DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[liV TEliEl, ItAi’ll - I'Elt I'KES.S ASSOCi A i ,O.N . j DILI) I- ROM KX( ITLMLX t. \\ Kl. LING TON. Nov. 12 Reeoming excited at men falling Ironi a lorry wa- ite indirect eau-e of the death tins morning of la. .1. Nelson. an elderly married man. lie was assisting'; to remove furniture when

men working on a lorry were humped oil. Deceased became very excited and collapsed and died. n.OLR MILL BLR.XT TTAIARL. November 1! A destructive outhn-ik of dm late hist login, eau-ed tine de-t rue! ion t‘ the lug Ih .ir nulls know u a- Rrm e - silo mills, situated in High Street. Tii s i gh the tine t ll.n l- of til" I'Ve R; jg-;.| .. j huge W !|, at stoic lit e(e .i . Jj- : x : . ' it V . was saved. The IRigad-' ! urned ..ut

promptly but ihe lire •: id ehi.o u d a great hold, . ed i lie v.aLer supply pio'.ed inaileijual e. T'h lire sic. ■■ d iu the lillli storey and worked downward.-, tin-do-1 rut lion ol the promt-es being p:netically ( omplete. The i.'aiding a- of hte storeys and va- otdv eompl :•> I in April. At liie height of the coniine ration. the Humes made an t upo-in < sight being visible for many miles : r Utah am! illuminating a large portion : the south rial oi the tow n. The mil's ".ore James Wil-oli is ( !u, i'an of i 1 1. • J »i. I net Ills, the other divertors in J. Ililtehison, .1. .Macaulav. and .1. R Bruce, the latter being tv.iimgin.r dime-

ter. The origin of the mu lima;: t. mi. known. Inti it. is sitrmi- si ii m'.'v have heeit e.iii.-i'd I,v an exp!i oen of !i a e!' dll-t. WKLUNOTDN. '.o', 13

The Nov. Zealand Olympic Council imm It c.itieern-d regarding tin- l:u k ol lllleresl 111 I lie e\o-. e.-U'UI le provide I mill's fi:r see-ding a 1.-ani In tin- Ol;, iupie and Empire games, fin- Chairman (Mr A. Davies) stales dial the response to the requests for assi-i a nee has been poor. Although lifty l<-ti**:■•■ were sent In various pons of lie- !)i----niiuiou. only a few replies have been received from person- w illing to a-si-;. “It is terribly discouraging.'' be said, “to find that such little interest is being taken outside Wellington, it is necessary to raise Cl'l.OC‘l in guarantees before tie- a: t 011:1.11 s Item • can be launched, but mill £3." i ha- '--a received, noisily from Wellington. The Olympic Council would hilly iusiitied in not proceeding with the project of sending a team, bill lines not intend to take that step at tin' present juncture. Another appeal is lieing made, wlin-b ii is hoped will have the desired effect. COAL COY'S DIVIDEND. DFXEDtX. Nov. 11. The Directors of the Westp U l Coal Cov. reeonimend a dividend ol one -lulling per share lor the hall-year ended September 3,0 th.: also a Lmi its ol six pcin-e I rnm®tlie iiisnrar.ee f'iud. YEKTEY'S DC ROD ASE. AITKLAXD. Xov 11. The inn Her of the reqiiisit ion of Povi'l'ly B»y .Meat Works by Vo.toy's Ltd. was 'lis’ii-sed hy the p rovin.-ial executive of the Farmers Cni-iu. A motie l h\ Mr Duxfield slated that as there was sonic doubt whether the Meat Board, or Hovernmeni was re-j s| or.sihle for allowing Poverty Ray .Meat Works in he acquired by Wesley's Ltd. the Minister for Agriculture I"' requested to define thposition. Ihe motion added that the executive, considered a grave departure had keen j made from tile policy enunciated hy thej Government, at the. time ol the csi.ab- j lis h mi'll t of the Aleut Board, and the j control of meat by producers bad been j seriously attacked. The motion was | carried, an amendment that the mailer bo deferred being defeated.

CONSTABLE ( II ARCED WITH THEFT. WEi.LTXHTOX. Xov. 11. Dolin' Constable Andrew Afe.leniieit was arrested yesterday on a charge ol ; heft of £23. moneys of the Anns Office. Tin- allegation was that the moneys were misappropriated over the period Lull. January. 1023 to 13th. November. I’a ft ot the constable's duty was to retoivo applications in regard to registered firearms-, issue licenses and collect the lees. He was remanded fi r a week, on bail of £l(V>. CO I LEHE AITOIXTAI EXT. HASTINGS. Xov. 11. The Council of lona College. Havelock North, have appointed Miss Anna Dre n nan AI.A.. as principal of the College. Miss Drenna!i i- at present i.idv p ineiral ol Southland (.'iris High School, and bad a distinguished scholastic career and wide experience at home. NO LICENSE DECISION. oaMarr. Xc". . n. .Vn important decision affecting an no-lieense areas was given hv Mr Bundle. S.AI., this morning when Curnelius Hoodson's ease ol keep-ing liquor for sab' was dismissed. Hoedson was arrested inside the district with liquor en bis wav home. The bench said the liquor for sale. onod-on had not got the liquor homo and so had not kept, liquor for sale. He was sorry that he was tumble to convict the defendant whom iii bj-s opinion, wits tvi nksoltMe liiM'.