DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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A TKACIC (IAI'L’ENIXd. WAXGAXI'I, June 1. A tragic happening occurred' on Saturday evening when James Higgle. aged 05. who is well known in farming and snorting circles dropped dead "'lien about, to propose the health of Ewen Campbell. whose eighty-third birthday "as being celebrated at the latter's residence at Kaitoke. .MAN FOUND SHOT DEAD. AUCKLAND. June 1. At about seven on Sunday night Allred Hurst, a well dressed man of about loriy-tive, a resident of Eden S'.-rrm e. "a.-, lound shot dead in Albert Park. A new shot gun was in ins hands. The head was fearfully injured.

ELOODS IN GISBORNE. GISBORNE. June t. Heavy rim has fallen in the East (oast districts, interrupting trallie. Rualnra is at pre-ent isolated byroad slips. During the forty-eight hours ended at 9 a.it l ,, to-day S \ inches oi rain was r, ecrdt d a t Ruat ura. While crossing a flooded stream north of Tnkomaru Bay a coach was carried over two chains down the stream before reaching the hank. THE DEPORTATION ABUTMENT. LYONS STILL BR A Oi: I NO. WELLINGTON. June I. Eu ether eorrespoudeiice has passed between Sir Eraneis Bell (AttorneyGeneral) and Mr Holland re the deportation of Lyons. The latter admits murder is one form of direct action, hut argues, that not all direct art ion includes murder. He contends that in any ease if Lyons was guilty of a breach of the law he should he tried and have a (liance of defending himself.

.Mr Holland denounces deport a t ion without trial as one of the most, dangerous forms of direct action. In reply Sir Eraneis Bell points out that the Exclusion Act of 1919 imposed statutory duties on the Attor-ney-General. That act dees not a plv to any' New Zealand resident and is only directed against the advent of persons dangerous t<a the public peace. Sir Eraneis considers the act is iust and right. Hut even if lie thought otherwise, as Attorney-General. In must obey it. Lyons in a speech last night said lie didn't waul to leave New Zealand and lie boasted the t lovernment would not dare deport him. Jf they Imd tried to send him away on Friday the steamer would not have -ailed. He openly exult'd in being an lAY.W. D A I R YM,K X‘ S CO X E EIIE X CE. AUCKLAND, June 1. A Conb rence of North Auckland dairymen recommended that all factories grade up to ninety points. 'I hr Conference also resolved to support the request lor a Government subsidy for herd testing.