DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) “KILLING THE LNDIVfRY.” TALMA RAN LI. yjept. 7. The employees of Messrs Ellis and Burnard at Mananui, were notified ysterday that in future the mill will work only four days a we- k, instead of five. This .step was necessary, it was staled, owing to lhe huge importations of foreign timber and butter hoses, v.hieh were killing the Dominion milling industry. In all, 240 men are affected by Lire decision. M A YOB'S TAXI FARES. (,‘HRIVFCH CRC.TL Sept. 7. The Audit Office has questioned the .annual allowance of £75, with a limit of £10). made to the -Mayor of Christchurch for taxi hire. Ir contends that the payment of taxi hire for the conveyance of the Mayor to public functions. such rs the laying of foundation Stoll--.-, and th- opening of exhibitions, should be a charge on the Mayor’ lienorariuin.

It is admitted that ua exception c-add I - taken if the City Council deeded to purchase a motor car far the Mayr’s -.ole use, and to pay the wage; iif a chauffeur. It is not considered likely that the Council will do this, but it is probable that arrangements. will be made for increasing the municipal fleet of cars so that it will bo possible to have one available when required by lie? Mavov.

-CRICKET COACH FOR OTAGO. DUNEDIN, Pepl. 8. At a meeting of the Otago Cricket Association to-night. T.. C. East men, of Essex, was appointed conch for association. He will leave by the ('ornithic for New Zealand on .Si j-t -mb r 1(5.

Eastman is said to l e :: very handy all-rounder. 11 is howling average for all first-class matches in L!2d was 31.02 and his batting average 1.0. L DETECTIVE SUED. WELLINGTON. Sept. 9. Detective William Robert Cooper was to-day sued for £2B damage:--, by Henry Mornington Emit!:, a seaman, for iniuric- sustained in an unprovoked assault by Cooper. The magistrate pave judgment for Smith fin- £ls, with £3 3s ,; ! nmd:. ; l exp. n-vs, and a mounting: t £B. n; hud ra-ei l.ty been found gailiy at a p die- enquirt on the charge- .1 assault. and lined £2. Cooper was stated to have fi-ken iS'.uitli :- a r < m in ihe Tariuial.i Str- rt Police Station, alter questioning him in the ,street. and to have then purr lied him on the mouth, nece.-.-itnt:ng three stitches in his lip. Cooper also accused Smith for knocking about with iindcsirabc- if.-op!,- wluii. in Let, Smith In’ only I, n a-hor-- fix Fours.

.ICY RIDERS BERN CAR. AUCKLAND. Sept. 9. Another motor c-r.f wax found brim- (;! to-day alter having been stolen by “joyriders” last night. This mrkcx a total of •eight cars so destroyed since the , of April. Tim car v.as Hr- jiropcrty of Mr D. Ecadnall. ol It! dervois Bond. I’cwenby, and wars valued at £l5O. H wa left in lower Albert Street at 8 p.ut.. and bad disappeared at 1-0.1 -7 ii. m. It was found completely kurn-d at St. ff.-liers Ibis morning.

WOMAN FOUND DEAD. MASTER-TON. S'epl, ft. Eli/.ab('lit Laing. a mnrricd woman, aged about sixty, was found dead in lad in her heme this afternoon. It is believed her death took place about eleven days ago. Her husband had been away at a farm attending lambing operations for three weeks and a failure to get an answer t.o- telephone calls aroused suspicion. The doctor stales di-ath was clue to heart failure. There will be an inquest to-morrow.

OLD ALAN’S SAD END. CIfIRTSTCHURCH. Sept, 9. Frank S’liackleton, an old age pensioner, was found seriously injured, and died in the hospital to-day. At tlio inquest to-day. tbo Coroner found that Shackleton died of Cerebral injuries, received when be fell down tfie (liff in having evidently thrown himself over tho elifF while suffering severe mental depression. Evidence was given that Shackleton was subject to fits of depression. He had been an inmate of tho Christchurch DepotOld Men’s Home recently, and' had left the home on September 1 without telling anyone where he was going.