ 1 11 i i-1 •• i , I Deleme Oil the "Oil. of Ihe 111! |e: ml Grave- H, mini-.-i, m-r at (.ellip li -tales Hint in September b'si, and until idler New Year, the stnlf

t heir i,, i : ir t -r- a- He y were in range of I 1 lie To, kish gnu ■. Tla- danger piis-cd j away ami the '.vi-rk pnx-eetletl. Imt it | "as !,ampere 1 >,y "el weather. Dining tlm pre-ont slimmer it is j hoped that good progress "ill he made, j All ~emeu-ik-s on the hills, but seven. | ,re now v. -died and tft >• ph: tiling is , 1,.,-., ;a , n V. die i Iml plan . iTo to „!v | III! ibe .Mudros eeicetery. ••'I lie -tali' have no trouble with ihe ; In -aI Turks," the re; -,a -late.-, "apart ’ from th.-ir u-iinl acts of brigand.,g- j in tie- autumn, "hen lltey shot it j and rubbed workmen employed by the I Commissioner." 1 1 1{I Xl 178 BIRTHDAY. WELLINGTON. June 2d. j T 1,.. t;„vi rimr-Gem-ral s,„,t the f, I- J lowing eld,le to the I'rinee «>f Wales mi j the 0,-e 1 -ion i.l the latter's ! irthda;, : i “On holla 11 of the (iovei omen! and j people of New Zealand. I Leg m < -mvey j to yi.ur lie\ al Highiua- respect fill < on-gi-idulali- ns mid good wishes on the ,a-ca i.ni of your la: tl,dev. Jell, -of. To-day his Ex," L, m y tv< eived the following mply; o |’lease expre.-s [o the Govt rnment end I eople ,f New Zealand my guileful thanks for their birthday coiigratnlainuis. led ward 1 * DI-; TECTIVK BISHOP HEAD. DUNEDIN. June 29. Obituary, thief Detective Bishop. I ;,;i. ' lie was born in Taranaki, j j,. j.,jii,-d Ha- service in and waHI,A , Detect ive at Cliri - lehui eh. Mr IE-l.oa wa- i ranslerred to Dunedin in ~,1 - U a- a prominent memher of the Dunedin Low ling Club and a M eilington and Taranaki Rugby nqii't illative. ALLEGED THEFT. j PALM I-. I > STt )X N.. dune 29 j \, |t lo Ptjlitt' i Hiiri . hu'.m. ;

1 *,,v Edward .Noil, pleaded guilty and | ns. i-ummii Icd lor si-nleiii-e i<> the ; Supremo C ourt on a charge of 1 boil j of eHi from tin- l-'armor-' Cn-oporativi- I Distributing Coy.. Marion, on ilivor- j dales beiwoen Hccondior and May. j It was stand that aoiu-.-d "a- a| ledger keelier and cashier al Hie 1 . I,ranch and revived various sinus of j money for which ho failed to account. ( H'A!! A XT! XKD AGAIN'. A I'C K LAN H. June 20 One child among the Maklira s passengers from Vancouver after I'rnn necks' detention in qimrantine lor a slight rash, now diagnosed as niastnn. was released a week ago slmuing a clear skin. Yesterday similar spots appeared and the child was sent LacJ, t,,'the Island. As a precautionary ineasiire. contacts wore isolated and other -teiis taken a- if the ease were really ahisirin. A 1 U'Nf ll P KSCI'K. WiiAKA l'AXi:. Jur.e 2d. J (.allant rescue weld; wa, performed i 1. ' Cant Tbiiin|)am. and the i-rcw ot the J ship Warlord in rosining II- l-ex. a j survivor i f a lain ii disaster at the ! Heads vesterday. 1 hey put eft in the t ship's limit, and amid heavy seas breaiting no the rocks '! in lnn-im jumped on t . a. luck ami ri-eimd l-’ox, who was in an exhausted 1. i.ilitioii. But for the I” 'mill a-'iHui lia !'.. would have- been little chiim-e of rescue as the tide and v.eie increasing. The launch was • nuished to pine- ms the rocks. The P.odv of ?dcDonald was washed on the Leach this morning. The deceased seaman, it is understood, has a wile and family who reside at Gisborne.