DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by tkleoraph—pf.u press association.] A HEAT \YA\'E. DUNEDIN. Jan. 28. The intense heat continues in Otago Central. Yesterday in the sun the thermometer registered 130 degrees. This morning the thermometer recorded 9-1 degrees in the shade. DUNEDIN WOOL SALE. D ("NED IN’. .Tan. 28. Ihe second wool sale of the sea-on opened to-night. Buyers were present from every country interested in the manufacture of woollen goods and competition was very keen. The total catalogue coin prised about L’o.otKl bale-. Duality was bnrdlv up to the high standard of last season, but tln-re

was a large proporllon of very useful wools and there were many lots of very superior quality. So fin a- the sale has gone prices

are very satisfactory, in many eases exceeding especial ions. The highest price was 31 d fm first - .uibiug i|narlcr-brcd.

.Merino wool- did not ineeL such keel otti pr- rit ion as half-bred* and quarteri reds.

HEATH FROM HEART FA 11.FI! f DUNEDIN. Jan. 28.

Al an inquest OH the body ot llllgli Hodge, ot Sydenham, a blacksmith aged sixty-eight, who came to Dunedin on Tlinisdav to work on the Beaumont Dublin works, and w ho died slidileiilV in the City Bulb-t. the evidence showed that death was dim to tatty degeneraiioii of the heart.

LOAN MONEY FOR DEYELOP-

ME NT WORK. WELLINGTON, Jan. 30

||i,n W. E. Massey stated yesterday, tli'at prior to leaving London lu- had applied on behalf of New Zealand for a special loan of four millions sterling in coiienrtion with the oiler made by the Briti-li Govi-rnment at the Imperial Conference, of financial aid to the dominions connected with development works in advance of programme. Mr .Massey added “It. is, of course, subject to ratification bv Ibe new Government and appropriation by Parliament, ’ but lie refused to disclose bis views as to w ild her the loan, if made available, would be utilised in connection with tin- links of the Eii-t Coast Main Trunk railway. legal proceedings against COFNCTL. WELLINGTON, .1.-ui. 30 Two rail-payers have notified the Wellington City Council lhai (Imv intend 111 lake legal proceedings to test the legality of the Council’s action in connection with Hie tramway adver tj- 111 ■ contract which has aroused considerable crii icisin in some onartcis. MOTI'EKA GRIEVANCE. WELLINGTON. Jan. 3" A deputation waited on the ! foil .1. G. Coates in-day to protest against MoUii'T:a having to contribute inwards lbe upkeep (d tile Rocks Road ill the hiumdarii-- ol Ncl-on, -12 mile- away. Mr Coairs said that local bodies could cite om- another if l rathe from other Boroughs alleeted iheii io.ul'. 'ml lie inent iolied that it was po--' -i Dial l.lie Highway- Act coming i operation in April, would lone an :■ im-l ioi alive elfeel on Boroughs wlm |, ;u | |o pav I'm tile uiaiiiteniinee ol r,. mis m oilier iii-11ii-l-. Ho would M . v. Imlln-I he Imd power to review Ij .. nmliiU'. ol ("ommi-sioii appointed 1,1 uppollioM 1 tie road levies and W'llctill,. ied. i In a i ip- ei t hoill'l 'U‘ eonI, , ~.. | p, I- J.'/tipii. UIH (uVIRALT. YYANGANUI. Jan. 29 \ . v je.- ,i • "ivi J i 111 - at leriiooii “y : : ,j an | Look Bar Company • .-.i.-.ai.KS . t hut then tender I 'll 11Slvo.iWO. i'e been aeeepl'-d o.Tir.-rton Ct'v Council for the r.v.iply or pipe.- m cor.v.rction wit.i UKTHE REPARATION CASES. WELLINGTON. Jan. 30 1 1 i- understood that (-hargos ol alleged dofalea I ions against Victor Herbert Coni! and Fr.iuk Ilodgin-, genersillv known as TTepal .nation Department eases, will be heard at Clirist-el.lll-ell, prol,jit.tv early in Mareli. Rot ii accused were employed in the repatriation olliee at Wellington after Hi,, war and w hen the eases were heald here Hie juries disagreed. THE HECTOR MEDAL. CHRISTnirRCIT, Jan. 29. The Hector Medal was awarded by Hi,. \e, v Zealand TTislilut<- at WeilingIm yesterday to Donald I’etrie, M..\. of Auckland, and formerly chief ims|eeter of schools at Auckland.