DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

f BY TELEGRAPH —rER TRESS ASSOCIATION. FARMERS AND FENCES. BLENHEIM, November 0. A farmer may lie judged by his fences, according to Air \Y. K. Al'Alpine, himself a practical fanner, who was a member of the Canterbury delegation which visited Alarlhorough in connection with the railway project. Reporting on the visit to yesterday’s meeting of the Alarlhorough Progress League Air \Y. T. Churchward mentioned that Air Al’Alpine had told him that he had been much impressed immediately after crossing the boundary of the province of Alarlhorough by the good fences to he seen everywhre. ATr Al’Alnine said that he drew his own conclusions from these femes; they indicated that farmers were taking a pride in their farms lieeauso they were good farms, and they indicated a'.ro that the farmers were 1 prosperous.

RUNAWAY TRAM. AUCKLAND, November 7. A tramway accident of a sensational nature occurred in the city tonight, when a car got out of control on Wellesley St. East Hill, and ran at a high speed down the hill. At ()i:cen Street intersection, the tram left the rails and struck a motor-car, which it wrecked. It finally ended its run near the site of the new Civic Square. The car apparently stopped on Wellesley Street to take up passengers, when a ear following ran into it. This put it out of control, and it went off down the hill at a high speed. Tt was extensively damaged when it fetched up on the opposite hill. Two girls, named Robinson, who were in the tram jumped off, and sustained cuts and abrasions, one of them being detained in the hospita. ’l’ll driver of the motor car was Mr A. A. Donald, who is suffering from face abrasions and shock. Airs Donald

nee abrasions and shock. Mrs Donald was also in the motor, and is sulferinfrom a broken left collarbone, injuries to the liolit hip and shock. A third occupant, of the motor was Airs Alorelv, who sustained a broken left collarbone and broken ribs, also injuries to the shoulder and eye. Witnesses describe bow the train careered down bill with the motormnn rineinn the {jon.tr. The driver of the motor car was unaware of the runaway and corn! do nnth.in<r to net out of the way as the tram was upon him so suddenly.

The Hospital reports that the condition of a the injured is satisfactory AUCKLAND, Nov. «• Daniel Ferguson, the motorman of the runaway tranuar, states that after turning the corner into Wellesley St. Fast, his train was struck from hohiinl hv the following car, and all the lights went out. Me used all the brakes, hut the car gathered speed and jumped the points at Queen Street. Wheelan. the motorman of the following car, states that when car 811 was a short distance round the corner into Wellesley Street. It appeared to slow down aml then speed uu, and getting too close he applied the emergency |,:ake, hut struck the <ar in front. W. I’orteous. conductor of the runaway train, was on D'e rear platform, and had one foot caught in the wreckagel, and he was not released until the car left the rails. Twenty passengers who were in th ear mostlv hehaved splendidly.

Hire licensing rill

WELLINGTON Novemher 7

The New Zealand Licensing Uolnrm Association lias passed the following resolution: -“That this meeting expresses its keen disappointment th: legislation for the reform of the licensing system has not licen finally dealt with during the session just- ceasod lad realisng the dillieultios of the position created during the last days in .Parliament now strongly urges t int licensing legislation he mack 1 its first business next session.’’

POSTMAN’S BAG STOLEN. AUCKLAND Nov. 7. An impudent thclt ot tour packets of letters from a pislinan’s hag was perpetrated in Shorts Buildings Queen Street at 8.30 o’clock this morning. Tim postman placed the bag in a liassage while he delivered letters in another part of the building and on returning found the bag which contained about twenty packets of letters of about one hundred each was gone. It was recovered almost immediately in a lavatory on the same floor of the building with four packets abstracted. The greater number have keen recovered. There wore about half a dozen registered letters in the bag.

PRIME MINISTER’S VIEWS. WELLINGTON, Novmber 7. Following are the cardinal points in a statement on the session made by Hr Massey to-day: —lf reductions in land and income tax are nut made while the country is prosperous, and monev fairly plentiful, they certainly will lint be made alien a change comes, and we have more difficulty with om finance. The winding up of the mo •" torium, will give satislartion in most cases, and will restore confidence in I,road acres as securities, and confidence in this connection has been wan ing for some time past. I am gob to keep a proper supply of money for the purposes of both the settlers on t country lands, and workers, and at the same time keep interest down to a reasonable -rate. Every shilling o money collected under these acts (Motor Vehicles and Public Works) will be set aside for the purpose of making and the improving of roads and will not he used for the ordinary purposes of the Consolidated fund. By the time tin, Revaluation Boards have finished, a larger proportion of the soldier set tiers "will have been placed in a fair way of doing good for themselves and for the country.

THE MAHANA

WELLINGTON, Nov. 7. The Maliana sailed for Lyttelton port this evening to the surprise ot many members of the Seamen’s l mini and others. Arirvals to-day were:—Maori at < a.m. and Wa.mka at 10.25 a.m. from •Lyttelton Opihi at 4.20 p.m. from New Plvmouth. f Sailed :_Ma!,e..o at 11.10 a.m. fo. Sidney ; Mahan,l at 510 P-m- * 1(1 Maori at 8.5 p.m. for ' Waimka at 0.20 tor Napier: K.i.tan ira ta at 9.5 p.m. for New Ily mouth.

A BANKRUPT. AUCKLAND. Nov. 0. Cvril Augustus Paque. in meeting l,i sereditors with a schedule showing bis debts at £6500. and his assets ns nil stated his failure was brought about through Ids connection with A. R. McNeill Coy. Ltd. He was a manager of that Company which was forced into liquidation in August 19-1. had mortgaged his home for A3ooo aiul his furniture for £4OO. all the mon coin" into the Company. All the monrim owed, excepting £7O, had gone iiito the Company. While connect with the Company he drew four hundred vcarly. In the final stage he was the sole proprietor. °, f , th V Ind directors McNeill was bought out. and Mnrriner gave his shares to Pa( l up - Tt was stated that any legal action was barred by the Statute ot Limitotjons. No vceolutum wns passed,

HOTEL WORKERS. WELLINGTON, Nov. 7. At the Conciliation Council sitting, a complete agreement was reached regarding the claims of the New Zealand Federated Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Industrial Association, for a Dominion award. The hours tire fixed at *lB per week. The holidays and conditions were agreed, and also the wages. The Commission congratulated the parties upon having reached a satisfactory agreement.

CEMENT WORKS CLOSING

AUCKLAND, November 7,

Wilson's Portland Cement Co. announces that it lias decided to close the Warkworth plant for the manufacture of cement, owing to the demand for cement having dropped. This will affect sixty employees, some of whom will he found employment at Portland.

NELSON CADETS’ RECORD

NELGON, November 8

The Riddiford Cup, for the host Secondary School Cadets in New Zealni has lieen awarded to Nelson College. The Wairarnpn High School was second and the Seddon Technical College was third.

Tl is worthy of mention that the Nelson City cadets hold the Campbell statuette for the best non-secomlary school cadet Company in ->ow Zealand, and the Nelson Sea Scouts hold Lord Jellicoe’s trident for the host Sea Scout Troop in New Zealand.

WEATHER SUMMARY. WELLINGTON, Nov. 0. The Government meteorologist, Mr 1). C. Piates, has issued the following weather., summary for October: —Ihe weather was on the whole, dull, warm and mild. It was remarkable for the end of the dry period, which had lieen experienced, particularly on the East. Const of the South Island. Warm nuns occurred several times during the month. Snow fell on the higher levels on more than one occasion, hut particularlv in the rear of the storm which was experienced about the 20th. when the harometie perssure was very low, especially on the East Coast oi the North Island. Another storm was experienced at the end of the month in the same parts when, however, the barometer was over an inch higher. The atmosnherie conditions wore verv unsettled throughout the month, and the barometer was unsteady. There were six areas of westerly low pressure. On only one or two days during the month was it fine throughout the whole Dominion, one part ot another being subject to unsettled and showery weather.