DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. the car mystery. OAMARF, April 23. T j) till to-night, no trace bad been found ot Phillip Hudson, who is supposed to have been one of the victims et the motor accident between Txurow and Oiimaru on Wednesday morning. barge numbers of police and detectives are on the .spot, and search parties have been scouring the district. The girl victim of the accident was operated on this morning, but she is still unconscious. She has a, severe wound oil the front of the head, and has numerous abrasions on the body. 'I here is .just a chance of her recovery, though her condition is critical. The main W'aitaki River is about two hundred yards from the wjiut where the motor car was found, and it is thought possible that Hudson lias got into this. A good deal of mystery surrounds the ease. DEATHS. PALMER STUN NORTH, April 20. Thomas lledlcy, a farm lnmd, who was admitted to the hospital on Baste) Saturday suffering from injuries .sustained in ;i shooting accident at Rangiwaliia on Hood Friday has succumbed to Iris injuries, DCNFDTN, April '2O. A married man named Edward Patchett died suddenly this afternoon in tile Art Gallery Hall, of which lie was caretaker. As Pntchett, who was aged 52, lias been attended by a doctor, an inquest is not necessary. CHRTSTCHFRCR, April 21. Frank Ryan, aged 50 years, gangei in the New Zealand Railways, Waikari. cut bis throat with a razor yesterday morning. He was removed to the Waikari Hospital where ho expired about t) a.ill. AUCKLAND, April 23. The death i t : lined in Auckland Hospital to-day of a woman wlm bad been found between 10 and 11 a.in. on the doorstep of a bouse in Cook Street., where she bad previously been given a drink of water. She was identified to-night as Jean Fisher, late of Johnson ville. WHEAT (I ROWERS’ DEPUTATION. WELLINGTON, April 23. A deputation representing the wheat growers waited upon the Minister ol Agriculture, asking lor the imposition of a dumping duty, or the reinforcement of the embargo on the importation of Hour.

It was stated that one of these measures was required to enable the iarm ers to dispose of their wheat at a payable price, and to induce them to continue growing crops. It was, also suggested that dumping from Australia bad taken "lace. Hon Mr Nosworl!iy denied there had liefii aiiv dumping. It it took place. Hie dill\ would lie imposed, and not before. He stated that if the millers pished the farmers f-i far. then not milv the duty on wheat, but the duty on Ilnur would go. and not only the "bent-growing, but the milling would have to go. Sufficient wheat should be. luit was nob being grown for the people's requirements. From all parts of the North Island, he was receiving telegrams asking tor pollard ami brail to Ih> allowed into the Dominion. APPOINTMENT TO TREASURY. AY El. IJ NOTON. April 21. A. E. Park, lately Acting-Assistant Public Service Commissioner has been appointed Assistant-Secretary to Ihe Treasury. MORE EXPORT ( ON’I'ROL. WELLINGTON. April 25. The Farmers' Union Executive resolved to support, the principle d export control in <on non i'.u with the poultry industry. MR LYNXAIUS CHARGES. WELLINGTON. April 21. The Roval Commission inquiry into the sale of the Poverty Bay meat

works to Yrstoy’s leaves Wellington OH Alomlay for Gisborne where it commences taking evidence nit Wednesday. Later the Commission returns to Wellington lor the further cross <xnmiiiation (J Mr David Jones. ( liaiiinan of the .Meat Control Board by Mr Lysiiar and to hear any other evidence available.