DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

WOAf.AN ARTIST'S END. WELLINGTON. July 13. Margery Braeklieii Wilson, an artist, aged 28 years, of 189 the Terrace, who was stated to be in good health, and cheerful when she retired at 9 o’clock last night, was discovered dead in lied this morning with a gas tube in her month and the gas turned on. An inquest will be held.

AN OTAGO SUICIDE. DUNEDIN, Julv 1,3

John Bruce, a labourer, and an early resident of Alexandra, was found dead about noon to-day in a rear room of tlie Cliatto Creek Hotel with a .22 calibre rifle beside the body. Tlie licensee of tlie hotel’ beard a report, and immediately investigated. The deceased was 55 years of age. He had a wife and a grown-up family. Tlie litie was stored in tlie room by a hotel bonnier.

SNOW AT DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN. Julv 13

Dunedin this winter lias not bad its usual share of south-westerly storms, hut to-day a strong wind brought hail, sleet and snow, and late in tlie evening tlie ground was covered white.

THE UNEMPLOYED. DUNEDIN, Julv 13

There was method in tlie madness of the Otago University at their annual capping saturnalia. To-day the opportunity was taken by the Students’ Association to take up a street eoli’eetioll on behalf of the unemployed. Specially-clad collectors worked willingly all day, with the excellent result that the sum of 9220 Os fid was handed over to the City Council at its meeting to-night.

Tills sum will carry a Government subsidy of 9 for 9, so that the community will' benefit to the extent ol over £IOO as a result of tlie students’ effort.

WESTPORT HARBOUR. WESTPORT, Julv 13

The Westport Borough Council decided to-night, after a lengthy discussion on Harbour matters, to urge the Government to purchase without delay mi up to date bucket dredge to cope with the .shoaling that is taking place iu tlie river.

DULLER RAILWAY. OPENING OF CASCADE SECTION. WESTPORT, July 13. The Borough Council to-night decided to invite Right Hon. Air Coates, as Prime Minister and Minister for Public Works, to come to Westport to officially open the Cascade Creek section of tlie IJ.iiHer Gorge line at the end of next week. The member for the District, Mr If. E. Holland, A1.1’., and also fTon. Mclntyre, M.L.C., tlie Presidents of tlie Canterbury Chamber of Commerce and Progress League and beads of local bodies and tlie general public are also to lie invited to attend. The .Mayor stated it was understood Unit two million tons of coni’ were in sight at the Cascade, and beyond this were immense slate deposits, large timber areas, also seventy million tons and more of coal, all of which would lie served by the railway when completed to liiiiiigahun Junction.

FISHERIES RESEARCH WORK WELLINGTON. July 13.

Tn tho cotirso of a review made to the Council of Scientific and Indusrial Research to-day. Air Shirtiiille mentioned that arrangements had been mnd« for investigation into the lood of fishes on the New Zealand coasts The work would be done by Air H. J. Findlay, with the co-operation of Mr Wofford, Chief of the Fisheries Department. AFTER A TRIP. WELLINGTON, Juiy It. People are already beginning to send iu requests to lie allowed to travel with tlie official party in tlie South Africa football tour, but it was decided by tlie Committee there should tie no official party, though later on permission might might lie given to representatives of affiliated unions to travel with tlie team.

A HOLD-UP. AUCKLAND, July lb It is now stated by the management of J. C. Williamsons, that the incident of July 4th was not a joke. The lady cashier states that about B.V> p.m. a masked man presented a revolver at her. grabbed at the night’s receipts in her i'eft hand. She held the money and screamed for help. The stalls doorkeeper responded and the masked man bolted. He was (based but got clear away. DRUNKEN MOTOR IST. AUCKLAND, July 11. “ It was purei'y a Saturday night escapade, and this man evidently had had a little too much liquor, although he was not drunk,” said Air G. P. Finlay, in pleading guilty this morning at the Police Cuort on behalf of Roy Kennnrd Hosking (27), charged with being in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor-ear. “ 11c and a few friends were out in the car. and while repairing a puncture in Elliott Street about mid-night on Saturday, a constable came along.” Counsel added that Hosking was a perfectly respectable man who had never been in anv trouble before. Accused was fined £ls, and liis license cancelled.

SENTENCE FOR FRAUD. WELLINGTON, July 13

Three months’ imprisonment (concurrent) was imposed to-day on Gerald Allan Ainsworth, canvasser, 29 lor failure to account to the Alotucka Fruitgrowers’! Association lor money collected. £29. in respect to a hundred and forty-five orders for cases of fruit.

Nine mouths hard labour was given to Harry Edward Phillips, motor mechanic. 26 who obtained £4O front Frederick Patton by ialse pretences. Accused set up liis business as an electrical engineer and acquired a partner who finding things were not in order, threatened to inform the police. Accused then obtained £4O from Patton, representing that a man owed him £52 for work done when only £9 was owing.

Accused arrived New Zealand In 1924, and four or five times since has been convicted of false pretences and theft.

CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPION. AUCKLAND. July 14. Although subscriptions to the fund for sending Savidan, New Zealand cross country champion, to compete at the Australian championships in August, are not as liberal as expected, a berth has been booked in the Mnunganuf, sailing on Tuesday. SNOWFALL. ! TAUALARUNUT, July 14. The heaviest fall of snow seen at Taumarunui since 1918 occurred at six o’clock this morning, the surrounding hills being covered in a white mantle. There was a light fall in the town. Express trains from Wellington arrived late, owing to a heavy fall of snow south of Taumarunui. DREDGE HTRED. GISBORNE. July 14. The Harbour Board’s dredge

has been hired by the Marine Department for work at Westport at £IOO per week, with a remission of one month’s charges in twelve in the event of the dredge being unable to work.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, July U. Speaking last evening, Bishop WestWatson said: “The League of Nations is interested not only in preventing war: tlie members of it are bound in an idealistic adventure. They have taken the weaker nations under their guardianship. They are striving to prevent slavery and the white slave traffic, which nations cannot grapple with piecemeal. The League is facing the opium traffic, it is facing the world’s labour problems and its eoii'apos to-day would be n reverberating disaster throughout the whole world.”

UNEMPLOYED. TTMARU. July M. A meeting at Timarit to-day of over 120 unemployed men marnhed to tlie Council Chambers where the Mayor (Mr G. J. Wallace) received them. Tho unemployed leaders placed the position before, tlie Mayor, asking the Council to afford relief by raising a loan for works. They stated that their wives and children were destitute and they needed meals. The Mayor replied Hint, lie would call a special meeting of the council for .Monday night to consider tile raising of a loan of £SOOO, and also call a meeting of citizens for Monday morning to form a citizens committee to raise funds.

Twenty men started work on Tuesday on the Council Afaori reserve improvements. PRISONERS SENT EN C ED. CHRISTCHURCH. July IT. At the Supreme Court, prisoners were sen ten cod as follows,: —Jifanj David Blackburn, (15), was remanded to Julv -21 on charge.-, of tlieft ami attempted burglary. Alexander Bong, (18), burglary and theft jof £2 (is was admitted to probation for eighteen months. Frederick John Alexander Smith. (20), for false declaration under the .Marriage Act, was fined £5 and costs. John Kelly, alias Frederick Pratt, two years Dorsal, for breaking, entering and theft-. Arthur Reginald Borland, (27), for forgery to eighteen months gaol. Richard Seddon Temploman, (23), for forgerv. to three years Borstal.

DR BOXER DEAD. DUNEDTN, July 1!

Obituary—Doctor Boxer, who enlisted in tlie New Zealand Medical Corps on the outbreak of war. and was Dominion President of the Now Zealand Returned Soldiers Association in 1918-19.

DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL. WELLINGTON, July I t

A definite statement that, he would give Air Sidey's Daylight Saving Bill a fair run, was made by tlie Prime Minister in reply to a deputation this morning. The deputation represented the Chamber ol Commerce. Manufacturers Association, Medical Profession and Shipping Coys, Hon. J. G. Coates said lie was inclined to regard the matter trom the farmers point of view, but lie did not intend to manipulate any machinery bv Which tlie Bill might be defeated. Tho Bill would not have Ins personal support. 1 lie second reading was set down for tn-dav.

TROTTING STIPENDIARY. WELLINGTON, July 1-1

The chief Trotting Stipendiary Steward. Air T. H. Davey. Ims resigned to take effect in six months. heavy snowfall. PALMERSTON N., July 1 1.

Following a mild spell, tlie weather turned bitterly cold, snow Inn ing fallen on the hills north of Palmerston North. The weather lias been much worse. Both main trunk expresses were delayed for some time owing to conditions at Waioura. The Limited was held up over two hours while tlie ordinaly express, due here at 9.15. arrived at 12..30. Heavy snow was encountered near Taihapc. At Waiouru the ordinary express was held up behind a goods train, which was finding a difficulty iu ploughing its way through two feet of snow.