DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] THE HINEMOA’S TRIP. AUCKLAND, July 14. A wireless from Niue states the Hiuemoa encountered an exceptionally heavy gale, the wind at times being of hurricane force. She is not expected to arrive at Niue till this evening. ROAD CYCLING RACE. CHRISTCHURCH, July 15. The annual cycling load race, Timaru to Christchurch, has been definitely fixed for October. For the first tone this will not allow placed riders to compete in the Warruambool road event. RESIGNED. AUCKLAND, July 13. ! Air A. Thompson, a member of the [ City Licensing Committee who was ;b- f sent from the meeting at which the f Ambassador’s Hotel license was grant- 1 ed, lias resigned from the committee. t

BUTTER CONTROL. WELLINGTON, July 14. Mi- Grounds, chairman of the Dairy Control Board, addressed the meeting of the National Dairy Association. He referred to the criticism levelled at the Board’s policy, and said that a number of mis-statements had been made. One of these was a cablegram sent by the editor of the “ New Zealand Times ” to the “ Daily Mail.” Another was that the Board were taking advantage of the big strike at Home. Such tactics were execrable. The speaker defended the Board’s policy of absolute control. He did not claim that their system was yet perfect, but they could not yet get tho maximum efficiency without the wholehearted support of the industry. The profits of their workings to date wore £73.000, and the Board had also saved the producers £IIO,OOO in freight charges. It also seemed to have improved the services, and was still endeavouring to bring about further improvements. The idea was to maintain a steady flow of produce on to tho Home market, but not to keep it in store for the sake of gaining better prices. They were going to accept the price ruling on the market. He considered that absolute control was in the best interests both of the consumer and the producer, and that it would stabilise the market.

VESSEL AD LIFT. AUCKLAND. July- 14. While being towed to llokianga. by the auxiliary schooner “Isabella (le Fra ine.” th© Hew fortv-foot launch “Invincible,” owned by tho Holcfanga Dairy Coy. was lost in the darkness in the early days of Tuesday morning through the breaking of tho towline between the Pooa- Knights and Capo Brett. The launch was being taken round the coast for work in Hokianga harbour. It was valued at twelve hundred pounds, but was no*l insured. Vessels have bjeen advised by wireless to keep a look-out.

DRIFTING LIGHTER SIGHTED. WELLINGTON, July 1-L The following was broadcasted l>y the Sydney radio at 10.6 p.m.:-—“The Master of the steamer Waitemata reports that at 6.30 a.m. on July 14th., a timber lighter was sighted adrift, being a menace to navigation, Port Stevens light, bearing 342 degrees, being about, fifteen miles distant.”

-MOTOR V EHIOLES. WELLINGTON, July 14. The number of motor vehicles registered in New Zealand up to June 30th Inis reached tho total of 140.796. ( . The Registrar's return furnished to the Minister of- Internal • Affairs gives the following particulars:— North Island:—Gars 57.050 ; trucks, etc.. 13.202; cycles 1.0.210; total 86.570. i Son fill Island:—Cars 35,745; trucks, etc.. 5,8.31; cycles, 12,638; total 54,220. Total for Now Zealand 140,796. -MOTOR VICTIM SUCCUMBS. AUCKLAND, July 14. Henry Ernest Hardy, aged 49, a married man, who was injured in a collision between two motor buses at Avondale last Sunday afternoon, died to-day. EX-ENEAIY PROPERTY. WELLINGTON, July 14. An injunction has been received that ex-enemy property in Egypt which previously has been dealt wit'll by the Public Custodian for Egypt, is in future to he conducted by tho Clearing Office for Enemy Debts in London.

SENTENCE FOR FRAUD. WELLINGTON, July LI. A term of one year’s reformative detention was imposed in the Magistrate’s Court this morning by Magistrate Riddell on Peter Elias Groom.. 25, who appeared for sentence on a charge of obtaining credit by fraud, for hoard and■ lodgings, for £l7 16s from John Rupert Foster. ASSAULT CASE. WELLINGTON. July 13. A seaman named Patrick Byrne was committed for trial on a charge of inflicting bodily harm on Win. Moore. The medical evidence was that Moore s skull .was fractured and that lie 'had two severe scalp wounds, and was likely to he in the hospital nine weeks.

UNLAWFUL USE OF MOTORS. WELLINGTON, July LI. Two youths, R. R. Belt and Edwaid Norman, both 17 years of age, were to-day charged with the unlawful use of six motor cars, of a value of £l6lO, and Belt with further use of four cars of a value of £1495, hut the case was remanded owing to Belt being ill.