DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 September 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BV TELEGRAPH —PRESS A«SN., COPYRIGHT. DANGER OF CAUSTIC SODA. AUCKLAND, September 11. Charles Lewi- Powell, aged 2 years, (lied at the ho-pital Irom severe injuries to hi- mouth, which wen l caused by caustic soda on Thursday. AUCKLAND, September I I. The Auckland Billiards Championship final re-ulted: Kilt, and E. V. Roberts Silo. A CONVENIENT INNOVATION. WELLINGTON. September 1 L Speaking at the opening of the new Post (lliiee at East I,mime. Sir James Pari, Postma si er-Gcnerat. a urn,urn ed a system of credit Holes would be introduced at an cailv date to moot the convenience ol people travelling. especially holiday makers. Depositors would Hill- he a hie. l.eloro starting a journev. to provide thcnt-elvc- with a form of remittance payable to themselves a! anv hr.inch ol the PJ). Saviiers Rank in lb,- Dominion. The system would he hoped ho operating before iiexi Christmas holidays.

TT.MARU-CH.CII. CYCLE RACE. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 11. The handicaps for the TiinarnGhristehunh cycle race next Saturday -how live men on sera tell : -—C. Bell. 11. G. Watson. A. Leathern ( Tirist. limclii. I). Wright (Reefton), R. La-key (Sent hhrook ). Wright got l n-te-l time la-t year. Crutehley Wanganui) i- on ten minutes, Niclml.oii Bros. ID and l.ovell. (.New Plyiioilth) 19.

STORE DESTRO) ED. Napier. Sept. 11

A lire on Saturday night destroyed the -tore and post ofike and dwelling at TV Phone, owned by Grant and Howell. It i- understood they arc covered by insurance. ; ( OUNTY CnUNt ID’S ATT ACK. HIE MINISTER REPLIES. WELLINGTON, Sept. 11. The lion A. I). McLeod. Minister of Lands, relerring to the Press Assoia t ion message report ol the severe ■•ritei-m of him by the llauraki Plains CoHoly Couiieil. -aid that apparently Hie trouble bad arisen out of statements made by him to a deputation, and in a recent speech in the House, fbe Minister emphatically denied the statement In Councillor MeLaiieblan that be (the Mini-ter) threatened to arrange for an auditor to investigate !the Council's book-. When be was til Pat conga be endeavoured to find a way mt of the settlers' difficulties, and at the same time do justice to the general taxpayer- of the Dominion. The Minister asked whether the ratepayer- would pay the -lime rate if the Land- Dona ft men i took over the control of the Pate,mga riding, and in -oplv the County Couiieil. representing thi.- riding, said the County collected £B'HI. and spent practically nothing. If ‘they reverted to Hie Lands Department lliev would get a fair sniii. The Minister had said he -oilld not iinder-taml the on-ilion. The idiug was entitled to xpenditure .f the balance and it was the duty ef Hie Audit Ofliee to -re thi- look place. Replying t, l.is (Hie .Minister's) inptiry. Mr MeLnuehlnii said the Couu•y's balance sheet returned from Hie inditor Ingle— and the Mini-tor. ns in old (T.uiity Con mi 11-. r. remarked jocularly, that a tag!,'— balance sheet iv a- a rarity and should 1,.- photograplieil. lie made no charge against the Count) '- adniini-ira t ion in any

I’. UNI) T. G IML YAM KS. Al ( KI.ANI). Sept. I I

Grievance- ol Hie I’, and I. Officers' Associaf ion were voiced al the annual reunion ~l the Am klaml .-■net ion. Mr Parnell. Yiec-I’i t-iiieni. -aid they had no eoiilitleli.c in tile Chairman ol the \ppeal Board. At least two appeals that should have been upheld were recently disallowed. They were going to take the matter before Parliament this se-sioii and ask for the amendment of the Act.

ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. M. Andrew Giflmcy. 27. was accidentally diot dead yesterday at hi- home New Brighton, while examining a Win-'he-ter repeating rifle in company with Bernard Diedrieh. KEY. JOHN DAWSON DEAD WELLINGTON. Sept. M. Obituary Rev. John Dawson, gen■ral -eerelary of the New Zealand Alliance. sime 1999. aged (id. A MOTOR -MASII. WELLINGTON, September 13. Mr Michael Janie- Bird, a m.aiTied man. aged .*)-, n'-cnniitaut at 'lining's •hemi.al works, wa- killed in a motorcar accident. The car 101 l stxiy led. Air WalibilrVoti. .Manager of Aulso!,rook's, was removed, to Hie hospital 111 all Hlleon-i 101 - stale. Ileliry MrDull' wa- also iii'iircd. The aeeideiit was witnessed by a hoy. Stephens, who rushed ,>ll lor assistnmv. which was al I I in a couple of minutes. Bird was found near Hie opturned car with hi- skull tinctured. He was still breathing. Imt 'lied n few minutes later. Wi’tUburtnii. manage! oi Anisebrook and Co., win, was driving, waiincoivseious. being pinned under Hie ear. while Mac Dull wa.- da/ed and siifleiing from -bock and -light injuries. . , The ambulance was stimnioued amt removed Wallbiirton. whose lit mu is grave, to the hospital.

MOTOR TRAGEDY. WELLINGTON. Sept. 14. The week-end was darkened by still aimtlier motor taiality. llie victim killed being A. Armstrong. aged 60. of I.IUI or Hutt. believed to be a messenger in the Internal Affairs’ Department. The injured were: Aliss Edith Hippie. 2*. Of Lower Hutt. who "us lio.-pitalled. suffering from t oneu.-sion ; Airs Kake. of Lower Hutt. bruises and abrasions, but able to proceed home. Armstrong, with Mesdamus lake and Hopple and the latter's two daughters went out to Lower Hutt by the 8.16 train, and on arrival ,\eio ctossiu,(he road when a. passing motor car liven hy George lames Cooper, seedsman. of Wellington, ran into the party with the result that Armstrong was terrihlv injured in the head, death being apparently instantaneous. It istated that- rain made the bitumen (rack shiny ami as another motor was approiiehing at the time with bright lights. Cooper’s vision of the roadway was distorted.

C\vraTßCP.-Y’,> WET WEATHER. CHRIKTCH I’RCH. Sept. 13. Since the beginning of the .'ear. there have been 168 wet dav-. The country is practically waterlogged and cultivation is out of the question. It is t*siin s'lini 1 distriri' tn.it the crops will not eipial a third ot the average in normal years. Reports -till come to hand ot losses of lambs. Lambing is now general. heavy pain in cnHisTCiirRCH. C'HRTSTCHT'RCH. Sept. 14. Heavy rain continued all night and this morning. For the 2-1 hours to 9.30 this morning the fall was 0.660 inches,