DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by tlleoraph—run press association.] A DOM BAR mi ENT. NELSON. No.A 19. The liu'iselmh! <J Afr Charles l»uck(•i. cl .Vend',ll had rathe; a st-ftling ex| (Tiem-: a low evening; ago. when seveial bullet- from a pea rilb» wore fired through lhe wall of the kitchen. 1 1 sf.ted that one i i tile pcßcts i.artovlv mi.-.ed on, of tin family. The police wive informed of tin occur, reuce. Ku'iltiries '.mid kal to the rr-i«--r of a youth named ( li.irl'-- Sixtus, win, will hr- l.roiiL'ht hefero the ( our; this week on a (barge of iut imidat'iig. TWO NATIVE CHILDREN DROWNED. TE K l l l l, November 19. Two native children, Turua Tukotahi a hoy aged I. and Lina Delia Tukotahi, aged ware accident I v drowned in Mangarrma stream. about -ix miles from To Kuiti bile on Saturday aileriioiiii. Tile iu<|Ue.-t. this morning disclosed that ho!h were playing happily near their grandfather's house, hut were missed- . Tim muther instituted a -.careh, and the two bodies were found submerged ill ten feet of water, a quarjer of. a mile from the lp.m.-e. It, is surmised the children were spearing »el -, when tin* hoy jell in the waP-r. and the .-i-ter jumped lo his a-si-i----ame. Owing to the steep hanks of the stream, they could not get nut. The (croiier. Mr R. M. Somerville, returnoil a verdict oi accidental drowning with no blame aHucliuhh- lo anyone. STEWARDS AND COOKS AWARD. WELLINGTON. November 19. The I .earing commenced to-day of the Dominion di-pule covering cooks and stewards in 17, companies running small steamers in tim New Zealand eea-tal trade. Tim union asked for wage:- ranging from L2| e.nnl!i!y for assistant under 17. The hours worked at sea a i'e -1 at ed at i rem 9.31 > a.m. to S p.m. and in pori hoi ween 7 a.m. and t! p.m. Oila-r pi-npo-al". covered Sunday work, holiday-, iirefei-cnce, shipwreek.s. etc. The erne,lovers otfered down to 2:’,. Ilie hour- i i work ai sea I** hour- from the tim,- of eouimememeitt. Hour-, of wink in port wore claimed as helve, n a.m. and 7 p.m. Agreement s we,-,- renelevd on a few minor clauses , My, and t be remainder were referred to the Arbitration Gouri. TO KILL RABBITS. WE1.1.1 \'oT< •V. Nr'i . 2"'. Some months ago tie- live -i, - k division id ihe Rebar! 1,0-10 ~i Agrieiil! lire 11. .). (.) 11 ayIe. a I'eiled Si ate- .-peeialis| vit li a view l ■ eeuring a supply ol calcium e\ aiiid • for a ora ; al 1.-s'

was (Jitaliied am! 1.c.-teil in \a i ' uplaees with very promising le.-uill-. A larger supnlv he- -in,-.* coma I , hand, and further t,-.t> ar - now in progress. T’ue (pic.-liou o' the inrpara! ive eosi when r-ompared with other method-, and ha t iug regard to iha ndat ive ef’ieieliev, is being also v.oak-'.l out. a.ud lms given a i.mtinu d -m;i faelory result. lhe del,art lie.'lil w ill take Ha* neeessarv step, lo eio-hk se:,|.im. lo 1m availalje i„ settlers. Old) IDEX'ITI'V OIKS S'E"R ATE'(>l! I>, November 20. William P.-o„Uiug. an old Taranaki identity, and a Maori Wai veteran, died at Stia.tf'ud dl.-ll'iet. lie was aetivelv inter, sled in I u -im ,■. muiueie. i and masenie matters. 1 lie ia.te Mr Brooltjng lea ve. a i h '■■' a.a llwo - ms. MADE IN NEW ZEALAND. 111'\ I)R I.l' 111 LOCOMOTIVE DELIN'ER ED. THAMES. Nov. 29. There wa- mmli eveiteinem this morning noon t : ■ -;!■ ■he hundredth loeonmiive built by A. am it. Price Ltd., for the New Zealau'l Coveriimeut. A liaL'-hoiiUay was jrr:tnted to the whole of Dm two hundred employees. 'I lie engine, when a an \ li. 797>. is one of a eoiitraal lor ■"iiniiar ones. Tim locomotive i- now making success!nl trial'.