DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEOUAI'H—PRESS ASSN , COPYRIGHT. AIOTOR. CYCLIST INJURED. GORE. Nov. 17. Edwin Spedoii. single and aged L’l) years, employed at the Pukerau Dairy Factory, was thrown from a motor cycle through his coat becoming entangled in the wheel. He now lies in the Gore Hospital in an unconscious state with a fractured skull.

CONCILIATION COUNCIL. CHRISTCHURCH. November 18. An application by the New Zealand Journalists Association for a Dominion :nva:d came before the Conciliation C’.mncil this morning. Representatives of Liu* Association said the applicants felt it untild be more I nisi ness like to have conditions set down under one heading and that it Mould be better for the employers. They did not anticipate obtaining larger benefits by a Dominion award. The employers represenlative said the demands were prepo;teroiis. lie asked Mere the applicants seriously going on noth the Award. The Commissioner pointed out i! n,i.no( an offence to ask for anything.

CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 18. The employees claimed a lorly-four hour week and minimum salaries lor the five chief centres: -Sub-editor Cl”, second sub-editor Cli ; other subeditors CIO; lady editor C 7 ; chief reporter CM: senior rcnnrtcr CO |os: generals C ■ !”-• iuoier- alter a yeai Cli IDs. (lilt ,|| ■ erol re -. Ibe salaries claimed weiv: -*eu:or join lialist CO: generals C 8 ; juniors Cli. The employers counter proposals Mere on the lines ol existing anard now in operation in C hristchiireli loi citv papers and Wellington and country journalists anard for eottnUy pnp-

A RECORD PROFIT. IIAWERA. November 18. South Taranaki Winter Show held at HaM'cra in July last, cleared a net profit of £‘)ol! after paying one £l‘J~> bn amusemnet tax. a record for the Society.

SUICIDE AT BRIGHTON. CHRIST! II URCIi. Nov. IS. Arnold Orr, single and aged committed suicide by shooting on the Brighton sand hills last evening.

YOUNG WOAIAX’S DEATH. GORE. November 18

Isabella Patterson, a young mug.e woman employed at Wail alii. Mas buiiel dead in bed. Her relatives reside at Waiann Kama in the Oamaru district An inquest will he held.

N.Z. COAL CONDEMNED. INVERCARGILL, Xo'-v, IS

11l view of the inine-oa tiers eliort'i to get the Railway Department to use nothing else hut Xew Zealand coal, the local branch of the K.P.C.A.. passed a resolution strongly condemning, alter years of experience, the re-intro-duction of these coals on the railways.

M HAYS. AUCKLAND. November Id. ’William .lolm Daflin-. forty-four, was sentenced to ft in teen days’ imprisonment at the Poke Court for being drunk in charge of a motor car. Mr Poynton S.M.. said drunken motorists had been warned over and over again that such offences would he pumsh.nl liv imprisonment.

PRESB YTK'IHAX ASSKAIB I.Y. PALMERSTON X. Xovember IS. The Assembly this morning continued the debate on the youth of the Church. The report of the Committee recommended the Assembly to agree to the establishment of a literary department with headquarters at Christchurch, with a hook room to he run in eonjunction with it. The Assembly was asked to advance £IOOO towards the initial expenses and the running of the scheme. During the debate several speakers voiced the opinion that they should not go in for a trading venture which would offend people in tbeir own Church. Rev. Cow (Dunedin) moved that the work he confined to the \outh Department's activities.

A BANKRUPT'S ESTATE. AUCKLAND. Novemlior IS At a meeting of creditois in the bankrupt estate of Jesse .Tamos IliUs of Taranaki and Auckland, the schedule showed liabilities £13.503 including £7833 to unsecured creditors and assets including book debts (over twenty thousand) estimated to produce £-000 and surplus on securities amounting to £7:130 totalled £0331. The nominal defieienev is £1302. Secured creditors proved to be £13,273 ami tb? estimated value of securities was £-0.600 giving a nominal surplus of £,330. Tile bankruptcy was attributed to the tremendous slump in laud values. After a leimthy examination the meeting adjourned 'to obtain a full statement of Hills’ transactions during the last three years.