DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

liy TEIjEGRAI’H—PRESS AkSN., COPYRIGHT. NEW ZEALAND BLIND. AUCKLAND, April 2. An extensive and difficult task now in progress is the registration of blind people in New Zealand.

Referring to this matter, Mr Clutlia -Mackenzie, Director of tile Jubilee Institute for the Blind, said that such a register was essential as the basis of any properly organised work among the blind. It. w.is a difficult task to discover them, and when found it was almost as hard to get them to fill in

forms. Nevertheless, 250 blind people had been registered, and he hoped to he able shortly to supply some useful and interesting statistics. A valuable extension of the Institute’s organisation had been the establishment in Wellington. Christchurch, and Dunedin of Advisory Committees which had been most helpful .in registering the blind of their provinces, and in investigating all matters referred to thorn. -MOTOR-CAR OVERTURNS. WELLINGTON. April 3 Al eagre details have reached Wvl lington concerning a motor-car mishap at Para pa ran mu this morning, as an outcome of which Air E. B. Borhaiu, manager of the General Sales and Reduce Company, was somewhat -eriou*- \ injured. Tlic ear, which is said to l ive untamed a party of three was travelling from Palmerston North to Woffington, and when proceeding along the Parapuruumu road the machine, as is reported, skidded and overtimed in a swampy portion at the side. Air Durham sustained severe bodily hipirms and after receiving attention ny Pi R. A. Cameron, of Paraparaumu, was placed on hoard the Auckland express, which was especially stopped for that purpose. He was admitted to the Bowen Street: private hospital, and at a late hour was reported to he progressing favoura bly.

I'TLIXG OF DISPUTES. WELLINGTON, April 4 A new system in regard to filing of industrial disputes has been approved by the Labour Department. The regulation provides that as many copies of claims in a dispute shall he filed as there are parties. Air A. W. Croskery (Secretary New Zealand Shop Assistants Federation) suggested to the Al hinder of Labour that,six copies of the list of parties together with a set of claims for each party on the list be sufficient. This has been adopted by the Department. REPORTED ESCAPE. AUCKLAND, April 3. It was reported that Alexander Berry, aged forty-eight, a prisoner undergoing treatment, in Auckland Hospital, had escaped. Tlic hospital authorities say that tic was merely absent from the institution for about ten minutes, having got over the fence to witness a military pageant in the domain adjoining. Berry was returned to the gaol ibis morning in the.'ordinary course. PORTER INJURED. CHRISTCHURCH. April 4. Reginald Knighton, a junior porter it the Lyttelton Railway Station, was struck yesterday morning by a sling of mails which was being discharged from tlic ferry steamer Wahino. The sling and ils contents weighed about two tons. Knighton was unconscious when taken to tlic, casualty ward, but was able to walk after receiving attention from Dr B. If. Gilmour. Ilis hack wan slightly injured. LIFT DROPS. WELLINGTON, April 2. The goods lift used in Baker’s Buildings by Al.essrs Cathie, Dempster and Co. dropped two floors when carrying a load and three passengers. The sudden jar shook up the men in the lift considerably, and for a. while they were unable to go on with their day’s work.

The effects of the jar on the spine and internal organs wore oft alter some five minutes, and the men declared themselves quite all right. CARNIVAL DEFICIT. AUCKLAND, April 3. The carnival week, held in March under the auspices of the Advertising dub, resulted in a loss of £3OO against which there is £391 worth of stock in hand, understood to be chiefly souvenir programmes. The committee intends to call on the guarantors for ten shillings in the pound. ' The treasurer says the prizes were too generous and the greatest loss was in regard'to advertising.