DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 June 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ACBN , COPYEIOHI. INQUEST VERDICT. (HSBORNE, June S. 1 At the inquest on Mrs Dunlop, the Coroner found that death was due to accidental drowning, there being no evidence to show how and when the deceased got into the water. AN INFANT’S DEATH. HA WEli A, June S. The fourteen months’ old infant of Tarrish Teroti died on Saturday evening under strange circumstances. The child was noticed to he ill and was put to bed. not thinking it was serious. Some time later the mother found the child dead. SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS. WELLINGTON, j tine 7. A church parade of South African veterans was held at St. Peter’s Church to-day, Maori war veterans and returned soldiers also were represented. The service was conducted l>v Chap--111 Crniptini. ‘ l.ieut iiant-Cinlonei Bates read the lesson and the vicar, Mr Watson, gave an address on loyalty Social reunions of South Airman Veterans and tho Rifle Brigade were held las might. KING'S BIRTHDAY. WKEmINGTON. June G. The (iiivcrnor-Uc-ueral has received the following reply ta the message which he sent on the King’s Birthday lor submission to his Majesty : —‘‘His Majesty the King command.-: me to ask you to express to the Government and pec; le uf New Zealand hi- warm appreciation of the message from them on the measiou of hi< birthday.'’- (Signed 1 Secretary of State for the Colo-

A! EXANHER WVI.LIE. AUCKLAND. June 7. ; The death is announced of Mr ties- 1 antler Wyllic. aged fifty-three, engineer and manager of the Auckland Electric Power Board, and formerly electrical engineer lor the Auckland City (’.aim it. WIRELESS ON SHU’S. I CASE OF COASTAL VESSELS. 1 MINISTER TO ACT. < WELLINGTON. June 7>. : Following the Ripple disaster last year, further legislation was passed to make the provision of wireless compulsory for small ships trading on the coast. The Act was reserved lor the ! Royal assent, which has been given. Regulations have been drafted, and it. 1 is intended by the Minister of Marine 1 L:i call a ronferctU'c of shipping interests concerned lie*fore bringing them j in! 1 force in J line next. NEW LIBERAL PARTY. AFt’KI.AND. June 8. A using out .1 the rei cut assertion of independence by the Ro.sk ill Branch 1 the Liberal-Labour Federation, a meet- I mg was held to-night. A report of the meeting supplied, states that those pro- 1 sent included the representatives of all 1 the Auckland City Elm (crates and some i f the rural electorates. 1 It. was decided to form a new Li- ; bend Party. C mmittees were appended to Iramo the policy and constitution of the new Party, and to initiate the other necessary departments of party organisation The committees will report to a public meeting, which is to ‘he called short 1 y. I’ll I lE-I HEAD. AUCKLAND. June 8. ’I he death, has occurred of Monsignor William Henry Mahoney, Parish priest of Onehuuga. He was the tirst New Zealand-born Catholic to he raised to the priesthood, lie was Vicar-General of the (ntholn Diocese of Auckland for a great many tears, hut In- resigned last tear, on account of ill-health, and was raised shortly afterwards In lie- rank of Prolouotury Apo-loln. THE ELECTORAL ROLLS. WELLINGTON. Jim. ,8. > The Licet ora I Department's dDi-ee- 1 tinn of the tigurcs obtained as the re- ! >uli of the eommilsory registration, under the legislation passed last ms- 1 siott discloses that the total of names 1 so far iloes not exceed tile number on rolls at the 1022 election, but it is ex- 1 peeled that later ret urns will slow l that the compulsion has resulted in P considerable additions. t ' l

Heliums are still coming in from many of the seventy-six eleclornl distriels in llie 'Dominion. The total recorded at April 2(Hh. was 07!),3711. compared willi 7(H), 111 in 19:22. Since I lum up to May loth., 1 i 1 additional legist ral ions have lieen received. A leal me of llie rehirlis is tile disclosure of a drift of population from lhe cities to the siihurhan areas, owi lie to l heir prow inf! population, lor residential purposes, and llie steadily increasing ri'<|ilil'eiiionts ol coinmercial and industrial concerns in the city areas. All the Christchurch electorates .show decretisos in (lie number of the registrations and in the Dunedin croup, only one (Dunedin South) has an increase. Most of the "Wellington and Auckland City and Siihurhan T.lcct urates show increases.