DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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MAN MADIA" TURNED. AUCKLAND. November 10,

The city and .siihiirliau tramway so vice was at a .standstill for half an lion tin's morning, through C. Cl. Jiartoi one of the construction stall', instea of drawing a blown fuse, drawing circuit that was alive, die drew a hi arc of lire, and was very badly blirnc about the face and hands

MASONIC MEMORIAL SERVICE AYEIJ.IXHTOX, Xovcmber ](i,

A service for Masons was held at St. Mark's Chureli, Wellington, this afternoon. The large representative gather ing iiiiiluded the floveriior-Heneral, C* raml Master, who read one of the lessons. while the other war. read by the Rev, .1. IT. Sykes. Past Grand Chaplain. The Dean of Nelson, the Very 'Rcv. C. F. Askew, preached an appropriate sermon from the text: “Fear Hod. honour the King, love the brethren.”

The servil e was hold to oomiilemorat the signing id’ Hie Armistice six year ago and in memory, more ospeciall; of the members of the Order who fcl in the Great War. The 'Prime Minister was unable b he present on account of illness.

NAVY LEAGUE FAREWELL. WELLINGTON, November 17. A great and enthusiastic galhe:i:.g packed the Town Hall last nigh!, when the Governor-General and Lady .lelliene were fa re we I led by the Wolington liranch of the Navy League. During the course of his spe t'i his Excellency stressed the imperative necessity of ensuring that the lliitish Xiivv should I sc* m:iint;iinc<l at standard of eHicieticy and streiigie. w hich alone would ensure a lequate protection of the trade routes of the Empire. “ Invariably,” said Lord Kilieoe, “alter a great war there i ; a tendency to let down the defensive forces id' the Empire, Iml there is one defensive force which I would warn the people id' the Empire never to let down, and that is the sea services of the Empire, whether it lie that great .Mercantile Marine on which the prosperity of the Empire depends i r whether it lie the Royal Navy, on which the safety of the Mercantile Marine depends. By the Washington Treaty the total tonnage of capital ships belonging to various nations of die world have been placed at a certain limit, hut there has heen no limit placed on the other descriptions. I would warn the people ol Wellington, and indeed the people of the Empire. not to let down the strength of these vessels, upon which protection ol the trade routes depends.” llis Excelency concluded by further stressing tlio tiucossity nt only tlie standard of i»Hi( iunc y. “Xu second-rate standard is ol tin* slightest possible use. \ oil want the very best ; you have the very best now.”

TIMBER. I’I!ICES FAFF. WELLINGTON. November 1-1

Timber prices for lower grades have .bow n a decline isvontly. especially .low selling lines on which some nier■luiiits have substantially cut their list if quotations.

A prominent merchant stales that there is no likelihood of any increases In future. Conditions generally, lie • luted, were only fair and some miller i hid heen finding dillieiilty in ohtainin.' siillieicnt orders, largely on aeeount of the importation of foreign limher. Though there was nothing in the niitnre of a slump, conditions could certainly he better. This state was due to the importing of foreign supplies. Large quantities of hoilding timber for instance were coming from America and Canada, while Japan was supplying furniture timber. Itoxwoo I was coining from Sweden. This had not materially affected prices, hut naturally had an appreciable effect on tie' market. Some of the reductions in lower grades might he indirectly due to this fact, hut there was no definite coniioi lion.

A CIIFRCII PROTEST. c'!ii:isT('!in:cii. \m-. lr. Tin ■ Council <>l Christian Coiigrcgat.imis t<l-11 i<^liL passed (lie following resoliitinii: “This Council has noted with great regret that llmse responsible I'm* the tour and the ( hristclmieh arrangrti’enls nf lhe Railway Cuiiimis sinners slaadd so far have disregarded (he generally recognised saucily <>l the Lord's Day as in have chosen the morning of I'hal day as the time lor receiving a deputation Iron) the Christchurch Clinmher of Commerce, dealing with the railway business of (he city and its surroundings. Without wishing to indicate how the Lord’s Day should ho observed, this Council cannot refrain from expressing its disapproval of this transaction of public business tit tt time when private business is by the law prohibited.” The Council also adopted it motion (ensuring the action ol the Government in sanctioning increased racing l>ormits. MIXISTEILS’ STIPEXPS. PALMEIISTOX X.. Xov. 17. Rev W. J. Comrie (General Treasurer') outspokenly supported the protests of the Ministers against their inadequate stipends at the Preshyter'c’.n General Asseiiddy to-day. He declared that they were absolutely unworthy. Thirtv-five years ago a minister with C'Jttt) to C2fio was fifty per cent better off than to-day. Amendments to the regulations gev erning the Otago Sustentation I'uti't were adopted, providing tor the tnis/ig of the minimum to C 27-5, and, it pc.-.-sihle. to CflOO, the churches to contribute according to their means.

THEFT CHAT?OTCS. PALMERSTON" X.. Xov. 17. At the .Magistrate’s Court, Clifford John Hudson pleaded not guilty, rml was committed for trial at the Wanganui Supreme Court , on a chat go e. breaking and entering a local 'u.Tie.s shop, and stealing fur coats and nc.-U----lets of a total value of •- 10. -W'?.»rdi„,r to the evidence, accused admetod having sold two coats, hut said he ba.i found them in King Street. Alioimox CHARGECTTR fSTCHURCH, Xov. 17. At the Supreme Court, Gertrude Grace Roll was acquitted on a charge of unlawfully using an instrument on Florence Xieholls, as were George Albert Knight. and Heimetta Ilelua Knight, on a charge ol makmg statements to the Registrar ol Ruths

at Rangiora. A HEAVY FIXE. WELLINGTON, November 1 ■ • -The attitude of the defendant subsequent to the proceedings oemg considered, is a matter which I am bound to take into consideration. Hapears to have been not frank with the Department,” remarked -Mr 1 age, SAr in the Magistrate’s Court today,’in reference to George Bagiev,

Manner of Young's Chemical Co., against whom ilio Health Department took proceedings for selling vanilla essences without exhibiting a conspicuous printed notice describing it toneposition. It was alleged by tlie Department. for whom Mr Macassov appeared. that defendant had used synthetic cloves, made from oil of cloves, or in some other way. and not alcholic extract of the vanilla bean. The defendant pleaded not guilty when tlie case came before the Court on Friday, but Mr C. 0. White intimated this morning that a plea of guilty would be entered. Counsel submitted that defendant had no intention of dofraudiiu; his coustomers, and it was with the object of giving them a liner and more palatable flavouring that the process was used. A fine of one hundred sterling nnu costs was imposed. DKATIf IX HOSPITAL. WKU.IXOTOX, November !“• At the inquest regarding the death under anaesthetic of Francis Thomas Dwan. single, in the Wellington Hospital, the verdict was that death was due to respiratory failure, and tha there was no neglect on the part of the hospital authorities.