DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 January 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEOIIAFH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION’.] UNEMPLOYED. AUCKLAND, .Jan. 8. One trade union official described this January as the quietest lie lias ever known since 11)18. Unemployment is believed to exceed December, 11)10. Over -1(H) labourers are workless. Not n<my city labourers are taking advantage of the offers of country work, although soiuo single men have done .so. Unemployed ranks in Auckland are being swelled by an exodus from the country. A BISHOP’S BEREAVEMENT. HAMILTON, Jan. 8. Another bereavement has been suffered by Rt. Rev. C. A. Cherrington. Bishop of Waikato, who lost his wife six weeks ago. He has now been .advised of tho death of his mother, through being knocked down by a lorry in Nottinghamshire, England. A NARROW ESCAPE. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 8. Five children had a narrow escape this morning, avlieu a goods train struck a gig at Templeton niilway crossing. The children were driving to the store, tho eldest (1-1), being in charge of the vehicle. The train struck and killed the horse and smashed the gig to pieces. The driver, Ethel Nc 1 - Son, suffered injuries to the head and fractured a shoulder. Tho other children Eva, Lester, Percy and Isobel Chattel-ton, ugcil 13, 0, ■! and 2 years, were thrown clear and escaped unhurt.

A PROPHESY DOUBTED. WELLINGTON. Jan. 8. Doctor C. E. ATlnins, Government astronomer referring to the Italian professor’s predictions, cabled yesterday, of violent earthquakes and widespiend destruction,_ said “there does not appear the slightest indication to justify such a rash statement. Tt is difficult, and almost impossible to make any prophesy on what is going to happen. There can he no scientific justification for tho wild screed which appeared in the cable, for it can hear no common sense. An examination of tho work of seismologists here at (lie present time does not indicate that anything startling is going to happen.”

'TAXI METERS. AUCKLAND, Jan. 8. TJi xi owners whoso ears are not fitted with meters have been required by the City Council to cease plying for hire until meters are installed. Owners have had nine years in which to comply with the by-law, and owing to their repeated representations it was not carried out, lmt in June last it was decided to force the by-law as from January Ist, 1927. milk and cream rise. AUCKLAND, Jan. 8. From to-day tho retail price of milk is being raised from sixpence to sevenpence per quart and cream will cost eightpence per quarter qirton. Is 4d half and 2s Gd carton, instead of sevenpence. Is 2d and 2s Id. The reasons given are higher wages and wet weather resulting in a. failure of n large, percentage of hay crop necessitating an outlay for winter feed. THEFT OF TYRES. GTSBORNE. Jam 8. Following a motor accident, two Maoris, R.ewo Ilohipn and .Viiny AVliakarau, .purloined Lyres valued at £ls from the wheels. Thtv appeared at court this morning and each was lined £5. REMANDED. GISBORNE. Jam 8. Snllivpm charged with the murder of Jeriminh Williams, near Opotiki. on December Ist, was further remanded to Thursday.

A VISITOR'S OPINIONS. AUCKLAND, Jam S

.). H. Barker, of Leicester, who is on a visit to New Zealand, yesterday expressed the opinion that n greater exploitation of industrial centres of Englands by the Dairy T’roduee Board would result in increased sales at prices that could he made fo compare favourably with Denmark’s, if more forethought were given to direct supply. New Zealand was too prone to regard London as the whole of England but there was nothing to stop butter being sent direct to Manchester, withm a radius of 20 miles of which was a population greater than Londons. Another factor that would tend to make New Ztjdnnd butter popular in the Midland was the fact that many of the Dominion’s immigrants came from that part and a feeling of rennmealing was even now apparent. Empire trade had made great si rules in the past year and the lact that ll,e people had relative sand friends in New Zealand would create interest m this country’s produce.