DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

til’ TELEGItAI’H —I'BESa ASSN., COPYEICHT I'T,AXKI.IX SEAT. WELLLXGTOX. .May IG. Tin- Hon. A. I). .McLeod, chairman of the Reform I’arty, questioned regarding the party’s candidate for Franklin, staled that the .selection is a matter entirely within tiie discretion of nienihers of the party in trie doctorate. He understood that two candidates had keen discussed and that a meeting to make a selection would take place iinmediately.

ft i.s reported that the Labour candidate "ho had been chosen to contest Franklin at the general election will stand lor the by-election, so that a contest is inevitable. Tit AIX PASSES OVER FOOTRAWER A. May 18. W hile a!tempting to leave |!ie special laic train front llawera to Mokoia station on Saturday night. A. Williams, a single ni'ii. fell i;n the track before the train stopped mid the wheel of n passenger cat passed over hi.s foot, severing the toes. Williams was hospitalled at I’atca. RAILWAYMAN KILLED. VAXGAXn. May 18. When engaged in the railway yards this afternoon. Gilbert Tremaine, a married man. aged HI!, was run over by a horse truck, l.oth his legs being practieally severed, lie was taken to the hospital, where lie died to-night. COST OF X. Z. I.OAX. MIXISTKR’S EXPLANATION. WELLINGTON. May IP. lion Mr Xosworthy pllio new MintsteT of P'inu ll i-i'j) to-day commented on the' present New Zealand loan issue in London, lie made the following .statement: The loan of L'7.0(H),()II0, just rais'd in London, as already announced. Is at I! per cent at L'lll Ills, to mature in I'.llo. After allowing for expenses, including the stamp duly and redemption. the annual cost per cent will lie Co k's Id. as compared with Co Is lid for the PTC I loan, with same charges debited: the did’erenee being |(ld per Cell I.

surrounding this issue, the terms must l-e regarded as satisfactory, the London market generally not being a.s favourable this year as it was twelve months :■ ,o. as indicated hy increased tales being offered for Imperial Treasury Dills in the last few mouths, now as high as Cl lOs lid. as compared with C2 ISs twelve months ago. In addition, tin.' recent increase in the Dank of England rate and the notable change made hy the Imperial Government regarding the gold standard, have had a prejudicial died on the absorption ol stork by the general investor. Il is doubtful, from liio advices received, whether ihe conditions arc likely to improyi for sonic lime, and the terms mi which we have received the loan will prnbnhlv not lie disadvantageous, when compared with subsequent- issues to other borrowers iu l lie future." "The bulk ol the loan, n may ho nun I icaeil. i- for interest-hearing and directly reproductive purposes, such as railway const nut ion, additions and improvements. telegraph extension, hydroelectric. and State advances In settlers and workers.”

DLNKDIX WATERSI DEIIS. DrXEDIX, May i" .\n agiveineni between the e!li|doy- ■• rs ami waterside workers was arrived i i,- day. and work was resumed oil Ihe iivi-lM'.i steamer I ’ll li ■ i a I I .Ho |>. In . .-a .:'•!( ol at IL’.-Vi |- lid. and Iwo gang:d on; In im o , io-i no 1 inie oi rone i .11, :r, . opei a I ion The alel e I' r- '-I Ihe Wale, 'idel-s’ ■i; mg.inii o pay n.-ii: lor the Iw n lours mU woi k - i mi Ei iday morning. *:i..- !)i spin I- ( onini i i i i-i* io-i.! a n a 'i* l - ine at I'-riioon. and the questions in iiis| a 1 1 e v.cie fully d i sen - .ed Ly the deploy i*i*s and lie wa 1 i-r-ide inn ki-rs’ repre-.eii tat i ves. Tie- I • 111:: i lid •: o! I lie i ’ll I ill’s | )l| lleil 111 ea n:n '■ :is ia med willa u : a iii t eh. lb,, la j. Lei ng , omplcied a Lou I I pin T li,- ibo iri v. ill -ad ai ii 10-nn.r row 1.0- I i..... i, ; . La:: :i. e|,,u and Adelaide. I ; i • :: ol u q.aled Ihr l no lint her 11 .odd.- will .« . nr. I In- < Irari’s . .nix- will be i-mployed until iToiisa.lv ~i K. iday . wln n il. • I.s ~| .hold. l I.e ready m sail to, IHu If. i- ..or sicamei are c\pci-|ed lo arrive I . •-a:. I I-. and Mlosl ol ill,- members oi lio- Wat'-r-id" Workers' Lnioii skoal. l t bor.-lore lim| employ im-ut. HAii.WW DEI’T’S IXXiiVAT'ION’S. WEI.I.INGTTt.X. .May Rb l.i -. and -.nod-, Ir. I 111 any station to an, iHe i in ,-iiln-i Island i meeting wiiii support. Already tin- goods irafagi' ■ ten p Ills I iff day alt hough ;kc ','lcic lias only been operating a v. -el.. Tie- depat i m.'til i' now ci.nsid- • < li< eM..M ASTEI! ENTERS I’GLiTIGS WEI.LINGTd.X. May IP. it Dai nI- i-. headmaster of t lie Tcrrau- s-i bool. I,a.s announced liim-el: as a candidate tor Wellington East. !’ HXTEIS’ DF.IM'TATION*. WELLINGTON, May IP. .' deputation li.mi tin- I’ailiters’ I'edi ration wail.-d on the Hon G. .1, Anderson to placo the remits ~i the recent i oiileivnce before him. They asked for nets under sealiolds. tlie ]irohihition of tlie Use oi white load, turpentine ami -ei im. ami r.niemin'-'tils regarding upiii • :■: ii ,-hip and adniini -t rat ion. Dr M.-KibLon. of the Health Depart-nu-n;. pointed out that no substitute for ..Vagi' lead had yet been found and ' no country had ever been able to abolish it. The deputation has asked New Zealand to rush in where the older countries cannot see their way. Dr MeKthboti agreed that the sickness attributed to the lead might be traced to .s,,me of the substitutes .-itch as turpentine.' Regulations were recently framed on this subject. The Minister said a full investigation would he made of the points raised. An amendment to the Act had already been drafted re apprenticeship. As to white lead and scrim, their use was universal and they would have to know a good deal more than was before them

Id iRES IN D Vl’ll SIM II ET. L! IN l>< IN. March ik 111 ‘ < 'nun a;.d "til of ('..111! ." by . Ihe ii--n Row lands, i- oi varied lu-,.|;,, . . ; ,.|d make- most exiclleiil J.',,;- \, |.: 11 In* no.lt llv .ails Row i-n -1 bo- I, ii, I-. ilm well-known bnrl isie, . journalist. and legal wrilcr has drawn upon a rich a--orl in.oil ol frill 111 is: cite, S ol Lb" Rolirli. tbo Dar. journalism . 11 lag", am I In-' 'lid.-. Itol'erring l«. I lie "Do'idc- in HeI!.,ih" Mr Ib.w.-n Rowlands says ~,,,,!d ii,q u ndei'si a lid how Smith , ~uld have "drowned a woman iu Cighl MM has 'll Wilier m a metal hath wi11...i1l causing Lrui'Cs on lier body, mil - h.c had drugged her." Marshall ! bill i who defended Smith) 101. l li." Ibat there was no drugging and lha i no ..in- al the trial (except t!,,. Judge. Mr *l l is iuc Seiuilon. and Ills cxplanat i'Ui was not eon vi mlng i i i,old ,- xj.la: ii lanv llm mill d.-i ~ were ei 00,0 II• •1. Til.':',' a ,-r.- fat a I , Jiicet ion- in ci cry I hcorv advanced. ■ \\ all." l‘ a-ked. la. w did I.e do il .'" !'\ hvplinl 1).. y.Hi moan i” ;«y l Yi:i t liy |>}i itis.-.l hi* into «« ni’iinu in •; *-1111 nil* r*’ 1 t!o. Anil I >:ty thnl it lin* univ ilirury th:i! will .stnml totiiiii !»y I !:*• tilct''.*’ Ilf tin’ll mill nil- ihm nt mi int*»r----v i--\\ wiiii liiiii in pii-vun Smith tii-’-l his iivjiiioti'- till him t'» "inlj an. (.*xt-• iH that lie *•:«*!;■• •»(!' t!i*‘ * onl\-r----l*!l t •»*, U-’O-rriny, t" tin- insanity ph*a in I'itxps u! hnilal niunlvr. h«* «lf'iaro>

t!::»t ;lu’ alienists *•mca-loiially <!o th*-1.-.iL llu- wry oi.j.M t ni' t In* law. and llioivhy \v«>rk ;j;rvat harm :«* tin* »<»m----11 n 111 i i y.' * h an in>;anc«* was ilu* ca>v "J ID, j,a!«l True-- an habitual » riminal who. havinji murden d a youno woman i.>: the >ako «»! lmr property. was -a \t «1 lr<»m i'i" iu-t -lonm hy m-Ihd ol th-*ir iiunihor. in lime'. h«* lann-nt-. "ihe ohgenial je>t and a propo< anoodote are but rarely hear-I.*’ Nowadays there are not many, oven at the Savage Cluh. or in tlie " har room** at the Law Courts, who ran turn out a winieism or illustrate the most rudimentary .conception oi humour. Ami as ior* eonversationnlists--well, those who are now the most, celebrated either talk, incc->>antly, hke Bernard Shaw; sit silent, like «T. M. Barrie: or say " things hard to understand in the mode of Gilbert ( hosier ton.