DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 December 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[P.Y TEI.EGRArn —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) OPIUM FOR CUINK.SK. CHARGE OF ATT LMRTF.D FALK. ORFYMOI TH. Dee. r A t lemptiu-r to sell a piration of (..plum (laudanum) to a number of thy 1 hi race, wa- the charge [(referred I ayam-t a middle-aycd man. Sydney j Herb,it Green, in the Magistrate's i Court, yesterday, before Mr W. Meidrum, S.M. Detective .1 . If. Y lilliiy said that he aw lit" aeeused hanging about Ohinc-e •lOai trrs 111 (.r — "11 'Street. and. on a,--o'-'tuy Inin, louiid a qmitit it y ot laudauoui in his .--ion. Accused hint " ban vmg about the town for some day-, ami Chinc-e quarters -eieral time-. Laudamini wa- a linetitre < i opium whiiT; com.l be made -uita 1 le p,r sumhiny. ’<>" -Mayistrate held ,|,at tbclV had !, c"ii no proof of al leinjitiny to -.-11 tie? "f’iuin. No doubt the aeeti-ed had inteieh rl to di-jin-" oi jy but there was 11,1 pfooi ol any sitr■!i at tempt. l J y v. <■ 11 f, 1 tlieretore have to di-mi-s t)i? TIMBER. YARD FIRE. MASTFL'TON. Dee. p, | A fere m the incipient -lay,-- ua-di-revered in the timber yard of C. E. Da iiiell at lll.tiu r., niyhi . 1 1 had a yood bold in a -f;ii . o; onmon. ;inil was mu e\ 1 iny of .lied urt:! in - stark was dc-troyed. Fort iiuatcL. ! ; ;-re v. , in, w iml or i lie loss ~f ,'J | |.it!,u v , 1, oi adi.aeeiit limber v. a - inevitable. Tile water pre.-siire was nuallv inadequate to handle the coidlayratioii had it sjiread. The i n-u ralice i- £|.i:n.

| VEfTY'S MEAT WORKS, j SLAI'CHTKRMEX RESUME. CISRHRNE, Dec. 7. Ilm t in>:i 1 !• at. \ c -1 i - free/.iiiy works 1 m- been -ct t le- 1. the butcher- ha vi n u o'ccid -d I;, i" 'Huic v. oil; at the award t'o'c i:-1 to r. l-r tin mat ter lo a dml>nt"- fui: m 11 ; 11 . r - ,-t 11"! 11, -n 1. I'OIM'L Vl'lON DRIFT. the EFFECT POLITICALLY. WELLINGTON". Dec. ~. •Ml out sianiliiiy fac |i„. popula--11,111 tnoveiueu; in !■!•:.>. a •.•icdiuy to a -tat i-1 K-a I report i'-mM by ilm Goveiutncnl Stali-tieia.i', wa - the nett 1,, -, the North Island of •- .eral tboti-.iad persons uho mi.;ra 1:l temp- rariiv ot bent isr to ill-- S,,iii • | d«nd. !' period of year., t!■,(■ ("111 pmai'a' ion ’■'"tided ' leadily I o 1 1" t..n i h and : !’j- j readju-1 nnuii in RtyC imbeat, the ! iost-war depression of Rr’l and Ipi'2; Ini- been 1,.- - p.|i iii 1 1,. Sou tht ba u in' ! 1 be North. Aeeordiiiy to the tiyiiri'-Die j m.o eluent of populai ion her we, n ■m - j I' hi nd ami the oi hi r duritiy Ip. d, •j e | South 1 aland yaim- 1 ten thoit.-am! pi o. ! pie. that i-. leu : lioti-aml ui.ore |d opi.- i went i min the North to the ■~! i ran went I run] l!i,. South to the Norlm Roli t iea !I v, the -iy;i i i li. -a uce of II " I'ttures i- i heir no-.-iM" elfee! mi t lie I’a rliamelit art representa i ion as for a number of tear- pa-i the South Islam! Ita s been - teadilv losiny -en Is to I heNet llt on a onpuilat inn basis. WOOD Ri HUNG I’En'l S. P.W.D. CI1’( I 'LA R. Vt ELLINGTON. December 7. Tiie Public Works | teyartineni lias i.s.-iied two circulars to n- , mdueerand lo local ! odie.- 1 1 ra ; a.; ,y ien lion to tlie po •slide irk lo New Zv. in lid by the iut rcitm aj, in i,| \ list ra i win v. id j horn ip. |.esi s titnuiyn the medium of | ba n 1 wooi I 1 1 nibe j linj on c-1 mlo the | count rv. The metliods In v iiicli the ; : e.-.enee of the- il -1 ■ 11< >i • c insect - iiai !m detect, il am ,s,o o:;i and Cm I OIH t.NFLVS Cc.M.MKNT . PALMERSTON N. Decemlmr 7. Tie con nor'- inq iliry into Ibe dent II of Leslie Ellis, a eliild ol ten months silowed the im.ileu' was il-my a bciiyiiie irnti aml lbe iin oi benzine -lend on j l!n lino!-. 'I lie child 111--! il ami its clothes yiif -ad urated. ’I lie im l her. not notieiny t hi- picked tin ilm child. am the Imat I'totn the non iininediitlely iy niti'ii tin’ clothe-. The child wa- im--11"atIi:11■ ■ly placed in a lull 1 1 . hut died from 11 - iniii: ies. The ('ormier 1 "inmeiited on Ihe necessity of lakiny prc(•aiitious when u-iiey benzine and keeping eiulilren aw ,:v f: mil if. GENERAL R!( !! \ 111 WON ON SAMOA. AUCKLAND. Dee. 7. Ma ior-Geueru I Richardson, the Administrator ol \\ esiern Mm 'a. su's that as ihe result of d i r-i t re tire- uitation mi the European Coninmiee. he expect- the pcnple will rake a tnof..’ lively interest in the political aii'airs of tli.ii eou'.nry than they have hitiieiuo (lone. He found ll>" I'-ur ’- I I lean citizens most anxinn- l" heip th" j ailniini-tralioii, and ever ranly t" eo- | Uj ’fate for tic triml a' Samoa. ( m- | t inuiuy. the (ieiiera I said : "Ilm mi- j ti’VS ’tppeare.l to il" ll.’l p!,.v. eelitellted I and law abidiny. tlamyli imm our | point of A icw they were not indm- j tcimi-. We are tryiny to indu""j tli.’in. li.v a ,-y .tell! of n-u ar. is. lo pro- j duce more for e.xi on. Ihe prorq —r- j i* v of Samoa dej mai-. primarily, on , live product ion. but I do not antic:- j oat e an earlv minrio'cnnuit te this di- j

POSITION IX SAMOA. APC K LAND. Hem “■ General Ru-hard-on -aid the health of the Samoan- m im |iroviug umier treatment: also oil account ol the reeontlv improved salination, hut it will he some year- before jumper sanitation is installed through Samoa. Continuing tin* General said-Tim population is increasing, hut not so rai idly as H -iambi do. ow mg to lhe high rate of infant mortality. I here are now about a thousand ( him—' , oolie- in Samoa a- "O' were recent!;, repairittled. hut we intend to get more to rep-lace them next war. I am a.-sured we shall have no difficult;, in get ting all tlm labour we need I rnltt China. It v. ijl he many war- before

we rail dispeii-e with t oolie labour i i Samoa. Phi - year will lot he a good one ecoiomiraliv. a- the gah-s during the last wet sea-oil were followed by six mouths lot a.ml unm-iuily dry weather. This nd\or-vl> affected the output of copra and cocoa, and 1 ttrlliermore the market prices of these products have been 'o'-'er Litan tts-tm.. sllli’W'dk.t Kiel’ t i 1 P.W. API KI.AND. December 7. The t r.-tv of the auxiliary selnnmer K a to. 10.-t at Niue ott Cctoher id. arrived by the steamer i- luo. t .ij.tain .MacDonald, speaking ot the dis.-onilorts of the voyage in the boat saio : It vor ,-tojijed raining, for two hours oil , mi at any one time. During the w hole n -i| Die most unusual thing in those latitudes at that period of the year "as that they were cold and wet. most, of the Ames, and when the sun did shine tivir sodden clothes, steamed on them. Tlie little boat behaved very "<du though the weather was so had. Crtfiitits, the mate was left behind nt Niue to take charge, and was preparing for another boat trip to Vavuu, had not fits. TnAv f?M.er;s turned up in tlnw.

WOP-KEKS' HOMES. WELLINGTON, Deo. 7. Interviewed regarding the opera lion of the State Advances Amendment Act passed Inst session, the Acting Ministry ol Finance 'Hon Dovnie Stewart r said be noticed criticism to the clf.-ci that more wa- being paid out tor tin- pnrehia-e d home- i han tor the erection of new hone--., the infer-lUir-e .beino that sttftii i.■ t;t steps were not being taken to remedy the housing -boring". The ligure- showed, however. thut tor the aperitif purpose ot ere,-ling home- for workers, since the new Act came into operation four months ago. L7l 'ld l 2-7 bad I won author! 1 -",! for ilj" ercei ion of homes, again-! 2.T77.b7u for ilm pureba-e of home.-. The average h-.au tor the erection ot care home v. a- C7do. •Money is being paid wa at i h.e rate | of over half a million a month, and it I is fully aniieijiateil that the total ! loans for the current year will approximate live million pounds -t.uding. LOSS OF A K ETCH. AUCKLAND. Dm. 7. i)"tails l,y mail in r,-t'ereuee to ihr loss oi tlie Auckland ketch Wave, off Naselai. Fiii. -how a gal., and a heavy sea drove the vessel on to tin- -bore reel, t wo a tie! rU'S and keilge failing tn

bold her. The -en.- were -weeping line tick-. Tim captain ~"rvrd out lifehell - and hoi -led out a little raft. The Indin n- sw a rim'd on I i it wit bout, li fibril- am! ii < upsized : -everal of them disappeared. Thicr Euroji.-an pa-oui-aml crew were saved. Tlie-.e mis-ing are: C. Net lb-, on" ( iiinaman. Indian police olTieer and lour Indian-.