MISCELLANEOUS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1927, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

A PROHIBITION. .MELBOURNE, Oct. 22

The Labour Premier announced legislation will be introduced this session to prevent tin-hare betting in Victoria.

AN IMPORTANT PROPOSAL. CANBERRA, Oct. 12

A petition was presented in the House to favour creating a mode! aborigine state, to he managed ultimately by a native tribunal as far as possible according to their own laws and customs, but prohibiting cannibalism and cruel rites. The petition urges provision should be made, so that ultimately the government of the State may be conducted by aborigines. While excepting federal Government officials, missionaries, teachers and agricultural instructors to be prevented from entering the State. Representatives of tilt; aborigines in the federal Parliament is also proposed, somewhat on the lines of the Maoris in New Zealand. FATAL FI It Pi. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) SYD.VLY. Oct. -2-2. A strange story surrounds the Wateringlntry tragedy. It was thought the house was vacant. At the inquest the servants evidenced they were awakened by .Mrs llazleywhite rushing along the passage agitatedly shouting

•• Fire." They heard her rush through the flames to the nursery. The servants escaped by various means. One motoring ear had gone from the garage and it was concluded the family escaped. The mistress could certainly have escaped as. apparently, she was the first who noticed the blaze. Others threw stones and broke the windows of Bazley white's bedroom, which was at the other end from the wife’s. There was no response. Kvidence of others arriving on the scene subsequently, in effect, were told the house was empty. A taxidri ver heard a groan while climbing outside the window. This was the first indication that anybody was inside. A verdict of death hv burning was returned. The cause of the fire was unknown.

X.Z. IH'TTK!! AT HOME. WELLINGTON. Oct. 21 . The New Zealand ’Dairy Produce Board, at its meeting to-day decided to make arrangements for butter and cheese to he promptly shipped up to the end of January, in view of the general position of the British market, with Argentine and Australian supplies short. PR rSGXRRS SENTENCED. WELLINGTON. Oct. 21. The following prisoners were sentenced to-day by Justice Ostler. George Tavendnle, clerk, aged 13. theft of £IBO from the P. and T. at Wanganui, two years’ probation and to pay rest of prosecution. His Honour took into Consideration 28 years’ honest service and the fact that prisoner had made a clean breast, and had already .suffered heavy punishment in the loss of his position and good name. Poland Edward Whippey, a rod 32. bigamy at Gisborne, two years' hard labou r. Thomas Victor Grease, traveller, 41, theft of £656 from White way and Co., eighteen months’ imprisonment. Htii Kai Rehu, false pretences, three charges, reformative detention not exceeding 4 years. Alfred Victor Yoycc, 30. indecent assault on small girls at Palmerston North, 4 years’ hard labour. DAYLIGHT SAVING. WELLINGTON, Oct. 20. At a meeting of the Dominion Executive of the Farmers’ Union, Mr W. .). Poison said that in regal'd to daylight saving, the least they could do now it was the law of the land was to give it a fair run. It was up to the farmers, however much they disagreed with the measure, to do their best to make it

a success. If they found that daylight saving would he impracticable and if they had done their best to make it workable, iheir hands would he strengthened in asking for an amendment later on. WELLINGTON, Oct. 22. The picture shows in Wellington have decided to open half an hour later during .summer time. PRAYERS FOR THE DEPARTED.. AUCKLAND. Oct. 29. Prayers for the faithful departed, as authorised in the revised prayer book, were spoken of by Archbishop Averill in liis charge to Synod to-day.

The Primate stated: "The revisers have merely sanctioned the godly practice which was implied in the present prayer hook, not forbidden in Holy Scripture, customary in the primitive Church and generally acknowledged to he an expression of natural instinct. Since the war prejudice with regard to the comforting and helpful custom of commending our departed loved ones to the mercy and love of the Heavenly Father has largely disappeared, and the privilege of praying for them as they pass from mansion to mansion in the Father’s house lias become a recognised part of Christian devotion. It is a custom which dates from the earliest days ol (he Christian Church and s I quite independent of any belief in purgatory. It was a Christian custom before any such belief was formulated. God is not the God of the dead, hi t of tlie living, for all live unto Him.”

GAMING PROSECUTION. WELLINGTON, Oct. 21. Robert Henry Jones was to-day i fined £SO. in default two months’ im- | prisonment, on a charge of assisting to conduct a common gaining house kept by Eritiz Hugo Dolling at ldd Jackson Street, Petone. EXITED SjIATES LOANS. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. All past war records for foreign loans have been broken this month. The Commerce Department expects that by the end of the month they might find that all American records for foreign flotations in the American market exceeding the department’s announces. It states to date that an aggregate of 250.000,000 dollars have been floated in the United States, fn October, 1916, the flotations for the entire month was 372.736.000. comprising war loans to the allies, of which three hundred million went to England. October was a. record month in 1926 with 173,890.000. German, Polish and Brazilian offerings comprised the hulk of this month’s business.

RADIO AND WEATHER REPORTS. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.

Shipping interests have asked the radio conference to arrange for better and more frequent oceanic weather reports. A special committee is considering the proposals. Shippers want somewhat the same service now as is given to the farmers, instead of at present—spasmodic and inadequate reports. They have requested the Radio Conference to make reports from ships at sea obligatory as a, matter of routine. They also have* requested that reports be assembled at central clearance points, and in synopsis form to the maritime world.

IT.S.l T .S. Oil. LEASES. WASHINGTON. Oct- 21. The trial of Messrs Fall and Sinflail- has entered the technical stage

| when an argument arose regarding tlio admissibility of Sinclair’s testimony before the Senate Oil Investigaton Committee on 4th December, 1923. Tile, discussion at this points became so lengthy and involved that the Judge excused the jury over the week-end and in the meantime he preferred to hear the arguments thereon. Before this dispute arose both sides won important points. The defence read a letter which Fall write to the late Senator La Follette five days after the lease had been signed, saying:—•‘"There is no objection to the widest publicity." The prosecution produced two witnesses w.ho struck at the defence claim that Fail issued the lease from patriotic motives to save the Navy oil from drainage by adjacent drilling. Both witnesses tesiified that they investigated the drainage situation, and re- ; pored that the Teapot- Dome was not endangered.

NEW SEASON’S WOOL EXPORT. SYDNEY, Oct. 22. The export of the new season’s wool to date amounts to 220,009 halos, valued approximately at £0,000,000. Of this foreign vessels carried 133,000 hales and British 87.000. (,) UA RT FILM AST ER S El XK D. SYDNEY. Oct. 22. Three quartermasters of the Dutch steamer Arendskcrk. wore charged with being directly concerned in the. mining to the Commonwealth of prohibited immigrants and were each fined £IOO. The charges arose from the landing of Chinese at CremaJie. HURTJNUT SAILS. NEWCASTLE, Oct. 22. The imprisoned crew of the steamer Hurunui. abandoned their previous attitude that they would not sail while the present eTTief engineer was aboard. They were released, being escorted to the vessel which sailed. APIA. Get. 21.

The Commission completed its travels in the outlying districts and resumes at Apia to-morrow. Evidence in the Falialiala district was confirmed in all respects. Evidence was taken at Savaii Island and no Mail witnesses appeared. OlinVges against individual Faipule.s of their abuse of office were completely disproved.