DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

RY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COFYRIOTIT. WATERS I DEBS' DISPUTE. WELLINGTON. September 2.1. The decision to hold an Arbitration ( urt rilling in Dunedin r.ext month to adjudicate on the Dominion W.atersiiiers' disput". imt with a protest from 111 ' Ilailiolir Bon'd. The ( hairman said that, shij i ing interests were Ojiposed to the proposal. Wellington was the pro; or place to hear the ease. otherwi.se they would have to go to the trouble and expense of sending odiccr.s all the wav to Dunedin to attend the sitting. The dispute did not oemcern the conditions of work, hut only wages which could he decided here without clillieiiity. It was doc idl'd to frward a protest to the propei - quartcr.

CB.VI ER AT WHITE ISLAND. OPOTIKI. Se] telllher 25. A new crater is eoiitiumii'sly active on the nortlie: a side ol White Island. There* are now three active* craters, fn addition, there are a large number of small steam vents. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 2fi. Shortly hel’cnv being enllecl at the Magistrate's Court yesienhty morning. Loila .Inc cihs was found in n c ell nt the Police Station atteinuting to strangle herself. A const :i Ij!c* relieved her of the stran. and iminediately took her into Court, where she was charged, before Mr Wyvera Wilson S.M.. with having broken and entered tin: house of Alice Hall, and leaving stolen there I rum articles valued at 17s 2d.

On tin* application of snb-Inspeetor Cameron, a lomniul was grained to (let. l-t. A ROEG 11 ENPERI'ENCE. AfCKI.ANI). Sept. 2d. A It 111 ri i:■ in' which caused considcralile clamage was eaeont.l'ered in tin* Atlantic by the slcctmer Orari during the voyage from l.iverpe: I to Aiieklau.l. Ihe Orari cleir.-cl N>'W|o:t News cm August I-’’, and two clays mil ran into a hurricane. I eing hove t c lor eighteen hours. Seas c(’ immense size and force washed the* decks and she rolled and pilched in an alarming manner. Such was ihe force id’ the teini est that lac I - d o-.s aicl all rails at tin* forecastle head were washed away. The lil’ehecits were s-. t adrift on the deck and aue was stove in and hardly any of lice -mail deck fittings escaped damage. All the storerooms and force a.-lle were Hooded. Number one bat' ll was stove in. ’I eiupcra.ry repairs were ,'ll’eiled with great difficultv and risk. Next morning the vessel had a list In | old of seven degree's. The weather then moderated sufficiently for her to continue. She arrived at Celon .in Sept 1., a.-nl ihe remainder of the voyage was cmevent-

GENEBOI S BEOI’KSTS. WANGANEI. Sept. 2:1. The will of the late llenrk EloekhaiT Christie, provides the I’ollov.ing becj nest.s. all loccl: District Nursing League. e.TI!; Orphanage, LloU’l; Salvalioii Army for B"!ief works. A'2VI; Society for I’reveitl ion id Ci nelly to Animal., i' 2."iil.

Pi’l l 1C SERVANTS PROTEST. OA.M till’, Sc i t. 2d. At a Combined meding cd' I’uhlie Servants hi-1 evening, the billowing rescliilion was c arrie.l iiiiaiiinicnislv : That this e .in t> i i-c •• I meidiag if public servants of Oamarii mil ts an c ntlihalie protest again-d anv limber re'lint imi of direct tax.alimi in view ol I!i ■ failure of (lovm iiMimil t i i -.-tcn .» the wages cuts, and larlhei we are cd I be- Citiini 111 t lull a I nr! her red a 1 ion ol taxation will only throw the burden on the shoulders id e cm-inner.-, per medium of Customs duties, thus further reducing the purchasing i>nwer. to the detriment ot the retail trade. P’tH’Nl) DEMI. DENEDIN. Sept. 2d. The lioli. e are advised that Alexander Brawn, age I lid. a toad emiircu tor. employed neat Milton, was Imnicl dead on tlce road.i'h- ce l -idav with a vei" wcninc! mi th" lie'll side and a Inokeii nose. IMen-ed who was working alone in a cpiciny had evidently fallen nil a crowbar as one was found liloo'lstained a! ihe qua! ry. li.' laid crawled o\er a mile t iv. aide a-set-ain e, before collapsing. A El Blv. WAITARA. Sept. 2d. A lire earlv Ibis morning consiclerablv damagecl (law's chemist slum in the' main street. The ndinining nivmises were efleeti'd by Muokc*. t hitusi* on one side getting out with clillieiiity owing to lomes. Incendiarism is sitspeetcal as a passerby who gate the ahum heard sounds id - imcune running ato I sa tv t tvo minis cniuing down the pa? <ngc* from the rear ol Gatv s. where tile nut break was located. lusiirauee on (laws ts L’DB'd.

SI'I’RE.M E COCRT. MASTERTON. September 21. In the Supreme Court Mayor Prag Hell and eleven other councillors ami ex-councillors of (la* Maslerton Itoicugli were each lined C> for illegally transferring moneys from a special loan aeeouiit which was in credit. to the general account which was in debit, in order to save overdrnlt in tere.-t. The judge agreed ibat. the Conneillors bud acted in what I hey considered to be the interest of the ratepayers bill tbe act was illegal, unless authorised by all order-in-eoiin-cil. The prosecution -was brought by the Audit Department.

|„ the case of Jamb J01.i.-toi. versus the International Harvester fo.v, a claim for damages lor removing a milking plain, from plaintil! s lane, and trespass, the jury returned a Verdict that plaint ill was entitled to damf, the engine CVi. vacuum pump C 2-). other milking "aids CP!I), and trespass CIO ). Eunlier considcral ion of lids ease was reserved for the lull Court.