DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—PEß tress association. RAILWAY TUNNEL FATALITY. DUNEDIN, March I. Angus McCollum, a single man, aged 35, residing at Port Chalmers, was found in the Mihiwaka Tunnel, about two chains from the north end at 8.20 a.m. to day by a railway surfaceman. It is presumed that he was killed by o train some time on Saturday. An inquest will he held on Monday. WESTPORT DISPUTES COMMITTEE WESTPORT, March 1.

A Disputes Committee, composed of Messrs Brown, Leith, Crowe and McCormack (for tile owners) and Messrs Whittle, Balderstone and Davidson (tor the millers) sat at Westport on Friday and Saturday, to deal witli the disputes from Millerton, Stockton, and Demiistun. Ihe sittings concluded on Saturday night, the committee reaching an agreement on all points.

WATERSIDE DISPUTE

CRISIS AT WELLINGTON

WE I.EING TON. February 28. The position on the waterfront is mi •hanged. • but it is expected that im Mutant developments will eventuate

to-morrow. It is stated that no further call for labour will he made from the watersiders, until a call to work the Waimana has been responded to, so that the discrimination should end. 1 lie Waverlev and Hawera, with earcases from Patea in their refrigerating chambers, arrived to deliver their cargoes to the Waimana. However no call for labour was made. Both vessels remained in port until yesterday, when orders were received to take the meat hack to Patea. where it will he again placed in store.

GISBORNE DEVELOPMENT. GISBORNE, February 28. The work of unloading coal from the steamer Inga was delayed yesterday, the men working on the lighters demanding twopence an hour extra. This morning, however, the call for labour was responded to as usual, the position seeming to have risen from a misunderstanding. Labour was also secured for the Maroro, which was likewise affected.

STATE MINE FATALITY. GRKYMOUTH, March 2. A fatal accident occurred on Saturday in the cross-cut section of the Liverpool State Colliery, the victim being John Knox, of Reivanui, 53 years of age. His working male, C. 11. Hughes, aged 35, was severely injured. Tho two men were last week shifted from the No 3 section of the cross-cut section, and had been renewing timbering for the removal of of pillar. This work, having just been completed, the' whole place collapsed, the fall of debris being over one hundred tons. Knox was killed instantaneously. Inbeing buried. It took over three hours to extricate the body. Hughes was also caught and narrowly escaped death, .sustaining severe cuts on his forolu-ad and lace, as well as a sprained ankle. The men had regarded the place as safe, and the fall came unexpectedly. Tin- deceased came to the Coast several years ago from Green Island, wherein' leaves a family, hut his wife predeceased him.

A BUNANGA SUSPECT. GRKYMOUTH, March 2._ Another suspect of infantile paralysis, ;ed 4 months, from Dunollie. has been Iniitted to the Grey Hospital.

CO-OPERATIVE CONTRACTS TERMINATED. GRKYMOUTH. March 2. In ninni-etion with the decision oi* the State Miners’ Union at a meeting last Wednesday to veto the co-opera-tive contrails entered by groups ol miners with the Mines’ Department and to allow the miners concerned a fortnight in which to arrange for a termination of the contracts, if is understood that the men in the three coiiiracts instituted, those at the Seven Mile (James)’. 15imis and Bimis extended sections have all decided in favour of cancellation, and in the ease ol two sections, have intimated the fact formally to the management, while tinthird party is understood to have voted by 17 to 7 ill favour of so doing.

FIRE BRIG a DEE’ CONFERENCE CHRISTCHURCH MariTi 2.

'rin- annual meeting ol the l nited Fire Brigades Association opened here this morning yne hundred and twentyone delegates attending and SupU A. Min-risen of Hawera presiding. The Chairman said the object oi the- ill* cling was primarily to improvye and perfect the organisation that existed tor the protection of the lile and or--pertv

of the citizens. A remit was carried asking the Government to increase the subsidy l.i the demonstration year to £IOOO.

MOTORIST GETS 7 DAYS. NAPIER., March 1

Jack Farris, aged 21. a farmer, an* sentenced to seven days gaol -t the Magistrate's Court to-day on a .barge of Intoxication whilst in charge of a motor car.

A CLOSE SAVE. AUCKLAND, March 2. By a margin of 40 minutes, ten thousand pounds were saved Auckland a d Taranaki wheat importers by tire a - rival of the steamer Koiom.ko on S. tu ,lav night with 5.000 tons o «T cat, before the reimposltion at nnilnig the duty of 2s per lental or about 44s pci to "" v sxjDDEN DEATHBLENHEIM, March Mrs Kate Hickey, 04, when hurrying to* church on Sunday, was taken . Mn the roadway and removed to the. - 1 lie Presbytery, hut expired shoitly ter from heart lailure.