DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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VERDICT OF SUICIDE. AUCKLAND, Feb.

At the resumed inquest on Raoul Alpei, Dr Crow stated that when deceased was in hospital he admitted that he had attempted suicide and pointing to Ill's wrist said : “This is what I did.”

the Coroner iouiul a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane. A KIBE. Li NEDIN. February ,'i. A fire ! e last night resulted in about i damage to General Motors ( ) Ltd., in Vogel Street. Mall ad. n new Bnirk ears, just assembled irom packing eases, were badly damaged. the building stored (it) ears. I lie brigade made a good save. BOWED BOARDS. PALMERSTON N.. Feb. 3. The annual conference of Secretaries and Executive Officers of .Power Boards opened this morning. .Mr Campbell (Invercargill i President, addressing the couleri nee. .Mr Nash. M.P.. (President ol the Power Board’s Association) referred to matters arising from the Presidential report. . He discussed two of special interest—advertising and insurance. In his opinion they must carry on an extensive advertising .‘campaign. He Imped a special committee would be set up to have a scheme ready at an early date. The President in bis report, also summed up the position as far as the conference was concerned, when he said our common interest -is to discover the lirst means lor greater eflV.ueney ; secondly, methods lor securing more business; thirdly, systems under which economies can iie effected; and fourthly, generally to promote development and progress- of the functions which power hoards are constituted {o perform.

aor rc u r/r ur a l co l r.E ae, PALMERSTON X.. Feb. 2. No time is being lost by the newly constituted Council of the New Zealand Agricultural University College in making investigations preparatory to functioning in its new capacity. The Chairman, lion Goo. Fowlds, and members of the Council, accompanied hv Professor Poreii. arrived in Palmerston North last night. To-day ihev inspected the Batchelor Estate which has been purchased by the Government, a’nd the Mellardy property which the Borough Council has promise dto purchase, conditional upon tbuniversity being located here. Subsequently the College Council met in camera and officially received the Mayor. before returning to Wellington, where the Council will -further dolibera Le to-morrow.

A FINANCIER'S WARNING. WELLINGTON. Fob. it Sir If. Beauchamp, in an address as Chairman of the local Finance Cov.. stressed the necessity for economy. He quoted figures showing that to September 20th. last year the imports exceeded the exports by 208.0:50 which by November had increased to nearly four millions. At the same time the Government and municipal borrowing in the last live years had gone up 3] millions. Amongst other tilings lie considered far too much was spoilf on motor ears and necessaries. The world had entered on a cycle of years of lower price levels and the national income would be reduced accordingly. He urged both Government and the public, to recognise this and act accordingly; also that- there should he an adjustment of land values and a reduction, of costs .involving research into our industries and questions of tariff and wages.

RURAL CREDITS HOARD. DUNEDIN, Feb. 3. In reply to n statement at the Dominion executive meeting of the Farrars’ Union. Hon. Downie Stewart

(Acting Premier) stated that steps were b(nng taken to put a representa-

tive of rural interests on the Rural Credits Advances Board. This will he

lone before the Act operates on April 1. Pbe'appointment. will probably he made ;owards tho end of this month.

GUILTY OF THEFT. WELLINGTON, Feb. 2.

Edward May, Erie. Jones and Albert James Olsen, were charged in the Supreme Court before Sir C. P. Skerrett with breaking and entering by

night, and theft, and with the retirement of three hours on the count? reiving of stolen goods. They were found guilty by the jury after a retiment of three hours on the count of receiving. The charges wore ill. respect of a burglary of a warehouse in Vivian Street on the night of November 10th. and the theft of some silk. All three accused live in the same hoarding house.

Tt was stated by the Crown Prosecutor, Mr P. S. K. Mneassoy, that the accused had given false names. .Tones had been employed in the warehouse at one time, and would he familiar with the premises. Henry* Bod ley, licensee of a Palmerston North Hotel, said Olsen offered to sell some silk at 9tl per yard. AYitness was not satisfied with the explanations as to where it came from. Sentence was deferred.

AN ACCIDENT. GORE, Fel.. 3

An unfortunate accident occurred

when Gore excursion steamer was berthing at Queenstown wharf yesterday. Adam Sneder. a builder, of Gore and Martin Burke (14) of Charlton, each had a hand crushed between the boat and the wharf. Dr Anderson treated the wounds. Burke suffered severely from shock. His right hand was crushed, but no bones were broken. Speden lost part of four fingers of his right hand, and is now an inmate of Frankton Hospital.

SEAMEN’S UNION

WELLINGTON. February 2. The lately appointed executive of the Wellington Branch of the Federated Seamen’s Union, in an official statement allege that Mr Young. witili about 150 men under his charge, is trying to disrupt the old Federation of some 3000 men. The commission set up to enquire into affairs sat tor 10 days at Wellington, and on January 23 called a special stop-work meeting, at which IS3 members attended. The commission’s recommendations were adopted in their entirety by ISI to 2. The ejectment of the officials in the Fentherston Street office, as reported, followed on that meeting. At that time Mr Young had 419 members in iiis new association, but 100 had since transferred hack to the original Federation. Resolutions unanimously endorsing the commission’s report and the action of the executive were passed at stop-, work meetings at Auckland, Lyttelton, and Dunedin. 1 Mr F. Newfield announced that he would offer to contest a ballot of all the New Zealand seamen against Mr Young, the loser to pay all expenses and to abide by the decision of the membership. JOCKEY INJURED. DUNEDIN. February 3. In the Flying Handicap at Tapanui races Ace of Hearts fell and the rider N. C. Dwyer sustained serious head injuries. He was removed to the hospittal,