DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—I’ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.

POST OFFICE STOKE THEFT. (TIKISTCUFKCJI, Sept. 00. In the early hours of this morning, the Most Otlico ami store tit W;uhlington was entered by burglars, and money to the amount of £201) stolen. Not much information at present is available, hut it is known the money was in notes, cash and cheques. The store is owned by .Mr E. E. dSooth. who also eondiiets the Most Office.

Apparently, the crime was committed about half past four in the morninn as the alarm elm k, which was set for that time had just none oil' when the residents, who were awakened, heard suspicious movements in the store Wiiiui an investigation was made, it was found the money was missing. It. was too dark, however, to see far outside and nobody could lie detected in the gloom. The alarm clock apparently frightened the intruder. Otherwise, possibly a much bigger haul would have been made. Waddingltni is a small township, about t!8 miles west of Christchurch, and is not far from Sheffield, on the Midland line.

KACMXG TAXES. \VELLINGTON, Sept. fit). At the annual meeting, of the Wei lingtnn Muring Club. reference wa made lo th<' enormous sums taken an nßally by the Government from tin raring eluhs liv way of taxation. .Mr J. M. Ila.renurL (Mre.sident) sail

that last year the largo sum of £d5,2!)0 was paid in taxation. During the year when the Finance Minister indicated his intention to further tax racing, the executive of the Wellington Club took

iccasioii to point ul that such action would result in a big falling ulf in the turnover. This prediction was .udortunaUdy only too true although he attendance of the public had in-Tea-ed. The Dominion had had a reel'd .'’ear s:i I'ai- as export.', Hunt, tint

the lesiills showed a big falling off Since this taxation had been imposed.

the totalisiiti r turnover hail decreased at Treutliani. I'!very club showed that, the (I. l veinliieiit were slowly killing the goo- e that lays I.ho guidon egg. The o e tii i n of the (lull’s new buildings, when i ompleti il, would onalile them to

bear i omparison with any racocour.se in Australia and New Zealand. -Mr d. It. liar, ourt was le-eleetcd Mri'-ident. and Mr W. 11. S. Moorbus •, Vice-! resident ; and Messrs .1. \\ . Abbot, .). E. Diim-an. W. Higgins. I). M. Findlay, mill (). S. Watkins, Stewards, 'I AI! Kll. I/S ( A'CL IST. i\\ i:ifc.\i;t;ii.i.. Sept, no. An inquiry into the i irciinistanei's siirr.iumliiig the death of a hoy, Harold Vincent Cole, who died ns the result ' I iniil: ies lie li e 'lied ill an ai ■ iileut on the X'nrlh Knad on Sejitciidicr “0. vi'; lic|,| to-day ' 'ore the Ciiriiiier (Mr .1. C. !,. I!i'\\ lit. S.M.j.

'I ho el idem o allowed that he wa. liding a I icy: V, end v. lieu crossing ; road, was run into by a car driven In a la ii.cr name.l Mail.l.V, uho statei that lie did not din cm lhe b i.v til light on t p ol him. and when too Inti li pull op. . lie uas h.; ,hocked wliei pc sail the bi.y lying on the road that h" b•a mo 1111 if i • 11 in In ed. lie li.-u •"•on a I lb" U .din’ "I in n 11 • 11 " | dm in, M" d 1 ‘ l * 11! I" " !1 1l ll.l'l !|l . 111. -dll o I sb.* i i'll- . Alloi I In- (i r n ell' per Icily sober. Alter similar evidence bad been sub,|;it tod, tbo Coroner said that ho did uni iini'.id'T, 1 1 ;. |bo piirpii,":: ~f the inquo,t, that il ullil It I lo n.i iv-ary In call I'iiM her "vidcucc. lie therefore rot iirnoil a vordicl that the don-aicd ■do I l hrnic. ha i iilli,|, a P, iv. con n

1 ' : 1 1 y I" lid ten by di" cased and a mo I" 1 ’ ''-ar driven I.v l.oonard Muddle.

FI! I' IT CONTROL. XEI .St IN. Sept. A very large number ol fruil gioners al MiuU's Sliial. 'l'asinaii considered tba I* mil (‘iiulrnl Mill. A nioiiiin in favour ol adding a clause In pn>t<-1 the interests of [irivate trailers, was fully discussed, bill subsci|Ucnly il was withdrawn. as it was oiinsidvrod that the provisions ot flic Mill gave all file power necessary to deal will, priv.nlo trailing. A mntioa laviiiiriiig the Mill uas dialari'd carried uoaninnni'lv.

WIFELESS IMS METE. WELLINGTON'. Sept. fit). As from to-day. the companies associated lor tin- purpose of conducting the broadcasting service from Stations 2’lC. and LAM. Wellington, will close down their stations till further notice. I'hoir action results from a dispute with the Amalgamated Wireless of Australasia regarding patent rights.

DEK EI.rCT Ol’E X.S.W. CO \ST. WELLINGTON. Sept. .T)

The Scoretury-Ocneral of the Most Otlico has received advice that the folliniing message has been broadcasted from the Sydney liadio to-day ‘‘The ketch Kaiublor has lieen al.anilotied in latitude .’(2. IS degrees south; longitude 1 < degrees east, in a sinking condition. She is a danger to navigation, being derelict, and drilling N.X.E.”