DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

KNIFE DRAWN IN BRAWL. L DUNEDIN, Mart’ll 3. As the result of a brawl on Saturday night, Arthur Smith, a ship’s fireman on the Paparoa, was admitted to tho cottage hospital at Port Chalmers, with _ a minor chest- wound. It is stated that alter the hotels closed, a local resident, Antonio Jacaboui. went aboard tho Paparoa with the firemen anil a dispute arose, Jacaboni and William Heiirv Briggs going ashore to tight. It is alleged that Smith, who is Brigg’s .shipmate, saw Jacaboni draw a "lfnife, anil ho intervened, receiving a wound. Jacaboni and Briggs were arrested. SUPREME COURT. CHRISTCHURCH, March 3. Justice MacGregor sat on the Supreme Court Bench at Christchurch, for the first time to-day, and was welcomed by the bar. Replying, be said, cordial and kindly relations always should exist between the Bench and Bar. During Justice Adams’ absence cn the West Coast and Court of Appeal, the . Supreme Court work in Christchurch "ill be attended by Justices MacGregor, Sim and Reed. ELECTRIC LIGHT. TAUMARUXUI, March 3. The Borough Council’s new electric light service was inaugurated on Saturday evening when tin* streets were illuminated. Shops and officers were aiso lit. The private residences arc .now being connected. This liyd'roeloi'tric plant has taken less than two years to complete. SUPERANNUATION FOR NURSES. > AUCKLAND, March I Sir Maui Poiuure, in laying the loun- ’ dation slone of the Nurses’ Home, 1 stated that a Bill was being drafted to provide superannuation for nurses, s WHAT DOCTORS KNOW. 1 LORD JKLLTOOF’S HUMOUR. AUCKLAND, March 1 f 1 Some humorous suggestions as to how the proceedings of the Medical Conference cotdd lie made useful to mothers were offered bv the GovernorGeneral at a civic reception to the delegates last evening.

“Tt is quite certain,” said Lord Jollicoc, “that her Excellency and all the mothers in New Zealand would like to know all that the profession can tell them about such a subject ns ‘bilious attacks’ in children. Many mothers and some fathers—l. unfortunately, was one—suffered by seeing the recurrence of Ibis malady some six weeks ago. “Many of us again are suffering from that dread disease, ‘Anno Domini,’ and we would like to know as much about it as tho medical men can tell us, especially as to the treatment of stiff joints.

“But seriously, ’’ continued Lord Jellicoe, “T do feel some anxiety when 1 see so many of the medical profession before me. What, 1 ask, will lie the fate of the rest of the Dominion without the advice and aid of their healers 'i So far as I am concerned, 1 am safe for forty-eight hours, hill her K.xcollonov and myself must on Sunday go into the oilier darkness, fortified only with that ample supply of medicine which anyone who knows her Excellency will be aware we will have with us.

“That reminds me of the father who rang up bis doctor and asked him to come at once, as bis boy was very ill. The doctor could not come for an hour and asked the reason for haste.

‘Do hurry no" pleaded th" father. ‘Mv wife has a book. Wh.U to do IV fore the Doctor Conies' and I'm terribly afraid site'll do it.' " BOOK CENSORS!II !\ WORK OF NEW BOARD. WELLINGTON, March 1. A Board of Censorship of printed matter imported into New Zealand was set up by the Government a few months ago, and it has commenced operations. The lion W. Dnwnie Stewart, Minister of Customs, states that the first work performed by this body, which comprises tho Parliament. librarian, the chief librarian of Wellington Dublin Library, and a representative of thy Booksellers’ Association, was to overhaul the existing list of prohibited publications. Some of the prohibitions were of importance during the war period, but the need lor censorship in respect, to many of these books and pamphlets had disappeared, and the hoard had reduced the size o f the prohibited list accordingly.

It, is intended to refer to this body all complaints regarding hooks and pamphlets submitted to the Government. AIR MASSEY’S STATEMENT. WELLINGTON. March 3. The Prime Minister in reply to a question, said that lie understood that l.lie income tax had been coming in "’<‘ll. Until returns were in from the whole of the dsitricts, it was impossible to say what tho actual position would he at the end of the financial year. In the meantime, ho had nothing to add to the •statement he had already made with regard to the Dominion’s prospects of a further reduction in taxation. With reference to the Empire development loans, Air Massey said that he was glad to see that the British Labour Government had taken up the proposal .submitted by the late Baldwin Governn.ent to the Empire Economic Conference. The question of such a loan for New Zealand, whether for four millions or whatever the amount may bo, would hove to come before, and he decided by Parliament next session. SIDING DEMOLISHED. DUNEDIN, March 3. A serious fire occurred on Sunday night at Campbell’ s silling, situated mile from Talinkopa. A quantity cf fallen manuka on the opposite side -if too railway line was fired on Sunday morning and at seven p.m. the siding was ablaze. There was 250,000 feet of sawn timber on the siding, a largo quantity of which was bone dry. In consequence the fire soon had a firm hold. Five railway trucks on the siding were quickly loaded with dressed lines and shunted to safety. An effort was made to remove tho remainder but after 20,000 feet had been carried to safety, the heat became too intense, for further operations, and the flames demolished the timber and siding, also a large shed. The timber was insured but as yet there are no details as to, the amount. j