DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRArn— PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TEN YEAR'S GAOL. AUC ELAND, October 31. sit the Supreme Court here to-day, Arthur Hamilton was found guilty oi entering a Chinese laundry and stealing 18s fid. He was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. Justice Stringer said that ii was not safe for this man to he at largo. He had been convicted here and in Australia. In New Zealand ho had been convicted eight times for burglaries, five times for breaking and entering, and was sentenced to ton years and one year before lie came to Now Zealand. He would bare him locked Up for ns long as he could. AKA.MOIIO -MUKDEK. POLICE BUSY. AYANGANLE October 31. The police, had another busy day endeavouring to get on tile trail of the Aramoho murderer, but up to a late hour this evening, they had made no progress. I'OAVKi: FOR WESTPORT. WESTPORT. October 31. An important decision was this evening made bv the Do rough Council ol West| ort regarding the provision of a supply of electricity for the town. It was decided to adopt the .Mount Koch, but .scheme for hydro-eleetrie.il power, the site of the generating point. Alt. Roelifoit. is about ten miles or so to the north of the town. The cost of the .scheme w ill be only £2 l-OHO. C'OASI STEAMER SKKA'ICB. DUNEDIN. October 31. At the last, meeting of the Runeifin .Alaiiufacturers Association, pointed eii-tivi-in was made regarding the hick ol .-learner services between Dunedin and the Wet ('oust. Finally, it wax decided to invite the Union Steamship Company if a better service could not be given. The Union Company has now replied that it. is agreeable to run two steamers monthly between Dunedin and the West Coast, CYCLE ROAD RACE. ROUND AIT. EG.AIONT. NEW RI.YAIODTH. (UP, be, MS. The round t lie Mount Egmont road cycle race of one hundred and live miles, was come,ted bn Saturday. A feature of the lace was the ele-e liuisb. the winner and the second man he- : mg separated by live lengths. Crutchley ioweicd llie ncord by to. c minutes. The details are:

11. I.owcll i'Ncw l'lymnmb: (Amin. 1 ; D. Uweii (New I’lymoi'.lli) Ibmiii. 2 ; R. C. Bint (New J 'ly mom h i !dmin. 3: S. AY. Ci uteliley (Wanganui) 'J2min. !; ,1. Welsh (parliehl) 2-Tmin. A; R. A. NiehoEor, i Wanganui) 30m in. (i: 3. Neib-cn (( livisteliureli'i 3umiu. 7: ('. Barker (New I’lymom Ie -Khaim A; .1. Colling)',ood (New I’lymenthi -lAmin. ft: AI. Snullie (New Plymouth i (Amin. PC E. G. I'TiMor (Christchurch) .'lOmin 11; P. 15. RetUqidge (Ngaberet lUmitl. id. I'. 15. Jletlerii’me (X S wiw -lOnmi. ! limiu. 3'l-ee. Second fasle-l: Welsh, 7, hr. Rtinin.

3ti-.ee. Eastc-i lime for Taranaki riders: CollillgW ood All!'. l-Alllin. Msec, FARMERS' YIEAVS. ti.N DAIRY ! ONTROI, AY Ei. DING TON. October 31. A conference was held between the Dairy Control Committee together with repl e-eii tali vos of the I' ll! liters' t ni II and the Dairy Earmeis' l nion. llie rn.ee-.-iiy of c> •■ 11 ii nig all election of a board to mb the Dairy Cumrai All ".a- IV'CO cn'tpba-. e.l. 'tile 111'- rg' •!• '"deb til .-ei' 'i. i e;.i C--enLUO'e, ei' ih, '.'.bole .mlm-try an 1 to ask the dairy farmers' throughout ibe whole Dominion m support t'v in'.ctM.'!.cled by the gathering. 'file ticket .-elect, d i-. a- follow-:-- W. 0 rounds lilnkinngah W. Ooudfellov, (]! a mill-nil VY. C. Mii-ion (Waiukiu. 11. D. por--yih f Hit linin'). AW A. lorn- CAlariiuI'oi'cugb', K. Dalrymple (Rulbu. .b.lm Ki-ber (Otant-in'o Soul!) island. ,1. Write lAYaiwera. South Olngog .1. !’. Tlun ker (Akaroa).

IA! A| It; RATION. WEf.I.INC'InX. 0.-loler 31. Tiic qim-tion of Enijdr.' .-eltleiiieiii •• as di-'-n-se.! at to-day's meeting ol t'ne ( handier oj ('"nmieree. when a depot:,', ion ren.sisting of Mi's.-i's 'I rowel j and Sja ,'ieor. of the Aiiekhoal Sell iement League add; e--cd (In- lneeiinp on Dec question of immigral ion. They urged the need Dial practical slops should 1,0 taken in connection with ihe mailer. Tlic deputation stressed Die need el fanners in the Dominion, which they said olfei'ed a great inducement ior settlement, de-pile the opinions - quite erroneou-. they contended - ol the members of the Commission who ru-hed iliroilgh New Zealand, and were unable to form a correct opinion. Tile Chamber decided to hold the mailer in nbc-yamo until the annua! Confer,•■nee at Auckland.