DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

UV TELEGSAI’II—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT CROSSING SMASH. OA.MA.RU, June 21. A level crossing smash occurred near Enfield this afterno n, when a goods train coming into Oniunni crashed into a Ford car driven by Harold Russell, of Rototuna. Waikato, accompanied by a lady passenger. When approa: bin the iru-sing, Russell slowed down, and thinking the line clear, lie went ahead. The fr nit- wheels of the ear were just on the lie ■ alien the engine struck the front if i' i. * ear. almost completely wrcike i'. Xeothor Russell or his companion 'ns thrown out. and they hud a r. i. arkable escape from serious injury. PUBLIC- STIR MCE. WELLINGTON, .June 21. At the annual meeting of the I’ublie Service Association. Hon R. A. Wright said the Government had approved payment of a monetary equivalent to leave to widows and near relatives of officer-, dying, while in the service. This means that if an officer dies while a member of the ser/i-e 1 ;

widow or dependent children may be paid an amount, equivalent to tluit which would have been payable to an officer in the terms of tbc regulations in the event of his retirement.

Thai Government had approird recommendations of the Public Si rviee Commission that a provision lie made for the training of administrative officers by giving a selected number the opportunity of taking up university courses on lines similar to training at present afforded professional and technical officers.

A committee lias been appointed for the purpose of reviewing the relations of various superannuation funds, correcting anomalies and inconsistencies. FIRED AT. CHRISTCHURCH. June 21. A resident: of Boat hill Road. Air Harley. on Sunday evening complained to the police that at 0.39 at New Brighton. shots were fired at him while crossing the Rauliita Domain. He heard two shots near him in the middle of the Domain where there is a. thick growth of lupins, and was scared. He ran on to a. chemist shop, where lie bad been going, and was very agitated on reaching the shop. A constable "‘cut to the > cue, but could find nothing. NEW ZEALAND BROADCASTING. A I CK I.A ND. J une 21. - A meeting of <>■ t) listeners-in tonight passed the following resolution : - ■‘That this public meeting of licensees and listeners, having lost, all confidence in the intensions and capabilities rf the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand to satisfactorily control bread: asting in New Zealand, strongly urgi s that the Government assume immediate and complete control of .broadcasting on a basis similar ta that now obtaining in Great liritian."

AUCKLAND THEaRE. AUCKLAND, .June 21

In connection with tho election of a new theatre by John Fuller and Satis. 1.0 replace tlie Opera Mouse, destroyed by fire Ta?t- year, additional prenii-es. next to Tonson Garliok’s block, already bought, have been purchased at a cost of sixty thousand pounds. The price paid for the whole Queen .Street frontage' is over one thousand pounds a foot, while the cost of the while scheme, including the theatre and site, will be about a quarter of, a million pounds.

RATANA’S WORK. WELLINGTON. June 22

A woman worker in the Al.aori .Mission field told n Presbyterian missionary meeting last night that the Ratana movement was crumbling in Taupe and Waikato districts. She said Ratana had done some line work for the .Maori pen pie. leading them to give up the belief in utuas. He knew they were idolaters at heart, and by bis simple teaching bad i’eil them back to the church. 11 is great power, however. was in the direction of divine healing and he would have made a fine teacher if left alone, hut unfortunately committees of elder men had sidetracked him from simple truths.

SOCCER VISITOR INJURED.. DUNEDIN. June 22

Parkinson of the Canadian soccer team, while exercising on St. Clair beach. Collided with a pile, his head striking an iron stake. He was rendered unconscious and removed to the hospital. His condition is not serious.

THEFT C HARGE. GISBORNE, June 22. Hugh Manly, alias Hugh Cloudlet, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the shop of Pet tie and C>. and stealing goods valued a.t £l2. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

A FIRE. ROTORUA, June 22. At S a.m. a fire occurred in the Rotorua Bus Coy’s garage. The tanks were being filled preparatory to the day’s work when one bus hurst into flames and another adjacent immediately caught. Tho Brigade promptly put a heavy lead of water but were powerless to stay the blaze. Iho building, of concrete, was insured. One bus was completely destroyed and the other badly scorched, with no insurance on

STEAMER HITS WHARF. DUNEDIN. June 22. When steaming to berth at Dunedin last evening, tho Union steamer Waikouaiti collided with the Victoria wharf. She was steaming slowly at the time. She struck the wharf with considerable force, cutting into the planking for about four feet and damaging her how on tile port side above the wafer line.

RAILWAY ENQUIRY. DUNEDIN, June 22 A departmental enquiry into the cause of the derailment rf wagons attached to a. goods train near Port Chalmers on Saturday afternoon opened yesterday before Messrs H. P. West (District Traffic Manager). C. M. Renzoni (District Engineer) and A. L. Piper (Assistant Loco Engineer. Christchurch).