DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

er TEI.EGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. X.Z. WIIKAT PRICKS. WKLI.IXUTOX. May ID. The Minister of Agrieult lire. Mr Xosuortliv. to-day made the announcement that the Government has ratified the proposals agreed on at the recent conference of the wheat j'nnvers and millers as follows:

The millers are to pay for the crop that will he sown this year, and harvested in smnnier of l!)2o-2G. the Pillowing f.o.h. prices: Tuscan (is od per bushel ; llnnter.s Os 7d and velvet Os Oil.

Any surplus over milling requirement scan also ho purchased hy tin millers at these prices. Flour is to remain at. £lB per ton as at p resent .

Brtin and pollard prices will he reduced hy £1 per ton to £i and CS respectively f.o.h. at the Smith Isia ms main pul -. I .yttelton. Timarii am, thunaru. The prices, of bread "ill mu he increased. A CIIAItOK DIS.MISSKD. Al t KI.AXI), .May l!>. Alt echo ul the recent series of i it,' hurahmes committed hy ".Mike h lym. and Robert Heaton -Mnnro was hear. -; ili,. Police Court this morning, when Klsie l.ovegrove (20) was eharg ed with rereiving from Robert lleato' Munro a frock ami woollen costume valued at L'ld. the property of Sehneid email Pros.

( liief-Deteei ive Cummings said tlnil both Munro and Flynn mul been sentensed for having commit led burglaries in the ritv. Tim young woman had been living with Miniru lor the oust eighteen months. When SVnior-De teetive Mammoiul visited Munro s house the stolen goods were found, and accused had in her possession suin' of the goods. She admitted having the stolen garments in her possession, hut staled she was mu aware they were stolen. This wa- loiririced by .Munro.

On behalf of accused Mr MM.ivci submitted that on the evidence given the nrrsciit case was not one that

should he sent on to the Supreme Court for trial. Munro was a traveller in soft goods. therefore accused had every reason to believe llm goods were not stolen.

Chief-Detective Cummings then stated it was his dutv In bring the matter before the Court to decide. Alter reading accused's lung statement made to the police .Mr Poyntoii dismissed the charge against accused.

A MI i! ACTI.Ot'S F.SCAPK. ( lIRISTCIICIICII. May 20. On Saturday afternoon .Mr F. S. liarrett had a miraculous escape, when his delivery van plunged over a steep hank, falling seventy or eiglity-leel into the w ater ol Lake Coleridge. Ihe scene of the aeiedont was near the married quarters at the intake works. 11l endeavouring to turn his car the hack wheels slipped on the slipperx grass surface of the narrow track, causing the car to plunge backwards down the decline. Fortunately Mr liarreetl was thrown clear of the ear. which turned over several times before landing upright in the lake where it now stands. Mr Harrell did not remember much ol the occurrence from the time the car left the track until he foil ml himself sitting mi a sack of flour in the Ihke. from which position lie was soon rescued by willing helpers from Ihe re, tine, in works, After Ireing attended to at the casualty ward. Mr liarrett was (dnvew'd to llororatn, and t licit taken to Ihiiliehl. where lie was attended in hy Dr .M’.Miltian. Considering his ic,chap. Mr I’urreU’s injuries ai ■ very slight. consisting ol a I tint sinus in the fat e, with a deep cut below i lie lei t eye. and bruises down the lull, side and leg. lie hones lo he ul again in a few days. The car has apparently .-ulfeied severe damage i|. m:|t rimt are. hut until ii, is towed out . f ih” lake the damage to

the engine and under-carriage will not he known. The car carried a tail' amount of hardware and groceries. CASK OF I.KPHOSY. CO XT li A CI'KT) IX FLIT. A I CKLAXI). Alay ll'. Speaking of the case of leprosy sent down to Lyttelton from Auckland, the medical oflieer for Health. Dr. T. J. Hughes, stated that the unfortunate

young man’s ease was a very acute ore. The disease had developed rapidly The patient had been detained at the hospital for about a week for observation, and in order that- the diagnosis should he definitely confirmed. The man had been in Fiji for only a short time. Generally contact of long stand-

ing with other stilferer.s was necessary and signs of the disease did not appear until veins alter infection.

MIX FI! IMMIGRANTS. lIUX AXDKIiSOX'S STATK.M KNT. WKI.I.IXCTOX'. -May If. Interviewed regarding the Clydeside .M l’.. Air Kirkwood's article in the London " Dailv Herald” regarding New Zealand ami the coal niialers. the Minister of Mines. .Mr Anderson, said: " All I (tin say is that the whole statement is greatly exaggerated, and it ia pity that people living in New Zealand should go otiL of their way I i speak of their e unit ry in 'rji a manner.” "The Government.” added the Minister-. " has not assisted in any way the immigration of miners into this country for many months past. Any miners who have come out in recent months, have come out at their own risk so far a- the Government is concerned.”