DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 October 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[By TKLEGHIPH —PER TRESS ASSOCIATION-.] GISBORNE 1.0 A NS. GISBORNE. Sept. 30. Pulling took place to-day on lean proposals totalling C&k'.Uti fop road i un-tt'in-iion. an additional oleefrie light unit, a tepid hath, a motor-bus service, tonipetisation on a drainage contract, reserves improvement, and on a £."„S.'Jl l i loan for v\ alervvork.s. eleetnc iight. and sewerage in the newly merged district- of Kaiti and Mangapapa. Three proposals were carried, vi/... road- re •on-truet ion (£-»7i-TOOY. an electric light unit ! L'jn.t,, and the h titi loan of fJIS.oOO. WEE! INGTON RACING CLUB. WE LI INGTON. Oct. !. Tho Racing Club made a profit of o on the year. The Makes wore CHS.S.V). which is CTHYII less than the previous year. Iho ( Javernmonl taxes were £ lu’.-ibKt. or £.YS | lo.". Tote receipts were £77.AS I a decrease "I Cl P’S Nominations and aorep-taia-cs al-n show a falling oil of CI.HSb. The new stands ate almost, completed and when liuishod are expected W ho | a- any in Australia. The club voted £3o!> per annum for lire vears to tin* witlow of the late secretary, Mr Whyte. CIIRISTCHCUCII SEPTEMBER WEATHER. niPIsrCIIERCI!. del. I. According to Ihe t thsei-vaiory figures Kept e:n In -r tit Clirislehitreh was the fm-tiest Sept ember lor twenty vents. The rainfall was lift v per n-nt above normal for the moidh. A'AI.Ei'.EESS. < 1 !I E(.)l ES. \sH Rl RTi )N. o. t. ' -

Richard Ellis, alias Victor Etlw t.’tl William Ellis, loaded guilty at -hv Magistrate's Court to-day to lour charges of issuing valueless cheques to the total value of £Hi Ll*, to ''arrets tradesmen in the town, and was c'.mmilled to the Siirenm Court lor *"uIcnee. Accused "as arrested in Au.-h----|;.,:i,1 a montli ago and .since then had been appearing at various courts in llm North Maud on similar charges. LIMITED express delayed. AUCKLAND. Oct. I The Limited Express arrived >v o hours late from U olliugtim. It was delated hv Die derailment ol four wag- ■ ■, lll ■ oil a goods train running bet vn Mari' n and Taihapo. a salt P oh 1 n-l; last night. SIR E. lit"niEßl-'ORD. WELCOMED AT AUt 'KI.AN'D. AI'CKI.AND. October I. About Dl'l Auckland evlina t iulia lisl s. -cietitlst.s. doctors ami engineers assembled So welcome Sir Ernest Rutherford to the iinivofsil v and post lliiiver-11 v world of Now Zealand. Sir Ernest said be understood the drawbacks enc, ,ti it i ered bv liimi-|-']|\ prole.ssoi-, in New Zealand, and sympathised with many who hud to bear tremendous Iniri lie mil iof port ion ot 1 he! r time to ten,-1, 111.-.. lie looked b.rvurd to ’he tittle vvlmn a larger ponulation w.imM permit lar • r repiescitini ton ol md.iv i,i - mil si ii-m-es. -o tha i i bore might lev c|op a more vigorom life in tc.o tiniver.i 1 les. N." Ve 1" 11: ele - - there Was 1111--1 1 *u I, i<- dI v a ti iideimv in a \,amg cottv - !ry lo feel that all that was nercar , . !he ground; n.: in tin- three R and the essential- of a bu-iiim-, pin less-iin. Il tile I'ummiy el N". Zealand were to lake il - real pl: t-t lie J-jn o; re. a g rea t .!■■;'! nor.- :an I 1 • ddie lha a Iha I . lie Imped vv hen .<■ v i-ited i lit' omnium again in ’noth* •- hut!., advance aioug those lines".