DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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CHILD KICKED BY HORSE. DUNEDIN, January 15. Jean Winder, aged 11. sustained serious head injuries through being sicked by ;i horse at Flagstad’. After an operation the child’s condition improved.

TARANAKI OIL OPERATIONS. NEW PLYM.OUTH, January 13. The Taranaki Oilfields report that the Tarata bore has been drilled to IlfiO feet in shale. Under-reaming is proceeding to sot BJin. casing on the bntlom preparatory to cementing. The Mot lima boro he.s been drilled ,) 3210 feet, in shale, slightly harder hilling. The. staff is now reaming to straighten t.he hole- preparatory to running (V]in. easing again.

CABLE CODE WORDS. WELLINGTON. Jan. 15. The Telegraph Department has received advice that, the question of •allies is likely to he revised. The regulations demand that .code words shall Is- pronounceable, hut this is not being followed. One proposal is to reduce their length from leu- io five letters with m, other restrictions.

A RADIO CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, -lan. 15. A radio conference is to lie held in Washington this year.

BALANCE OF TRADE. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON. Jan. 15. Replying to criticism as to the effect of the tariff treaty with Australia the Hon. SV. Stuart, Minister of Customs, published figures showing the difference before and after the treaty. The average balance in favour of Australia was £1.522,038 before, hut has dropped to £1.211.925 since. The difference would have been even larger, but that in 1924 £495.814 worth ol goods were imported into New Zealand of lines not effected by the treaty.

Exports from New Zealand to Australia have increased from £1.013,143 to £1,831.611.

The Minister considers that taking into account the disparity between the two countries the balance ol trade in favour of Australia is really very small. BORTHAVfCK’S FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, January 15. The damage at llortliwick’s by five is unaseertainahie till the machinery is inspected. The whole wool .store was gutted, together with stocks, including 80 bales of wool ready for shipment, a quantity of which had not been packed. The insurances are unavailable, but. everything is covered bv a comprehensive policy in the London and Lancashire Office. The general manager declares there is no suspicion of incendiarism. A LAUNCH LOST. TEH API! A, Jan. 15. The launch Torn, thirty-four feet in length and a Oft Gin beam, owned by Thomas Neil and Coy., struck a floating .object two miles off North Cape. Leaking hadlv she ran for the shore. The crew worked all night and salvaged the engine but the boat was smashed to pieces by the surf. All the personal effects were lost and no provisions were saved. The men walked 20 miles and arrived here in an exhausted condition, last night.