DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) FRUIT STORAGE I

DR KIDD’S INVESTIGATIONS. HASTINGS. Oct. 17. Dr Franklin Kidd, of the low temperature research station. Cambridge, England, who was commissioned by the New Zealand Government to report on progress relating to home supply and the transport of fruit, is nearing the completion of his investigations, and will leave Auckland on Tuesday by the Aorangi. He arrived here at a time most opportune to enquire into the conditions of our cool stores when defects were hound to he showing up whore conditions of storage were defective Tiffs week he will meet a committee set up by the Fruit Control Board (the Fruit Storage and Transport Committee), the function of which is to prescribe for Hie preshipment and subsequent cool storage conditions for export fruit, and suggestions for their improvement will he sought from Dr Kidd. The value, of closer contact between the low temperature research station at Cambridge which will result from Dr Kidd’s visit will he a distinct advantage to workers in cool storage problems and the fruit-growing in-dii'-try generally in Now Zealand.

A MAYOR’S ROMANCE. AUCKLAND, Oct. 17. The wedding in Sydney on Saturday of Mr E. G. Skeates, Mayor of Birkenhead, Auckland, to Miss Dorothy Lasctdle, the 'Australian .sojprann, was broadcast by 2FC. Sydney. For the benefit of Birkenhead listeners; “This is quite a romance,” the announcer said. “The parties met only last week-end and became engaged on Tuesday or Wednesday and the wedding is to-day—all in a week.” The station then switched over to T’ilt St. Congregational Church where the ceremony took place. Several residents of Birkenhead had been given the tip to listen-in to Sydney, hut they got a great surprise when they heard what was happening. Members of Mr Skeates’s family were better informed, having had cabled advice of his engagement.

CORRUPT PRACTICES. THREE MEN DISQUALIFIED. XVEROARGLb. Oct. 17. The adjourned meeting of the Southland District Committee was held tonight in connection with tin- ownership of the horses Mnriront. Mountain Rose and Mark Twain, arising out of which Joseph Frederick .Tones previously was disqualified for a term of throe years. After careful consideration il was decided that H. Monntnoy. F. A. Hay and D. H. .Tones he each disqualified for a term of six months for a corrupt practice under Part .‘l2 section 1. sub-section ('. and .T. of the Bides of Racing.

CHINESE IN N.Z. AUCKLAND, Oct. IS. Four ’more Chinese, who admitted having stayed in New Zealand longer than the time allowed by their temporary permits, were dealt with by Mr !•’. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Police Court to-day. ‘l’lie ( olleffitor of Customs said that the accused had been lying low. The Collector added that there were over one hundred ( hinese still about who had overstayed their permits. The .Magistrate said that there seemed to he a regular trade going on in this business. It had to he stopped. Kwong l.au and Fong Sin were each lined CIO, and Fong (,)uan Co, and a case against a youth, Lowe Yum. was adjourned until after the sailing of ;t steamer next week. BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. WELLINGTON. Oct. IS. Mr Isitt gave evidence before the Bible-in-Schools’ Committee to-day. lie was much questioned, hilt discussion centred largely on the Catholic vote. .Mr Atmore plying Mr Isitt with regard to his change of attitude to hible-reailing ill Schools, since he represented Christchurch North in the Lower House.

WORKERS INJURED. , AUCKLAND, Oct. IS. 1 All three were married men—G. McMahon, A. Watts, and fl. Jackson j who were injured in the explosion of gelignite in the tunnel on the Mount Albert Borough Council's drainage works at Morningsido reserve this morning. It is thought that when a hole was previously drilled, a plug of gelignite slipped down into the clay, I and that this morning it was struck when a hole was being bored from a different angle. Evidently McMahon got the full force of the explosion, his condition being very serious. Jackson, who was next behind him. was struck on the face and in thei hack, and Watts, who was third in line, received injuries to both eves.