DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

1 [iIY TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DOCTOR NOT TO RRACTfCE. AI'CKLANI), .March 31. .Mr .Justice llerdman refused an application by Dr Duiidas MacKenzie for leave to practise pending the bearing of his appeal against the judgment removing his name from the medical register. A UCK LAND WEST SKAT. A I'CKLAND, .March .Mr Samuel Ohllield, a local business man, has been selected as the Reform Party’s candidate for the Auckland West seat. DAIRY CONTROL BOARD. DA NXKV IRK K, .March 31. A representative meeting of dairy farmers in southern Hawke’s Bay after hearing an address by Mr W. Grounds, unanimously passed a resolution expressing every confidence in the Dairy Control Board. TOWN CLERK SI ’SB END ED. HA.Mn.TOX, April 2. At a meeting of the Borough Council the Town Cleric, E. Davey. was suspended until next, meeting when the position will he lully discussed.

Recently an investigation committee reported on Borough allairs and ieeoinnieiided flic appointment of a comptroller to take supreme control. Thereupon tli • clerk circulated Councillors making certain allegations against members of the investigation committee and last night’s decision was the result.

X.Z. VITAL KTA’HSTH S. WELLINGTON. March 2ti

The birth raie for the Dominion last year was 21.57 per I CTO, the second lowest ever recorded. On the other hand the death rate was X. 2!). which was actually a record as comnared with other countries. Smtli Africa comes next with 8.77, Australia. 8.1) and Lugland 11.(1. Other countries’ figures range up to 22.5 for Japan. The infant mortality rate has declined from 50.57 per ICOli births in 1020 to •10.10.

THEFT OF A MAIL BAG. PALMERSTON X.. Anri! 2

At the Police Court., a, young man, the publication of whose name was prohibited. who was charged with the theft an Shannon of a mail hag and its couents valued at Cl.’lO, the property of the Government, was remanded to April fth. The accused was arrested in Australia and extradited to the Dj-

FORD MOTOR COMPANY. A t'CK LAND, March 31. Several representatives of the Ford Motor Company are through passengers by the .Makura for Sydney. They are going to Australia in connection with the decision to establish assembly works of the company in Australia. BOOKMAKER FINED L 75. DCXFIJIX. April 2. At the l’oliro Court William Hammond. charged with hookmakin;;, "'as lined £75.

W.O.T.r. CONVENTION. MI'NED IN. March 31. The W.C.T.E. Convention was eontinned to-day. The afternoon was devilled to an undress by the president. Mrs W. R. Don, who gave an informal account of the jubilee celebration of the W.C.T.E.. part of which she had attended, in the United States. The speaker described how these gatherings hid been carried on for live years.

The convention held a special session in the evening to hear an address on caninaign plans by Mr ('. 1!. Edmond. from Wellington, representing the New Zealand Alliance.

DEAL IN DATS. INVERCARGILL. March 31. The Southland Ealiners’ Co-operative Association will shortly shin to Auckland a line of I wenly-five sacks id oats "hit'll, for I lie on I twelve Ills has been slured in Invercargill and which, during that time has been purchased, sold, and re-nu rrlin set! hv dilferent firms throughout the Dominion on fewer than eighteen times. The line was originallv bought from the Farmers’ Co-operative Association by a ( lirisU'luirch firm, wlm re-sohl it. and so the transactions went mi until now, alter twelve months, the oats are mite more in the ha nils ol the Christchurch linn, the original buyers. During that nenod the price rose and fell so that the Christchurch firm has again bought the oats at approximately the same price ns it originally paid, viz., -Is.* However, storage charges have accumulated to the amount of about (id a bushel. A line of eleven sacks just missed this record, as it passed through twelve hands belorc being taken oil the original vendors. A LONELY EXISTENCE. AUCKLAND. March 31. It is not often that a Royal Mail steamer is stopped in mid-ocean to supply fresh milk for a sick child, hut that is what happened to the Maknr.i which arrived in Auckland from. \ aneonver yesterday. The incident occurred on March 23, when the Makura was passing Hull Island, in the Phauix Croup, ahmi' 3110 miles smith of the Equator. A canoe from the island, containing a white man and two natives, was observed near the Makura’s course, ami the occupants of the canoe sigiialle I the steamer to stop. This she did. and the canoe went, alongside. The white man handed up letters which he requested to lie posted, jtiul also asked if he could obtain some fresh milk for his child, which had been ill lor nine months Needless to say, both requests were granted, and i» addition tobacco, cigarettes, and a quantity of various kinds of provisions were given, and when the canoe departed for llie slim"' she was full to over flowing, and the while man went, on his way rejoicing. Ho lives mi the island with his wile ami I'amilv and fourteen natives.

The mail is in an unenviable posi* lion, as lu is agent on the island lor a Firm whose principal died m l'iji some time ago and the estate is hoi tig wound up. In consequence the business of the linn is disorganised. Ike small steamer Dawn, belonging to 11nfirm, used to take supplies of storeand trade goods to Hid!- Island. Inn me vessel is now tied up indeiiuitch at. Suva, and it is not known when U.o white mail will he relieved Irom Imposition and the trailing station disposed ot. trk brownlik INTTDKNT. WF.LLINGTOX, April 2. The l-egrettahle occurrence known as the Brownlie incident in connection with the test with England was settled officially last night by the management committee of the Xew Zealand Rugby Union when the following motion was carried “That the Xew Zona ml Rugby Union regrets the incident and in accordance with the recommendation of the referee, is of the opinion that no further action is liecesssary.” V

A[ A RAMA’S STOK F. fr 0 LI). AUCKLAND, April 2. All the stokehold hands and deck hands on the Marania- gave 24 hours notice, as a protest against, the fines imposed at Sydney. The Company expect the men to be replaced andr the vessel to depart at five on Friday evening.