DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

Ti v tfxf.ohapu— rr.n press association.] AIR HOLLAND'S RERIEEST CHANTED. WESTPORT. Nov. -j. At the request of Mr Holland. -M.l’.. the Minister ot Agriculture has ari'ttng e(l with the .Meat Hoard in London to include the price of park in the market cables. HICKSON A! ISSION. OTAKI, Nov. A. The 11ieksoii healing mission visited t)t::|;i on Saturday and treated a nom her of sanatorium and other ea-t s. Some ol the oatieiits claim hetielit. RAILWAY STATION DESTROYED. OTAKI, Nov. -A. Tlie Ti'horo rail wav station yesterday at p.m. was destroyed by lire. The origin i. a mystery. AN INVESTITCRE. AIR AIKI.DRCAI S.M. HONORED. C-liltT-sTCI! I'ltC 11. Nov. I Jellieoe held all invesuuire this mond'ig at which Brigadier-General Wiliam Mi'ldntm. Stipendiary Magistrate of i.i• vlilouth received the insignia of C.AI.G.. and D.S.D. Cajitaio E. C. Roheri., of Sunnier. late ol 8.H.0. Pali Infanirv. received the ARC., and .Major S. AY. Ik Brooker. the Colonial Artillery Forres' Ollieers’ decora! ion. A IT RE HASTINGS. Nov. A lire neetinvd in a timber yard ov, lied by E. Ware, on ifiversion Road this morning. Two sheds. Were destroyed, one containing two mol.ir ears valued at a thousand pounds, as well as throe push bicycles, the oilier containing thirty thousand feel oi dry timber. The factory containing the machinery in the immediate viciniiy, was saved. No insurances. ANOTHER VICTIM. NAPIER. Nov. A. Another viitnn of the Rorl Ahorii'i explosion mi Thursday last. Arthur Strum, a waterside worker, died at Napiet hospital at I Jill this morning. The end came rather suddenly, and was net ahngelher exp'-e! cd. 'the other in j lircd liWTi t*i>!il iiiiif to s:itis--1 or\ ju-o^ivss. Sl'D!)i:.\ i>!•:Aili. f)l’X!*:DIN. Nov. Robert Jack died sitddenlv while playing cricket at P rt Chal-.m rs during the afternoon. He was wnketkeopiug and while walking over h■■tween the vviekeis he fell Mown dead. The iiidif-alioiis poiiiietl to h art iadure. De,-eased via, chief engineer at the | 1.-n-D .111- Board d a k,, end. previously was engineer on a mg. He "as .71 years of age and I aves a Viidovv. and ill rev vis. IN.! PRIES I D EYES. DPNEDIN. Nov. A. I lei-beri Smith and Daniel Dunn, both aged IA years, were admitted to the hospital siilf, ling Iron, severe injuries to the eye. eatlsed through an explosion at a 'mat; h I'aet.ory at Caversham. where ibey were empl veil. LAST AND WEST FREIGHTS. MR CttATES INTERV lEWED. ( lIRIS'K lIIJK ib N. vember -A. Reviving to a big deputation oi the Chamber , f l ommetee ami other interest. v. 1;i 'h u.ged vario'i. me: I'-i's ealetd.ated to make tlm inilway. pay. ! :11 - t ii-ttlai'lv the Alidlaml line, where x; c-ei'-l le.ek loading rates we.e necessary, the Moil. j. G. Coates said that the tour v. a - being n:ade in pro). ‘Me a 1 ' ’ 1 - /.'aland ami it would he considered in the order of urgency. Everything ]o--,tb!e wmilJ tm done to pievent * ,-11iralisation and be hoped that s:oll the ~,.,,-e rod ill I o 1o < !"il will'. l!" p|... p. Ml ri mils v.ere tmi so -'in. lists t !,.. \- ."‘Mid' d a "il com pel it tve 1 at'I Ite Midland Hue woilM I ad t" a demand l. r similar rate- on other Hue-. The whole qr.e-tion ot freight, and ta'iff. ve under review ami while on l he. Wo-l Coast lie would discuss the quest i-n !!,, I lo band tile Lliiitml section ~,0 the Railway Department soon, u... it... i-i-nt raetors could net be

lie-red of liability. As for tho Lyt- j triton tunnel, dtiplieai ion was a ne.essnrv preliliiinary to elect i iii'-ai ion. i Mr MeVilly, General Manager “f j R-iilways. sail! that cheap rates lor hack | I,'.- .1,,. - would have a serious effect on j I.U'NC II MISSING. AIT'K LAND. Nov.-nd-r 5. Anxicl v is feit I'm- t!,.- two "rounairis „r tlie tliirtv-threc f.-M launch ilmiia. !•;. lilomlichl and V. Dab-, left n,._n fish in- exciii-simi to I’ l, LM' : ‘- Ishiud in j | ll ;,>■ Ihi Gdf on Tlinrs-lny and In vo mt since led heard of. They iotemb-,1 to return the same evening. Then- v-i-c no provisions- on the launch. Toe island was searched yesterday witliresult, and a search party h-l l for ihe Great Barrier to-day ‘‘ launch drifted in that direction. SPK'I 111-'. P.Y 11 ANG 1 N'G. A. (Tlx LAN D. Nov. 5. I -j-j,,, i„ ,[v of William Austin, single. ! eq eaiplo.ved as a lohurer. ! was found hanging to a 'tree at Siß'e.n-

,|ale. At the iiique-d a verdict was i<turned that Austin committed suicide While in a. state of menial .lepress.rm. •COAL MINE LEAFED. ASI! HFI’TON. Nov. 5. The "Guardian” lean's D'om aullmritativc sources that the Ml. Somers Goal Gov's mine has been le.i- ‘ ,~. .-velve months to the B.irnwell Goal Goy.. G!. rist elm. ,1,. whirl, for]

the past year ha-.. been working ■ ad.i'diiing min,'. The iicwspapei lieves the Ihirnwell Goa! ( oy. is -id same Goy. wlii.-h recent lv ,'.„nmcm-'<l the Mt. Somers glass works -icg ,tia-

rions. The Ml. Somers coal ln.iic an annual capacity of nbuui ions, hm tin- general average i tons monthly. The p.rop"riy -00 acre-. \ N MUDDY KFGAPK--WEI.LING.TiLN. Nov ... ■\ serious ai-cidert ~,-eiirred at the Hotel Arcadia. Sto... Sli^ p l I'VMova j1I,r a young Minim n.inn d La. . ~Jm *j:l. falling from the t”P t>m llUiUllUiX to too ] OTlis IK. * I low. Fortunately the man or telephone wires v.hu -J . , . he would have hoc, killed muiight. A, it was he sustained a broken right arm ! in ,l lee. He was badly mil about tho ' "a,I and also reecive'l int.-rniiMujunei-. lie was taken to the hospital m a pi -