DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1927, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELEGRAPH—TEH PRfcMf ASSOCIATION.} OPPOSITION TO AVAIL AUCKLAND, April 18. “ If war breaks out in China I shall use every effort I can to urge every young man J know not to bear arum and to make him refuse under aft circumstances to take any part in military. activities,” said .Mr O. E. Burton last evening in addressing a gathering in Everybody’s Theatre, where a meeting of protest was held to oppose direct action against tile Chinese. Air Burton stated that war with China would bring about disastrous results. He advocated the withdrawal of all British troops and war whips front China, the total evacuation of Hong--Ivong by Britain and tiie surrender nf existing treaties. The Government could put men into khaki, but it could not make them tight, and he stated that every young Irtrlfi and woman should raise their voices against war. especially one which was fought merely to maintain British interests hi ttwf East. The Rev. Lamli Harvey expressed pleasure at the formation of a body of young men in the city which had decided to make a stand against war with Chim'l. CRUSHED BY TRACTOR. NAPIER, Api 11 18. A Flock House boy, ag'-d aliouC eighteen years, George W. Pickering, employed by Mr YV. J. Wood, on Tits farm at Homewood, Waipawa, was killed early this afternoon. He was engaged, in the absence of his employer, in top-dressing some hilly country, and was hauling a drill with a tractor. The latter apparently got out of control going down hill, which it ’descended at an increasing pace untif it turned over when nearing the' bottom. A Waipawa boy, E. Maher, witnessed the accident and telephoned to' Waipawa for assistance, stating that the tractor was lying with Pickering underneath it. Assistance was speedily given, hut nothing could he done, for deceased had been killed instantly. Deceased had been working for sonic time for Air AYood, who thought highly of him. He had made quite a large number of friends in Waipawa. Me had no relatives in the Dominion.