DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nr TKiiK'ii’.Arn- tout ciikss association.] STURM IN AUCKLAND, A I'OK LAND, Sept. A. A violent tliimdet'.storin oecurreo in the city a ltd suburb, early (hi, morning. A shop in upper Symotids Street had its front blown in. There is very heavy weather on the west least, no steamers bring able to leave Onchunga to-day. SNOW IN DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. Sept. A. Bitter cold on Saturday gave way towards evening to snow, which set n, after nightfall in earnest. When the sun rose this morning, miow was lying about, particularly thick on the higher levels, and lingered all day. DAIRY RESEARCH. WANGANUI. Sept. A.

Mr B. (). Yeah*, a scientist selected hv the Federation of Dairy Factories to conduct a research laboratory here.

has arrived, and is nnv supervising the outfitting of the premises and obtaining the tie cssary eipi i omen t. The ltd oratory is situated al the old Technical S'lioul .a portion ol which is being equipped to deal with The chemical and hacteriohigieal problems connected with milk and the nianuiacturc of dairy produce. It is expected that, the actual work will commence in a "'(■ck’s time. It will he wat'-hed with interest throughout the Dominion.

SNOW AT RHF.FTOX. RFFFTON. September 7. Tliert* was a heavy fall of snow at Reel ton yesterday. being the greatest for t«* 11 years. Ten inches 101 lat Waiuta and eighteen at liig Hiver. IM A i II OF RK lIAV. WELLINGTON. Sept. 7. On Saturday evening Doctor Frank llav. Inspector-Gen. ral -'I Mental Hospitals died a hoard the Kuahiiie. which reached Wellington yesterday at'ternoon with Mrs Hay (daughter of the late li. -I. Keddon). lie had lieen oil a liealth recruiting trip, hut did not receive the henelit anticipated, and had to enter a hnspitii! at Homo. When sufficiently recovered. In* and .Mrs Hay joined ihe Runhine lor New Zealan. Dr Hay collapsed on Saturday uiehi when practically within sight of home. Besides a widow, lie is survived h.v a sister (Mi's F.thington’l of Wellington.

kya nr no arrest. CHKTSTCHTECH. sept. 7. For forty-live niiutites a man sought to evade arrest, at Lyttelton early this niernitnj:. he swimming about the liarhour. Following a whari disturlianco constables tried to arrest hint. Ihe man saw them coming and took a header into the water. M hen exhausted he gave himself up. This morning Patrick Berne, a sailor. appeared hefero th** wn't .nd was lilted on charges of drunkenness, olssceno language and assaulting a const a hie. snrxTiNG KvonPY. PALMERSTON NORTH. Sept. The Railwav Emptily was resumed here this morning. Joseph Re Rosa. Yard Foreman tor the nast eighteen mouths. denied harassing the hue shunter Carmichael He was not on dutv when Farmicliaol was fatally iniured. lie attributed the nresent trotihle to the Radwai Strike. , , , The board is expected to conclude tibe hearing of evidence here about Tuesday.