DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

° [DV TKLEGIIAFH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. e 11 N.Z. ARMAMENTS. I AUCKLAND, Sept. 27. c Commander .Middleton discutwcd dee fence matters in an address here. He 1 said that when things looked blackest ' during the war, it was decided to close the Channel ports, hut calculations _ proved that if every train in England . were put on to the western ports Loni dun could not be supplied with enough 1 food to keep the city fed for five " weeks. The next route was to divert , the trade routes. This .scheme answered well until the enemy raiders found the new sea road, with the result that -100 merchantmen were destroyed. 'The Home market would be paralysed in the event of trouble with i America and Japan, and the, speaker appealed for greater interest in the Navy League’s work, and better contributions to the defence of our trade routes to England. Commander Middle- , ton expressed the opinion that Now . Zealand’s liest hope was to concentrate ; on aircraft, which would be our eyes in time of danger, but not if it were a. military instead of a naval organisation. He spoke of coastal defence, and of the damage done by the German raiders to ocean-borne trade. Although only a small number of raiders got through the blockade, as many as eighteen 'vessels were destroyed by them in one day. Such a blockade would be impossible if there was trouble with cither the American or the Japanese Navy. Japan could not be blockaded in any way whatever, and the Japanese were building a number of cruisers just bein any way whatever, or .Japanese wore low the limit allowed, carrying 7.5-iuch 8-ineh guns. All were over the size of the Diomede and Dunedin, which would be outranged and outplaced. CANTERBURY RUGBY LEAGUE CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 28. At a meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Rugby League yesterday evening it was decided to call in the books of the Addington, Club because it was alleged that they contained a motion that the Club should join the Rugby Union. INJURED IN COLLISION. •CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 28. As a result of a collision with a motor ear, yesterday, serious injuries were sustained by-Frederick Kershaw, prospective competitor in Tiniaru to Christchurch road race. lie sustained a broken ankle, injured knee and injuries to the lungs. YOUNG MAN’S DEATH. AUCKLAND, Sept. 28. A young man, Alan Bloomfield, 1 died at the hospital as a result of being crushed by a tifictnr while employed in the erection of an electric [lower transmission line near Pokeno. FOUR WAGGONS DERAILED. ! AUCKLAND. Kept, 28. J The derailment of four waggons of 1 the goods train at Ngaroto at. nine 1 o’clock last night, caused damage to I tho rpermaneiit way, which whs re- ' paired this morning. No one was in- t hired and the ordinary express reachtown on time. The “Limited” was not affected. 1 ARBITRATION COURT. , CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 28. The Conciliation 'Council to-day referred a dispute brought bv the New ( Zealand Federated linn Masters Asscrjfition against the Wellisgton Metal Works Assistants Unions and others I to the Arbitration Court. It was stated. tho dispute affects Taranaki, Wellington. Marlborough, Nelson. Canterbury. Westland, Otago and Southland. The Unions oppose a Dominion award, j asking for local awards.' l SUPREME COURT CASE. AUCKLAND. September 28. - An application for a. rule nisi under the Habeas Corpus Act. calling on the gaoler to show cause why lie should I not release William George Cavenett, t was before Justice Herdnian this c morning. The ease was heard by M.r v Hunt S.M., on .September “Ist, when - Cavenett was sentenced on two charges 1 of theft, when the Magistrate threat- - ened to have prisoner’s counsel put out r of Court if lie did not sit down and p remarked that there is ton much of - this appealing. Mr Paterson, for the Crown, submitted the writ should lie served on j the presiding Magistrate and the pro- ’ sedition in this ease. The attitude } taken by the Prisons Department was „ that if the writ was a good one. the . prisoner would be released and if not lie would be held, • pending the termination of his sentence. He asked for an adjournment so that notice could q be given to the presiding magistrate J and prosecutor. The accused had ] served three weeks of one sentence (a > month). t His Honour granted the adjourn- s meat till Thursday next, bail o! -950 oil j accused’s own recognisance, 'die T Magistrate. Inspector of Police, and Detective McHugh would he served. IDENTIFIED. AUCKLAND, September 23. A iiian was found dead near Tirimingi on .Saturday afternoon with a. bullet in the head and a gun lying at bis feet. I-’e was identified by his brother who came from Palmerston j North as David Brown of Unit town. MINISTERIAL. BLENH.EHM, Sept. 28. ( . Two Ministers of the Crown are at nresent visiting Marlborough. Hon Anderson is on a visit of inspection to Pel.orolls Sound wharves and returns to - Wellington to-night. Hon R. Wright is engaged on business connected with ( - Mnrlhorough Junior High School and , other educational matters.