DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

j BY TELEGRAPH —PEEKS ASSN , COPYRIGHT. SHUNTING INQUIRY. AUCKLAND. Oet. 1. The Shunting Inquiry Board i- at present sitting in Auckland, and is taking the evidence of the shunting foreman and the goods agent as to the working of the yard and the conditions under which the shunters carry out their duties. At the <-iiiiclii--ii.il of the Auckland sittings, the Isiard will proceed to Wellington. where evidence of a similar nature will !,c taken at l.ambton and Thermion Stations. Alter the sittings in Wellington, the board will have heard evidence at every goods yard in New Zealand. A member of the I stated that the shunters in all the yards had come forward freely to give evident e. and had expressed their appreciation of the frank manner- in which the board bad met them. It i- expected that it will he several weeks yet before the report is in llm hands of the Minister. Mr S. Schofield, who i- the representative of the shunter- on the hoard, addressed a large meeting of shunters and hraneli olliiois at Auckland on Sunday. At .the conclusion of the meeting a vote of thanks and confidence in liim as tlie representative of the fmalgnmnted Seeiety ef Railway Servants on the board, was carried unaiiimoiisly. ANCIENT CAR VINOS. RoTORI'A, Oet. 2. The discovery on the kaingaroa Plains of ancient rock carving.- is arousing keen intere-l. forest Service men made the discovery when planting newly burnt areas on the Rangitaiki Fall, Kaingaroa. On a rock face. 81 • feet long, figures of .'ID canoes are carved in relief. No kin..'ledge exists among the Maoris or the inlinbriaiiwi. Mr Hamilton, of the Dominion Mu« uni, arrived last night to investigate. Dr Buck has been communicated with and aseked to render aid to solve the mystery. Tim canoes represented have beaks on the waterline, with a bow plat form. It i- jTsihle that an ethnological link limy le estahli-hed.

LOTTERY PROSECUTION, j WELLINGTON. Oel.e 2. • At the Mngi-lrute’- C-iurt. to-day Herbert dailies McGrath, and Clarence Donald Sutherland were charged w ; eommeneiiig a lottery by which prizes were to lie drawn to the public. \'- < used secured post office boxes fro' which they sent, book- of tickets, containing 2o one shilling ticket-. allowing the sellers os a book. The lottery was on the Avondale Cup. and had the scheme not been frustrated they would have received £120(1. The prizes would have amounted to £2OO. Detectives watched the post office boxes, and in McGrath's box found unregistered letters containing L'2l in money, and some butts of iiekels sold. Counsel for the defoiieo said that the offence was the outcome ef a foolish suspicion mi the part <>f the aeell >ed that a -imilar lottery, organised in Australia, but operating in New Zealand, a- being conducted dishonestly. Accused believed tlie v might counteract this fv conducting their own lottery. They thought they would lie rendering the eountiw a service by keeping the money in the Dominion. McGrath and Sunderland were lined £■">() each for running a lottery on the Avondale Cup. The police -aid the | riz.es were to be BSoO. on w hieh a profit of £2o') would have been made, but the defendants only admitted receiving L'.'il allege! her. A FIVE MILLION LOAN TO BE Ii.USED IN N.Z. WELLINGTON. October 2. It i- announced that tile preliminaries are approaching completion lor the raising of a live million loan in the Dominion. The term will lie ten years, and the interest -M per cent. It will

be issued at par. Although the bank rate in England lias been reduced to lour per cent, it does not follow that ibis makes it advisable to go upon (lie Home market

for so large all iiinouiit, but il i- not unlikely that ihc reduction will facilitate 1 lie disposal ol soon- ol the last loan, which was lelt on the underwriters’ hands.

I lON. T. W. 11181. OR. WELLINGTON. October 3. Tile death is announced of tin- lion. T. W. lli-lon. M.L.G. ELECTION CAM !* A lON. WA IM ATE, Oet. 2. George Barelav National candidate for Waitaki. addressed a good meeting to-night. Ho favoured a fusionill reasonahle grounds but thought il was improbable as it would be again-i the interests of the Irn-is which, he contended. dominated the Relorm policy. A vote of confidence wn- passed. DUNEDIN. Oet. 2. YD C. Yl. Ylnss, the Labour candidate who at last election opposed Mr Downie Stewart, lias been dropped by the Otago Labour Boresoiitatinn Committee at the c-lining elect ion. tlmugb a month ago In- wrs accepted as the official Labour eandidaie. It appeai.to be a questi'-n of party discipline that has resulted in the decision to reject Mr .Moss. Interesting eorre-pon-denee on Ibe subject 1- exported "In-11 explanations come to be published. 1 H.tYITLTOX. Oet. Mr YY bee Martin, the Labour candidate for the Hamilton seat. last night opened Ins campaign. . ' > andidate was well received and «a.- - curded a vole of Marks and e.mlideme.

WELLINGTON TR \M LOSS. WELLINGTON. Oct. 2In the la-t 2' weeks ill- tram imssengers hate increased by ever a million. The working cxi.en-e----■fill .Vm and the receipts bv ’• MOTOR-CAR DRIVER CHARGED. NELSON. O-t. 2. r W Field, driver of a molnr-car i,. "whirl, the late -Nurse Hunter was killed at the time the no ; curred at W.-.nnea road on >an..u„ • ...... -tad thi- atlernoiu eveniteg. w ■“ i - . u, i i...... .. I v i'l, manslaugbtei . -Mi Tread'welir let' the accused. a-Ued v ba, WW the -peethe charge. Ib< 1 "dd it was one of driving at an ex-’.\<-ive „.ed at a dangerous portion of Vim road Evidence was taken ' ’•> afternoon, and the Court till to-morrow to beai tin tl donee. ......11.11.,-