DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—Tit ESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. GISBORNE HARBOUR. GISBORNE, March 31. The Gisborne Harbour Board to-day received reports from Mr Furkert, En-gineer-in-Chief, on the various alternatives to Air Leslie Reynolds’ scheme which was approved by the ratepayers two years ago. Tho upshot was that Mr Furkert recommended that none of them could be preferred to tho Reynolds scheme. The Board decided to invite Mr Leslie Reynolds to supply details as to the modus operamli in connection with the scheme, and a Committee was set up to approach the bank with the object of getting a quotation for raising a part or the whole loan of £'750,000.

CHRISTCHURCH AIARISTS

REPLY TO RUGBY UNION

CHRISTCHURCH, March 31

The Executive of the Alarist Football Club lias issued a statement- in referonce to the actions of the Club and the Canterbury Rugby Union, dealing with the Payne Trophy, and the suspension ol the Alarist Club.

The Executive says:—“The Club will not apologise, because it has committed no offence. It will not withdraw the letter to the Canterbury Rugby Union, which was a manly and honourable letter, framed to meet the special demands of the moment. A member of the Otago Union has Iteen allowed to insult the honour of Canterbury’s champion Club. If the Canterbury Union has failed in its duty to defend the honour of its champion C'luli, that champion Club must act iu its own dotoine. Wo must submit to the unjust. invalid suspension, rather than allow our honour to be besmirched by a vile accusation of ‘ringing-in.’ We a«e confident that any other Club would have acted as the Marist Club has acted. The Marist Club had violated no rule of Rugby. The action of the Club in regard to the Payne Trophy match was the only course to Ik: followed consistent with the laws and traditions of Rugby, and consistent with the dictates of personal honour, and of manliness, and of justice.”

FIRES. GISBORNE, March 31 At Aiangnpapa a shed used as a garage by Sim and AlcAra, storekeepers, wtis destroyed by lire, and a one-ton Ford truck was burnt. In the shed was it motor bus, the property of JCohan, which also was destroyed. The building and lorry were insured for C 199 each, and the bus for £l5O. all tti tin' National Insurance Office. Early this morning a six roomed house on the Mangapapa owned by the Buchanan Estate, and occupied by Bernard, wits destroyed. The insurance on the house was C 100 in the Phoenix, and on the furniture £225 with the Farmers Co-op Company. AVAR PENSIONS APPEAL BOARD. AIR RAYAIONB, K. C’., APPOINTED CHAIRMAN. WELLINGTON, April 1. Air S. H. Raymond, K.C., the wellknown Christchurch barrister. has been appointed Chairman of the liar Pensions Appeal Board, iu succession to Air Justice Chapman It is umlrrvtond lhat Air Raymond will take up his duties almost immediately. Tho Board had not concluded its Auckland sittings when Justice Chapman was called away.

TAHITI PLANTER'S SUDDEN DEATH. MARTOX, April 3. Arthur Rinham Shilson, aged .57, a Tahiti planter, was found in a state of collapse iit a sleeper, when the Alain Trunk express arrived this morning. He died .shortly afterwards.