DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 December 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

HY TEI.KUKAI'II—IKKSS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. STORKS KILLING IT. | GISDORNE, Nov. 28, . dm o again wool is pollri into Gisborne from all parts of the district, and 1 lie wool stores have assumed their summer activity, the wool being sorted. graded. and dumped as last as it is brought. in from the country. A retinue this year is the greatly increased use which is being made of motor scr-

V ires. |n past seasons the hulk of tin 1 wol has had to lie transported hy horse waggon. hut thanks to the “rent improvement in the district roads during tiie past year, motor-lorries are now a hie to work on many of the roads which Were formerly open only to horse tra (tie. It is as yet dillicult to tell the amount of wool whieh will lie sold on the haul market, and what quantity will he shipped to England. The, Turakina. which has just completed loadin'; at Gisborne. took .1278 hales ol wool, t}ii- being ship.ped direc tto England lor sale on the l.omhm market. Ihe .smaller coastal vessels are now busy transporting wool to Napier, ami ahu,it lot HI hales of Poverty May wool will lie sold at the December sale at Napier. Hatty of the local farmers are holding hack their clips until such time as definite news is received as to whether or not n sale i*s to he held in Gisborne during February.

A RECORD C'ATAI.Ot H'E. AUCKLAND. Nov. 2S._ The first wool sale of the season in Auekland. will establish a record in the quantity iill’ered eumpared with the i orrespomlin,; sale of any previous season. The catalogue for the sale closed to-day. and thuii:;h the exact figures are lint availahle. a reliahle estimate lives the nlforing at over 18.001) hales. This is approximately (1000 hales in excess of last year’s catalogue lor the first sale, when a record catalogue of 11 .<)<)! hales was olfered for the first sale of tho season. ’I here has heeu an uitpreeedenled rush of wool to the brokers’ stores during the hist fortnight, and the work of classing and preparing it for the market is pro. cedi lip at a feverish pace. Ihe suhstantial increase in the oll'crings is no doubt largely due to the great prices realised at the Wellington. Napier and W:m-

gnnui sales. There appears to he a world-hunger fur wool, said a prominent hrokoi, and no standard has yet been established on which to base an estimate of any clip within pence per pound of what it iiiiiv realise under the hammer. 'PI mil it y of the Auckland clip this- year is better (lutn u-iial. IJroUors state- that the catalogue for the coming sale will comprise the host ollerings of wool ever shown in Auckland. Crossbreds, as usual, will predominate, and the quality is excellent. I here w ill also he a good percentage of the liner wools tho production of which is increasing in life district. liming is stated to he such that the keenest competition is expected in all classes. Imt it is admitted that while prices will be high, the standard of values may he uneven. It N expected Lull the’ bench of btivers will he the largest vet seen in• Auckland, ami will include representatives from all the wool-con-suming countries of the world.

VIIMSTIIGNG AND WHITWORTH'S WORK EDS. AI’CKI.ANI). Dee. 1. The secret a lies of the various trade unions are lodging an obi,-el ion ill the Arbitratiuii Court to the agreement between Armstrong. Whitworth and Com|ianv. and the New Zealand Workers Union in respect of the plumbers, engineers. eadpeniers. blacksmiths and boiler-makers at work on the Arapunt dam. and the section of the l-.ast Coast railwav under which overtime rates' shall be paid only when the number uf hours each week exceeds lolly-seven. ITider existing awards a week’s work is defined as fori v-lciir hours and time over must be paid at overtime rates. It is objected that the terms made with the Armstrong. Whitworth and Coy. are more favourable than to ether employers. It is understood the employers will also oiler strong objections.

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Uiirglarx entered tin- ollii e of Diehard Arthur, ltd, auctioneers. and opened the sale b\ cut Dug the lump of t In- padlock. They r: mot ed one him find I , 1111 . t . in .a d. and |.'V.,’kti\ l:d ill'll at f.'iil. Appar, oily a skeleton ley was used to secure entry !i\ the Irolll door of the premises.

TIM 111 "I E TO DEAD JOCKEY. PALMERSTON' N, Dec. I. A very line tribute to the late Mr M. - Ply nn. is paid by Mr lleiirys. the well known handieapper. who said: - “Mt'Elymi was a devoted husband, it kind father, who loved Ids home, and valued his character more than gold. I’rohabU the greatest tribute that could he paid lo any jockey was always paid deceased when it was said: ‘Hack McElyun and you w ill always he on a trier.' Ife was one of the best hor-emeii we have ever had and was truly a versatile jockey. being siicee.-sful not only oil the Hat. hot also in the steeplechases and hurdle events a> well. I have no hesitation in saying that the purity ol the turf, which is entirely in the hands ol tho jockeys, would lie assured if the pre.-.eid day riders would only follow the noble and honourbale example in the honesty practiced by the dece axed.” WEL 1.1 NIIT<)N COLL K': K.l UDII.EK. WELLINGTON. Nov. .’HI. The jubilee eelehra t ions of Wellington College commenced on Saturday, when there was a huge gathering at the Town Hall uf old hoys from all parts present. hoys, masters and friends. Speeches were made Itv Sir Robert Stout. Sir Erancis Dell, Messrs .1. I*. Eirth (head master for 2!) years). R. Darroek. A. de D. Drandoii (one of the first six to enrol at the college), T. It. Crcswell (present 'head master), and W. E. Ward (chairman of the Hoard of Governors). The proceedings were marked hy great enthusiasm. To-day a church parade of old hoys in order of seniority marched lo the town hall. To-morrow athletic eontests hi ween old hoys and present hoys will take place. MOTOR-CYCLIST HURT. KLKNIIKIM. Nov. 21). T. C. Whitlow, a Christchurch motor cyclist who was visiting Rleiilicim for the motor cycle rates to he held at Waterloo to-day. was testing his machine nit the course last evening when fie ( came to grief at the corner. Whitlow sustained slight concussion, abrasions to the face and a twisted wrist. Ilis injuries are not, serious, but lie will lie unable lo take part in today’s sports, whieh is particularly unfortunate as lie was shaping well and was regarded as a possible winner of the novices handicap and perhaps of other events, ft , was liis first experience of grass track work.

FOUND WITH THROAT CUT. AUCKLAND. Nov. 2!). Owing to a police enquiry into the cause of a recent fire in a butcher's shop at Riiiigataua. one arrest has been made. The owner of the business was found with his throat cut. He was removed lo the Raetihi hospital in ti serious condition.

TRAVELLING TIME. AN UNUSUAL APPLICATION. WELLINGTON, November 29. Are boilermakers, who are employed on the s.h. .Maori, working eight hours during the day at ’Wellington and Lyttelton alternatively, and travelling in ship at night between those ports entitled, under the “ travelling time clause in the boilermakers award, to eight hours’ travelling time for each night so occupied in travelling.' Ibis was a question upon which the Arbi ration Court delivered judgment this morning, following an application lot interpretation by the parties concerned. *• This application deals with a case of an unusual nature, which wits certainly not in the contemplation of the Court or the parties when the award was framed,” the Court stated. “Tinaward deals with the case of men travelling with their work. The matter ol travelling time for the workers in question is, accordingly, sumething not provided for in the award, and, therefore, outside its scope. The lotion Steam Ship Company has provided tho workers with saloon accommodation and meals at sea and in port, and has paid them at time and a halt rates for all time worked. This, in our opinion, is reasonable compensation for the unusual conditions of their employment.” The Court made the same declaration in respect to a similar application relating to metal workers’ assistants.

LOSS OK THE KAMA

WELLINGTON, December I. 'flu- Kaitml arrived to-night with the crew of the Kama, which was wrecked in November at the Chatham Islands. Interviewed, Captain Cartener said he was steering the usual course when leaving Kaingaroa. A heavy sen was running. The vessel lifted on a swell, and settled, on a pinnacle of rock, il striking her beneath the boilers. She began to make water rapidly, and the master decided to beach her at Olcawn She st ruck a hard rock farther damaging the vessel. The crew were sent ashore, and the master and mate stood hy. While a northerly gale was blowing. the vessel rested easily. A southerly sprang up at midnight on the Thursday, necessitating their leaving the slTip, which was 100 yards oil the shore. The hatches were loose, ai:d gear came ashore with high water. The vessel ground a bigger hole in her bottom, and settled securely. The ship’s papers, and the crow’s gear wore saved. The crew were well looked after by the Darker family. Tinvessel carried 120 tons uf coal forward, 00 tons of coal aft, H)0 tons in her hunkers, ami also L?tlt) eases ol cod.

Captain Cartener has been trading to the Chathams for many years, without knowing of the existence ol this Kick, which was not marked on the chart. Tho hist survey was in I'T.B. The captain frequently took soundings himself, marking the sail-.- oil the chart. There was no knowledge ol the reek possessed hy the local fishermen. Dough southerly weather was still prevailing while the Jxaitoa was at the Chat hams. Lloyds’ surveyor, Mr Taylor, of Christchurch, visited the wreck. When interviewed, lie would not snv if the Kama coiild he salvaged.

A DIG SUIT. AUCKLAND. December 1. At the Supreme Court, before Mr .lustice Stringer and a special jury. Agues Wright Stewart, a single woman, proceeded against Abram Wally Mahomed Salamaii. herbalist. claiming C22.Ml general damages ami l”-’I .’ls special damage.. Ini' alleged negligence and. plain caused hy his treatment Irom (lei ihcr i 921. to August 1921.

Counsel lor plaint ill said his client, was thirty years ol age. I util May. | p-Jg she was in health and employ men I managing a I •ranch ol a business in Dunedin, and earning live pounds a week. Alter hei arrival at Auckland, with he, in.ilhei and - isler. in 1.-'cl.i nary lasi \ear. sin- developed escnpl halinic

goitre. She was treated hy Doctor Lowe, and also at the Auckland Hospital. She improved greatly. Later she was examined l*y Doctor Horton, who said that she was safe for an operation and that that was I lie mile safe and propel' mill's'. However. her I l ieiids advised her that Katanian could cure

her without an operation. Salamaii treated her with extraordinary mixtures and with electric current. Ihe plaintilf got worse. Alter nearly a year, it was discovered thill the basis of Kalaman’s treatment was opium, and. as a result. the patient- coni meted the opium habit and it was questionable whether tile condition could Is' successfully treated. Doctor Horton had seen her since and had declared that an operation was now absolutely im possible.

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