DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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THE -MACKENZIE CAS I

TO BE REMOVED EROM REGISTER

AUCKLAND, .March 30.

Judge Herdinan delivering judgment in the Dundas MucKeiizie case decided that MacKenzic’s name he removed from the medical register of New Zealand. He fixed two years as t!ie time in which he may apply for re-registra-

tion. Counsel for MacKenzie .intimated the intention to appeal.

MINISTER OF LANDS. . GISBORNE. .March 30.

During a visit to the East Coast, the -Minister of Lands was deputationiscd in Tnlaga Bay on the question of declaring the historic Cook’s Cove a reserve. The Minister promised a pound for pound subsidy. Addressing another deputation Mr McLeod urged caution regarding closer settlement. He did not believe the present was a good time to take land under the Ac t for closer settlement. If the owner was prepared to come torward and place a fair value on the land, it might he possible to acquire it, bill lii.s experience in the past nail been that where an owner had acquired land under the Act he had paid to much for it. The present was a dangerous time to purchase land.

ACCIDENTALLY SHOT DEAD. CHRISTCHURCH, March 30. Arthur Robert Mattcrson, aged 15 years, was accidentally shot dead by a companion at Marshlands yesterday while on a rabbiting expedition. Dll TELFORD WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION. CHRISTCHURCH. March 30. , Hr Telford, District Health Officer, lias withdrawn Ids resignation and continues in the position. D() AM XI ON CONG RATUL AT I OXS. AUCKLAND. -March 30. The Governor-General (Sir Charles Ecrgusson) sent the following to General Binlwood on his promotion to the rank nf Field-Marshal and his appointment as Commandcr-iii-Chiel of India: --“New Zealand Government- and all your old comrades in New Zealand HHsociate themselves with me in sending von heartiest congratulations.” His Excellency has received the following reply:—“Am deeply gralel"' F,,,- the very kind congratulations from vou’r Government and my old New Zealand expeditionary force comrades to whom 1 owe so much. Please inform them how much I appreciate all yom kind thoughts now.--Binlwood. ”

found dead. AUCKLAND, March 30. A widow. Mrs Elizabeth M. Barron. 11. living alone at Birkenhead, was Found dead, the eirvumstanes indicating gas poisoning. OXFORD DERATING HOCIETA. WELLINGTON'- March 20. The Visiting members ol the Oxfori. Debating Society, debated wilt «’ Victoria College on the eflects of tbe advent of the British Labour Party to power, the former affirming to Un-good ,■.■ fleets. There was a. large attendance, l>ut no vote was taken.

ALT, BLACKS AND GIFTS. WELLINGTON. March 3’.L The Acting Manager of the N.Z. Rugby Union saws that while the Clubs were'notified that they must obtain permission to make presentations to Urn returned All Blacks, nothing was said about cash gifts, and no coinnimucation was made to members ui the team.

CUT lIIS WRIST. BLENHEIM. March 30. Horace Whittle, a well-known settlor of Whittle’s Bend. Spring Creek, was hospitalled suf’\ ring front an incision in tho wrist, supposedly self-inflicted. His conditio" is tml serious. FIN DIN : A COMET. II A W ERA. March 30.

On Saturday evening G. M. lowusond, of II it worn, using a six-inch telescope. picked up the larger of the tun comets reported from Copenhagen, and last night saw hath, as did also !•. Gawith, who used a twelve imdt te-

tlector on Sunday evening. There was a faint suggestion ol it tail to the comet ( ,| the eleventh magnitude. Gawith’s readings of the position about, eight o’clock Inst evening were: A comet ol eleventh magnitude, right ascension, eleven hours thirty-six minutes, declination two degrees fifteen minutes north, aqd comet of eight magnitude, right ascension, thirteen hours twenty-six minutes, declination twenty-one degrees 30 minutes south. Townsend reports quite a marked movement in the position ol this comet Iron! Matutdai night. Gawith was the first New Zealander to pick up the Filisler comet last September. KILLED BY LORRY.

P A L.M KIiSTON N.. March 29

Walter James Bnigent, aged 10, a married man, with lour children, was killed in a street corner accident on Saturday evening, lie was riding a bicycle around the corner, and lie endeavoured to cut in on a motor lorry going in the same direction. Tho cycle skidded, throwing the rider beneath the lorry. A wheel passed over his head, and he was killed instantly.