DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 July 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BT TELKUItAI'H—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION

WAGES AND PRICES. WELLINGTON, July TO. A request that the Government should set up a commission to investigate the question of prices and wages generally was made to the Prime .Minister to-day by a deputation from tile Alliance of Labour. Mr Coates replied that be would refer tin 1 evidence submitted to the Arbitration Court, and if the Court considered a commission might be of value the (iovernment would consider the question. WIRELESS. CHRISTCHURCH. July ill. Through a two valve wireless set, a party of four in Christchurch were able to hear the performance of musical comedy, “Kid Boots", in Melbourne on Saturday evening. All the music came through distinctly. HEAVY MOTOR TRAFFIC FEES. PALMERSTON N., July JR The adjourned conference of Boroughs and Counties in the Number Nine Highways Group decided to-day that the fees from heavy motor tratlie lit' distributed among tile local bodies on the basis of a mean, to be struck as between the mileage of metal roads, and the capital value, with a specui. 1 provision to be enforced till March 31st. 11)2(1, ill the ease of Eoxton Borough. WANGANUI. .1 nlv JO.

Mr Barton. 5.. M., lias given his decision in an application for the apportionment of heavy traffle license fees in the heavy ti'allie district Number Eight. The .Magistrate lia> adopted the basis of the capital value and the mileage of metalled road.-. MAN EAI.I.S 13 FEET. ROTORUA, July TO. Reliu. a Maori, working on a Borough contract, fell over the edge of a quarry in Homo Gorge, from a height of 13 feet. A passing car was requisitioned. anil removed him to King George V Hospital. The X-rays showed serious spinal injuries. HAWKER’S MOTOR BURNT. GISBORNE. July TO. A one-ton truck, loaded with drapery for hawking, went over a bank near Wnrrengoknri this afternoon, anil overturned. It then caught tire. The driver. Mr A. Hammond had a narrow inrape. The machine and tile goods, which were totally destroyed, were the property of Mr It. Herbert, ot the Napier Ntthaka Drapery. I bey were valued at between six hundred and seven hundred pounds. There are no particulars in regard to insurance.

WOMAN SEVERELY BURNED. DUNEDIN. July JO. Severe burns were received by .Mrs (!. [!. I larueiss. of County Load, Kakorui. Ibis morning, through her clothing catching tire, when preparing a child for school. The unfurlittmle woman was hadl.v hurtled about the legs anti hack and her condition 10-night is reported to lie serious. GIRL SEVERELY BURNT. PA HI ATI’A. July 31. Lorraine Collier, the ten-year old daughter of T. A\ . Collier ol Maiiganuitu was admitted to the hospital with severe burns to the legs and body, through her night dress catching lire. A FIRE. PAID .VITA. July Jl. An outbreak of lire was discovered last evening in the ceiling of Yietoi Levy’s clothing and limey goods shop in the centre of a small block belonging to Mr M. A. Burge (England). The ihimaoe to the building was not extensive. but the stock suffered from water and smoke. Adjoining premises including the pltinkel and denial clinic rooms were also alfeeled by smoke and water. CIV f L SERVANT CHARMED. (lISBOUNE. July Jl. A charge of stealing £351 U> LI. the property of the New Zealand (»,»\* iniiioiit, was preferred against a young man employed in the civil seiim. - remand of seven days was granted, the magistrate ordering tut interim slippressioit of tho uiinic. MUNNS SENTENCED. Cl I RISTCII URCII • duly 31. Bert William Muons, a private enquiry agent, was sentenced by the Magistrate this morning to one moil til’s gaol on a charge of selling liquor without a license, and on each ot nine similar charges was lined L'-L A SUBSTANTIAL BEQUEST WAIMATE'. July 31. Under the will of the late Murdoch .Mel vor of Waimate, U ,')««> -uo l.og ,s left to the I’reshytcrian Orphanage. MOTOR UNION CONFERENCE. AUCKLAND, July Jl. \t a conference ol NorLh Island Motor Unions. Mr IV. 11. Booth presiding, the report stated that seven associations were affiliated. The Motor Vehicles Act and Regulations as to the issue of licenses and registration plates, was apparently giving satisfaction. It was hoped the new traffic regulations would cover many of the unions bequests. The balance-sheet showed £IOB Us to he carried forward. VALUE OF RABBIT SKINS. DUNEDIN. July 31. The total quantity of rabbit skins sold at Dunedin at auction this month was 2,904,10811)8. at an estimated value of nearly .£IOO,OOO.