DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BT TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DOCTOR’S DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH. April II Obituary—Dr Charles Morton Andernn. aged 71. He was president of the >orth Canterbury Acclimatisation Soiety for many years. TRAM CONDUCTOR’S FATE. AUCKLAND. April 10 As the result of head injuries, sits—[lined through falling from the trainin' yesterday. Alfred Author, tram anductn-'. <'i"d in the hospital last iglit. '!"• > deceased was proceeding nine i '' • early morning ear. after

duty ,in ‘ fell from the platform on to Hie ;' a rote road. 11 is lira in was lacerated. Deceased was to years old and leaves a widow. GOYE RXM ENT IN TE NT lONS. WELLINGTON. April II In a written reply to Mr McKern. M.P.. covering representation,, made by a deputation from the National Labour Legislation Committee, asking Government to reconsider certain proposals which entailed the dismissal of a number of timber workers in the King Country, the Premier says the poiii'V of over production by the Stale Department in order to test out the economic conditions, is not sound. “If the Raiiwav Department produces timber in excess of its own needs and the available market roq ui reimta ts. the economic loss must he serious.' he says, “not only to the Department hut In the State and to private industry as well. Regarding the proposal that during 1 lie sla.-k season special rates must fie charged to enable timber lireuood to lie transported to cities.’’ Mr Coates said the matter had not been overlooked. Timber, however, could only he railed as it was produced and it was not seasonable. but steadily cut throughout the year. Firewood was already carried under a penny per ton per mile, a rate as low as to lie uneconomical, and any further reduction, while moving a dead loss to Hie Denari meat. would have very little cifect oil the selling price. Alter the fullest enquiry he could not see his way to ask the Department to alter ils decision t 1 temporarily close P<>kaka Bush.' - MOTOR, ACCIDENT. ■CTIRLSTCHU.Ht.Tt, April 11 Horace Trtisentf. of Reilcliils, was conveyed to tlie hospital yesterday atLcrnoon with Inokeii ribs and a perforated lung, as the result of a motor ear accident on Monek's Spur road. Truscott left Ids parents home just oefiuv two o'clock in a three-sealer car. He was about two chains below the last h,-lupin bend, alien the ear swerved at a slight curve and leaving the road dropped over 11 steep haul: sideways and rolled till it. reached the Hat in Redclilf’s riflle range. Fortunately tile victim was shot out at the first somersault. lie was picked up surrounded by broken glass and debris and conveyed to a house nearby.

FREEMASONS’ DIVINE SERVK V CHRISTCHURCH, April il

Divine Service under the auspices of the Freemasons of Canterbury was held in the Anglican Cathedral yesterday afternoon. There was a very large attendance including Governor-Gen-eral, Sir Chits Fergusson. His Excellency. who is Grand Master of New Zealand Lodge read the first lesson. Verses 12 to 58 of the 28th. ( hapier of Job.

A HAH,STORM. CHRISTCHURCH. April 11. A hailstorm sprang a surprise visit on Christchurch about 9 p.m. on Saturday and continued fur five or ten minutes. There were many peculiarities about the storm. Il was not general over Christchurch lull seemed to strike a line from tlie south-west at Sydenham over tlie heart ol the city towards Richmond. 1 11 the wake of the storm there was a severe trust, 11.3 degn es being registered. THAMES JUBILEE. THAMES. April 11. Mr \Y. it. McDonald, secretary to the executive mnimiUce for the Diamond Jubilee eelebi utiolls ol t lie opening of tin* Thames gold holds which occurs at tiie end ot Jniy ot this year, left to-day for the South Island whore he will endeavour to arouse the interest of ex-Thames residents of the days of the gold rush. A strong committee lias been formed and the preliminary org niisat ion is practically completed.

DOUBLE FATA I,ITV. WAIPAWA, April 11. A shocking motor accident incurred on the road just entering the borough at 0.30 last evening, when a motor lorry driven by Mr Harper came into violent collision with a motor c\clc ridden by Gordon McNutt. 17. aho had with him Geoflrey Roden. U. McNutt was killed outright. Bodeii was removed to the hospital very seriously injured, where lie died 'iirl> this morning. It- is stated the .\vcle had no light, and the lorry one.

MOTOR CYCLIST HURT. AUCKLAND, April 11. .1. O'ltorkc. a resident of Oneliunga. was cycling when his machine skidded. He was sprayed with burning petrol from the carburetter hid his clothes got ablaze, but with prompt assistance he escaped with minor burns. MAN KILLED. AUCKLAND. April 11. Harry George Codlin. 35. married, a driver employed by Dalgctv and Co. was killed on Shturday afternoon by bis horse falling. Codlin tried to pull the animal up hut pulled it over on himself. As the horse was struggling on the ground it kicked Codlin who sustained a fractured skull and died in a few minutes.

A WIRELESS CALL. BLENHEIM. April 11. During the last few days bull radio amateurs have heard a Californian station K.R.I.E. calling tor 10.1 v.. Wellington, and asking thAt anyone hearing his signals should report t usame The Californian who is using approximately the same wave length as IV \ Dunedin will he tailing Vgai" to-day from 2.30 to G. 30 New Zealand i ime. VETERINARY HOARD. WELLINGTON. April 11. The following are appointed the Registered Hoard under the \ etorinaiv Surgeons’ Act, which came into loree mi January Ist: Dr Reakos (Chairman and Registrar). Barry (District Superintendent of Agricultural Department . Brodie (Hastings), and Kyle Christchurch). HORSE SCRATCHED. AUCKLAND EAST. April 11. i Wheiniauui was scratched at 12.45 to-dav for the Easter Handicap at Ellerslie. MINE IDLE TO-DAY. OREYMOUTH. April 11. The State Mine No. 2 Liverpool Colliers- was idle to-day. The men declared that the weather was too wet for them to travel from the middle break to the mine entrance, a distance 0 f chains. No. 1 mine is working, although it is 1$ miles further to walk. FVTAL FALL FROM LADDER. DUNEDIN, April 11. i William John Styles, aged 75. a resi-

dent of AVoolston, Christchurch, while assisting his brother painting a house at Roslyn fell off n ladder and broke his neck. BOOK-MAKERS FINED. PALMERSTON X.. April 11. !!•• is nue of the biggest bookmakers if not tiie biggest in Palmerston North, said Senior Detective Quirk, when Frank Dean was charged at tlie Magistrate’s Court this morning for using premises in Frederick Street as a common gaming house. The premises were visited by the polite on April 7ili and over a period of one hour and a -1 1 alf LOO was taken in bets. Ilis book showed large transactions, added the Senior Detective. The accused pleaded guilty and was lined L 1 DO and costs. Joseph Daniel (‘arty, on a similar charge was fined CIO and costs, tlie Senior Detective stating that accused was in a considerably smaller way of business than Dean. A PLUCKY ACT. GISBORNE, April Jl. Sydney Huston, aged 11. pluekily plunged to the rescue of Vivian Foote, a girl of six. who fell into the Taruherii River yesterday afternoon when crossing the footbridge. The girl had sunk the second time and had drifted some distance down the stream before she was reached. and the boy secured her and brought her safely ashore. WOMAN BURNT. WAI MATE, April II Mrs A. Contis, a middle-aged wo. man is in the hospital in a very critidd condition as a result of flames from a fireplace igniting her clothes. She was immediately all ablaze and losing her head rushed out of tiie house when a. neighbour hearing her cries rendered first laid and summoned a doctor. T lie woman was burned from neck to knee and tlie greater part of her body is