DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TBI,EOBA?a PBEBB A ESN , COPYRIGHT.

RAILWAY FIREMAN KILLED. GISBORNE, Jan. 14

James S. Munro, twenty-four, a siu.de man, a fireman on the railways, died as a result of injuries received while the train was proceeding Mom Motuhora to Gisborne tins morning. When nearing Wa.kohu bridge Mi tiro leant out ot the cab anul struck Ins bead on the trestles ot the budge. The impact pulled hint from the trsun and ho fell to the creek Iklow a disfrime > twenty feet. Ho received lemblc injuries* to bis head and died helor.i medical assistance could I* Munro was transferred Mom Aucklam. a weeks ago. FREE MARKET ’WANTED. OAMAIS.U, Jan. 15. Vt meeting of- the North Otago Wheat Growers, held this afternoon, jt was unanimously resohed to ask that t]i,. Government control for this -season's wheat be cancelled, find that a fife market be established, with adeqiKiU? protection. TILK FREEZING WORKS FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, Jim. 15.

The insurance companies affected •will lo.se- about nine thousand pounds as the result of the fire at the Belfast Freezing Works on Thursday night. It is estimated that the loss in the case of the building and machinery is ninety per cent., and in the ease ol the wool seventy per cent. The whole works arc insured in the London and Lancashire Office for £.116,000, and the cover over the wool room, which was destroyed, is £7040. r i he loss on the building; and machinery is £6OOO. The wool damaged was worth £4OOO and the loss is £3OOO. There is some doubt as to whether Lloyd’s Office holds all the insurance on the wool, and the local agents cabled to-day to London for definite information. BUS AND TRAM. WELLINGTON. January 16. The first shot in the campaign against the proposed motor bus regulations, was fired by the Master Carriers, who passed a series of resolutions combining them, as a. blow against private enterprise. A great deal has been published here lately of opposition to the regulations, hut nothing so lar has been put forward upon fho subject of meeting the deficit of buses and reduced tram revenue.