DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEQRArn —J’EU TRESS ASSOCIATION.} SIR DONALD AREA YIN RETURNS. AUCKLAND. Dec. 7. Major-General Sir Donald AicGnviu, who resigned his post as Director-Gen-eral of .Medical .Services over a year ago. returned by the Aorangi from a twelve months’ visit to England, Europe ami America. “During the whole of niv trip abroad I have .seen nothing really original in the world of ,surgery, lie declared. Speaking of attempts being made to find a euro for cancer, he said that, steady progress was being made in the study of radio therapy, that is the use of radium and X-rays, but it was still the opinion of all competent authorities that except in a lew exceptional eases, radio therapy could not replace surgical operations. Statements had recently been made in Toronto by Dr Blair Bell of Liverpool, England, as to the efficiency of the injection of a preparation of lead, but it would appear to have not yet been subjected to a sufficiently dependable test to justify the conclusions made for ii. Some time ago experiments had been made with copper in the same way. with apparent success in very few eases. NAPIER WOOL SALK. PRACES' DECLINE. NAPIER. Dee. 7. Wool prices further declined at l lie opening of the second Napier sale tonight. when 10.000 bales were catalogued and 1,812 were submitted. Ibe wool was nol up to ibe standard of Unit at Hie November sale, not being as light in condition, and showing grease. The bidding at times was erratic, and at no period ol the sale did ii appear as if there were any stability in the market. It was noticeable that Bradford buyers were more in evidence. Hie drop in the murkkef apparently being more in keeping with their limits. However, the Continent took the hulk of the ottering, /.ittie wool suitable for America was offering, anil what there was showed a decided drop. Super wools dropped. compared with the opening sale. anything from twopence halfpenny to threepence per pound. Average crossbred wools were down two pence: inferior crossbred threepence: crutchiiigs, thi'oehalfpence. and pieces ami hollies were par to a tmli'pemiv down. Prices for lambs’ wool were up lo exportations. The decline in values represents at least one penny below the Christchurch sales. The balance of the. catalogue will lie ottered Lo-

.MOTORfST FINED. NELSON. Dec. 7. On two informations of driving a motor vehicle at a speed which, having regard to the circumstance of the i-ii.se. • •igln have been dangerous to I lie public, laid by a private citizen. L. \Y. Field, who pleaded guilty, was lined L'2 on eai h charge, and had hilicense suspended for live yeni . A further charge of driving a motor vehicle ivekle-Jy was withdrawn. A RKnERVEI) SEAT. HAMILTON. Dec. 7. At the Magistrate's Court. .Mr \\ yvTii W ilson, S.M.. dismissed a (a-.e in which a commercial traveller was charged with refusing io leave a seat reserved between Frauktoii ami Auckland for Judge llerdman. Alt' Wilson held that, according to the Railway Department's regulations, seats could oul? he reserved for 100 miles or over, The distance between Auckland ami Frauktoii is >*uly Hi miles. Ii was i. untended for the prosOcu--1 ion that the Depari men i r odd reserve seats for any <li -I am e ih sir. d In ibis case l hey had been reserved front Wellington. The .M agist rale poi n[ c J out lliai Ihev had not been ticketed '‘reserved/' There did no I appear lo he a slaluforv lognlaii.n, guvei niog the issue ill tickets, ami enabling Ho- Department In reserve seals tor less than 11 , i mi|es. and Im did not think ihe Depart moot had the power I" turn the defendant oul. Ftil'Xl) DROWNED. Al C LAND. Dec. 7. John Ansi in. aged 2d. a labourer and a single man. was found drowned in a wiilerhole near Silvenhde InJay. lie haul been missing since Sunday. W \ I HI) A .MOTOR TRAGEDY. WAII’OA. Dee. 7. A distressing motor duality on airbed lale this alLernipim no Waikalemoami Road, when a ear emiiatniim Mr Donaldson. (Assistant: Engineer of the Tuai Power Mouse). Mrs Donaldson. an infant'. and Mrs (.ibbs. Hie mot her ol Mrs Donaldson, stiuea a telegraph pole and e:ip-i:'.ed into a river below. Mrs Cibbs was drowned. Iml the other occupants escaped with a severe shuck and bruises. Thov were removed h llm Wain,a Hospital. SWAGGER’S BODY IN RIYFIC PAIHATFA. Dec. 7. The body of an elderly man, n swagger. was found in the riverbed at Xgawapunia to-day by two anglers. Kvideullv it was in the water tor some time, being decomposed. It- was identified as that of a man who said be crossed tlie river on November 9tl[, when he went to Oete Station. It is assumed he met his death in re-cross-ing the river later in the day. Ilis mime is at present unknown. THEFT OF CIGARETTES. WELLINGTON. December 7. Some time between noon on Saturday and (5.M1) on Monday morning burglars entered the ware-house of A\ . D. aud‘ II (). Wills. Lid., and made oft with 10!,.tOO cigarettes valued at £3OO. Entrance seetns to have been effected very cleverly and no trace appears to have been left which will lead to detection. Eighteen months ago this factory was burglariously entered and about thirty-two thousand cigarettes stolen.