DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BT TELEGRAPH- —PER Pit ESS ASSOCIATION.] FARMERS DEMANDS. NEW PLYMOUTH. March DO. The problems facing tho farming community were discussed hv a large gathering of farmers at New Plymouth to-night, when Mr \V. J. Poison. President of tbe Farmers' Union, delivered an address concerning the many lactors militating against the prosperity of the farmers to day. Resolutions were carried:—

(1) Urging the Government to exercise ligid economy thus in enabling a reduction of taxation on the primary producers and encouraging their efforts.

(2) Urging tbe Government to proceed with legislation giving effect to the Rural Credits Commission’s recomnieudat inns so that better finance, and land values might be stabilised.

(D) Demanding some sense of security jo regard to labour, while freely conceding that tho worker is entit'ed to his reward. This resolution declared it the duly of the Government to abolish preference to unionists, and to secure tlie rights of a legitimate third party to appeal before the Arbitration Court.

N.Z. GOVERNMENT FILMS. WELLINGTON. March DO

Before leaving, the New Zealand cricket team was filmed by the Government Publicity Office, and the film sent to England to be released before the team arrives there.

The (ompletion of the filming of tlie Duke and Duchess of lurk's tour of New Zealand by the Government L’ublieity Office is now in siglil. It will be in six parts. J''our have already been sent to England. The complete film from the arrival in Auckland to the departure from Paterson's Inlet, will be screened in New Zealand at an early date

FARMER'S SUICIDE. El/IT 1 AM, March DO.

Thomas Henry Fever, aged -Pi, a fanner, n siding at Hunter Road, near Klthaia. was found (bad this morning outside a milking shed with bis throat cut and a razor alongside his body, lie was engaged in milking and left while a farmhand took the milk to the factory. He did mu, appear at breakfast. at the time and a search revealed the tragedy. lie owned over a hundred acres of freehold. It is alleged that he had no financial troubles, lie is survived bv a wife and a son at school.

RACECOURSE THEFT. OAM ARE, March DO

A ease concerning a bet. on a racecourse occupied the Oamarit Magistrate for suiiie time to-day. Nicholas Lynch, second-hand de.alor. of Invercargill, met Arthur, Ilandson Henderson on the Haiuaru course on the first day. and confidentially handed him ten pounds to put mi Rapier. On his meeting Henderson tho next day. the latter told Lynch Pe bail lost the money playing [riker. Lynch then consulted the police, and to-day Henderson was enu- \ bird of stealing L']'' 5s (Id. The Magistrate said that Lynch deserved no sympathy, lie would not allow him expenses, lie convicted the accused, but ordered him to come up for seufeni'e if called upon within two years, the motley tv be refunded. The slut dice carried w/itii it a prohibition from going on rui ('courses for the

DEATH OF HON. D. H. CUTHRIE. M AST E IBP. IN. March Dl. The death occurred at B.DIt tins morning of lion. I). 11. Guthrie, aged 72. The funeral take- place from the I’reshvlerian Church. Eeilding, at two

o'clock on Friday. ["Deceased was for years .Minister ot I'aliica lion anil I.anils in the Massey Goveriiu cut. and was on the executive of the nrcs.'iit Government, j

ALLEGED ARSON. \U( K LAN It. March Dl. Stanley Clerk, aged D2. arrested lor druiikrinn >s during a. liie ai a house in New'market, to-day pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was lined IDs or 2 hours gad. Oil a charge of wilfully

setting fire to the b use lie was r •■>■ him tided on bail of one surety of L'SI.O

HUMAN E SOCIETY MEDAL. GISBORNE. March Dl. A silver medal lias been granted bv the R ival Idumane .Society to Constable Wilfred Alex Lean, of Gisborne, I

rescuing a prisoner from drowning ~apicr on 21 th. November.

DAIRY PRODUCE VIEWS. AY EL LING TON. March Dl

“The decision of the Dairy Produce Cont rol Board to defer consideration of the Board's future policy, until the June meeting was fully anticipated, said A. J. Sinclair, wlm placed the ease for the Palmerston. North ‘( inference, before the Board yesterday. “It is known,” he said, “that while certain members wot'u not prepared to compulsory provisions of the Act, they were favourable to a further modification cl" the Board’s powers, but they desired consideration of the point, and deferred until June for two reasons, the return of Messrs Turns and Motion from London, and pending elections, which would be held in .May for three producer members of the Board.” Mr Sinclair added that dairy companies opposing compulsion were now financing arrangemets to jmt forwar> conditions to ooiv.se the throe retiring members—Gi pdfellow, Forsyth and Thacker with candidates, he said, who would favour a conservative policy of marketing, on lines of the Palmerston North resolutions.

STEAMER ASHORE. WELLIXTON. March Dl. The Secretary of the General Post Office advises that wireless message'

intercepted from s.s. Roggeveen indicate the vessel went ashore on North Reef near Townsville. ’ ri -- vessel is high and dry but apparently in no danger, as assistance was not asked for. WHITT A FINED £IOO. CHRISCTHURCH. March 31. Pleading guilty to a charge of bookmaking Alfred Vivian Whitta was filled £-100 and casts by Mr Mosley, S.M.. in the Magistrate’s Court. John Henry Butt and William Henry Cousins, wlio were employed by Whitta ir. business were fined £73 and easts uul £•23 and casts respectively. The charges against Whitta. aged 30. were that on March 10. being the occupier of premises known as Nu 11 Royal Exchange buildings, lie kept same as a common gaming house and that on March HTh be carried on the business of liookniaking. John Henry Butt, aged of. was also charged with being the occupier ol the same premises and keeping the saint- as a common gaming house. William Henry Cousins was enlarged with assisting in the management. \ STREET SCENE. CHRISTCHURCH. March 31. The police were called urgently this morning to restore order at a row between rival unemployed factions in the city, which occurred at a meeting held in Victoria Square. Bo to re they arrived the element led by H. Duiiklev and J. Liiioui made their departure leaving K. L. Hills in charge of Rose, who remained gesticulating wildly and hurling insults at Hills. Messrs Dunkley and Litoni made the proceedings verv lively for about a quarter of an hour. After their departure nC(sSmpanied by about nine others. Mills restored order and addressed the crowd (in the events of the past few days in connection with the unemployment problem in the city.

AN OIL WELL. NEW PLYMOUTH. March 31. A local syndicate formed for the purpose of reopening the Blenheim oil well at Motnroa. also a well drilled at Vugeltown and abandoned some years ago. Though operations in the Blenheim well have long ceased, it is still yielding oil. An immediate renewal of operations was proposed. SMASHING THINGS. ( lIRIST'T HI'RCIf. March DL In i lie Magistrate's Court. Law rence I’airick McCarthy. 25. pleaded guilty to drunkenness, to smashing two plate glass windows at Sumner valued at fifty pounds and a breach of the terms of probation. Counsel said no excuse could be offered. He bad drunk a bottle of whisky and hyd the feeling be wanted to break tilings. For drunkenness be was fined IPs. in default 21 hours; for breaking the windows three months hard, and for breach of probation three mouths hard, to lie concurrent. THEFT CHARGE. WAIPUKURAU, March Dl. James Julian East was brought lielore justices and charged with having, while Clerk to the W'aipawa llospila’ Board, received from Jeflerv llili' LTOO and fraudulently omitted to account for same, lie was remanded to appear at the Magistrate's Court- on Dili Bail was granted, self CDRM. and two illiers ITSO each. Accused is to ream t to the police daily. A SHOCKING FATALITY. , PEKEKOIIE. .March Dl. A Pukekoho Technical 11!ltii School {irl. Lily Isabella. Reid, aged 11, whose larents -reside at Pottga. near Papn;ura. met her death in tragic ciicumtaiiees this unruing. Deceased was a litssenger on a train vvbiili arrives at ’ukekolie at D. 10 a.m. When (500 yards lortli of Pnkekohe Station, deceased ■■ft flic carriage for the platform, proumahlv with the intention of being

lie first to disembark. She fell ofiT nd her clothing evidently became enuigled in the wheels. Her body was

ashed between the sleepers and the iii' and terrible mutilated, the face

and shoulders being crushesl and mangled, arms broken anil several fingers on the left hand amputated. Her dress was found twenty yards from where the body was picked up. No one witnessed the accident, (’poll arrival at the station her schoolmates informed the stalinmnaster that Miss Reid was missing and two porters were sent to search and located the body, which was taken to an hotel.