DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND LOAN CARRIED. AUCKLAND, April 34. The city water supply loan proposals to-day were carried. The details of the loan are : €IO,OOO for a Alteration, plant for the existing supply: for, 2261; against, 020; majority 1335. Loan of £IOO,OOO for a new dam and for the extension of the system: for, 1605: against, 1429; majority for, 236. ADVERSE LOAN POLL. FOR WAIMAKARIRI PROTECTION. CHRISTCHURCH, April 14. A poll for a £200,000 loan for AVaimnkariri river protection was submitted to the ratepayers to-day. The voting was: For. 11,298; against. 2,835. The poll wsis lost, as it failed to obtain the three-fifths majority required. SUSPENDED CYCLIST. CHRISTCHURCH. April 11. W. Maokie, the prominent racing cyclist, was suspended for twelve months for insulting remarks in officials. by the North Canterbury Centro of the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union. The Centre also viewed with disfavour his refusal to give the use of his motor cycle for pacing. FIREMEN BROACH WINE CARGO. AUCKLAND, April 13. Two liremen on the steamer Knikorai. George Xorman Godfrey, aged 25, and Sydney Oils, aged lib. pleaded guilty in the Do I ice Court, to cinImaiding six eases of wine, valued at €29. while the vessel was on her way from Adelaide to Auckland. Chief Detective Cummings said 1 lie accused took the eases from the hold to their quarters, and when they drank the wine they threw the bottles out of the portholes. Nine eases were missing altogether, hut the other three could not he traced. The Magistrate, Mr Hunt, ordered the accused to make restitution of the value of the wine, and sentenced each mail to LI days’ imprisonment.

MILITARY OFFICERS’ ( AMD. AUCKLAND. April 14. The annual refresher course for senior field officers of the New Zealand Stall' corps is in progress at Auckland. All the permanent officers from the rank of .Major onward are undergoing instruction. The course will extend over a fortnight. Major-General R. Young, officer commanding the Now Zealand Forces is at the head of the instructional staff. QUARRY-MAN FINED. DUNEDIN, April 14. Alexander O’Neill, foreman of the Co-operative quarry was fined €5 with costs, for failing to comply with the regulations of the Stone Quarries Act, in nut quarrying on the working so as to prevent dangerous falls. The charge arose nut of a Inial accident .'it the quarry in. December. The Magistrate held that a visual cxnminutioii of the face by the defendant was inadequate. aUbntigl, he pointed out Unit no particular method of examination was laid down in the Statute. DEATH OK A JOCKEY. AUCKLAND, April 13. The inquest touching the death of Edward Preston, iockev. as the result of injuries received through his horse falling at a hurdle while racing at the Taka puna Jockey Club’s summer mooting on January 30. was concluded today before E. K. Hunt. S.M., flic Coroner. Angus Gordon, Stipendiary Steward said that after the hurdle rare on the first day of January 29th, Rennie, a jockey, wont, to hint and said he considered one of the hurdles too vertical. “This statement was incorrect.” witness said. “ T examined the one complained of and found it complied with the standard laid own by the Racing Conference: in fact, all I he hurdles on the conrso had more lean on them than was required.” In reply to the Coroner witness said that in future there would be no hurdle races on the Tnknpunn course. The Coroner brought in a verdict that deceased died as the result of injuries received through being accidentally thrown from a horse, fit view of the decision of the Racing Conference. that there would bo no more hurdles races on the course, there was no need to add a. rider.” “NEW ZEALAND HOUSE.” CHRISTCHURCH, April 14, “1 consider it is a first class business investment, said the High Commissioner elect. Sir J. Pair, when asked this morning if lie cared to eommeiil oil the purchase h.v the Government ol the new offices in London. Sir Janies Parr said that the Government now had a freehold, instead of a leasehold property, and a sound, well-const meted‘building. containing adequate room space for the exhibition of New Zealand produce and for the various oiiices necessary. The building was nearly opposite Hie Charing Cross Railway Station iu the Strand, which was perhaps the busiest street in ibe whole Empire. The Government could not have got a better stand for publicity purposes. It might be louml possible to utilise the cinema theatre in the new building for the exhibition daily of Xow Zealand films, and possiuly phonographs, where a vocal message could he conveyed to the audience about a parliulcar film from wellknown authorities or a Minister of the Crown. The cinema was now being run hv a private company, and Hie idea had occurred to him that it might be used by Hie New Zealand Government. INJURED AIRMAN. CHRISTCHURCH, April 1L Lieutenant- P. A. Turner, who was injured in tin’ aeroplane disaster, underwent a- second operation at Hie Christchurch. Hospital on Monday. His condition is satisfactory. ACCIDENT ON CHUTE. DUNEDIN, April 14. _ An accident happened at the Exhibition. Miss Gertrude Nind, 33. visitor from Wellington, having to be taken to the hospital with a broken leg. received on tlie chute. TWO MOTORISTS FINED. DAR G ARYTLLE. April 15. At the Magistrate's Court. Reginald Glanville Trimble, taxi proprietor of Whangnrei, was fined £ls and costs, v.TiTlo his license was endorsed for three years for reckless driving of a motorcar on Whangnrei-Dargarville road. Another local resident was fined £5 and his . license endorsed for negligent driving. MOTOR PLATES. SOUTH ISLAND SUPPLY. WELLINGTON. April 13. All new motor plates for the North Island have been completed, and it is expected that the South Island sup-

pi v will bo completed by the end of the week. In placing this information before the Wellington Industrial Association to-day the chairman, Mr F. Campbell, suggested that “the Minister for Internal Affairs, while being congratulated upon having let a contract with a New Zealand firm, should, be asked to let next year's contract, before -May in order that the plates, should be finished in time. Air C. E. Harvey said the plates were a better job than the imported, plates of last year. He suggested that, a specific month would be taken exception to, but the chairman, -Mr ; Campbell, said one had to be specific- ; with the Government or things drilled on. i It was decided to approach the Alia- • ister in tho matter. A TACIT CONSPIRACY. term of parliament. WELLINGTON, April 13. lit connection with tlie message 1 rum.; Dunedin published yesterday, Mr P. J. O’Regan replies as follows:—“Mr Piuipo has not really denied my state- ; meat at all. I slated to a Press rep re- J sentative in Christchurch that there was nfoot a tacit conspiracy lor rever- j sion Li quinquennial Parliaments and. j that it "ill develop under the guise of licensing reform. I did not sav that I the matter had been discussed. lu-j deed, tlie absence ol discussion is not . the least sinister feature ol lilie situation. Answering questioners at o'er- l linn meetings in November last " Ini j wanted to know whether they favoured a longer interval eblween licensing: p ills. Mr Coates and Mr Bollard gave exactly the same replies. They favoured a five-year Parliament, which would automatically involve :t gyeat.fi' interval between polls. “Take these facts in conjunction' with others, such as the support given from an unusual quarter to such well-known prohibitionists as Fir John Luke and Mr U. A. Wright, and there can lie only one conclusion os to what the omens indicate. Anyhow the Eden election contest should afford :iu opportunity to learn something more.”