DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1924, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TKLItGIIAI’n —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. ATTACK ICD BY BOAR. AA’OI'NDKI) AN 1 A!AI.’S FIGHT. DABGAA ILI.K, Aug. M. A youth named Elliot Leach bad an unpleasant experience with a wild boar. Tin* animal laid been giving a lot of trouble in the neighbourhood of his lather’s farm at Mamarauui for some months past. At last the animal came out in the open, and tin* youth took n gnu to shoot the oig. He only wounded it. and it charged him. kiting o|f his thumb and tearing his clothes. A neighbour luckily noticed Leach's predion ingot and rushed to tbe rescue. He shot the pig dead. THF. AIOBATOIUCAL (.UKSTION OF KN PI RATION. A I'CK LAND. Aug. I t. A solicitor. Air George Al. Johnstone, writing m the "Herald” states that various .Mortgages Kxteusion Acts prohibit mortgagees calling in such mortgages as are subject to tho-i* Acts until the date prescribed. which as the law* now* stands is December 31st. next, but there is nothing in any ol those Acts tn repeal or modify the provisions of the Property Law Act. 1!8!8. which requires a mortgagee who has I ecu receiving in-

terest* on an overdue mortgage to give three months' until e to the mortgagor before be can rail up or '(impel payment of moneys owing under the mortgage, and this notice cannot be given during the continuance of the moratorium. If tbe present protection on the moratorium is extended to Alarch :51st. therefore, the earliest date ot payment would la* Juno 30th.

LOSS OF Rl PI’LK. AY ELLINGTON’ Aug. 11. * The .Minister of .Marine in lie House tn-dnv stated that lie lui-l received advice this afternoon that tin* head office ot‘ tin* company, which is in Nanier. had sent formal notiiication to the Coltoctoi* f ' ■ • then* of tin* loss of the Ripple. Tbe Collector of Customs may bold a preliminary inquiry, but it more than likclv that, as nearly all tbe evidence will be obtained i:i AAcllittgtoil, be will decide that a preliminary inquiry is not necessary. ’I he (ol lector of Customs will forward io the Department the notification he received from the owners, and when it is received the question of holding a Alngisterial inquiry will have immediate attention. liven if a preliminary inquiry were held, it still would be necessary a bold a Alagistcria! inquiry. "ONK GOOD TFRN.” DCNKDIN. Aug. 11. An interesting incident which ocettroil in Dunedin this week proved that tbe saying that one good turn deserves another is not a popular fallacy. Win* ll lying sorely wounded on the heights . I ( lianuk Bair, on Gallipoli, in August. l!fl"i, a New* Zealand soldier was bandaged by a comrade and given a drink of water. Fortunately be was able to be removed, anil when be was taken to the dressing station on the beach the medical officer said that the wav ill which the bandage had been applied bad saved his lilo. ’Flu* mao went into hospital in Egypt, anil lest all trace of bis honolilctoi* till the other day, when be met him in the street, and found that he was dow u (111 his luck. The mail had been badly wounded in France, and was !’*r let* , alv light work, which, however. *>.« is well known, is difficult to Find.

’Flu* Gallipoli man had prospered exceedingly in his business since bis return. lie bad tried during the pa *t nine years to trace bis benefactor, out bad been unable to do so. The result i f tbe chain e mooting was that a comfortable position, at no mean salary, was found in tbe business for tbe man who. though down on his luck through no fault of his own. had nt otic time saved the life of his employer.

A BIG FIRM. SIC Alt OF MILK FACTORY DESTROYED. INVERCARGILL. Aug. lo The Sugar of Milk Factory at Eilendale, 28 miles north-east of Invercargill. was found to be on fire at 8.30 p.m. It was burnt to the ground. The lire was lirst noticed in the office, and spread with alarming rapidity, and soon demolished the building, which, with the plant, was valued at L’SOJKIO. Much of the plant was recently erected. Foi'iniialely there was no wind, and the dairy factory alongside was i:iidan'.*igcd. Ai Fdendul" the blaze was visible I'm* many miles around, there being quite a rush of farmers to the scene in cars. Only the boilers were saved, the factory being otherwise completely destroyed. The insurances are 'aid to total forty thousand. Then* are no details yet. The destruction will have a serious effect, on the dairying industry, as the factory had just been renovated in preparation for t lie new season. JI’NIOR HIGH SCHOOLS.

WELLINGTON. Aug. lo

The fight against the .Junior. High Schools which has been going on in (bunaru for some time reached Parliament when Mr Macnlierson lOaniaiu) asked if the Minister of Education would hold over the establishment of these schools until the whole que'-lo"' was searchingly investigated hy a eoltl-

inittee consisting of representatives of Parliament. Primary Schools, the Secondary Schools, the Technical Sclinols, the Education Boards, and the I*lll- - or College Councils.

The Minister did not answer the question, because he bail not been given notice oi it ; but he said that be would do so if the question were placed on the tinier Paper.

II Alt lit IF l!S CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, Aug. IT. At the Harbours Conference, a rei ouimcndnlioii was agreed to authorising harbour hoards to pay annual premiums on fidelity insurance policies. The Conference endorsed a remit suggesting that the Association should take no with the New Zealand 1 nderwriters’ Association the matter of fidelity guarantee policies being brought more into line with principle* underlying security furnished hy per--1 > 11 1 bonds. The matter was left to the executive to deal with. It was agreed to suggest that the Harbour Boards Act should he amended hv increasing the allowance which a hoard may make to a chairman from igltlll to f JOt). The election of officers resulted: — President, G. Mitchell t Wellington): Vice-Presidents, 11. R. McKenzie | Auckland). F. Horrcll t Lyttelton). R. I.nmuch (Otago): other members of the Executive: ('. E. Ellison (Napier). C. E. Bellringer (New Plymouth), A. G. liigitell (Wanganui), W. Ilayma.u iTimaru-, ('apt. C, McArthur (WellingtonI: Secretary. A..G. Barnett Wellington); Auditor, 11. E. Xicholls l Wellington). —v Sl’l.jr BANK NOTES. GISBORNE. Aug. IT. u the Magistrate's Court. Francis .lames Hodges, farm labourer, apfteared .charged with making a talse document by splitting a ten -hilling Bank of New Zealand note, and uttering same to a slion-keiqier as genuine. Accused was further charged with passing a split pound note to another man. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was fonts milled for trial.