DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nr TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

SIXTY CALLS IN FORTY DAYS. CHRISTY lIFIU. IF January 10. The Ghristchurch pnm Rrigade* have been having a very busy time of late. Move I loco m bet I. a jeriod of Jorly days. they have received no fewer than sixly talL, including false til-inns, as vv ’l 1 **’*•* i*i to tual lin-s. To show '-hat tin- niimaer m calls is quite out oi the ordinary, it is stated that the total number received from July Ist t" November noth., lf)'_’A. a period of i ino nin'itlis. was only nine!v. “I Dunk v-c have put up a Dominion record.'' mid Superintendent C. WarNo ooidil lae dry v. e hei }i —something to do v.-ith the increase in tin* number of call. . (fra-s and hedge tiro- ha v? been unm* runs of kite.

DROUGHT' EIRES. MASTERTON. .January 10. L common with other centres where drought cendil ion - are prevailing, settlers in pai ts of the Wriinrapa Valley an. experiencing htisli lin-s. i’ienie paiti* l ” and. the Railway Department are the princi; al otf.-nders, ) esterdny. slfoi tly after the dow n cx-lue-s, iia-sed Wingawa. a lire sprang “0 in the ! oidiiiks owned hy Mis L. < niupt on a ''joining the line. Fanned by a -r long westerly v.ind. the lire spivtil over app-roxiinu lelv “0 acres. La i! way gammi-. Power Heart I employees working in the vicinity. :md passers by l auded together to ..oniliut file (-nnllagti ul ion. wliieli wa-. inL- arrested '‘•Tien within ten yards of the M-.-ideni e - V: ’’ cr. : ! el tile Ii 1 e-iigli ( e]-' Were hill 11, d and prosi ra led in tlmii terrific struggle to stem the appriiaehing llaine-. Ibe ll» Hefs O! prop.•, ty ailjnirillg die b ivoui il e lii*ll ii - res'e 11- h ;;v ,. sutl'ere. I 1 bi‘" ugh 10-s id i' 111 j.- ami tmd’er. and i'l'* resoriing lo iiiea.sii re - forbidding t respns...

Till-: LAND Cl INTENT. CHRISTCHURCH, .In ll nary 10. At a meeting of ;he Smith Island Hand Contest ( omnii; t, .-i Mi F. A. G. ,M( J.ei•(!. Sole \ d iudiea I'm-, advi-ed tli : i b* might he nidging at I'almei-ston N“‘‘li until Feb; iia: y iOlh.. and would b ' uimh.h. to in rir.i at <hi isti iiiir. fi l,y Fehrui' ry I 1 1 1 . lor lie- lii'si <la\ of Gee 1-onti -si . He ii-le d for h-a vr to' appoint a Mil.siiiiile for tin* h!-,-! (lay. I- "as decided lo imly til Mr )|.- b"ud t Pal I 1 -■ I Pi:'!'!;! if ,- g e t'-d l|! 11l in be in duty the lir-t day. ;u-eiu ding "- * * Dm terms nl hi- engi gemmi f. I lie port Nli-holson Laud en-jllired if t'.e hyiun “Bradfer-.l** would he .-ligi Pie lor the hymn -.-h. el h in. I ’mm N--o m to plat - Iliad for i‘‘ -.a. graiged.

N.Z. r.AHuPi! !•!!. *d !-.l r. WELLINGTON ,1 -.iiiiar* |O. The lan-.--, mm. ■ - i,y the ibmir 11.ga ii i sti; ion - it! N- w i -:, land w ( '■■alii- the establishment of an Infnrniaiimi Aid Heseai-h Hai-.au. The question was enl's e, h-ri-i I to-day tiy a eoni'ermiee railed by I!.i‘ .\ 11 !a Iu I.■ of Liihintr. Gertnin | ropo-als were submitted to the e.-iul'rrence h\ a eommittiv eousi-ting of meiuliers nt lhe Alliance and the Nd a Ze-daiid Lulmiir Party, and, tiller ihe i-mi Immu e had given eoiisi:!• a-'tion to it - p'oints raised, the folio'- lug nimion- von* rn rried : “Thilf the New Zen hi: a! Alliance of T.ahour eo-i>| er-tie v itii ilm New Zealand Labour I’a.: ty lor the purpose of establishing an Lilnnunti.in ami Re-m’H,-(-!i Tiuai :iu. “That there he one Infoimatimi ami Re i.aireh Bureau, lo he jointly owned Hid eout.i "lletl by the New Zeahind Al-Iniiu-e of Labour and ill" New Zealand Labour Party. “That represent a l ion mi the Committee of the Ruiem sh'Uih! he on an equal ha-i-. that is five from each • r ga n isa t inn .'' F urthei ti'iini - i-i - ouu "I am v. il li the Run-a n ; • |.--i eg emiside' ed by -In C- m: er. 'me tl.i- aft e,-noun. ili IT'LL ! >?•'..-■ f!U i'i VI i. IWKIK ARGIL!.. Jam !■ The w rev's Push Hotel, a woimlcii hnilding. was i■ i> lll [>! ■ t>•!v destroyed by lire. The only article saved was piano. The lim-iiranee is £7To. ami the Ins.- is estimated at, .f 7* '*> above this. WORKER'S' DWKI.UNGS. ('l l lIISTCII URG'I . dan Ub The (Tirisiehureli ('it v Cmim-il habeen advised that a further instalment of £ld.(!IK) is avaiiah 1 .- Irmn the State Advances OMiee lor the purpose of ereetiiig work-er:-' dwellings. .\H till, uioiiev received 1" 'hde ha- been either .-pmil or ea r-nia rkei 1 tor lb" ereetion of dwellings. SMUGGLER fined. TTAfARU. Jan. 10. At tlm Magistrate's (min to-day a seaman mi tin- mu-.- Guiana, from Newcastle, pleaded gll'.llv to -IllUggling a niarah-iut -'.oh' vahu-il at -b I '. The Customs Colled or stated the licensed was going ashore with a parcel ,airily eonreak"!. Counsel for licensed pleaded ignorance mi the nan "i hiclient, who had been asked hv a lady Friend at Westport to imreha--- the stole at Sydney. ■ The Magistrair inliit-ii’d e line n! e lie said he regi-d ted I’m law di-allmved him lo impo-' If --