DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

ftV TELEOKAPn—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. FARMERS AND THE BANKS. DUNEDIN, June 2. At the annual meeting of the Otago branch of the Farmers' Union. Mr Leary (chairman), in referring to the trusts, said that one of the strongest was the A'soeiatcd Banks, which were in absolute iontr.il of tlie finances of ilie country, and the charges made

were in many eases exorbitant. lie though) it againsl the interest of tlm producers that t Fit- State should have an interest in the Bank of New Zealand. If il had none if could say what was a reasonable charge.

SOLDIER SETTLEMENTS. HAMILTON, .lone 2

In an interview thy Hon. A. i> Mcleod. Minister of Lauds, said that the work in connexion with the revaluation of soldier farms was jus! about completed. The tolal reductions authorised by the Dominion Hoard approximated C2.390.0iK1. while arrears of interest, rent and principal instalments amounting to a considerable sum. bad been postponed for vsirving tear;. and in some cases G> lie I'iiii of ihe term of the loan. In a, number of extreme eases nut and interest had been remitted. .Much remained to be done in : o-grouping soldier sections. In;: the nmtt.-r was

receiving attention as oiipori umi oti'ered. Della lion of values was ah reci'iving aflentioii.

THE STRANDED (VI! ENA. WANGANUI. June 3

It was impossible to aiionip! to reiioc.t the ( vivna to-day owing to the rough weather, but it is expected the steamer '. ill lie brought into mol tomorrow. Two exciting episodes occurred to-day. Mr Loveginve iSupt. of the Stevedores), was unshed overhoard from the lighter .Maun, but was miraculously saved by grasping a rope which Inul also gone overboard.. The oilier incident, concerned Mr llur.nrd (engineer of the Harbour Board) who went out 2o(’ yards on a line to get possession of a buoyed rope from the Cvi'en.i, A very large ciowd cl people were on the beach, and the fact that the buoyed rope was put out from the Cvreua gave rise to a report that the

steamer was breaking up. This was very far off the mark, c- the (Arena, except for a lu.le cans*.-1 when she hit Ihe obstruct ion on the bar, is quite uninjured.

TK At 1 i KB FCK IDES. Al t K I.AND. June 3

'lhe l.odv of El son Hand. aged 12. first assistant at Mount Roskil I’ublic S'dicol. was found on the rocks at ■ Castor Ray, Taknpunu. yesterday, ft. I appears lie left home early on .Monday morning, and did nor turn up at Lhe school, and was reported missing to the police. An inquest, was held, when a verdict of suicide by drowning was returned. It was stated his wife received a letter from deceased yesterday morning, but the llendmasler of I lie school said at Ihe inquest that tberwas nothing in the letter that eonveyeil any in'entiou of suicide. Si! INTER KILLED. !’ \ I.M EES !t IN N.. June 3. \ fatal ai cldent oi-curri‘d at the railway yanis at 12.3!) a.m., to-day. vvheieby a shunter. Daniel .Murphy, aged about thirty, a married man. 10-l bis life. Deceaseil |.ad piloted an engine out of the sheds, and coupled it on io a tram, and be was proceeding to hoard a passenger car returning loj the sheiK. when he was struck by moving line of sheep trucks. He was! ! right fully injured, his left arm ami left leg being nearly severed, and hi' light arm broken, ami lie was crushed j about the rent re of the body. Medical j assi-fauro *va> summoned, but deceased I :li* d v.)! boot regaining const iousness j within less than half an hour. j Till; KING'S BIRTHDAY. J l GREETINGS FROM DOM i NION j \\ hi Li. I NGTON. June 2. j 'i iio has lcnv:mlo<l ; ! f* j’nlluu iipj; lus* submission |o] fi:c Kin- on llio occasion of his \i:» ;«•:*. y’> hirt l.ilay :-■•On hfliall* of tin* 'M>\’( nn»:i*»*: 1 1 and I’-Poolo of Xr\v /on-i hind. I hr;' in lender Io your Majesty loyal and ivsi»i»ctful jo>o»i wislms on the < ': a duo of voiiT hirtlulav. and an nssmanc * of lit-’ un\v:m»rin«r devotion of j your .Ma;<*sty’s people of New Zealand to the throne and Kmpire. 11 is K.xoollmiev ha> al>f» (onveytsl to he laid lu-lor * Ids Majesty a loyal message from ihe Administration of "\Vostern Samoa, in the following terms: 'l’la* Kuropean residents and iairpules and natives of Weslorn Samoa to convey their most rospeetlul ,<j;ood wishes to his Majesty the on tho occasion <»f his l»irtlnlay, and pray that, his Majesty will he* siiarod to rule over his groat Kimire in poac-o and happiness. SWAItODA'S TIM Ah. DrXKDIN. dune A. ( lark, an Otajio soldiers, who pro(ccds to (iermany to jrive evidence at; the trial of Swahoda for tin* niimler of a New Zealand soldier, is to report aboard the Corinthie at "Wellington on dime lllh. An agreement with tho Crown provides for mloqnatc* provision for the maintenance of Clark’s next-of-kin until his return to definite employment, also for allowances on j shipboard, in and on tin? (’on- j tinent. and eompensaiion safeguards in er.se (*f aeeidcmt or death during his mission. There h a request for ait escort from London to ( oleine.

A NEW PARTY. AUCKLAND. June • At a meeting in the Re-skill Electorate. addressed by Mr A. Hall Xkeitou, who stood as a Liberal-Labour Candidate at last election, iliu following resolution was carried :—-Whereas Mr Wilford. Leader of the Liberal-La-bour Federation, has in the House voted against. I lie foun-lat ion principles of true Liheralism. as lail down hv Sir George Grey, John Ballanc. R. J. Xeddon. and Sir Joseph Ward, and has failed after sis years of leadership. lo establish an adequate constitution for tbe (tovermnent of the Party, and has provided no policy along Liberal lines to nvereoine the difficulties now confronting the D -minion. this meeting o! electors resolve that- Mr Wilford has no longer the confidence of the Liberal electors in I?,iski!l Electorate, who pledges themselves to siipoorf a Progressive Liberal Party, now bung formed in Auckland City, and Province: that our formal resignation from the l.ibemlLabour Federation he sent t > the Chief Lilrcrnl-Labour organiser. Wellington."

ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. WELLINGTON. June 2. The inquest on Angus MeDougall. railway foreman, who was killed during shrining operations on Saturday, concluded to-day. The Coroner found that deceased was accidentally killed during shunting operations, no blame h t .injr attachable to anyone. WINTER SHOW ATTENDANCE. HAMILTON. June 4. The attendance at the Winter Show yesterday was enormous, the door takings for the day being €(34(3. practically double of any previous record.