DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

BT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPVRIGHT. STRANDING OF A SCHOONER. GISBORNE, Juno 22. 'I ho stranding of the schooner War Lord at W’aikokr.pu on the 7th. July last, and the subsequent refusal of the underwriters to reimburse the ownarc to the extent of £20.70 for which the vessel was insured against absolute total loss, was the basis of an action ciiamienced at the Supreme Court to-day.

The owner of the ship was Lionel (.cargo Clare, with whom the National Bank joined as plaintiff. The defendants were the Canton Insurance ('ompany. Plaintiff contended that llte vessel

was a total loss; therefore they wore entitled to reennier the insurance. The defence alleges, firstly that the vessel was not properly equipped as required under the terms o( the policy, and secondly, that the vo-.-el was not an absolute total loss. A llegnt ions were also made that the vessel won!!! not have been a complete loss had

proper steps been taken to refloat it after stranding. GISBORNE. Jane 22. In the schooner War Lord ease. Captain John Lowry described the circumstances of the stranding, lie anchored in the centre o[ the bay one mile off the shore. The starboard nneh:>r of 10 rwt. was put out on sl'ty fathoms of chain. Heavy seas were miming and the cable parted. Hie second lower anchor had had to be slipped the previous trip and was then on the wharf waiting for them, i'-'o hedges wore lashed together and ve put over the stern, but the schooner grounded on a .sandy bottom and was gradually washed up on the beach. Had a oewi. lower anchor been aboard it would not have availed. Mr .Justice Ostler: If you had 1-ad two anchors yon would have had both out during the gale. Witness: Not necessarily, lie add,,l he was quite content to proceed t i s,, a with a ship equipped ns she was. The vessel was better equipped than v-a- required by the Marine Depart uu-nl. .MOTOR, VICTIM, i HCNKOIN. June 22.

Thomas Stevenson Gardiner v.aunited to the hospital 10-dny, sulleiing from a fractured skull as the result. of being knocked off a cycle by a motor car driven by Hr Loudon, lie . is si ill unconscious, and hi- condition ! is si ill critical. I.\orFT! ON SIiCNTEIL OCX KITIN'. Juno 22. At ihe inquest on Frederick V >l. I Beni, 11. -hunt-t. killed at Bullish!-. tl.e (-irouer (Mr Bartholomew. S.A'.I com nieii te,| that l lie accident wa - due | to an tin fort miate < onibination ol eirC eumsliin- cs. The points were wrongly vet and tliere was practically lib lighling in the yard. The condition} of w..rk were more dangerous than they | -1 an Id have been, lie was glad to learn that pro; er lighting v.as now being 11 r>-,v ii! >-* i. STRIKE AT .M 1 LI.KRTOX. 1 i WESTPORT. June 22. The .Millertall eortVspotnlellt of Ihe ' ‘•Westport New,-.” wit.-: "Al a -penial nn-.tiug of tin- Milh-rt m Miners’ [ 'ninn. ;i (.liseu:- uon M'* <t»iu*onm;jT t!n.> employment of thi' uifii inv.uunjj; , wurlv in tin* cnllu'iy. r l in* I 11ion c!cmauds a mure equitable selection a hen employment i- available, and wants all the men t > be put on in their turn, in the order ol their ap; limit ion. The management is einp-Eyiiig men .suitable for the lorn) of work that is required. and. an a consequence tumble has atis-en. I It v. as decided that the men Miaul* 1 I remain idle until the manager ceases I to differentiate from the method of .selection of the men suggested by t;,( f r,ion, and a .strike has now been <h-c-hired, DEATH BY POISON INC. ;i Dt'NKIVIN, June 22. ! James M.-Xiicol, 7.0, was found in the .St. Kilda tramway waiting room I with a bottle of ; oiaon alongside, lit' 1 expired on the way to the hospital. 'l STATE ADVANCES. j AYEI.LIXGTOX, June 22. Complaints are made in some quarters that the State Advances Cilice has paid more attention to applications from rural districts than it did bo those coming from the city. ’I hose were dealt with by the Hon. Mr Bollard in a speech in the north. ‘‘The number of application- received by the State Advances OH’ice,’’ said the Mini-tor. •■wa,- tremendous. All cannot he dealt with at once, but the best is done in every case. All people, whether in the city or country receive an equal opportunity to get cheap money. That tine institution the State Advances Office, has achieved a record which it could well boast of.” The State Advances Department was prepared to assist all persons who were industrious, and the office -ought, out those who were deserving. There was a < a--', one of many, which spoke for itself. ’I he Department heard of a couple vute ten children living nd far trmn Wei mg-

ton in a building which was littlt* morn tlian a sin';!, it sent an cflicer mil to investigate. 'I ho officer reported tlial it \va> a <a.so deserving of <oiisideration. Tin' Department offered to sidvani‘o the couple money to liny a home. Tlio women. cut ol high principle, dcclinoil 11 10 offer, saying her father-in-law hail lent her money to acquire her present ahmle. She to! t that until that' money v;;i. repaid she emihl not o,i in for another loan. Thai aas a case, added Mr pollard. oi ie nine self-reliance, a trait in ihe chat actor of the true New Zealander. IXJVXCTIOX AM MX ST DAIRY f'DY. I WESTPORT. June '-‘h i Tn the Supreme Court in a karau.f a eas.- in which an injuiution ".a - <s.)U-.;ht to restrain the Karaiuea Uniter Far- j toi v Company from discharging the | effluent of its factory on to th ■ land j of ,J. V,'. llorro' ks. farmer, and damages of £*2oo, Aft* Justice Aipicrs made an order for an injunction, and judgment Im* £'2 damages and costs oi the middle scale.