DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[tlY TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.} ('ll AMBERS OF commerce CONFERENCE. A AA'AHNINH TO IMPORTERS. ACCKLAND, Nov. l\. About lofty Dominion delegate- aTtending tlie Coiifern<-(-e ot the N.Z. A>soeiared Chambers of Commeree were accorded a civic reception by Vluyor Hllllsoll. lu the presidential address opening the business of the conference Mr IL AV. Hud-on -aid that compared with two or three year- ago the prices "T our wool and the hulk ol our meat -Lowed a distinct improvement. Hut ter and rhcc.-c had shown a enti-idor-able variation in price and for toe present -ea-uii prices appeared to he at a fairly high lend. Experts in the dairy produce trade had. huwe\ er d -ene d it advisable to utter a word < f W inning tiiid they expressed a-e doubt- as t" whether these price- 'ail be maintained during the next lew wears. The Dominion’- internal tiane, had been far from buoyant during ’be pn-t twelve months and importers would be well adiv-ed to observe (notion. ALI K LAND. Nov. 2! At Use Chambers of Commeree ( ongee-.- ;i remit moved by Mr Pater -m, Canterbury, wa- carried, viz., -.hat whi!-l reductions in laxnt ion idi-xt-D made were regarded with -ilisfiietioil it was rel retted tlml many grave an-i----m- -til! existed in tbe metlmds ami incidence ol New Zealand luxation, also urging on I lie Hovernmont t lie great need existing for lurllier o'"11, ,lain.- ill ildmiliisi rativ e expetidif.’ie and the furtber reiorm of taxation mutter*. .1 Marlin. Wellington. moved a 1-e "I’ll ion declaring t bat t lie freedom from taxation and rating enjoyed by in-1 it lit ion - controlled by tbe State to l-.e imtirnpi-r ami expressing tlm opiu lon that all businesses be placed on an equal looting. The remit ua- ea rri-'d. VOl'Tll DHDAVNED LEA'IN. Nov. 21. I.e*!ie Thomas .lone-, aged I’D. was drowned in tbe Mamiwntu liver while ha thing. He was unable to wine II i- seventeen year old companion. Ai-hi-rl Edgeley. math' strenuous but unavailing ell'iilTs to re-eue him. hotly lias been recovered. A PECPI.IAIi EXPLOSION. AC' lx LAND. Nov. 21 All explosion, aeeompanied by a di--Inlet vibraiion ol tho groitud. -iartled tlm people in t lie eon tre ol t!m civ short Iv before nine "’eloek last evening. Tie- noise emanated from tbe t"f ner ol A"ietoria St Ea-t and Kitei.-'mr Si. where an electric fable iumtie-i Ilex had I teen shattered l.v a -liorl ■ ,r----ettii. The pavement at tlm corner ol tlm street was torn up and two large wirnl-.vs in the olfie, s ol Wynyard Wilson. A;t !la. lice and llolmd'-n. on t Itcorner of I L-tiTiiiUhuilding-. \, i, Mi «n ee in pie iel \ out ol llu-ir Iraei.-s. Some lieavt fragment - of eoiiereie and ea-t iron, which lot-mod pari ol Dm in Her lining of the cable box, .-er.ihiown down A'ieloria Strii-i :t- fir as l!m i>i net ion .-f High Street Tlm —lid steel cover of the box. -which would voi'-h about a huu-lredweight. vaI ~,-l 'd into the middle of ilm road. D i* tho’wiit the explosion wa, the p- - nit oi Ihe ignition of gases nrodm. ed I v ihe hit omen and insulating - , - terial w hen the short: eireuit e,-( urr-e 1. SHARE I'!! ANS ACT’D )N. ACCKLAND. Nov. 21 - 111 ihe action. -lane S. Creu-ou against Arthur Cleave, lor a do -.vo Dire -t ing Cleave to substantially p- r|i a ooiiti.-tei to -ell or buy from her two thousand fully naid up shares in a fii r a 11"11 mem l>v Ihe eoiiipany oi -evi lit v thousand -hare-. Judge St ringbald (Juit. 70.LD0 had been allotted and gave lodgment in Invent- of obit ii it*'.