DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

S.VLE OF BROOD .MARKS. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 13. At the horse sale, satisfactory prices were realised for the Longbeaeh brood mares. Coronate, was sold for 08 guineas. Blather 120 guineas and Skydream 325 guineas to .Mr Tan Dun-

A EIRE. ELTHAAL Aug. 13

A lire at a quarter to six this morning in Railway Street gutted the five roomed residence of Afr William Alutnby. The discovery of the fire was found in u back room. Alumby’s wile and child escaped. The Brigade made a good save, hut little furniture and effects were saved. Insurance on house. £7OO, on furniture £l5O. UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE. SCHEME SUBMITTED' TO GOYEKNAIENT. WELLINGTON, Aug, 12. Details of an unemployment insurance scheme, which it was asked the Government should adopt, were placed before die Minister of Labour by a deputation representing the Labour movement. Tie promised to lay it before Cabinet. The deputation was;—Messrs P. Eraser. j|. Afason. F. X. Bartram, M.P.’s; Cornwell, president ni the district council of the Alliance ol Labour, and W. Happy, a member of the council of the Alliance. The proposed scheme is contributory. .Mr Fraser said tliaL the workers were prepared to .contribute a third, and it was suggested that the employers should pay a third, and the State a (bird. Another proposal was that there shoal'd lie some organisation to coordinate matters in connection with the finding of employment. This unemployment council or hoard would he representative of Government departments. local bodies and workers. Air Cornwell said that the conference referred to by Air Eraser represented S3,ftftl) workers, ft was something new to get New Zealand workers to agree to a contributory scheme, and it was felt that the Government should take the matter up. " I might say frankly that I have never been very much in favour of unemployment insurance in a country like this, which is only partially developed." said the .Minister. “ Aly study has gone more on the lines of a scheme by which sickness and ill-lieal'tli could he provided for but conditions liave altered considerably, and we have bad very milch more unemployment- in the last two years than we have had for a considerable time. Until our balance of trade improves I suppose it will e-m-

Later. the Alinister said that ti : thought the trouble that had arisen in the lasi two years was due to people having got, the ,r wind up” and buttoned up their'pockets. Prices had gone down, and everythii : would havo to come down to their level. WANGANUI MAYOR'S TROUBLES. SY.MPATIIY FOR PILATE. WANGANUI. Aug. IF "I have a lot of .sympathy for Pilate, and oft-times find myself asking in earnest. ‘AVliat is truth?’ ” said the .Mayor of Wanganui, Air AY. .1. Rogers, at- a meeting of the City Council last night. “It appears to me that most people -speak the truth as it affects their interests. The difficulty [ find is to get people who make allegations against the honesty of others to come forward and substantiate, their remarks. J regret to say that much 1 have learned from within the city life lias not- tended to make me any happier. Fortunately lam not of a cynical turn of mind. In future. I intend to insist that proceedings in committee he taken verbatim by a competent shorthand writer."

AGED WO A LAN KILLED. KNOCK ED DOWN* BY OAR. AECKLAXI). Aug. 11. Margaret Williams, aged 76. was killed through being knocked down by a motor car in Patleson Street, Freemans Bay, shortly alter seven o’clock on Saturday evening. The car was driven by 11. Sallery. Herne Bay. and was travelling in the direction of the city. Another car was following that driven by Sallery and it i-, thought possible that this car may also have passed over the injured woman... Drizzling rain was falling at the time, and visibility is stated to have been poor. The injured woman was taken to the hospital, but died on admission. YOUNG MAN FOUND DEAD. STRATFORD. Aug. 10. Hector MeATillan, aged 24, son of the Mayor (Air AY. McMillan) was found shot dead this morning on the tennis court. There was a revolver beside the body. The deceased bad a very brilliant, career at school, but some time ago his health suffered as the result of overstudy. ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. HASTINGS, Aug. 11. (r. tiie Magistrate's Court. Frank Burge and Oliver Burge, sawmilleis, of Hasting.-., were charged with attempting; ti> obtain from C. and A. Odlin. merchants of Wellington. £l9O 2s 3<l by means ol false pretences by falsely representing that they supplied 17,350 feet of timber to the value of £648 Is lild, whereas they supplied only 35,26? feet, of the value of £448 19s 7d. They were committed for trial at tlm Supreme Court at Napier next week. SUDDEN DEATH. Carterton. Aug. it David Alexander. 67 years of age. when walking along the road at Alartin borough on Saturday at i o clock, suddenly collapsed and fell. A eat driven by W. King approaching Hie spot in the dark, did not notice the old man tiTI the wheels went over him. Deceased was in feeble health for some time past.