DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

(B.v Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

BANK OF NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON. .June 17

The Bank of New Zealand meeting was held to-day. The report and balance sheet were adopted and a vote of thanks was passed to the staff, moved by Mr Weston, and seconded bv -Mr S. Kiikcalilie. and responded to by the General Manager.

~MOTOR GARAGE BURNT. AUCKLAND, June 17

A garage at Pupatoetoe owned by R. AY. Ham'!; i:i was destroyed by fire last niglit. ii . iber with three motor trucks.

TROUBLE ON A STEAMER. AUCKLAND. June 15

Short of coal, the cargo steamer. Pipiriki. bound from New York to Sydney put into Auckland last evening. Her officers reported that the vessel had encountered stormy weather, both in the Atlantic, when on her way from Liverpool to New York, and in the Pacific. Included in the steamer's cargo are -IIKK) toils of railway iron for M -stern Australia, which was the can,sc id much trouble and anxiety on board When the vessel was crossing tbe Atlantic. A week out from I.ivcrpoo! tbe .steamer ran into stormy weather, and was subjected to a severe buffeting. On April oth. tbe -wind increased to hurricane force. At the height of the gale Hie violent rolling of the shin caused the iron rails in No. 1 hold to break adrift, and they were thrown about Mill, the lurching of the steamc,. Ihe shiii was at once hove 10. and the work of securing the rails bogiMi. All the (leek hands, under the direction of the officers toiled in ihe hold, it being realised that the lease rails were likely to cause serious damage, if mol seemed, and at the end of four hours the men’s efforts were successful. The damage was confined lo several twisted st:i nch ions.

OTAKT HOSPITAL. WELLINGTON. June 17. I ho Minister of Health denies the ipport that the Otaki Sanatorium is <o he abandoned <r that the locality is unsuitable. On the contrarv, the Department is well satisfied with lie climate there and had recent Iv added twenty beds to the intitnt ion.

•SUBSIDY COMPLAINT. WEI I IXGTOX. June 17

Disappointment was expressed lrseveral members at the C'it.v Council meeting with the Government derision to pay subsidy mi the basis only ol 12s and 9s per day. The Mayor s :iid as t.ho Council was giving 12s mill 14s, the subsidy instead of being ball' extra would only be about one third.

SHORTHORN MILKERS. PALMERSTON X.. June 17

At the annual meeting of ifte Milking Shorthorn Association the Chairman's report stated the advance made since the Inundation of the Society fourteen years ago is wonderful. Commercially the season was had. on account of beef and butterfat prices being low, nevertheless, tih-j breed maintained its position. The following officers were elected:— President, W. R. Brown (Werrron) ; Vice-Presidents, J. Bateman i Invercargill). J. AlcLcod (Auckland) ; Treasurer. B. 1), Duxfield (Hurotiu); Auditor, C. W. Armstrong (Hamilton).

It was decided to sii|)j’(,rt the holding of the Royal Show in the Autumn.

OBSTRUCTION ON LINE. GISBORNE, June 17

Two youths. John Henry Gravston and John Simpsbn pleaded guilty at. tibe Police Court to vagrancy and tbo jilacing of an obstruction on the railway line at Otoko. The lads aged ]<> and 18 respectively, tame out with the crew of the lonic a year ago and had teen days ago they left A\ ellington to teen day sago thov left A\ ellington to tramp to Auckland. Thov admitted having placed sjiikes on the railway line at Otoko. These were |>hu-ed at a dangerous curve and had they not boon discovered, a serious accident, might have resulted. Accused said they were desirous of getting a boat back borne. The Magistrate deferred sentence.

SFIEET’RR FED ERR CONFER. PALMERSTON X.. June 17

The annual meeting yesterday of the Romney Marsh Rheepbreeders Association resolutioned requesting the Government to allocate money either from the Consolidated Fund or proceeds from the Howard Estate, which was left to the nation for educational purposes, to the Agricultural College Council, so that they might appoint lecturers to deal witli the growth ol wool, such lecturers to he available to address meetings ol farmers on the subject. The resolution followed comment h.v J. E. Hewitt (MangnmaireL President, that the Association offered the Scientific Research Council a subsidy of CIOO yearly for three years for wool resnrch, and in the education of farmers. What lie would have done at the present time, he said, is to educate 1 the farmer towards knowing what is good wool and what is hair. Manygeneral farmers don’t know what they are buying. They can’t know or they would not buy the class they do. Officers for the ensuing year are:— President, Q. Donald (Featherston) ; Treasurer. AY. F. Jacobs (Kiwiten) ; Council, G. J. Allen (M.asterton). A'ls. Knight (Feilding), J. H. Grigg (Canterbury). AY. K. Morton (SilverhopeL R. Tanner (LongburnL It was decided to allot the AVhceler Memorial Shield to Hawke’s Bay, the North Island Champion Shield to AAairarapa, and East Coast North Island Autumn Shield to Dnnnevirke, and the South Island .Autumn Shield to the Royal Show, Christchurch.

AMENDMENTS TO APIARIES ACT WELLINGTON, June 15.

Amendments to the Apiaries Act v. ill he the subject of a Bill to be introduced in the House oi Representatives in the coining session by the Minister for Agriculture (the Hon Mr Hawken).

The Minister informed a deputation from the National Beekeepers’ Association yesterday that it was proposed

to increase the penalties for breaches of the regulations.

The Director of Horticulture (Air J. A. Campbell) said it was recommended that the maximum amount of penalty he increased from £5 t > £2,).

AYKSTPORT SUPREME COURT. AYESTPORT, June 17

The Supreme Court sittings wenheld to-day before Air Justice Adams. There were no criminal cases and white gloves were presented to his Honour, who congratulated the district on its freedom from crime. He also stated the whole AYest Coast showed a gratifying absence of crime.

A SUICIDE. PALMERSTON X.. June 17. The body of a young man. Huin George .Smith, aged 22 years, iwns found hanging in an outhouse in Ruahine Street this morning. Deceased left a note indicating his intention to commit suicide. Deceased lost liis wife seven weeks ago. It is believed that this preyed on his mind.

SHOW TAKINGS. PALMERSTON X., June 17. For the fourth day of the Winter Show, the weather is line but cloudy, after light rain. The gate takings are over £2OO a heads of last year.

The indications are for variable and moderate breezes, westerly moderate to strong prevailing. Weather clouding over and rain Inter. Barometer has n falling tendency, hut rising after about 20 hours. Seas heavy, tides ‘good.