DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY rELEGBiPH —PEE PEERS ASSOCIATION.I

DAYLIGHT BURGLARIES. WELLINGTON, December 7. Nine daylight thefts have been reported. am! it is evident that several cracksmen or burglars are busy throughout the city. A resident of Thompson .Street had his house entered in broad daylight, while everyone iva.s at home. The thief entered the hack door, stole a gold watch and money and made good his escape. Several other houses in the same street were entered and articles of value taken. Strange to say. the victims are not anxious to have tie facts made known. Instead of giving immediate notice to the police to enable the localities to be watched and other resident.' warned some preter to remain silent to the obvious advantage of the criminals. The Christmas season always brings a gang of undesirables to Hie city.

wool slump continues. NAPIER. Dec >. Tho range of prices at to-day's wnnl sales were: Dot'll : Average ll{d to lfild per lb; line half-bred super. lfild to 17.01; medium half-bred surer lid to 17(1: coarser halt-bred super. Il.jd to 17d; average I2[d to lid; inferior lid to I2M. Cornedale : Super up to 171 d ; fine -ross-ln-ed super 1 Id to Ifjjd ; average 12d to ltd; inferior !)ld to II.Id; medium cross-bred super )Id to URL average Il.jd to 12Jd; inferior 0d to lO.jd: coarse cross-bred, super 121 to lid: average Old to 113(1: inferior 7d to Did; coarse crossbred. super I2jd to ltd; average Did to lljd; Inferior 7d to Ibid; low cross-bred super up to I2jd. average llhld to 12d : inferior 7d to 1()d: hogget. line lid to IRd ; meI i uitt 181 d to I Cl; coarse 12Id to I Mid. Lambs’ wool: Kino 12i 1 to Ifid ; eeily and inferior Sd to 12d: bellies tlid pieces, ball-bred, low to medium up to 12ld; crossbred good to super, lid to I8]d; low to medium 7d to lid; •ridcliings. medium to good Dd to 101 d. ■uferior and seedv Id to 71d. locks ■rnssbrod lid to dd.

IMMIGRATION. CHRISTCHURCH. Dec. « In an interview upon bis arrival iriii Dunedin. Ron Win. IVnihcr Rectos urged Hint New Zealand should keep up the standard of it- immigrants at all costs. |[e would not say that English people were averse to ■nming to the Dominions. The trouble vas that 71 per cent, nf the population was urban or -iiburbnu. and was not iDie to tind a place in New Zealand. There was not a great .surplus of agricultural labourers in England. New Zealand .-Imuld not grudge expemlit lire in tbc selection of suitable immigrants. RETURNED SOLDIERS’ DEBTS. AUCKLAND. December D. Criticism has been voiced in the commercial community at the continuance in force of the war ivguallions protecting returned soldier- from ordinary legal process for the recovery of debts. The Council ol tho Auckland Chamber of Commerce decided to ask the Government to revise the legislation • n tlie ground- tint it i- now unneces--ary : that evidence was available as In a certain few individuals who. to the detriment ot the commercial community. were sheltering under the benefit which the legislation conferred. PRICES OK PROPERTY. DUNEDIN. December . A land agent -tilted to-day '-bat, tlimit'll it wa.s anticipated by many 1 1ml tlie Exhibition would cause a booui in the price' of property, nothing of that nature had occurred. The price- Improperly are remaining firm, and the volume ot bii-ino-- pa--ing through the ■rnrinn- agents" baud' ha- been good. There had been no boom. It "as not expected, however, that when the Exhibition closed there would tie any fall in prices. There was a keen demand for houses to rent, and many inquiries were being received for furnished houses for more or less short periods, hv people employed at or visiting the Exhibition, and other casual visitors. .More than the usual number of people who make a practice ot letting their houses while on holidav at the ( hristmas and New Year seasons were doing so this year. It was fairly evident that friends and relations in other towns were making exchanges in order to enihle them to visit the Exhibition on more economical terms than would ■itberwi.se lie possible. Rents had increased in eon sequence of the extra demand.

Considerable expansion had taken ulaee ill Dunedin in ihe number of Amps during the last lew years, lit both the city and suburbs, and especially in the suburbs many people bad adopted the expedient of building shop trouts in to their private residences. Veryfew temporary shops bad been opened with a view of catching the Exhibition trade, as the people with such a purnose had fulfilled their intentions by opening stalls at (ha Exhibition.

CHILD’S TERR TRUE DEATH. GISBORNE. Dec. 7. Scalds received yesterday resulted in the death ot the Coolc Hospital, this morning of a 13-months-old child. Shirlcv Josephs, whose parents reside •it Alatawai. and who was staying with Mrs Owen, of Kahutia Street. Miss Owen placed a basin of hot water on •i chair at the hack of the house yesterday. and then went inside to replace the kettle. A little boy and tbe child were playing some distance away, and luring Aliss Owen’s absence tbe baby went over to tbe basin. AYlien the lmy reached her the boiling contents of the basin bad spilled over the child. Me|j,.al attention was summoned and the 'ittle girl was removed to the Cook Hospital where she died this morning. \n inquest will be held to-morrow by •he District Coroner. Air E.. C. Levvey. A BIG St HE AIK. CHRISTCHURCH. Dee. 9. AVaimakariri River Trust decided this morning to submit to the ratepayers a comprehensive scheme at a cost it’ £IBO.OOO for the control of tbe AYaimnkariri in order to give a total iminuuity from Moods. Tbe scheme in■•l titles tbe diversion of tbe river at Conus' Island. BOY DROWNED. TH AAfES, Dec. 9. John Stewart Bailey, aged seven years, was drowned by falling oil a pontoon on the foreshore last evening between six and seven o'clock. Tbe hoy was playing with a companion of the same age who saw him fall in. but went home to lied saying nothing to a nvhod.v.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL. INVERCARGILL. Dec. 9. Tbe Governor-General and partyvisited the hospital on Tuesday afternoon. At the public hospital be spent nearly* two hours in chatting ysith every patient and meeting several who served under him at Home. He bad a great reception at the returned soldiers' re-union in tbe evening. To-day he visited the A. and P. Show, and was entertained at luncheon. Perfect summer weather prevails and the tour is most enjoyable.

SHARK CAUGHT. AUCKLAND. Dee. 9. A grey nurse shark, Bft. 3in. long, was caught from a launch near T)evonport wharf. The shark was one of live seen in the locality. All were exceedingly venturesome, going close inshore. A six loot shark which wa.s hooked previously broke the tackle. Evidently there is a large school of sharks in the harbour.

| ALL BLACK COOKE FOR HAWKE’S BAY. WELLINGTON, December D. A. E. Cooke, the Rugby All Black, who arrived in Wellington recently from Auckland, leaves to-morrow to take up a position in Napier. BLACKBALL BRIDGE. DEPUTATION TO PREMIER. WELLINGTON. Dee. D. Replying to a deputation from the Balekball Miners’ Union, the Grey County Council and the Farmers’ Vniaii. Mr Coates 'aid he had already given instructions for tin* work of repairing the Blackball Bridge to be pushed on with all despatch. Iwo spans ot the bridge were washed away by t.hc recent Hoods, rendering the mines idle. On the question of giviii"- relief to the moii now n 111*111 ployed l»v <»\jh‘lmlnijA tin* jiliocations lor tin.’ Bninnor]{l;nk'l)nll road and Kotnl:u t-> ' lk*ll Mill road. Mr Coatos siloes tod that Mr Holland -slmidd confer with Mu Furkert. engineer-in-chief to the Public Work’s Department.