DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) NATIONAL AVAR ,M EAIORIAL. STATEMENT BA' AIR COATES. AVELIJNGTOX. July If). A reply has now been received by the Mayor (Mr G. A. Troup) from tlio Prime Minister (Afr Coates) with reference to the representations made by a deputation which waited upon I the Prime Afinistcr and the Minister for Finance some time ago urging that (11 The National AA’ar Memorial, (2) the Xational Museum. (3) the Dominion Art Gallery, anil (4) the AA'ellington AA’ar Memorial Carillon should he combined and erected on the Mount Cook site. The Prime Afiiiistor. in his reply, says:— ‘‘AA’itli reference to the representations made by the deputation which waited upon the Hon. Alinister for Finance and myself on Afny 27th in connexion with the establishing of the Xational AAAar Afemorial in AA’ollington, and for the reinstatement of £IOO,OOO on the Estimates for the building of a Dominion Museum and Art Gallery, T have to advise that the whole position has been carefully reviewed by Cabinet, and it has been decided that, the original undertaking must he adhered to. namely, that the subsidy of £IOO,OOO will he provided when the citizens of AA'elling’tim have subscribed a like sum. “AA’ith regard to the question of the site a report is being obtained from the Public Works Department as to tlio cost of preparing the Alount Cook land for tlie proposed building, and when this report is received further consideration will he given to this matter rfnd also to the question ol setting up a Board of Trustees to administer the. affairs of the Afuseum.’

KA WAR. A U GOLD. DUNEDIN, July 10

The Kawarau river this morning has reached t-lie highest level since the gates were closed, and is only six inches below the level of the day previous to the closing. Ail last week it was too high for successful work, hut a hard frost towards the l week-end was sending it to a favourable level. There was a sudden change on Saturday, followed by two days’ thaw and lain in some quarters. This morning there was anoLier loud frost, lint even under these con lit ions the river will be some days fading 4he Hood water is evidently coming Iron, the feeders.

X.Z. UNIVERSITY COUNCIL. AVEI.I INGTON. .July 19. 'I lie Xew Zealand University Council to-night announced the result of the election by the heads of the secondary schools ol Xew Zealand of two representatives to sit on the Council. Tlio election resulted in tlie return of Air C. U. Cresswell, ALA., headmaster of Wellington College, and Air A\’. A. Armour, ALA., headmaster of Xapier Boys’ High School. The election for the technical schools’ representative resulted in the return of Afr J. H. Howell, director of this AA'ellingtoii Technical College.

C'H ILD KINDS £IOO. AUCKLAND. July 19.

It was thought yesterday that Mr S, Larry, a well-known Aucklander, would lio a heavy loser when it was reported that lie had been unfortunate enough to lose £11)0 made up ol five twenty pound notes. The money has since been found near St. Matthew's Church by a child and returned to its owner. Yesterday afternoon about I.JO. the stun, wiiieli was in an envelope in charge of a hoy, was thought to lane been lost in Queen street.

OPERATION AT SKA. AUCKLAND, July 'JO. The value of wireless oil ships in cast's of emergency was exemplified during the voyage of the Union Company’s steamer Waipahi, which returned to Auckland this morning. When the vessel was on route from Auckland to liaratonga, the .Master. Cnpt. 0. A. Clre.v. became very ill, and with still a considerable distance to- travel, bis condition was such that lie required immediate medical attention. I'be Waipahi does not carry a doctor, and a wireless message, desribiiig the captain’s illness. was despatched to H.AKS. Veronica. Acting on instructions received by wireless iron) the doctor of the warship, Mr It. Pearson, chief steward ol the AYaipalii. assisted by Mr .1. T>. lamdie. chief officer, carried out an operation, and. as a result, the suffering of the patient was considerably relieved. I lie \ eronjea- reached Rarntonga. two hours before the Waipahi and when the steamer arrived, all arrangements had been made for the admission of Capt. Grey to tile hospital. He is still in the hospital, but is making good progress toward recovery. "Mr Lnndie took command of the vessel, the otliei officers being promoted accordingly.

CAR COLLISION. CHRISTCHURCH, July 20. Subsequent to a collision between a Lord car, and a big Hupnioliilc car on the Main North Road, Rapniuii. the latter car was totally destroyed by lire through the carelessness of a hystanded who threw a lighted match mu. a pool of petrol. The Hupmobde was badly smashed in the collision, and ended its career on its side iu the middle of the road.. The tire travelled rapidlv along the gutter to the car. and ail efforts to suppress it were unavailing. Mr J. D. Wyllie. "t setton. was the owner of the ear. which was insured with the London, Liverpool and Globe Company. lorry and tram IN collision. CHRISTCHURCH. July 20. Two people wore injured in a collision shortly after .mid-day between a tram and a motor truck on Riccurton Road. John Lowther. a married man. was taken to the hospital with a 1 raptured left leg. A man named Alumford suffered minor injuries only. The truck, on which Lowther was ,-iding ns a passenger, was hacking out on to the roadway, and it struck a passing tram. Afumford was a passenger in the train. RAILWAY INSPECTOR'S FATE. INVERCARGILL. July 20. .] -soph Shepherd, traffic inspector, in the employ of the New Zealand Railways. met with a tragic fate, at seven o'clock last evening when returning to Invercargill on a motor trolley. Tor some unaccountable reason, the trolley left the rails on the bridge over the War op a i stream, catapulting Shepherd into the water. Two hoys heard the splash, and believe that they saw a body being carried down stream, but so far, a search by the police and railwav officers has been fruitless.

PULLER GORGE COAL. WESTPORT, July JO. The first rake of coal, comprising 22 waggons, with approximately JOO tons of coal, was brought down by the Duller Gorge to-day from the Westport Cascade Coal Alining Company’s mine. The coni' was ffunted 7; miles from the mine mouth to the liinns on the railway siding ill the Bullet* Gorge, the liinns being 9 miles LA chains distant from Westport. The coal arrived in an excellent state. The Mayor. Air Harkness, and other representative citizens were present, and made congratulatory speeches. ’I he .Mayor stated he hoped the continued prosecution of the railway would lead to the B tiller Gorge disgorging its teeming millions of mineral wealth. The Public Works Engineer indicated that ids Department’s intention was to proceed with the construction of the railway.

Air Curtis, Secretary-Ala linger of the Westport Harbour.. stated that it was intended to proceed vigorously with dredging and protective work, assuring despatch for ali' coal coming to hand. Last year, he said. -II overseas vessels had visited Westport for hunkers, or for hunkers and cargo, and for the first quarter ol this year there were 13 vessels, so if this average were maintained there would be -"J for the year. The highest coal output since the war was last year’s, namely 000,001) tons He hoped to see the pre-war output of 800,000 tons reached this year. The coal train arrived in town amid a great fanfare of sounds from engines and steamers in port.