DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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CHRISTCHURCH WOOL SALKS. CHRISTCHURCH. February 12.

The third Christchurch wool sale wa: continued this morning, bidding nga.it being erratic, hut at times eompetitioi was animated especially for good class of wool. Bradford were the principa buyers.

STEAMER If Id 1-0 UP. DUNEDIN. Felt. II

A dispute in the provisioning department of the Union Company's cargo steamer Kaliika is responsible for the ship being held up at Dunedin.

Th ■ trouble arose late on Wednesday afternoon, when the Kaliika was about to soil for Napier and Gisborne via wav ports. It appears that the chief .steward is under instructions to pro cod to Wellington for orders, and it is stated that the cooks and steward:! objected to his transfer, and refused to sail until he was reinstated. On Wednesday night the chief and assistant cook, and one or two stewards failed to return to the ship am! she was unable to leave her berth in consequence. The position was advanced another stage this morning, when the stoke-hohl crew came ashore, and they had not returned up to this iiioni,nJ- It is stated that the men are a; ting in sympathy with the chief stewar.l. Consequently the. Kaliika is ■still he'll up indefinitely.

CHIU) KILLED BY SWING. AUCKLAND. IWh. 12. Hopbine Coi-ban, aged three years

daughter of Miiimel C'orhan. win was sruck on tho fureheiu! hv a swing I while playing at Victoria Bark on Tuesday, died in the h-sp7ial yesterday afternoon. DAIRY FACTORY DESTROY ED. ELTIIAM. Fell. 12. The Ontiuake Daily Company's factory was totally destroyed by lire at half past ten last night. A si rung wind was blowing and there was lie lire brigade and no water supply. ihe dcstruc: ion. was sum complete. Particulars are meagre and the insurances are unavailable. GOVERNOR-oENKRAL. 1 WHA.IvATANE. Feb. 12. The Governor-General and Lady l ergusson and Bernard l-e'.’gassou visited Wiiakatane yesterday and were warms.' welcomed by the citizens. The viceregal parly visited the school and the Governor planted an oak tree in lie-' school grounds, alter addressing the children’. The party also vi-iled the public hospital and the Owhatniti native school. !„ itie evening the Move,nor attended a Masonic fiiiielion and Lady rerpusson. the .Mayoress’ rot option. The party left lor Gisborne, 'i-‘-Opotiki this morning.

NEW ROME OPENED. WA I PAW A, I'Vb. 12. The Abbotsford Home, erected in the Dioec i' of Waiapu at a total cos2 of nearly ten thousand, was official!' opened by the Bishop of Waiapu. The v. hole ol the tost is borne by the Ratnbono Trust. AX ELECTION' CHARGE. AY AI PAW A. Feb. 12. Stephen Lynns In, Icon committed iur t: i.rd on a ( barge o: | c rse’iatiou at the '.euerr.l ele, lion. EI.F.CTION PETITION COURT. AUCKLAND. Fob. 12. Mr Justice Strinper will preside at •ho criminal • ssi-ns at Hamilton on Februar 23rd. Hi* will then proceed La Creviuoiit.li v.dre.e he rod Mr Justice Ostler will [in.side over the Electoral Court which will sit. on .March Blh., to heai- the petit ion of Air O’Brien against the return of Mr Keddon ftir the, Wtslhind el tdoralc. The same .Judges will .sit at Christchurch on March J2ih. to deal with lire p.etition of Mr McCombs against the ol.“.lion of Mr Lyons, for l.yitid--1.(111. A. ROUGH TIG I’. PTTCVTRX SCHOONER. RESOLUTION. AUCKLAND, Feb. 12. Alter 13 days’ battling with furious w inds and seas, the- 1 0-toil schooner Resolution, recently built by the Norfolk Islanders for their Iruit trade with Auckland, dropped her anchor hist night. Ihe little vessel is manned entirely by Nortolk Islanders, and is commanded b,v its hardy a sea dog as ever weathered the seas. Captain V. Rnrkins ( In istiau, who carries his 72 years lightly in a massive frame. He is the great grand-on of Fletcher Christian. tLe leader of the Bounty .Mutiny in 1789, and his mate John Adams bears the name of the original Adams, who rose to a position ~|‘ responsibility in the little colony of mutineers, who sealed on the lonely Pitcairn Island. Coming down too const thev enc nilitrveil a gale. Inal tile Captain describes “as one ol the most, persistent hurricanes he ever experi one oil out in Liu* * New Zealand was nil top of us. ->■> word it was lerriiie.