DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[HV TLLKGIt.U'U—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] FALSE REPORT: WELLINGTON, December 29. The harlxmr fatality still remains a mystery. It tarns ’out that William Parry caretaker for the Union Company. wlio it was at iirst thought was the unfortunate man. has been on hoard the Alararoa as a. caretaker for some time. Like .Mark Twain, lie says his death has been “greatly exaggerated.” GISBORNE WHARF DISPUTE. GISBORNE. December 30. There are no further developments with regard to the meat loading of the steamer Cumberland. The watersidors hold the abolition of the contract system of the loading of meat ill accordance with the new award has Leon forced upon them by the Dominion Executive and state those who voted in favour of wages as against contract should come and load the vessel. It is understood that the Watersiders’ Federation Executive instructed the men to resume, hut so far none are nli’eriug.

I’nder the new hourly system tlio men got 2s TUI per hour whereas previously they earned, under the contract system, as much as L'2 per day. Bl'ROLAI! Y. AUCKLAND, December 30. Burglars entered J. R .McKenzie's fancy goods shop in (,)uoen .Street during the holidays and stole jewellry valued at COO. MAX MISSING. AITKLAND, December 30. Charles J. Stanton left his home at Devoiiport at .3 p.m. on Saturday to lish in a small open boat and has not since been heard of. WOMAN SUICIDES. AUCKLAND. Dec. 30. Daisy Ella links, wife of William Henry Banks, a stonemason, committed suicide at Onehunga. Her son heard a fall in Lis mother's roam this morning and aroused tin* father, who finding tin* door locked entered by a window, and found his wife in a pool of blood with her throat badly gashed. A doctor was called immediately, hut lile was extinct. She had complained of feeling unwell.