DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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DAIRY CONTROL. TE AWAMUTU. Aug. 2. A meeting here this afternoon o! over one hundred dairy farmers was addressed by Mr TV. A. Veitch, ALP., Wanganui on the subject of compulsory provision of the Dairy Control Act. The meeting carried resolutions for substantial majorities, favouring one vote for en'-b producer without regard to their tonnage basis, and also that the compulsory piovisions of the Control Act should bo postponed. An amendment that meeting endorses the policy of the Control Board and five it hearty support was defeated-

i'T.UNKET SOCIETY. WELLINGTON, Aug. 2. At the Plunket Society' Conference the following officers were elected to the Central Council: General Presidents, Sir T. King and Lady King; President, Mrs Johnstone; vice-presi-dents, Dame Massey. Lady Ilosking. Mesdames McGoorge (Dunedin), Parke(Auckland), MaeLcan (Napier), Newman (Timaru), Pearce (Invercargill). Committee-: Mesdames McDiarmid (New Plymouth), Armitago (Tcinuka). Coornbes (Palmerston North), Rattray, Sidey, McGeorgo, Moore, and Cunningham (Dunedin), "Williams (Hastings). Buchanan (Nelson); Administrative Secretary, Miss G. Hoddinott. It was resolved that the attention of i lie Government be drawn to the necessity for action being taken with reference to the injurious effects on children attending picture shows. Sir Truhy King said that no stone would be left unturned by the Executive to get. some practical step taken.

Mrs Johnstone said that a New Zealand niotliereraft homo would slim" be opened at Invercargill. PROMISE FULFILLED. PALMERSTON N., Aug. 3. In fulfilment of the promise given that the Borough would donate half of Mrs P. A. Me Hardy’s property at Fitzherbert to the State, the rest is being set aside as a Borough reserve, conditional on the Agricultural College being established here. The Borough Council decided last evening to place loan proposals of £IO,OOO before the rate-payers. Part of the property proposed is Borough Reserve and contains an area of excellent native bush. A section of the property to be given to the State is from part of the College site.

A FIRE. WHAKATANE, Aug. 3 The hack portion of Canning’s tearooms caught fire at 10.30 last night. The Brigade quickly suppressed the outbreak and thus saved a valuable block of shops. The premises were insured in the State office. Ernest MaCartney, a baker, who was sleeping upstairs had a narrow escape. He was practically overcome by smoke and jumped from a back window.

ALLEGED THEFT

AUCTvLAND, Aug. 3

At the Police Court, charges of theft of money totalling £345 were preferred against David Wilson Sefton, who was foreman of Onehiinga Borough Council, and Trevor Gordon Smith, who was formerly an employee of tho Council as clerk. Sefton pleaded guilty and Smith riot guilty. Both were committed to the Supreme Court.

HOOK Tn'AGKDV INQUEST.

WAIMATE, Aug. 3. Tiie inquest on Ella Wade Robinson, the four months’ old victim of the Hook tragedy was opened and adjourned sine die, after the evidence of identification, as Mrs Robinson is in an unfit state to give evidence. The sixyear old daughter has now recovered and been discharged from tlie hospital. GUILTY OF THEFT. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 3. Cyril T. Mosley, a well known accountant, was charged to-day with receiving various sums Ringing from £lO to £.300 and fraudulently failing to account for same, to Senfield Ltd. Witnesses gave evidence that they bought sections at Brookfield* and paid tho money to accused as secretary. The auditor said the defalcations totalled about £1,900. Mosley pleaded guilty and was committed for sentence

RINGING THE CHANG I'

CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 3. For ringing the change, Arthur Collins Larkin was sentenced to sixmonths gaol, tho police saying he had worked it throughout the South Island. INFLUENZA. AUCKLAND, Aug. 3. There were seventeen cases of peuuinonie influenza in tiie Auckland district this month. There were three deaths during the last twenty-four hours.

PURSE STEALING

AUCKLAND, Aug. 3. George Betties, a coloured man. was sent to gaol for three months by the Magistiutc for stealing a woman’s purse from her pocket in the street. Accused bolted, with the woman m pursuit. Constable Hickey joined in the chase of Bottles. Ho went through two tram cars, eventually making the capture. ___________