DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1924, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

[ur TELEGRAI>H—PER I'ItESS ASSOCIATION. DOMINION NEWS BROADCAST. NEW PLYMOUTH, December 24. The Hon. .T. G. Coates made a. statement last night relative to the broadcasting of Dominion news to ships trading in the Pacific. At present the Amalgamated Wireless Coy. forwards daily messages up to one hundred words ~~ addressed only to ships manned by operators employed liv the Amalgamated Coy. Other skips are not allowed to receive or use this message. The Postal Department has now arranged to forward nightly, except Sundays and holidays, about two hundred words of Dominion news and no restrictions are placed on its reception or use. FARMER’S SAD DEATH. ROTORUA, December 21. Robert Shelton, a farmer, of Kaharoa, married with a family of small children, died in the hospital as the result of spinal injuries received through being dragged by his liorso on the farm. The deceased was brought in a critical condition to the hospital by the ambulance at midnight oil Monday. An operation was ] crfonned, hat was unavailing of his injuries. COST OF T.IYINU. WELLINGTON. December 24. The Government Statistician, referring to retail prices, reports that the index number for the three food groups as at November loth, was 1581, an increase of 21 points over that for the previous month and of 47.70 Tier cent over that of July 3914. There has Ik'Cii an increase of 02 points in the groceries group, occasioned l>v an nil-round rise in the prices of potatoes and onions. The index number for dairy produce has fallen 23 points, the prices of hacon. butter and eggs having been slightly reduced. A small reduction in the price of mutton lias been counteracted by a larger increase in the price of pork, causing an increase of 10 points in the index number for the meat group. MENACE TO NAVIGATION. AY EL LI NO TON, December 24.

The Secretary of the Post Office has received the following wireless message from the steamer Yolsella, hound from Napier to Wanganui: “Passed sunken object afloat projecting three feet out water, latitude -11.28 S., longitude 17.1.43 E.; dangerous to navigation.’’ SANDERS CUP. WELLINGTON, December 24. The AYellesley has boon chosen by the special selection committee, set up for the purpose, to represent AYellington in tbe Sanders Cup contest at Auckland in January and February. Mr Bruce White will he the skipper. C'll IvISTCH URCI r ACCIDENTS. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 2G. A Ford Delivery van and a motor-car collided at the corner of Montreal street and Oxford terrace (the scene of several accidents during the year) on i Wednesday evening. The van was put out of a: tion by the impact, hut the car did not appear tu lie badly damaged. '■ On AYednesdav morning. Lloyd Firth, an eight-year-old hov. had the toes of x his left font severely crushed by being run over by a motor-cycle near his home, 10 Sonierfiold Street. Spveydon. He was admitted to tbe Christchurch 1 lospital. ‘ 11. J. Moore, a single man. while working at Audersuns Foundry, l.yttel ton. on Wednesday morning, caught his left hand in a drilling machine, severely lacerating the lingers. Ho was admitted to the Christchurch Hospital. WATERSPOUTS. . ' AYELLTNGTOX. December 2.1. A large water spout was seen travelling across the southern portion of Wellington about three o’clock yesterday. It appeared to he over Newtown Hark "hen first observed, hut "as probably out, to sea. It moved ill the direction of I’cncarrow Head where it was lost to view. At- five o clock a similar black column was "0011 in the vicinity of Island Ray. It travelled south across the water and then collapsed. the upper portion falling like a heavy rain shower.