DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

(bv telegraph—per press association.!

RUBBER Y. WAIPUKURAU, Feb 11. Rurng the übencc of Air and Airs Dunbar, at the pictures, oil Saturday night, their dwelling in the heart of the town was visited burglariously. Jewellery and a fountain pen valued at £25 were stolen from the bedroom and dining room, also the contents of a child’s money box. The theft was not discovered until last evening. The polite are investigating. H EAT AY A YE. AIASTERTOX. Feb. 14. Alastorton has experienced a heat "nr for over a fortnight. The glass several times registered 90 and over and 86 was quite common. Yesterday there was a record heat when over 93 was registered. MAORI LAND ENQUIRY'. WAITaRA. Fel>. 14. Argument before-the Royal Commission set up to investigate the claim of the natives for alleged unjust confiscations of land after the Afaori AYar. was continued to-day. C. N. Taylor proceeding with his address on behalf of the Crown. Counsel contended the -Cgntinwa Tribe, which were driven out of Taranaki by the AA’akatoas and subsequently allowed to return, did not possess tribal rights over lands out of which the dispute arose, and it was submitted that the attitude of the chief : \A ire nut Kingi, was one of defiance to | the Crown. His resistance to the em- | ployment of military carrying out AVai- , tar Survey, was not justified. The real | cause of the war of 180 IT was the dci termination of Kingi and supporters to I veto all sales of land to Europeans.

A LABOR CRITIC. WEST ROUT, Feb. 15

.Speaking at Burnett’s Face yesterday morning, .Air H. E. Holland, Leader of the Opposition, said the work of the Imperial Conference bad been practically resultless, in decisions that would give satisfaction to the people 'off the various Dominions. Tn the matter of status, the Conference left them still at the mercy of the English diplomacy, in their Internal ionai relationships, when British statesmen, disregarding the Covenant of the League of Nations and in violation of the Treaty made their eoneentration of armed forces in Chinese territory. They gave the Dominions no voice in the matter although if Hie British policy resulted in war, every Dominion would be involved. There was a growing sentiment everywhere that the Dominions must not be committed to warlike poli-

cies or war provoking acts, unless on the decisions of their peoples. The idea of Empire had to make way for»a greater conception of a Commonwealth which would transform Britafti and her present Dominions and dependencies into an association of free equal peoples.

At Dcnniston yesterday afternoon. Afr H. E. Holland stated that from end to end of the Dominion t,liore was a rapidly developing unemployment problem. due on one hand to the Government's immigration policy and on the other hand to its neglect or incapacity to make provision for the (hanging economic conditions. There were thousands of workless men in the larger centres clamouring for work and at the same time there were numerous important public works awaiting to be done on which every unemployed man able and willing to work could be absorbed. The Government plea was that no money was available but when private capitalism broke down in industry ns was now the case, it was the botimlen duty of the Government- to set itself the task of organising finance and credit to keep the people ju employment. The present immigration policy was neither fair to immigrants nr Hie workers of New Zealand, and should lie discontinued until such lime as those who were workless and in want, had been provided with an opportunity to earn a living for themselves and their families.

SANDERS CUP

CHRISTCHURCH, Fob. M. The Avalon won the second race for the Sanders Cup, after ,a most exciting finish by eight seconds. The wind dropped as the boats were running with the spinnaker, to the finishing line, and the Betty was becalmed. The Avalon was further out from the shore, and carried more wind, and she caught a puff which I'rried her on a winner. The Hawke’s Bav men had sailed a splendid race, and fully deserved their win. CORNWELL CUP. CHRISTCHURCH. Fob. It. The Cornwell Cup race was sailed lit i.s morning in a changeable wind, which dropped occasionally to a flat calm. The Winsome, sailed by Christchurch hoys, led the fleet home, but because the race occupied a minute and a, half over the maximum allowed, the judges declared the race off. The rn.ro was retailed in the afternoon over a windward and leeward course, in a very erratic wind. The seamanship of all flic crews was superb. The result was: — Auckland 1. Lyttelton 2. Christchurch 3. Southland 4. Wellington 5, Ifawke’s Bav G, Otago 7. Won by 20 seconds; third boat arriving f) minutes later. MOTOR CYCLE ACCIDENT. WAIM.ATE, February 14. Frederick .McKinley, aged 17, is rn the hospital ill a critical condition, as the result of driving a motor cycle into a car. which lie was unable to avoid, when turning a corner, and was thrown on to the road, lie received injuries to his head. Another lad, a pillon rider, was unhurt.

| OYER £7OO DAMAGES. AUCKLAND. Fell. 14. The sequel to a collision between a motor waggon and cyclist was a claim for £750 general damages, and £214 3s special damages in the Supreme Court to-day. The plaintiff was tlie cyclist. John Herbert Tlobdell, of T’epapapa, who alleged that Daniel Hyde, driver, in the employ of R. and W. Hellaby, Ltd., butchers, of Auckland, had negligently driven the wagon which had run down plaintiff, and that the inuries sustained by plaintiff necessitated nine weeks’ treatment in a hospital.

The jury awarded plaintiff £SOO general damages, and £213 18s special damages against R. and W. Hellaby. THE NORTHUMBERLAND. AUCKLAND. Feb. 14. ( The steamer Northumberland is expected to go into dock for repairs next week. All the cargo except that in No 2 hold is being discharged at King’s Wharf, and will he taken south by the Union Company’s steamers. The Ivoton is loading a largo amount of the cargo for Wellington, Lyttelton and Dunedin, and will sail on Wednesday evening. MOTOR FATALTTV INVER CAR GILL, Feb. 14. An inquest into the death of Phyllis Fleming, who was killed on Sunday in a motor accident at Riverton, was opened at Riverton to-day, before Mr Cruiekshnnk. S.M. After hearing medical and police evidence, the inquest was adjourned to Invercargill. I