DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 September 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[ill - TEI.EGIt.mi—FEIt PRESS ASSOCIATION. OLYMPIC OA.MKS COMPKTITORS. WKLI.IXOTOX, Septeinher lid. The Australian swimmers, “Boy’ t'liarllun, live and others who rccciith ei uipeied at ike Olympic Caines ai Pari- and who are reliirninx home ol hoard Tahiti, have sixniliet their williiixiie.-s to take pari in a carnival hare on Monday next. .Mr P. X Bundle, chairman of the Wcllinxtiu Swimminx Centre, received a wirelesf message from tlie Tahiti from Mr O. Morreli, nianaxer of the Australian team, who .-aid that the swimmerwould he pleased to appear on the Monday evening the vessel is in port.

The mes-aye further stated that Mi-- Cwitlia Slmnd, the Xew Zetilitnd lady swimmer, and C. Purdie, the Auckland boxer, who were aI so tit Paris, are aboard.

i:x(t i x !•: l*:i * i.x'h awaii n. WKi.I.IXCTO.X, September 'file Arhitration (uilrt lias filed an award for the engineering trade. The hours remain tit I I tier week. Waxes are increased by 'pi per hour. Tradesmen now will receive ‘_hs 2d per hour; and planers, sharpers, slot tors, and boxers, 2s did an hour. 11 is now compulsory that men who have worked all day and till after midnight shall he allowed an eight hour break, or shall he paid double time for work done nil the following da v.

BREACH DF IMIO.MISK. AVAN CA.NT!. Sept. At the Nuj reme Cnurt to-day. Gertrude Fleet-wood was awatiled, Plot! dutunge.s against d. K. I.owe. Engineer of the Hallways, of Auckland. for broach of promise. The defendant, in bis evitleme, admitted entering into un engagement, but ha said that he very noon roa’i.scd that h" had a tad on impulse, and lie wanted the defendant to take tin- initiative in breaking it mr.

St d,1)1 KBS’ FARM \ A 1.1 A'liuNS. AYKLLIXGTDX. Sept. JIl. The Mini-tar ef I. and- stated to day that 17 s.ildiers ha t applied for a revaluation i f tluir holdings, and that .'i'JSI ea-vs. er til per cr-ui. of the total had been inv-t ieateil. and do id'll u; - mi by the I!.imiiiii.ii Ih'Valuat ion Beard. Soldiers w I’.'i were not -ntisfud w ith their valuation could have their c.use.s i a-i lives! iga I"i I . lass than one per cent had .1 f.r re-inve.-t Tlie total amount of writinx off. a- the result of revaluations made was £ I .(>B7.OOtb

VICK ItKCAB FCXCTIUX. WKI.I.IXCTO.X. Sept. -2: 1. In c-inumeinorat iua of tlieir term in \'ice-l!exal oli'e.e in Xew Zealand, l.mil anil l.adv .lellicoc tn-dav planted two Xorfolk nine in the "round- at I lie new’ Tcolicioal Cdlepe. 11l- K\eelli'ucy in-p-ctcil the cadet-. :11id delivered a faravll nic-a'-e In the -tuilent s.

AX I’d I'll VfIDX Ctll'BT. AUCKLAND Sept. 2:1. The Arbitration Court Award in the Engineering Union and the Matin Grand Jiuietiou aid Bi-ing Sun (told Miuili" t'-inipani." inov'di - lor I I Pour weel,. I•; ei tiMi" l ate a-e lixi-d at t ime .1 I, Ili 1,0 11.. 1,1 I I "111 .10.1 d, nil'll I Kin- I her- .. ft< -1 Moll, on Sunday and -lut'-d holiday- i- lo be paid lor al double time. There i- to I ■ an allow■ll e to eel-tain workers ol Is (',.1 p.-r da,- a- “dirt money." ’l'lie wages roles are; (. : 111 pet *' ii it I ade-n*eu 11 1 1 per II v nitli. IDuii I- lid per day on ibe lir-t year’- M-rviee to S; It-1 fur ill" ill ill year's -i-niee. and I iierea ft er i uirneynil'll’— W.I-/C-. For niglil -lull. two shilling- ext i a is to be paid. A FI i! K. BLENHEIM. Sep. 2J. A lire totally dost roved a six-loomed hou-e owned hy Harry Boger.-, occupied by li. \Y. liowdeli. situated iu-1 outside lbe bnrotigli. On I lie day previously, the Brigade had been called to an outbreak in tlie same lions... Insuranceswere till«I mi i lie building in the Liverpool and Globe, and C2o:l i n the fiirniiilre in the same idl'ice.

noti'.i) sni-;!•:I’-t:!t?:i-:i>hk.vit i- i-:i i.!>i \(:. Sn». IVivalo ii l lviri■ Ims •'I I' iv.'.l of 1 lie il.-it ill in :i pi'ii nto l'<* -p!I "I al Av. iuht! ■ of Kino,i S!•■;;-1 ih,* fam-ms I’limnnv Mnr~h nil I I'enToril hreeder of I’al orangi. Keihiim:. 11 Innl hoen ailing for n long lime. lie was • world-famous hiveder. having Woil tln‘ world's I li:ini|.ioii,l:i|i ui 1 h Romneys ai il„. Argentine Kxhihili: :i al'oiil iwolvo years iioo. i;.\|V AT OAMARK. OAMARK, Son. 21. 'Clio drought has 1> r< >!:• -ii. I’nin s lil. early llii- linn ning. ni"l < l i,0i0.l lor soino hour . TT.eiv wa- a I'jiirly lioiivv lull of Miiuv in tin* hack count ry. six inches .loop in so.no localities.