DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH— PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MOTOR CYCLE FATALITY. OA-MA.RU, -March 10. A young man, Denis Ktuie, was killed at AYaikaura, near Duntroon, about 28 miles from Oaiiiaru to-night as the result of a motor cycle capsizing. PICTURE THEATRE FIRE. WELLINGTON, March 11. While a picture was being screened at a Lvnll Bay theatre last uiglit the film hurst into flames and the safety devices wherewith the operating box wtts equipped were used, the outbreak being thus prevented spreading to the body of the hall. The large audience remained calm and filed out in an orderly manner from tile hall. Meantime, the operator, Draper, and his .son endeavoured to suppress the Haines, but this was not done until the Brigade arrived. The operating box and the picture machine was badly damaged and lour reels of film destroyed.

WHALERS BACK. A BIG OIL CARGO. INVERCARGILL, March 10. The Norwegian Whaling Expedition has arrived at Glory Harbour, Stewart Island from Ross Sea. The Sir James Clark Ross, the moth-er-ship, has 32.000 barrels of whale oil aboard, the expedition having had a most successful season. The cargo is estimated to lie worth over 9200.000. The crew of 208 men. are all well, and there were no serious accidents (luring the cruise which has lasted four months. '! lie small whale chasers, vessels of soil tons, will remain at Stewart Island to relit during the winter, while the Sir James ( lark Ross sails next week for Norway. She will he returning in November for her third season in the frozen seas of the Ross Dependency.

MORTGAG ES EXTENSION. WELIJXGTOX. .March 10. At a Chamber sitting to-day. Mr Justice I Risking announced that. in dealing with motions under the Mortgages Extension Act, he would, as iar as practicable, accept the oral statonviiLs of counsel or the parties, and would not require evidence on oath, hy alTuhnlt, or otherwise, unless' there were a conflict on some statement materia! to a proper decision.

AN AUCKLAND PROPOSAL. (AUCKLAND, March 9. An outline of a scheme for educating New Zealand secondary schoolboys hy means of a world tour in a specially acquired steamer was submilet(l hy Mr R. Buttle to the Auckland Industrial Association to-day. Mr Bui tie said that the opportunity for travel came too late in the lives ol most New Zealanders to ho any real value in tlie development of the higher faculties. The object of his scheme was to secure these advantages for hoys between sixteen and eighteen. A suitable steamer could be provided. he thought, at a practicable cost. Tram 159 to ‘JOB hoys would he required. They would have to puss a strict examination, based largely on powers o! observation, and the scheme would secure the support of the Government. The cost should not lie prohibitive, mid probably for the first trip parents would be willing to contribute the major portion. Ressihly the Imperial Government could ho induced to make a spare warship available. The Industrial Association passed a resolution approving ol the scheme, and will bring il under the notice of the Minister of Education and other associations.

the Mackenzie case. AUCKLAND. Martih 111

One of the witnesses in the Diindas MacKenzie case to-day was Dr llardic Neil. ('n.ss-examitied by .Mr Alvars, v*i11css said that he was President if the British Medical A-sociai bin. I: would be fair to say that lie ha,! Yell ill 'he forefront of the attack on .MacKenzie. His objection had been the infliction of wanton diagnosis on patients. Re objected to the use of Abrams treatment. Every member of the Auckland Branch of the 8.M.A.. bad teen asked to report all the cases that had innio, or might come under their notice as against MacKenzie.

After many witnesses had been called, the case was adjourned. AUCKLAND. March 11.

In the Danilas AlacKenzie case a middle aged married woman said she consulted AlacKenzie for haemorrngo. He told her she was very ill with cancer 011(1 was afraid he could not cure her. Ho advised her not to see another doctor as it would mean an operation aial he said she might as well cut her throat. She did not have treatment from AlaeKenzie. Other doctors she consulted told her that she had not cancer.

Doctor Grant, in evidence, said there was no chance ol ibis woman s tumble being cancer.

|)» Abbot said he examined this woman and found not the slightest suggestion of cancer. Her organs were absolutely normal. NO SUNDAY TENNIS AT ROTORUA. AUCKLAND, Alarch 11. Tim Hon W. Xoswoithy replying to the Auckland Presbytery said that they could rest assured that there was no intention to allow tennis to he played on the Government grounds at Rotorua on Sunday. M ASTER, PAINTERS’ CONFERENCE AUCKLAND, Alarch 11. The Federation of Alaster Painters resolved to approach the Employers Federation with a view to evolving a registration sch-cme to embrace both master pointers and journeymen. A committee is to he set up to formulate proposal's '.for the compilation of a universal official price list. I’lie Federation also icedutioneil that the use of scrim on ceilings should he abolished.

A FIRE. AUCKLAND. Alarch 11. A fire at Dcvonport destroyed a 12roomed house owned hy All's AlcDonald, leased bv Airs Sorenson, and occupied l,v Dr Hagen. The four occupants escaped, hut lost all hut the clothes they wore. The house was insured, hut the amount is unavailable.

NOT INTERFERING. TAUAIARAXUI. March 11. The Chamber of resolved not to support the protest of Canterbury Chamber against the action of the Dairy Control Board regarding the marketing of produce overseas, as the matter is one for the dairy industries to decide.

V CLUELESS cheques. GISBORNE, Alarch 11. Alfred Joseph Vance Ryan, with several aliases, was charged at the police court with issuing a valueless cheque at Toper Hutt and Frankton Junction. Ho pleaded guilty. '1 he police stated accused went to a Catholic Priest at Upper llutt and represented he was the son of a well-known .-.uckhu.d citizen. He asked the priest to assist him to cash a cheque. Accused had been sentenced at the Supreme Court yesterday to two years’ imprisonment 'on two similar charges. Hie Magistrate imposed a concurrent sentence of one month.

THE PAHTATUA SEAT. DANNEVIRKE, Alarch ’•: A. McXicol, former ALP. for Pahmtua will contest that seat next general election as the official Government candidate.

out. the option of n fine. The accused was convicted and the pensions (ertificate cancelled. ( ()M M ERCIAI: TR AYE LEERS. CHRISTCHURCH, March 11. At the annual conference of tlie Commercial Travellers Asosciation, an Auckland remit that headquarters he removed from Christchurch to Wellington was lost. Mr James Brown of Otago was elected President. REMANDED TO GREYMOUTH. GISBORNE, March 11. Charles Edward Brown, who was charged with the theft of a horse at Reefton in 1920, was remanded to Oreymouth. BOOK-MAKER FINED. GISBORNE, March 11. Benjamin Bennett, with several aliases. was fined thirty pounds for hookmaking at the Ruatorea races. His counsel described it as hi.s client’s first venture, being thoroughly inexperienced lie met with misfortune. The natives were (-njuskrerably excited, raid the accused hy slipping away escaped being made the subject of a cannibal least.

THE COAL ENQUIRY. EVIDENCE AT H I'XTLY. AUCKLAND, Marc-li 11. The Board of Inquiry appointed to ascertain whether New Zealand coals are suitable for the New Zealand railways as compared with imported coal, sat at Huntly yesterday. Mr Thompson (Secretary of Waipa Railways and Collieries) said their engines used Waipa coal and performed their work .successfully. During the years 1914 to 1919. the department purchased weekly 5(10 tons of screened Waipa coal. The output of the mine was 400 tons per day and if required the company could supply the government with one thousand tons per day. At present the mines only worked three days per week.

Evidence that the average work for miners in the district was only about six days per fortnight at one pound per day was given by members of the Huntly and Akatea Workers Unions, it being stated that only men who were tied by family responsibilities had remained here. Crook, a miner at Rotorua, outlined a .scheme whereby Westport coal could be used in the south and Waikato coal in the north for tlie railways. Other evidence was to the effect that the slackness at the Huntly mines was largely the result of coal importations and it was urged that the best guarantee of industrial peace was the institution of conditions that would ensure regular full time work for the miners.

DAIRYMAN fined. CHRISTCHURCH. March ‘ i In lining Ritchie Miigford. a dairyman .910 on each of two charges of selling mill; below the standard, the Magistrate said the dairy seemed to have been in a disgraceful state. Evidence was git en I hat Hies and moths had been louui! floating in the milk and there was ail open drain ill a had • ditioii nearby.

HYDRO-ELECTRIC ROWER. GISBORNE. .March 11. Revert v Bay Rower Board is considering to-day llie reports from the* eoiisult ing engineers on various hydroelectrical power schemes for the district. The scheme most strongly recommended provides for a supply Irom Tereinga Ralls. miles from Gisborne, generating two thousand and costing roughly, two hundred thousand, and effecting a saving in ten years years of 1 hirly-seven thousand mi the cos! ol obtaining a supply from flic Government Waikaremenii sclu me.

WIDOW’S FALSE DECLARATION. HASTINGS. Ala roll 11. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning a widow, an epidemic pensioner with two children, was convicted with making a false declaration regarding her earnings. I! is Morship said the Depac uncut did not ask tor a. penalty in the present case. hut if any offenders were convicted of obtaining pensions fraudulently they would stand a very god chance of being sent to gaol with-