DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by IELEGSiPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NEW DKPENCE COMMANDANT. WELLINGTON. December 7. ColoneM 'ommnndant Robert Young, New Zealand Staff Corps, at present Officer Commanding the Southern Command, has been appointed General Officer Commanding the New Zealand defence forces in succession to the late Major General Melville. The appointment is for four years. BRICE OF BUTTER. AUCKLAND. Dee. 7. Consequent on the London market decline, a reduction of one penny a pound will be made in the prices of all brands of butter in Auckland from Wednesday, making the retail rates;--Superfine Is Oil. a pound; first grade Is Sd ; second grade Is 7d. A l-TKKMAN KILLED. AUCKLAND. Dee. 7.

.Tames. Kelly, aged .‘!5. a fireman mi the lonic, died on the ship to-night as a sequel to a brawl. It is stated that a number of lifemen were fighting on the deck shortly after six o’clock, when the fourth officer intervened. The men then went below. Shortly afterwards, Kellv c oil a used, and was lifted into his hunk, as be appeared to be badly injured. The police were sent for. .lust, as they arrived lie died.

Regarding the death of the fireman Kelly on the lonic, no arrest has been made. I ( is thought possible that Kelly may have died from heart failure. He had one small cut on t la- head, although be was bleeding I rom tin* nose.

A- a result of investigations hv detectives into the Iraeas on tin* lonic which ended in the death of the tireman, James Kelly, the police arrested a trimmer named Phillip Sullivan, aged twenty-nine, on a charge that he assaulted Kelly. ASKED TO RESIGN. TAURANGA. December 5. A largely attended public meeting passed a resolution protesting against the Borough Council’s treatment of the electrical engineer. Air l.loyd Mandeno, wb.o explained to the meeting that as a result of an allegation by the .Mayor (Mr 11. Dive), that he (Mandeno) was not looking after the interests of the borough, he bad no oilier course bill to resign bis position. The .Mayor had refused to give specific reasons for his st ntomciit. The meeting pas-ed a further resolution calling upon the Mayor and Councillors to resign and to reemitesl the election against a ticket of candidates to be nominated at a meeting. DANGEROUS ELECTRIC TOYS. WELLINGTON. December 8. It lias been discovered that amongst

I the imported electric trains in this season's Christmas toys, are some which present a eonsideraldc risk ol accident owing to the fact that they are intended for connecting to the ordinary house supply, and exposed metal parts make it. possible to get a severe shock. It is understood the I’tiblie Works Department. i- taking steps to bring the danger under the notice of all local electrical supply authorities. EMPIRE EXHIBITION AT WELLINGTON SUGGESTED. WELLINGTON. December 8. At a meeting of the Wellington Winter Show Association last, night a suggestion was made that an Empire Exhibition be held in Wellington in 19.T0. The idea was commended by the ( hairman, Sir John Luke, and it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of lbe Association, w hich would give it ea refill eonsidera i ion. THE BUTTER SI.IMI*. AIR GROUND’S VIEWS. WELLINGTON. Dec. S. Mr Ground-. Chairman of the Dairy fontrii! Board, consider- the -trike is ; the rau-c ol the sudden drop in tin* price of butter from 2()0s to Ist-. Although control does not mine intoforce until next August the Board

had made arrangements tor a regular service which would have equalised the supply. The strike denuded the market and prices soared to 2.Ttis, while produce wa- piling up here. Now there i- a glut, which is responsible for the fall. Australia ua- in lbe same position. Her butler was all rearhiiiL l , Home at the same time. Mi 'Grounds did not see that anything could Ik* done to remedy it.

Another lacier, said Mr Grounds, was the diminishing purchasing power of English eti'ioniers. A tall in prices alter Christmas was always expected but this year the slump was niuelt earlier. M’lte Board's policy was to prevent this sort of thing by regulating supplies and preventing disastrous lluetuations. “We have) had a bad season.” concluded Mr Grounds, supplies are below average, and with litis eariy tall farmers, are hit both ways and unless there was an unusually good autumn both farmers and country would stiller considerably.

MAN INJLBEI). ('H R ISTCH I'RCI i. Dee. s. While working a steam drag this morning at We.Jsinn. Bcorge Arbuekle. married, was severely injured in the head. chest, and lutl. and lie was liospitiilled. A REMAND. Al'C'K LAND. Dee. 8. 'Phillip Michel Sutherland, charged with assault oil James Kelly, was v- I iuanded t<( December PM It. No state- j incut was made by the police, but it transpires the cause of Kelly’s death i was haemorrhage of the brain. FOUND DEAD. PALMERSTON NORTH. Dee. S. Cecil 11. Allen, a well-known jeweller of Palmerston North, was found dead in n bath attached to the workshop this morning. He was a married man will, one child, lie had suffered front ill health lately. A SCOW PERCHASED. GISBORNE. December 8. The Harbour Board lias purchased the scow Ziug.'iia for the transport of stone in connection with breakwater const ruction. CARPENTERS’ AWARD. WELLINGTON. December 8. The Dominion a,ward ot the carpenters and joiners was filed to-day. Practically the only alteration is an increase in wages by ltd per hour, in accordance with the Arbitration Court’s recent pronouncement. THE HOLMES CASE.

JLDGMENT reserved. AUCKLAND. December 8. The action in which Robert Richard Holmes sued Mary Winifred Nicholas for 00008. money advanced while the parties were living as man and wife, (ms been concluded at the Supreme (Ymrt. Sir Robert Stout, said he there was no proof of a partnership in business. The parties should have had tho dispute settled if they had any regard for the children. Sir Robert Stout reserved his judgment bin still suggesed a settlement.