DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by Tr.LEGP.APH —PEIt rr.ESS ASSOCIATION.] A TRAP ACCIDENT. RA HI AT l’A, Nov. 0. A gig containing residents of X’gawapurua overturned on the Mangataiuoka Road. Mrs .lames Heavy sustained a broken collar-bone and shock. Her condition is reported serious. Miss Eileen Heavy receiv'd a severe ga-h on the head. Mrs Alexander Dunlop' sustained severe riit- on the leg and is suffering from shock.

RAILWAY SERVICE. OEEdTIUV OE MtiTOR TRAIN'S. CHRIST! IH'RCII. Nov. The suggest ion that the Railway I) - partmeiii should run motor trains to give a faster pas.-enger servin' on brunch him- wa- made bv a member oi a depot at ion which wailed on ! lie Minister ol' Railways and the (ieperal Manager (Air R. W. MeYiliy l.

In reply Mr MeYiliy said he had difiieiilty in getting any evidence to -.bow that sill'll truin' were paying. He was in touch with all the companies in the United States. Canada, and Cleat Britain. and. as far as he could gather, noil" of the motor trains had got past tile experimental stage. However, the Department was watching the position closely with an idea of making Dials in New Zealand if the result' in other countries iu-tilied it. X.Z. FARMERS' (D-Ulb ( HR ISTCII U RCII. Nov,-liner li. The diie.-toi's of the New Zealand Fanners Co-n-'erni ive Association if Caiii'-t bury have issued a circular to tie' depositors and hood holders, making a proposal which is in lie considered at a meeting thi' month. Tl-e proposal is lor an a nimgement of the free, fixed and matured dej.n-ilo:s' ami the ImnillioMers' capital, .iggn-gal ing a]proxin.atelv i'l-7.0 rtlGO t" 1-e seeilted by a Itoaling charge over eertain of the \--o iailelt-' -'-sets and li 11, lei 1a k l legs. CHANCE OK YEN UK. WELI.IXCTOX. Nov. ti. The prosecution of tv.o young mem alleged to have been enlleeriK-d ill shortages in the Wellington Repatriation (lliiic. was advam ;-d a stage fur-

Erauk Yietor Herbert (’..nil and Harry I’ati'ieli ilodgin- were called at the Supreme (’our: in , haiiibei--. Mr I*. S. MacKassev apfilied tor a change ot venue. 11l V lew ol several Imb vv hicli have been held without agreements being reached bv Wellington juries. The proceedings were not open to t lie Sir John Findlay. K.C.. appeared in nppoail inn to the application. Aider hearing the -taieiiieuts of the prosecution counsel, a i liauge o; venue wa.s .granted. SHOT HERSELF. OAMARU. Nov. ii. Mr- Cairne.v. wile of Mr Thomas C,-limey, sehni'l mast er at Dlint i'ooll. shot herself in i li" head w till a pea rill,' this morning. She had been sulfering from nervous debility. An mi_l nest will be hell! to-morrow. j run .MUCH Til I E\ INC. 1 Vv El. I. INt 'TUN. Nov. ■This I- mil a ea-e of slulll"U lempI; non," -aid Mr .lu-in-e Reed, wha n - ,-n i e ii,-i ii g Janie- Brown P, six month-iiaori-oumeiii u.r re.-eiviiig stolen tiro pc'tv. a t ihe Supreme (', ur t on Sa l - ur. lay. '' \, - u Weill oil pi a.et iru I l.v eii-e-uira gin., thi- bo -,- I . steal, Ir. l a king thing- l rum him. T Imr ■ are tar H o many I heft - In. -hop a" i- i an' -. I hiivp" of crime is iiierea sing in H." D-e miuioii. Aml you. a n-r -on w : , ha a - -i-i ed i, v i a ei vi n the J.- n p' - ;-..ri v, mll -1 I,c inini-lied.’’ Ii i- I lonoitr -aid lw eon Id me. uu h r---and the fri ell -1 -1 1111 ef a man J, veurof ng-, with a l.oy . f I'h I!" I id m t enm-ei i" e! a m-m i U that age not living 1 e -I I'.ligllt ell boy Up. a 11(1 Ip point out to him tim ■ -erun --e -. oi hia • lieu-. 1 1 wa - ("Tiai'i I y not aca • sttildcii temptation. vm I’. H. I’ll lna m. when aep-ahu: :• - I-■l’.i• -1 -" > . :-:d M • p" ' h ■ •M'. r 1 ee,. h. po. ! 1 1 e , 0.0, . , Ijo - . ee! ee" W lie ice : o ; i I in With I he except lop ,0 1 j;e mv renal all 1 in' < I"! he- given -■-in l.v Him i-ov Inn! been recovered. 11l- had regarded the articles merely a- gilt-, and had not il-eil them. As the total value was not more than (hi or Cl he thought it wa- a ra.-e for prol.at ion. His Honour, however, took a more serious view of I lie mat ter, and ite llieted a sciitem-e of -i.x calendar in,mi b-d im.prisourui'nt. ADMITTED TO I’RDBATB ).\. PALMERSTON X., Nov. 7. At the Supreme Court. Robert Alexander Sloan pleaded guilty at levin, to illegally -oiling f..r Cldl) stock under a hill of sale to ilm Dov-'i-nm mt. He wa - admitted to three year-' probation and is to make re-l it m ion of the amount in weekly payment-.

XDX-UROTEC TIOX OF DEER. WEMi'NDTDN. Nov. 7. Hon. Bollard stated to-day that Government hail rent- veil t '-e protection of deer in (eMail, di-lii'-is, in Nelson. Yii'rilmrougli. North Canterbury. AY, st hind, Dtiie-i. Wailnki. and Suutiip. ml. ni' jog to dap i edat ion- on iai m-. end we: e al-o '.panting L'l.bGO payadh' ! ,v 2s per head for their d,'struct ion in nil protect ed distriets. and Is in other di - 1 riel - vv w'lv Societies umlerfake culling. TT'.ey v. ill al-o 'imply ammunition to '(>: i .'ties. FOUND DEAD. N.\ i I U.R . November 7. The belly of Janie- Trask. - rii'-l. residing at. West-hero, was pa-e----el no in the Ikuu li rt Wesi'here. Tiieiv iveV" no signs of violence.