DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

(BY TELEOHIPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHATHAM ISLAND RESOURCES. WELLINGTON, August 13. Dr. P. Ellison, who for 2] years has been in .Medical and Magisterial charge at the Chatham .Islands, speaks highly of the fishing grounds, which he says are remarkably rich and developing into quite an industry. Alost of the fish are sent to Melbourne and Sydney. In the doctor’s opinion the Island sheep are bigger than the New Zealand animals, and produce excellent mutton. A great drawback is the want of proper shipping facilities, but a plan is suggested by a master mariner. which would provide a good wharf at a cost of eight thousand. This would mean a great difference to the farmers. At the present the Islands only have a 500 population, hut they could easily carry 15UO. EX-POSTAL OFFICIAL’S THEFT. TIM Alt U, August 12. At the Supreme Court to-day, James Murray, an ex-postal official, was sentenced to three years on charges of alleged theft of £2OO and forgery of postal documents. LONDON FIRM’S OFFER. AUCKLAND, Aug. Iff. The offer made by the agents of a London firm to purchase outright all eggs the Auckland producers can export at Is Sd per dozen, f.0.h.. New Zealand ports, (cash to he paid in full as soon as the ship’s papers are cleared), is the outcome of negotiations by Mr Masefield, who addressed the meeting of poultry farmers. Further inquiries are to be made. A CHILD K l i.i.El). AUCKLAND, August Iff. Betty Harty, aged ten, tlie daughtci of Mrs Harty of Point Chevalier, when alighting from a bus at Saint Joseph’s Convent School, slipped and was run over by a City Council lorry driven by E. 11. Peters. Tlie bead was crushed and life was extinct. Tlie child’s mother is a widow. AUCKLAND PROPERTY SOLD. AUCKLAND, Aug. Iff. A city property with frontages of 30ft. Dili, in Queen St., adjoining ilm Bank of New Zealand, was sold for £20.000 to a syndicate. The property includes a three storey brick building, occupied by Kemp, Ltd. tailors and outfitters. Tlie price represents about £IOOO per foot. DAMAGE BY GALE. TK AROMA, Aug. Iff. A gale of almost hurricane force, aceompanied by torrential rain last night partly unroofed tlie bouse occupied by Mr Decoy and family, in Rewi Si. The gale blew down verandahs, fences, three haystacks and partially interrupted the electric lighting in tlie township. route march at Christchurch. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. Iff. Seven hundred men from the American destroyer* paraded in the city -bis morning. The rain held off and large crowds lined the streets, there being repeated demonstrations of enthusiasm en route. Admiral Schofield, with Col. Young, took the salute in Grimmer Square. HOUSE AND vyluaiji.es DESTROY ED. TK KUITI. Aug. Iff. At about seven p.tn. last night a six-roomed house belonging to A. 0. La Kington, at Waitala. was totally destroyed by lire. The owner was filling a lamp when it caught fire and the house quickly was a mass of flames, making it impossible to save anything. The contents were insured for £HXH) and the house for £&00. Mr and Mrs Lnvimiton are heavy losers as they possessed valuable curios collected in all parts of the world and which cannot he replaced. The contents were worth £ffOOo. MR T. M. WILFORD RETIRES FROM LEADERSHIP. CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. Iff. The “Lyttelton Times” announced this morning that Mr T. M. AVil lord has definitely decided to resign his position as loader ol the national pait\ owing to ill-health. He will probaly he succeeded by Air <!. AY. Forbes (Member for Hurunui). Owing to ill-health Afr f l . Al. \\ diord has found it necessary to relinquish the leadership of the National Party and his resignation was submitted to a caucus of the party held at / .30 o’clock last night. Air Willord’s mcdiial adviser has insisted upon Air AVil lord's ictiromc from active participation in political affairs and declares that while Mr Wilford is suffering from no organic trouble, absolute rest from worry and responsibility is essential for some tin. to come. Air CL AY. Forbes, Alember for Hurttnui luts been appointed Leader of the National .Party in succession to Air Wilford. COLLISION AT FRANK TON. HAMILTON, August Iff. A minor collision occurred at Fraiikton last niglu. An engine driving six loaded cattle trucks ran into a locomotive standing on the main line. '1 hrec trucks were derailed and badly smashed. Three bullocks were killed. The wreckage was cleared and there was no hold up of the train service. CONFIDENCE EN PRESSED. HAMILTON. August Iff. The election of directors of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Coy., which iccnsioned great interest on account ol the allegations against and aspersions of the management resulted in the rereturn of all the old directors hv overwhelming majorities. KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTOR. HAMILTON. August Iff. An ex-Schoolmaster Henry Raynor, was knocked down by a motor car ir the Main Street last night hut the injnrics sustained are not serious.