DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TEI.KCRAITI —PER PRESS association.] PRESIDENT'S ADVICE TO UA RMERS. TE A WA.MUTU, Oct. 12. On the subject of the Dairy Control Bill. Mr Parker, Dominion President ol the Dairy Danners’ Union, urges voters to record their votes U.Tore the poll closes and appeals to them not to allow the opportunity for control to pass. Parliament gave the dairy farmers ike final say in a (pe -tin vitally atlceting the industry, and ihcrlore. it wa- incumbent on all to exercise this pin llege. For many years Hie industry was regulated bv other than the producers, who were now given the opportunity to control their affairs. The arduous wo'-k oi production lias been made to ea'ry agents whose services were iin oitsid;•!•able in comparison, and whose .e-

inimerali m was eomparnliveiv great. Tlie producers best interests would be gained by supporting the principles ol tin- Dairy Control Bill, and it behoves everv dairy farmer to see that Ins \tting privilege i- not n"glccTc 1 beiorc the votes are retuniable on the l/th. DROWNING PEAKED. TAURANGA. Oct. 12. Grave nnxietv I-. felt for the salct.v of three residents. .Messrs Evans. Morgan and Dickson, nho lell here at ijii-ee o'clock oil Wednesday afternoon in a launch to go li-hing. They only had a loaf and pound of butter. I here has been no won! of them since. Today a fisherman saw a boat on the bench at Matnkonen Island, near Kai ikati entrance, and a dingy on tie beach about half a mile away, hut to sign of men. The lishermau was unable I, get in to the beach on account ot breakers. A party has now gone to the island to reach 11n- stranded limit overland. It is expected they will t'cturn 10-nieht. Wednuesdav night las verv dirtv. with heavv rain and wod and the party left th” harbour alien other boats were returning for shelter.

SECRETARY'S; THEFTS. THAMES. October 32. Norman Gibbs, late secretary ot the Thames Harbour Board, pleaded guilty to-day at the Magistrate's Court- to twenty-live charges of misappropriation and forgery, involving C2SO. from ( )<•- tidier. P.l2d. to September. ■ J!l2il. anil also to r. cliiirgo of theft, of £1(1 from I lie i atriotic funds. [i is understood that the total am.unit taken from the hitter is £I!H). He was committed to Auckland fu sentence. WRESTLING. dg.minton championships. PALMERSTON. N.. Oct. 12. The heavy-weight wrestling title ■• ' New Zetland was decided to-night, >saac Robin. Hawke's Bay (17.2) d-l'ent-ing tlie holder, Alex Anderson, of Pul moisten North (10.10). Anderson looked insignificant beside bis huge opponent and hud no chance on account ol the difference in weights. Anderson cleverly eluded the big man's '•■•!<! ; . but succumbed to a test of strong'h on the mat. Robin scoured the tirst tall in six minutes, and the second lull itt !) minutes 10 seconds. In the amateur light-weight. M' Don aid, of Turn kina. defeated Kara, of Hawke’s Bay in three falls. Davidson, of Waipawa, defeated Dix on, of Tiirakiua. by one fall in live limit s. ONE IMG ASSOCIATION.

DANNEVLRKE, Get. IT. The Executive of the Southern 11 awkes Bay Provincial Fanners’ Union had before it yesterday the suggestion of the Dominion Executive relative In the forma lion of one tug association of the farmers ~l the Dominion with a meat, wi.ol and dairy board to control all exports or any business eoiiueeted with fanners' exports. Iho meeting resolut iolied it's approval and also approved of the Meal Board scheme of advertising New Zealand lamb in England. It was devilled to roeo lend the Board insert ill each parcel all attractive curd selling forth the advantages ni' New Zealand land) and "Hilton. THREE MONTHS. HAM! LION. OH. RL

\t tie- Police (unit John Uhevertnn Kinsey, a bankrupt accountant. I'ormerlv of Cambridge and Te Av.amu-

in was sentenced to three month- imprisonment; lor failing lo keep pioper boo.'*-. Tim Magistrate said it w :.s net (lie ease of an ignorant mail. Ih * bankrupt was an experienced accountant wlm must have known the necessity of keeping (.roper books. Ihe (Ifii-ii.-i I Assignee was at a great, disadvantage trying to administer this es-

tate owing to ihe absence of proper hooks and tile creditors must have been affected a good deal.

A. SERUM'S CHARGE. O't'AKl. Oet. 13. George Ay re, a motor driver and a mechanic, was arrested by the police on a. charge oi assaulting Misses Collerell and Parata. who are employed at the seaside Kiosk, ii i • alleged that while the girls were asleep* the mail effected an entrance to tihe Kiosk by means "i a fanlight, anil made Ins way to the bedroom of 'lie women. Here it is .-.aid that he applied a hanukcrchici, saturated with chloroform to .Miss Parata'.face .and despite her struggles lie succeeded ill rendering her uneousi-ioO' hv means of tin* anaesthetic. I Living disposed fo Miss Parata h" Hum turned his attention to Miss Cntterell. It is alleged that In* then caught the round the neck and held her. .di-s Cotterel! was thus rudely awakened and struggled with the intruder and screamed loudly lor help. Miss ( oil *iell succeeded in fighting off her assailant though by the time help arrived she was almost in a state ol collapse. Tl:,> police were at once informed with tli e result that Ay re was arrested. When brought before the Court, a remand till th,. eighteenth was asked for and granted. Bail was refused. It is said tho,accused was up to reeent!v, engaged to Cotterel!. but it hud been broken off.