DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 May 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

nv 'iEi.KCKAi’U—niKsta armn , corvriojit. A Ct isTI.Y .Dm RIDE. DUNEDIN. .May 0. Three young men. charged with eeiiverlmg a (loei.-r's motor-.-a r i their own tu.e. to go joy riding, were e i('ll x-titeiu eit . itr. e ni"nth-’ gaol. It "Us shown tun: they lullidcd with a kor-e. ’■ he ii na-.t keen (le.-troved. ' nearly killed a in,m. 'i he damage to re "ived till iiiMiti'iimi three mouths tor .lungor, ms driving.

PATHETIC SCENES T BURIAL. ROTtIRI'A. .May (I. ■file iI 01 lie- ; en til" Rmom victim.' V.a - a Ij.uirii" ! aft-r honriim th- gii IT father. Alt re. I Sydney S', <■; idea,., gfdy. I lie i i in:- v er.- log . i in ihe !.’>i ,rmi ( eiie-tcry if i , noon in Tee -on., v.: i - a (!"■ ph, j.a thet ie oim. Arohde.o-eii ( D,! lerl on oflieiated. A I '•) i: - ! L ! I :\’i WE1.!.1 NO ft i.\. May 7. (.(..-ei nii’.cnt intended to o. on up some Did tires'.l, I nett.- in U;,..0.i ( mint ry. hut li lei: u.• 1 1 ■■ hunt vas iinsmtable for rettlour u:. it will j roinsleud. 111 N’t ’ft) I IuTKI.E i i KPKLs. WLDI ISVtt i i)N. May 7 lion. Anderson after ieilin.g: memof ilia Ciiamber of (an uieree v. hat the Dove! uiu, :n was doing to adveiti.ee N.Z... said hotels were g ing t > reap the j>riueinal hem-lit am they would have Lo clean them up. 1 1 was no Use a-king ; eople l ■ • (Hue here il limit ••ipiilyi,:;'. Ibe In si at - <. mmodatioii. '.!; ..N IA !- lIDSIMTAI, REFORM. WEI.DINCTi i.\. .May 7. lie- Mnu.ster oi I i I i 1 1 . S:r Maui Poll:.: r■. -stu !• ■ tea t a -omplete la - or;:a I! i-a 11,11 i S going oil 111 i : e lueu- ■ tid liospitais system. It i • autieij ate 1 the .scheme will i l’Vo:\ e a eeuljilel e change m p icy m regard lo the treatment of man;, ela.-.-a s of mentally ali'ii ted j atieiit- am! the long awaited I mprovelcpil t - i n c!a:o iiie.it ion. " Ite! oim ! as [ , come Ir, in within.” staled til. Minister, ".led il ■■ il! lie of me lie -l eonipieheiisit and (Iri -.-tie eiiarai ter. Vt’e have he an at it severa.l months and I !ia\e visit,-,! ail t! mental h -.-.ila!- with .'-ir ’I ruby ! v ing in l 1 e eotit 'o of planning reform-. ,sii.,YEL KERN I! 1i( i t STR ATI (iN. if I K 1.KD.'.1. D'MTIII.V. M’Ki.l.lND'l'nN. May 7. A eon trn ter -, has a risen , 1 -in e: u - ing tlie rtgl t of tin New Zealaml IDl gby Union to re - i-:er t!i e s l l v;• t fern leaf a - its ow n mh| -m. (tie: hegal opinion on Ihe -übieri sta; islation to i re-1 - or colours ill u-e h\ clubs, s,-ho. is etc. 'lie opinion is ai.su expressed that ' hem:.- a li-.v badge might I ■■ rep.’ -lemd al tl.e Patent Cliice a- ;t design and nothing 1110 le. 11l til Is, (.:-(• I In- K. ; c . hi ••• c in u a too I- II ; and lb" : 'torn (b e

Mtl'lDl! RI.DISTLATMN. W Eld INDTt'N. Ala;. 7 When tie l e.- l and T'.-b -;r . !i Depa It infill Win a-l'.ed t 1 Uliih-l ta so the work of di'i limit in,; Dm number plate- for nmM . in o' i r. if was loilud tha i e i.- 'a I 1 n ordered and they were reguirea f '; .tame, ry Ist and at. ctieh -In.n u ui‘ l tiiat I’m only place that th;y eeunl he ire'iired I rum wa- Calih min no i in-l ■ o( black aml '(hue. ■- > ■ ' 1 ml 11 i 1" alone were a"a ilidde. . nlijt'limitir decipher a: a !■ Ie ' >-ther could L" pro, ored. It was e-t imat‘"l that : ii" nnm' rei|iiiled was D'.t't'-h ■( "ere ■ '■ tili.s Vas not enough : be tbe delay w hi' ii wa- allot her •- no-" 'I e mi) I : ' ! while .1 fresh -lipolv was on it- way. The total registrat ioiiu to March .’d were lI'.UISM. UVlliugtnll lie ding lb list with 1-bM :. ("irisiehnr.-h . ollDug next w it h I-'.,TH'. and Idam! i D7M. The regi-.fratiei: nr- -till " "ling in at the rate of l«U> rmmlldy ami the total registered is now about 1 U.l-Nt!'K the numbers oi "hi h t! - local nill hoiilies ian oht on ''■D l e- - 1-REKZKND W'DLKN !. j -7' *i ‘ f !'.- OISL'ii’XE. Aiav A dispute lm- arisen ui l.ikomarii Lay freezing, works a- fife li;l| D mi ' 1,1 which Ihe men withdrew . and ii is ported tlie works have ' ell el m d down for H e sen- -. Ii- ' ' Slated I o have ari-eu ever He emplovilien t "I a hut reel'. I <>> met 'A 11 '■ pi .'veil at the w rim. w.m a Dor w rkiug cb'wTei". applied turnincut. hut V. as n e gi’- •' ' •” : - ! syimml by . In view- ol l.be act 1 . a tin men. I'■:<• c -mpany. u!' -e-oM. in - enled la > !««m- down I r th • Forty to filly men are ntte-pd. HICKsuN MISSION RESULTS. AUCKLAND. May 7. The result - the Ili'k.sun lai- siuti were (liseu-sed by the U. M. S Dol'n'inioii C outer; u e. i " : ' l ' (Atleklamli said the aMual |.hysieai healing !iad he it lev-,, but tie ni.-r u had ahum! till .ins'-:i. 1 d ! c- 1 in carrying ct! Die Well;. Rev. l-ari-colirt (PaliiK’i ston Ncrtli' <’>-I.U'< similar views. Lev. Meredith <\Ynninn said where Dlrkmlik nil-toll

been failures tm- mi.- 1 oiiccp; mu mill disappointment outweighed the benciit received. It ha.t al-o to be considered whether there v.as no! some purl 0.-r in sutK-iine. He bo; the chur h would coaiinii' d ; P nv: v ' ministry lu the ■ -a -k and 1 e u-r. < ijotis in tlie way it expre -e.l i,--tin.* jufliif . Oilier <*! * * J'.-i \ i i u n examples of '-ha, U ■■ y - .... -leio:<-! benefits re eive-.l by parents attend.ng , t ] i < 1 mi . It m.is nv..,!ud to hud the next (I utcrcic-e early :>i May. 1 NEW- / F. ALAND A I '1 fN't'K. INCREASED LIDlDI! ('»NSUM I’ l l' 'N WELLINGTON. Map Over one humic.<l .Mogau •* . eselllblcd tor the annual la . ii" 1 1 N.Z. Alliance m-day. . Resolutions ot s.vmpati.y in tin n • ness which prevented tb” !'■ • i the Rev John Dawson. ‘ ietn-ra.l man of the Slamling Uominitt-c. were adopted. . A resolution of ..yin uni by vstn Prime Miui-t.-r w a • .'Do < ar: a •: -■ • ■ . lnotislv. Tlie aunm ! report < "iN nit " the fa.-t that tl.o 19- I drink I dt mi cd a tola! ot L'.tu I. tho I -mg a.n increase oi Lt d 3d 1 "'*' l _ ' stresses increase- tn ,b iubin : ant, :' 1 - w men. • specially yomsg worn, n. as declared Lv Hie t in and lb<- loomin'' committees duviog t ,;l '* I . , ...e1j..,! Tl . f It.' Attention ’-'as ‘ < ,u ‘ 11 1 fact that the total revenue i -r the three years 19.2-19-1 from intoxicating liquor amount-: to only r-'.'fiP'b whereas the liquor traflir had promis-

e l voters a revenue of 7.1 millions for that |.eri.,d. 'I he report stated that whereas tin- expenditure on liipior in lio-lieenso areas was only Lis -Did per head in Pr_':i. and the amount eonsiimed was only Kill gallons per head, ie the licensed di-trii is the ••xpeiulit e.re was £7 Os 7d and ijiiant ii y con-