DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAM —TEIt PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

PATRIOTIC FUNDS. DUNEDIN, Feb. 15.

At a- meeting of the Otago Patriotic Association, a motion was carried, favouring the proposal of the Department of Internal Affairs to hold a conference of various organisations of patriotic funds. It was stated that the conference would have a large inlluence in deciding the policy of all such societies throughout the Dominion.

EXPORT PRICE SLUMP. CHRISTCHURCH, Fob. 15

Rates for most classes of woolly lambs, wethers, and ewes have been reduced hy id per lb hy the freezing companies. Even at the c.i.f. equivalent of the reduced prices, the exporters declare that it is impossible to do forward business with the United Kingdom. The falling tendency of the market is induced hy conditions abroad and is a serious blow to the producers, for manifested in the early stages and at the flush of the lamb season, tho absence of forward export business at equivalent rates indicates feeling regarding the situation hy the trade. Buyers of Forward store lambs will also suffer losses.

SALVATION ARMY. APPOINTMENTS OF OFFICERS. PALMERSTON N.. Fch. 12. The Salvation Army announces the appointment ot Lieutenant-Colonel Simpson, secretary for the South Australian territory, as men’s social socretadv for New Zealand. The position was held till recently by Colonel Bray, who has retired from active service and returned to Australia. An alteration in the divisional districts which increases the status of the central north, division, with headquarters at Palmerston North, lias also been announced. The central north district comprised the districts of Poverty Bay, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatu and Wnirnrapa, hut by the new arrangement Wairarapn and the corps at Levin and Foxton will he included in the AYcllington division, and what. has been known as the Taranaki and King Country division, comprising Taumarimui. Raetihi, Taihupe, Miirt»n and Taranaki will he absorbed hy the central north command making the total strength of this division twenty-four corps.

POST OFFICE AND SCHOOL DESTROYED. MURCHISON. Fch. 16. The Post Office and school at the ohl mining township of T.ycll was destroyed hy flic at 2 o’clock this morning. Oa insx to the wires being down fuller particulars ore not yet available. dairy produce. INVERCARGILL, Fch. 11. Tho cheese market- is quiet, white being quoted at 99s and coloured at 102 s. At the present tiin? Home buyers are showing practically no interest in forward purchases, while a few days ago quiti? a number of sales had been made. It is reported that factories have sold at as high as 9jd for cheese already shipped and in store, and up till the end of January on,? or two sales have been made at 9<l for Jannary-

Echrua iy. These prices must ho considered vlTy satisfactory, as it will enable factory directors to pay their

applies about Is 7)d to Is 84 per lb. ■utter fat. This, together wish the ;ood reason, “should moan a. I>i.g thing

to the dairy farmers. TIP butter market remains steady at 174 sat the present timo. Tiieno is a fair quantity of butter hold in tho cool stores in London, hub generally speaking factories aro not prepared to sell under about 1755. Homo buyers aro not showing much interest in forward purchases, and one one haa hoard of any f.o.h. sales having boon made for some time past. TWO YEARS OF SUFFERING. AUCKLAND. Fch. 11. A Jumpy release from pain and a sick hod oi cin red at the Auckland Hospital this morning, when the child of Mr C. B. Prisk, of Mamuiui, who had been in the .hospital for about eleven months, suffering from the effects rd having taken some caustic soda, was taken hack to his King Country home. The little one has apparently quite recovered after a most trying time. ft is about two years since the child who then lived with his parents at Taumarunui. had the misfortune to pick up and put ill his mouth a little hit of caustic soda. The mother very promptly wiped out the child’s mouth, hut the evil was done, and the poor little fellow was in the hands of no fewer than seven doctors before !>.;■ was at last sent to the Auckland Hospital. A member of the honorary staff had charge of the case, and the father slated this morning that he is veiv grateful to that gentleman for the skill he displayed in the treatment of the child. “I am going home very happy with mv child,” he said. “1 never thought he would he saved, as there were times when his throat closed quite no and he had to be artificially fed. The longest period it was closed was no less than eleven days.”

OLD ALAN’S DEATH.

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AA’illiam Drew, aged 70, an inmate of Tauranga home for old men, was found drowne 1 in two feet of water in a water-race. Deceased who lias keen an inmate of the homo lor six rears, in ALn-ch last attempted suicide ,by throwing himself wito the race in thi? home grounds, following which lie was examined as to his mental state, but was not committed to the hospital. A verdict of found drowned, apparently having suicided while in a low state of mind, was returned. INQUEST VERDICT. AUCKLAND, Feb. IG. At the inquest on David Afurgatroyd of Bradford. England, the evidence showed lie had a weak knee and suffered from sciatica, and probably fell into deep water at Lake Takapuna. He had no financial or other worries and intended to return to England in April. An open verdict was returned. CYCLIST INJURED. AUCKLAND, Fel>. IG. George Robinson is in the hospital in a very serious condition having a fractured skull, right arm and light ]o< T caused by a bicycle be was riding colliding with a motor van. A FIRE. AUCKLAND, Feb. 10. __ A lire at the residence of R. AYilkins. Afount Eden, resulted in the back part being gutted and other rooms damaged with smoke and water. The house was insured for £1033 in the South British and furniture had been insured for £SOOO in the Standard but the policy had lapsed.

LORD ALLENBY SAILS. AUCKLAND, Feb. 10. Viscount and Lady Allenby left by the Aorangi to-day for England. Lord Allenby was the guest of the Northern Club at dinner last night and Lady \llenhv was entertained at dinner at the Grand Hotel by AHs S. A. Carr, (wife of the president of the Auckland R.S.A.) GORED BY A BULL. HASTINGS, Feb. IG. Archie Hinds, a farmer, was badly gored hy a Holstein hull last evening. Fi? had just finished milking when the animal charged and fortunately tossed him clean over the fence, otherwise he might have been seriously, if not fatally, injuned. He received an ugly wound on the back of the leg and was removed to the hospital. This morning be was reported as progressing satisfactorily.

A NATIVE GATHERING GISBORNE, Foil. 10. In connection with the Tikitiki gathering throughout Waiapu, the utmost enthusiasm prevails and the assemblage is one of the most representative ever seen on the East Coast. In addition to the Governor-General and Prime Minister, Hons I’omarc, Iv. S. Williams and Carroll were officially present. About two thousand were present in the settlement last night, mostly under canvas. Sir James and Lady Carroll arrived, preceding an influential party of Arnwa delegates whom they had entertained in Gisborne. The programme of consecration service included a soldiers’ luncheon to the Premier, the unveiling of a monument and other functions. Excitement grows as the assemblage increases, and to-day promises to be a great day in Waiapu. The Premier and Mrs Coates and lion Pomare and party arrived at Wnioniatatini last evening and were met by the heads of the Ngatipcrou tribe. A great hui is being held to-day at Tikitiki. It promises to he one of the most memorable gatherings in the history of the Maori race. A heavy programme includes a welcome to the Governor-General and Premier.