MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1927, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

DAIRY BOARD RFC A; WELLINGTON, June 22. The recount for the Dairy Control Board election is:Auckland—W. Goodfollow 5-14, F. Lye 231. Taranaki- H. D. Forsyth 17. -J. B. ITines 760. Northern South Island—H. T. Chapman 127, .1. U. Thacker 93. These are tonnage votes and not suppliers’ voles.

INQUEST ON HOSPITAL DEATH AUCKLAND. June 22.

An inquest concerning the death in Aiicik'and Hospital on Tuesday of Janet .Matthews, married, aged 15, of Halesowen Avenue. Edendale, was opened before Air AY. B. McKean, S.AU. Coroner, to-day. Evidence was given by the son of deceased that she was living apart from her husband. On June 17th. she attempted to commit suicide by cutting her Hirnat. She had been depressed for some time.

Dr F. R. Leonard said deceased’s deafb was not due to the wound in her throat, hut she had worn herself out with worry and depression.

Tho Coroner ordered that a p stmortem examination should be made and the inquest was adjourned.

SOUTHLAND TRAGEDY. INVERCARGILL, Juno 22

Samuel AYilson, farmer, of Clifton, was found dead yesterday, death being allegedv due to poisoning. He was a returned soldier and a married man. PAINTERS’ AAVARD. WELLINGTON, June 22. The Arbitration Court yesterday gave judgment in an application for Hie interpretation of a clause in the Dominion painters award. A firm of wholesale grocers in Auckland employed a man and two youth in painting work and renovating after a fire, paying less than the award rates of wages. The Court considered the firm was a. subsequent party to the award, and bound by the provisions, the work being done on the firm’s premises, and undertaken in order to enable it to carry on business therein, that is, for indirect pecuniary gain.

LICENSES HELD UP. DUNEDIN, June 22

At the annual meeting of Hie Dunedin Licensing Committee held a fortnight ago it was decided to hold over the question of Hie granting of licenses to the licenses of half-a-dozen City hotels until the matter of upstairs bars had been considered. At the meeting of the Committee it was decided to grant the license in each case. In announcing the Committee’s decision respecting upstairs bars, the Chairman (Air J. R. Bartholomew, S.AI.) said, it had been represented that these bars were a necessary convenience to the hotels for serving liquor to guests in the dining-room and also for the supply of liquor to lodgers, as they obviated the necessity of opening the main bar. There was no doubt that under tho circumstances they were a great convenience, but Hie Committee was of opinion that, they should ho limited to the supply, and not for the consumption of liquor.

MOTOR VICTIM. WELLINGTON, June 22

The man vho was knocked down by a motor car on Unit Bond oil Saturday evening, reiciving bead injuries and being admitted to H" 1 hospital in an unconscious coiulit ion. has been, identified as Sydney Woiihain, single, aged 37, who lives a Petone. Ho was reported to-day to have partially recovered consciousness and to be out ol danger.

DAIRY CONFERENCE. ROTORUA. Jno 22,

The annual meeting of the National Dairy Association Conference opened at the Grand Theatre. Air A. Alorton presided. The attendance is 109. The Alavor, Air T. .McDowell, welcomed the visitors, and trusted they would avail themselves of the opportunity to visit the district farms, attend the AVinter Show, and sec what the country w.ns eapnfTlo of producing.

DISTRESSING CASE. AUCKLAND, June 22

The young man who is in custody oil the charge of attempting to murder Acting-Detective Power on June 14 made a. further appearance at the Police Court this morning, when the police asked for a further remand. This was granted. Air Baxter, who appeared for the accused, said the circumstances of the case had caused his parents and friends some distress, and he desired the suppression of accused's name. Magistrate McKean —“I don't see the necessity. It has been published before, when he first appeared in Court.”

Afi- Baxter—“l know that, but bis relatives - desire .suppression in the meantime. I have- no doubt it will be shown that the accused is insane.” The order for suppression was then granted.

THE UNEMPLOYED. AYELLINGTON. June 22. In addition to £-409 already handed to the City Council and subsidised by it to the extent of 30s in £l. the Wellington B.S.A. Executive has decided to offer the Council a further £2.30 from the Poppy Day fund, subject to Hie same subsidy, for the purpose of employing returned soldiers.

An ” 5.0.5.” is being sent to nil returned soldiers in AAellington asking those in a position to do so in provide work for tlieir loss fortunate comrades. The Rugby Union is also actively interesting itself to provide funds for tlie unemployment.

DEATH RECORDS. WELL! NGTOX. June, 23. The Department of Health statement shows a steady increase of deaths from cancer during the last twelve years. In 191.3 there were 900 of 9o(i0, and in 1920 the numbers increased to 1341 amt 11,819 respectively. This relative increase iL is [jointed out is in part due to the advance made in dealing with and preventing infantile mortality. and tuberculosis by various safeguards which have people reaching middle fife subject mainly to heart troubles, arterial degeneration and ca nee r.

NEW CITY ORGAN. CHRISTCHURCH. June 22. Authority to purchase for the City Concert Hall an organ, to cost no more than the sum available from Hie insurances on the organ destroyed by the fire in His Majesty’s Theatre some vears ago, was given by the City Council to the Concert Hall Committee at week’s meeting. The sum in question is about £BOOO.

HOSPITAL RATING QUESTION. WELLINGTON, June 22,

Replying to a joint deputation from the Counties Association and the Farmers’ Union, requesting a more equitable system of hospital levies on the counties and boroughs, the Health .Minister, Air Young, pointed out that levies on the basis of capital value had been the law since 18.35, and the subsidy rate for different counties had fluctuated since 1923. The Houso of Representatives, tile Hospital Boards’ Association, and the Commissioner of Taxes and others had all declared against any deviation from the principle of the present rating system. He would lay their suggestions before the Cabinet.

AIUNTCIPAL AITLK SUPPLY. CHRISTCHURCH. June 22.

The City Council i,s to make inquiries into flic cost of instituting a municipal milk supply for the city. A three months’ investigation of the condition of the milk supplied to consumers in Cliristohurch, carried out by Air F. J. T. Grigg, AI.Sc.. Government Analyst, has revealed that the Christ church milk supply is satisfactory in some respects anfl unsatisfactory in others.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE ASSOCIATION PALMERSTON N„ June 23.

The School Cbminittco Association discussed tho question of married women teachers in schools and resoluHoued that the Education Department be recommended that legislation he introduced providing for employment of married women only in eases where tbeir husbands are unable to support them.

A resolution supporting Mr Isiit'.s Bill providing for the introduction rf religious exercises in primary schools was carried.

A BURGLARY. BLENHEIM. June 23. Girlings Ltd., premises at Pit-ton "'ore broken into yesterday evening and a small sum of silver was taken from the till. The safe was untouched. Apparently there is no stock missing.

SUNBEAM NEARLY CRASHES AT BROOKLANDS.

LONDON. .June II

Oil a track which was sufliccntly slippery, owing to torrents of rain, to necessitate the postponement of racing at Brooklands to-day. Alajor Scagrave, who recently established a world’s record of 203 miles an hour, brought out his Sunbeam racing ear and encircled the track amid enthusiastic cheers. Entering the straight, bo attempted to demonstrate the ear’s power of acceleration. lmt no sooner had he stepped on the “gas” and reached second speed when the Sunbeam amid a shower of spray, skidded wildly, its tail swinging right- across the track. Alajor Scagrave straightened the car out, but skidded to the left again. Ho fought at the wheel, missing a crash into the rails by the narrowest margin, after whicji be carefully drove off.

FROM FILAI LOVERS TO REAL LIFE. HIOLLYWOOD. June 11.

Another matrimonial venture has lK*en arranged by two people who today loom large in the film world. Aliss Vilma Bankv, dainty screen beauty, has announced her engagement to Rod La Rocque. Vilma Bankv was tho heroine in the last of Rudolph Valentino’:? productions. “The Son of the Sheik." and costarred with Ronald Coleman in United Artists’ new picture, “The night of Love.

Rod La Rocque is loading light in. “Resurrection,” the screen version of Count Tolstoy’s dramatic masterpiece, which was recently completed at the. same studios. He is well remembered all over the world for his work in “The Ten Comm and men ts. The studio was ready to hot a week before the- announcement that the pair were trembling on the brink.

OFFICERS PLEA FOR CONFIDENCE CROOK

LONDON, -Tn no 12. A. sense of comradeship in arms prompted Commander 0. Lockcr-Lamp-son, AI.P. armoured cars in France, Russia, Turkey, Persia. Rumania and Austria, to plead at the Marlborough Street Police Court- for leniency for Frederick James, a confidence man, who, with Frank Grey, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for stealing £199 from Edward Pronto, a Melbourne carrier.

Commander Locker-Lampson testified that James was his orderly when both were marooned in Lapland. They escaped from Russia when the ice -broke’ up and fought in Persia and Galicia. James, he said, was bravo and honourable, and had been twice decorated.

WOOL OUTPUT. ADELAIDE, June 23. At the annual convention of Federal Graziers’ Council, it was estimated the wool clip to he 'dealt with in 192728 season will be two anil a-quarter million bales. Of this quantity 1.220.000 bales will be offered for safe before Christmas and the balance afterward. The figures show a decrease of approximately 2-30.000 bales on last season’s output.