DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELUCUAPH —PEll PRESS ASSOCIATION.,’]

THE SOLDIER SETTLERS. WELLINGTON. Fob. 24

“T he soldier settlors are only gellting deeper than before. This is bad as the men arc losing their morale, and faith.” This was tho declaration of Colonel Herbert at u meeting of the Dominion Executive of the U.S.A. on Saturday. Bower to relievo these men regarding their mortgages simply did not exist. he said. “I'm honml to -ay that the soldier settlers have boon fooled.” lie added.

Other delegates having spoken siniklar sentiments, a resolution was carried:—“That this executive lea rub with regret and amazement- that there is no provision in tile Discharged .‘soldiers’ Settlement Amendment Act 19211 for the reduction of mortgages amll current accounts to the Elate, under paragraph 2 of the 1917 Act, as it ik vital in many eases that settlers he granted reductions in connection with tlicit loans, on current account as well

a- on mortgages on land, this Executive tcqiic-ts Sir W. Russell. Colonel Herbert. Messrs Smith. Perry. Duncan. and the M.’s.P. specially interested to intorbiew Hi" Premier and the Ministers of Land and Agriculture to place the lull facts before them, and to impress on the Cabinet the urgent need for remedying the present- situation by granting redross through -ft further amendment of the Act during

the present session.'’ It wa-. also decided to urge the Mill isters concerned to appoint- a repre seniative of the TLis.A. on the Doniin ion Revaluation Board.

ADVICE TO PRODUCERS. AUCKLAND. February 21. The Premier attended the Ptikekohe Show yesterday, where lie received a warm welcome. In the course of a ,-pcech, Mr .Massey, emphasised the need for the producers to keep a high standard tip. and lie remarked upon Hie in.ortnuee of retaining the English market. The jirst essential was quality, idler that quantity.

Mr Massey opened the Auckland motor show in the evening. Addressing, the gathering, he said that in 1911, there were 71 establishments in the rniiuinioi! doing motor work', whereas ro-dnv t he i e were 173. The value of the output of 71 linns was £9.209 v Idle that of the -173 was ovei one million pounds. Mr Massey ab-o ompha-ised the for enlisting the support of the public :n a national n-hetne ot road improvements. Referring to the importance of le-teriiig British made ears, he express', d a hope that Ihe time would shortly come when New Zealand would be in a position to make its own ears. Mr Massey .-petit to-day in Auckland. AN APPOINTMENT. CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 21. On Saturday at a meeting of the hoard of directors ot the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association ot ('atUerbury, I .uni led. Mr Vi . I Ess eii, lormell.v accountant ot the Bank of New Zealand at ( In istchun h. now the assistant Oeneral Manager, v a,- appointed to the position of Henoral Manager, rendered vacant'by the re-m nation ol Mr A. \Y. Jamb -nt:.

A WIIARE STOITAOE. < II R IS'i'f 'I I CECIL I'eb. 21. The linG-h Imperial Oil Company's :•,! on *!C".‘ Piivsa, now at Lyttelton, well i a-,, nil lor discharge. was not u i.,.i] o)> i- at unlay ow me to a dead- ]. , loi i m.. nrr“il in regard to the ~t ;i:, v la.i- til*' i a -eal railway ~, i. i and ,1. ek workers. The men an; ebnmipg extr:’ pay. owing to Hie .fiina. , I . ing unpleasant, and to there I■..iag a eerta'n am miir ti.J: of explosion. Tin; empowers 'hum that t he men v£ i have eea-od work, have win mi rted a lire:! h of the award. DEATH AT SKA. ■WELLINGTON, Feb. 2-0. A private cable message has been received staling !'. A. Munt died oil the steamer Oxterlev m the .Australian Right on the voyage to England. .Munt was a member ot the well-known enri.ving linn ol Munt. ( ottrell and Co. lie left Wellington by the lUmaroa a few weeks ago with his wife and daughter on rente to England on a holiday trip. (. i R O.’x (: OR OK 10 RANG E I’ I E 1! f ED. WELLINGTON. February 20. Th epicrcing of ((rongoroigo iniige he ■a Lur/nel to supply Wellington with an additional supply of water, was complete*! on Saturday, when gangs working from either side met, alter a log

‘dmnUnnenus explosion hail broken through the remaining few feet ol hairier. The calculations of the engineers as to levels are reported to have worker out almost exactly.

DROWNING FATALITY. DFNEDIN, Feb. 25. In a phenomenally heavy suit at Kaka Point yesterday, James Francis Allen, aged 41, married, with three children living at Greenfield, was drowned. Heroic rescue efforts by three men. J. Bates, Norman AlcKay und Captain Tushigaw of the Clutha river steamer failed. The latter suein roach ini; ilio di'owniuji man. but they were separated by a mighty breaker. Tushigaw was so exhausted that but for .McKay, a double tragedy might have occurred. On Brighton Reach yesterday afternoon a similar fatality was narrowly averted. A man named Peters got into difficulty. Douglas Whitson who went to his rescue could not get- the man in against- the heavy undetlow •iik! after 20 minutes struggle a rope was got to them and both were pulled in exhausted.

MAN drowned. II AW ERA, Feb. 25. Edward Williams, a young mail, single, employed on a farm at Manaia. while bathing at Kanpoknanut beach yesterday afternoon was carried seawards. 11 is companions noticed AN illiams ill difficulties and a man named Hague made a bravo, unsuccessful attempt to save him. The body was nilrecovered. ■ AYATFR FRONT STOPPAGE. CHRISTCHURCH. Eeh. 25. In consequence of a dispute over the wages paid to deck hands on the Physa, all the waterfront was idle at Lyttelton to-day. through the trucks not ] l{> ing worked. The Railway liaffic Alannger states the wharf workers not in the hold, had refused to work and in consequence they wore not being offered work on other vessels. TROTTING SCANDALS. CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 25. At a special meeting of the Board of New Zealand Trotting Association this morning. .T. AleT.oniian was granted an adjournment till Alareh 11th. of Ins examination by the Board, on account of illness.

AVith respect to the case of AY. Cameron. Dr. Davies said Cameron was not ia a fit state to appear this morning. The Chairman said the Camercn case was a serious one. Air Sinclair (counsel for Cameron) said his client was charged that he wilfully and corruptly gave the wrong information at thi time of the registration of Ixings(laie. It was only for Cameron to be informed what evidence the Association had. to justify that charge.