DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TEMIGIt.VI’H—t’KR PUESS ASSOCIATION.] A STATEMENT CORRECTED. WELLINGTON, April 19. A Press Association llelegrnm sent from Auckland on Saturday stated that Mrs X. E. Kernel' had been appointed associate magistrate to the Childrens Court in Auckland, and would sit with Mr E. C- Cullen, S.M. It should he explained that the associates who are to he appointed under the Children’s Courts section of the Child Welfare Act will not lie magistrates. but will he associates of the Court, and will he honorary. No appointment has yet been made. Questioned to-night concerning ibis telegram, the Minister of Education, Hon Sir James Parr, said: “Such a statement is entirely premature. Na appointment, lias vet been made.” Sir James weld oil to- say that the procedure was that in the first place the Director of Education would submit to I lie Minister of Education the names of persons considered to be suitaide for tbe positions, and the Minister would select from the names ol the ladies .submitted four ladies, one in uadi of the four chief centres. Tito Minister would then recommend their appointment to the Govenior-in-Conn-til, who would make the final appointment. The matter had not gone farther than the first stage. In other words, the departmental officers were considering names, hut had not yet submitted anything'to the Minister.

. I RAILWAY INQUIRY IN CAMERA. PALMERSTON NORTH,-April 19. Au inquiry was commenced this i afternoon into an accident which oc- - curved last week, when the Limited express from Wellington narrowly I, escaped a collision with the “ Fields” .) express at the local station, f The proceedings arc being conducted i- in camera. LEG AMPUTATED, t STRATFORD, April' 19. Stewart Crawford, the vovmg man . who sustained severe injuries through f being caught between railway trucks i while shunting, had one log amputated r iiJj-dav. , QUESTION OF SITE. - NO SFLECTION YET MADE. 1 WELLINGTON, April 19. The question of finding a silo in the Palmerston Nurth-M.arton district for an agricultural college in terms of % the agreement between the Auckland r and Wellington University College i Councils was remitted to a committee . of the Cabinet consisting of the lions ■ Sir James Parr (convener), A. D. . M’Leod. 0. flawken and F. J. P.olles- . ton. . Asked to-day on his return to Wei - . | lington from Auckland whether the committee has come to a decision, Sir •Tames Parr stated that no decision had yet been arrived at. Since the last i meeting of the committee, the Minis- • ter had examined various sites, but, owing to the absence from Wellington of two of the Ministers concerned, no meeting of the committee had yet boon held for the purpose of making a final recommendation. The reporter asked the High Com-missioner-elect if the matter was likely to be settled before his departure for London. "f am not sure.” replied Sir .tamos. ” T hope that wo shall he able to get a meeting before Saturday, when I sail.” THE ARRESTED SHIP. AUCKLAND. April 20. The American barque, Guy C. Goss, which was arrested for debt about two weeks ago, and which at present lies in the stream, was to have been subject to an Admiralty Court action this morning, but the case was adjourned until Friday. The action, which is being brought by the consignees as plaintiffs. against the captain and crew as defendants, is that of a motion for an order of discharge of the cargo from a writ of arrest. The whole matter will he gone on with on Friday, before Mr Justice Herdman. CHARGE AGAINST MOTORISTS. INVERCARGILL, April 20. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, before Mr G. Cruieksliank. S.M.. further evidence was taken in the case against John Gny Dennison, engineer to the Southland County Council, who is charged with negligently driving a car. and thereby causing the death of Frederick George Witty, on March 8. on the' North Road. The evidence was on similar lines to that given a£ the inquest. Accused, who is represented

by Sir Eustace Russell, reserved liis defence and was committed for trial at the Supreme Court. MOTORIST COMMITTED. AUCKLAND, April 20. . The hearing of a charge against Andrew Donald, aged 20 years, of negligently driving a motor car in Remuera Road, causing the death of Robert Thomas Dagg, aged 63, concluded today at the Police Court. Accused was committed for trial, and bail was fixed at £2OO, with personal surety for a similar amount. N /. FRUIT FOR EXPORT. CHRISTCHURCH. April 2C. Mi- F. AY. Cone, Canterbury director on the New Zealand Fruitgrowers’ Federation, has received the following telegram from the Federation Secretary to-day:—“The export position is very serious. The guarantee has been extended to 650,000 eases. Thu packed fruit in sight by tonight will exhaust this, as well as the available shipping space. Crowd's packing after to-day will do so at their own risk. Endeavours are being made to have the guarantee further extended, and to secure

more shipping space but neither are at all hopeful. The latter, in any ease, is not- likely to he available before June. If the guarantee is not extended. growers desiring to pack, in the hope of space being available, must make arrangements for storage, and also for finance for freight and charges when shipped linger the circumstances. The soundest advice is to stop packing for export. Advise all exporters.” Mr Cone estimated that probably about between 1500 ami 1800 eases of Canterbury apples would be shut out.