DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ABSN-, COPYRIGHT. A Ft RE. WAIMATE, August 24. A five-roomed unoccupied cottage, owned by Mrs L, Hazleton, was gutted ]bv lire aL 6.30 on Sunday morning. i'l'he origin of the fire is unknown. The house was insured for £2OO. YOUNG SCHOOL TEACHER’S SUICIDE. DUNEDIN. August 24. Walter Thomas Young, 31 years of age, a school teacher, residing at 12 City Road, Roslyii, with his mother, was found dead hanging by a strap from the rafters of ait outhouse at about 2.15 tliis afternoon. An inquest wii! be held to-morrow. HON MeI,HOJ) IN NORTH. PAIITATUA. August 24. Hon. Mr McLeod addressed a large and representative gathering here, lie replied to criticisms of the Government by its opjicneiits, and dealt at length with various questions. He had ail enthusiastic reception, and a motion of thanks to Mr McLeod and of confidence in the Government was carried with considerable enthusiasm. Mr A. McNicol (Official Government Candidate for Pahiatua Seat) also spoke. The Minister received deputations this afternoon. After his speech, ho was entertained at a smoke conceit. PRESS DELEGATES CHARMED. NEW PLYMOUTH, Aug. 25. The Empire Press delegation Ictt l>\' special train at eight a.m. to-day for Wanganui where they will lunch, and then proceed to Wellington. Though the weather conditions were bad nil declared that they were charmed with Taranaki and the reception given them. DEATH AT SEA WELLINGTON, August 21. During llie voyage of K.M.S. Tailed. which arrived at Wellington yesterday from London, the death occur- , red of Harry Arthur Sutton, chief second .saloon steward, who died on \uguxt 4th.. two days after leaving Panama. Sutton was a native of London. He leaves a wife and one child. STATEMENT BY MINISTER OF LANDS. I’AlirATl'A, August. 25. , The lion. A. I). McLeod (Minister of Lands) speaking at Pahial.ua last , night, dealt with laud settlement, Stale | advances, housing. repatriation ol soldiers, revaluation of holdings and immigration. lie quoted large numbers of figures on these subjects. During llie past year 1327 sections totalling , 461.(HU acres were disposed of. Since 1918 four million acres settled. For ( soldiers 3911 estates were purchased comprising 473,060 acres, furnishing ( 2.400 holdings and in addition 2600 j more were provided out ot I rown Lands. State Advances now stood at , about 31', millions. During the past . six years the State had assisted house- | building to the I'xonfi oi over twenty millions, including over nine millions j for soldiers. | Mi- McLeod was glad to see that , private capital was now living more ( actively employed. Including, every- , tiling over thirty millions were spent , ,iu reparations. The number of soldiers , settled on the land was 9.487. and , the value of their holdings had been reduced liv £2.280.000 besides local ( coueessiuiis being given in other ill- , reetions. Nine thousand immigrants | had arrived during trie year and thirty , per cent, of the men were going direct t to farms. i .Mr McNicol. the Government candi- . date for the electorate, also spoke, , The meeting passed a vote ol thanks j to Mr McLeod and confidence in the , Government. i i MILK SUPPLIERS IN COURT. | C AUCKLAND. August 22. t It, il,i, Police Court the Health Do- , partment proceeded against the East j Tamaki Butter Factory, on a charge j that, not being a registered factory, f they sold milk for consumption to the Auckland -Milk Company for use on t the Union Company s ships. Some ot s the milk had come from registered , dairy farms, and some from farms not ( registered. I The Auckland Milk Company and i Stone Bros., were charged with selling | milk from an unregistered dairy. , Decision was reserved in all three j cases. : t WOOL PACKS. j M'H.Vi ADOPTION MEANS' TO N.Z. , I WELLINGTON, August 25. The Chairman id the Wellington j Woollen Company told the sharclmld- , ers thilt, if wool is adopted lor packs instead of jute, New Zealand would , obtain the greatest benefit as the bulk . of the wool required lor the purpose is crown in the Dominion anil that one hundred thousand hales would be used in addition to the normal demand follow .crossbreds. BOXING ASSOCIATION. CHRISTCHURCH, August 25. At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Association held this morning it was decided that all compel iters who have not been nominated bv cent res. lon included in the draw, should be allowed to compete in the champions! ips. The annual report said that since the abolition of the old emit re system, the Council had been in direct communications with local associations, and the business had prn- , coded satisfactorily. DANGEROUS MEN. AUCKLAND. Aug. 25. At the Police Court. Gastav Hansen. Ernest John Brasting and -lames Harold O’Brien, was charged of (.inverting no their own n-e a motor ear valued at £3OO. the property of George R. Metcalfe. were remanded to Aug. 27th. The chief detective stated detectives had taken possession ol sufficient explosives io blow all the business bouses ill Auckland to pieces. They opposed bail which was refused. WIRELESS TALK. GISBORNE. August 25. Two-way radio communication with a Swiss, station wa- established and maintained for an hour yesterday b\ an amateur. R. -I. Patty, operating station 2Alitis is the litst octasion that two-way contact has been established between New Zealand and Switzerland. The suit was shining at both ends. The Swiss station is HSAD. Condi lions here were not gooii. atmospherics interfering with the reception, hut at the other end the signals were good, no repeats being asked for. Patty used a two-tube receiver and the input to the transmitter was only 45 watts, the same power as used in radio conversations with French. F.nglish, Swedish. Chilean. Algerian. Mexican, and numerous other stations. i YOUNG WOM \N'S DEATH, i NAPIER. An/. 25. At the inquest to-day on Alice Melinas, aged 23. a verdict of death from general' peritonitis was returned. The ’ yrmurr woman came from Hastings and ' died in the Napier Hospital. The evt--1 deuce showed that deceased had given ' birth to a child, but the hMr c-qb not be found. A young man admitted rhe burning of a mattress because it bore blood stains. ______