DOMINION ITEMS,

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS,

[by telegraph—run press association.] ' TiAMAGUS AAYARDKI). | WELLINGTON, Aiin. 7. ',- in the Supremo Court, poster Drown claimed from James Nixon £OBO Is . damages for alleged negligence in a collision between tho pin i tit ill s motor- l ~yelo and the defendant's motor-car. i The jury gave a verdict for C's 3!) Is. ! i DEATH UNDER. ANAESTHETIC. J CHRISTCHEIK n. Aug. 0. I Mrs Ada Wyllie. fort.vone years ol „ K e, who resided at (il. IV trio St. Kith- ! annul. died at the l.yiidhurst Private , Hospital yesterday afternoon, whilst j under an anaesthetic administered by , |)rs Gibson and Morkane. She had ; been admitted to the hospital between 1 10 a.m. and noon yesterday for the j purpose of being examined for some internal injury, and the anaesthetii "as; administered a few hours later. I A MEMORIAL. j STRATFORD. Aug. 8. ' There was a large military gather- j ing at Stratiord to-day when Lieut.- j i Colonel Cunningham unveiled a memor- j I ial archway erected hy the WellingI ton Regiment, and private friends in j I memory of Lieut.-Colonel AY. 0. Ala- | I lone, who fell at Cininnk Bair on Aug. ! I Bth., 11110. 11l the evening a reunion J dinner was held m the town hall, the Returned Soldiers’ Association. South j African Veterans and memorial eomj jnittee associating. j COVERED Si IFFR I’FNS. i 3 BLENHEIM. Aug. 8. J The Marlborough A. and R. Assoeiaj lion has adopted a progressive move in 1 ci-ei ling i overed sheep' pens at the local 1 show grounds. The project, which inJ voices" a large expenditure, is to be f carried into eflect lor next show.

OTAGO SOCIETY’S INTENTIONS DI’NFDIX. Aug. 8. As a result of an appeal hy the Otago A., and P. Society for funds to carry out necessary improvements te lahuiia Park a sum of C10.1.'10 IDs has been subscribed, lull the society lias decided that no extraordinary expenditure shall he authorised until all information with regard to the co-l of connecting the park hy railway has been obtained, and some assurance received that permission "ill l;v granted for deviation of the railway line to the park TI.AiAEG GI N CU R. TIMARF. Aug. S. The Timuril Gun Club to-day held a L'lDt) clay bird handicap. Nominations totalling twenty-live were received from Auckland to Tiiatnpere ami Nightcaps. I lie winner was 1.. Kerr. Kaugiera (I2vds). with 2-1 birds, who look £5.1. lb Burgess. Marion t !7yds) It. F. Turner. Dunedin and I). Gillespie. Tiimtru (Rlyils). T. Medley. Nightcaps. R. F. Al’llwrielc. Timiiru, -J. I’cis. Christchurch, and Giles, Christchurch (| Ay (Is) 111 birds, divided fcJ5. A first miss out match on -Byds. was won hy Burgess and Medley, who divid-

.MEMORIAL SERVICE

WELLINGTON. Ang

Mr Mays, head of the American Legion of veterans in New Zealand, has received a message from the Legion in V.S.A. stating all posts are expected to hold a service in memory of Pre-i----dem Harding. The R.S.A. is eo-oper-ating and Wellington branch is arranging a service on Attg. -filth. Air Mays, on behalf of ids comrades, lias expressed appreciation for the kindly m i ion. REPLY FROM DEXi:DIN. DUNEDIN. An;:, ft. In reply to a statement in Chrisli lim eh I’reshvlcry that some ■■indeiit> cf theology at Dunedin were practically starting, the Rev Mr Abu Lean, G-m----venor of the 'I hci'dngieel Committee, stains that Ihe siudcnls are very I .'it'd pressed limuitially. Speaking of the assitalife given hy tic Chur. li. lie staled that a number ol schohirships. ranging from tl’s to £.*i! are awarded nun folly. and to tlie.se who do not "in -cliolar.-hips. grants f: PI- to married men and £c 15- to .-ingl" men have been made this year. What tur11st’r assistance could be given ibis year the Committee was not yet in a position tosay.as the result ol a special nopeal recently before the ( littreh would no. lie known till the middle of tins month. Air Mat-Loan added Hint lie knew no case where the students were (ompelled to go f.lmrt of food and dothing. If the Clntrch here knew of anv ease of absolute distress. some means would he lound to relieve ii.

s'! IFA I’ Ml’S' Dl'-HM'TF. | i orxFmx, Ann. !'• j 'flir Otago nm! Southland .'limners’ | {!i'-.ptit<■ was lionnl nt the Arbitration Court here tn-(Viy. mid mi npjdiraiioii ivii, made that the decision he aiinoinifed aider tlie (‘hristclnin li healing, as the season will ho well on he- | lore Iho Cour! pads to Cishortie. Air j Xieholson, icpresenii tt g I lie employers, undertook to eomiimnicato with the, Cisl.orre employer.s on the pood. j ’Pm demands inehtded the -I !-hour J uark and HCs per Kltl tor ham! shear- i ir f wit h mi til lows; nco oi two pairs of shears for every ft'll shorn ; and .'ids per !i I',.r machine shearing, the rates in vae'n case to he increase:! by as per Kit) when shearing merinos ; while to: stud sheep, and rams tliere should ho double rates. Substantial increases were asked also for shod hands and cooks. .Mr Orayndler, for tile T'nioti, compared the local rates with Australia, and especially Queensland, hut the induer and Air Scot t made it clear that the Court would take no cognisance of condition- elsewhere. The IT 11 ion called evidence to show that the Court’s basis of a weekly doO tally uas tmi high, three shearers giving evidence on those lines. Steve I’oreharn testified that the, conks and shod hands’ conditions were causing a great deal of dissatisfaction and trouble. Tie -did a cook worked hard for 17 and Ist hours a day. No evidence was called for the emnloyers. who. back'd hy the Court, staled that the improved condition of the industry should not he taken into account when fixing wages. Air Cooksoti submitted that no new points had been raised from previous cases.

fatal collision. TIAIARU, August 9. As the result of collision between a. bicycle and a motor lorry, Daniel Ahinday, aged 19. cycle mechanic, of Had low, died in the hospital this afternoon.