DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BARQUE SOLD

LBY TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] MAINTENANCE CASE. DUNEDIN, July 15. Holding that co-respondent in a divorce ease had a moral responsibility to maintain the woman, who was the respondent, Air Bartholomew, S.AI., refused to make an order in a judgment summons ease, in which the,petitioner in this divorce, Sydney James Williams, claimed from the co-respond-ent, John Eraser, £24 19s 6d, the costs ordered to be paid in that action. The ALagistrate said that it would be a shabby thing if a co-respondent turned on to the streets, a woman who, through his interference, had been divorced. RELIEF DEPOT. CHRISTCHURCH, July 16. A relief depot assistance to people in distress through lack of clothing, fuel and food, was opened to-day. Already many' bulky parcels have been received. Carriers are giving their services free. A BODY FOUND. DARGAVII.I E, July 16.

A farm labourer, Kenneth Codlin, aged 50, missing since .Monday, "as found dead yesterday. Deceased was employed on J. Simpson's farm at Ruawai. He left Jdie house in the morning and was not .seen alive again. The body was found 50 yards from the house. At tin inquest, the doctor’s evidence disclosed that deceased had been receiving attention for heart trouble, and gave the opinion Hint he had a heart attack which was the cause of death. The Coroner returned a verdict accordingly.

SUDDEN DEATH. AA r ELLINGTON, July 10. John AV. E. Miles, chief clerk of tlio Railway Station suffered a sudden seizure late last night and died early this morning. He was in his usual health at 9.30 p.m. and chatting with the stationmaster, hut took ill soon after he went home. He leaves a widow and two young children. INFLUENZA. . MARTON July 16. Owing to the spread of mild inlluenza among school children, the high school, accomodating 400, has been closed. There are no serious cases in this district, though many persons are laid up. AT DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, July 16. In accordance with the price :oarrangeiucub, flour here advances from £8 10s to £8 15s. Bread prices will not advance. ENORMOUS LOTTERY SUGGESTED AUCKLAND, July 16. The AYaitenmta Bridge Committee, by 14 to 6. adopted a resolution to promote legislation empowering tho raising of n million pounds, by a lottery, of which £750,000 be allocated for the erection of a bridge to connect the city and northern districts.

AUCKLAND. July 16. The barque, Guy C. Goss, was sold by auction for £3BO. ’Pile vessel has been in port here for about 4 months, and was arrested for wages due to the seamen, and later was the subject of litigation at tho Supreme Court, when the consignees were given delivery of their cargo.

DAIRY INDUSTRY. AVE LUNG TON, July 14. Addressing the National Dairy Associations conterduee to-day, Air Singleton, director of the Dairy Division, said the .Minister of Agriculture proposed to bring down legislation 1 1 is session to further amend the Daily Industry Act. Should the Bill become law. it would be necessary to consider regulations to deal with the cream grading proposals. The time was opportune to revise tlio original regulations and include others which, though never gazetted, had been very generally adopted in effect. Regarding cream gliding, it was proposed to make it the duty of the company or owner to provide a grader who would he examined by an officer of the division, and on passing tile examination ho would be granted ,a certificate. Cream was to he graded finest, first grade, and second gride. The finest would he the cream making butter that would grade not less than 93 points, first 90 to 90 points and second under 90. It would he obligatory on all companies to make differential advance payments, the minimum difference being a halfpenny between finest and first 'and one penny between first and 'second. Tlio . factory owners would |,c- required to colour such creams as were unfit for human consumption. The speaker dealt with the subject of a national brand and standard export butter boxes* and cheese crates. The parchment paper for lining butter boxes was to be of goad qniHty, and weighing a minimum of 281 b a ream. A regulation had been drafted to cause the present cheese crate in general use to he recognised as the standard date. Other regulations dealt with milking sheds, plants, cold stores for export, etc.