DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 November 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(My Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

IDENTIFIED. AUCKLAND. Nov. 9

The body found under Grafton Bridge has been identified as Thomas Williams residing at Hobson Street, single, a. returned soldier who recently came from Tauroroa near Whangarei where he was employed in a quarrry.

IMPRESSIONS OF BIS LEY

CONDITIONS STRANGE TO AUSTRALIAN.

AUCKLAND, Nov. 8.

“I’ve been to Jfisley after the King’s Prize, and as none of your riflemen were there you may he interested in a little of what I can tell them,” said W. J. (“Billy”) Burton, a lithe little man from Sydney, who is returning by the Niagara after visiting the land of his birth.

“Tell your chaps if they go to Bislev they’ll need to wear sea hoots, rubber suits, and so*:i-westcr>.” bo sji i<l. “In four shoots I had to have four changes, and four hot baths. Ihe Englishmen were* properly equipped, and went through like sailors in storm.” Other differences in conditions were mentioned by Burton, such as the use of the short rifle in England, the single arm sling, and the high velocity pointed bullet with straight trajectory. Tie advised any New Zealander to spend a considerable time practising under English conditions, or as lie put it. learning nil over again. It was costing Burton £■! a clay for practising until he met General Deane (Australia) who asked some friends to allow “Billy ’ to shoot with them.

“I got on fine then,’’ continued Burton. “and found my pals real spoils. On my left was a chap they called Rang, and on the right one clubbed ‘Coltie’. When I got on the range T would give them a dig in the ribs and sav : ‘What do you think of that*, old sport ?’ They bucked me up cpiite a lot. but when it was all over I felt a hit smaller when told that the man on tlu* left was Sir Langford I loycl ami the one on the right was the Earl of Cottosloe. Anyhow they called me ‘Billy’ so I suppose that’s fair.”

TIN HARE RACING. WELLINGTON. Nov. 8.

Brief reference to tin hare racing ( was made at a meeting of the Wellington Show Association last night when tin* manager (Air Mitchell) reported that he had written to Auckland for information on the subject. Afr S. AYilson : What was the reference to hare racing? ATr Aritchell said that the letter from Auckland stated that if flic* AYellington people liked to install the patent the terms were one third of the capital fully paid and 7) per cent, ol the gate takings. The* chairman: There is a lot of tin ill it anyway. Afr Wilson : Don’t tiling ns into Die* tin hare business. Afr G. Rough questioned if the ground would he large enough, lint he did licit think the tin hare would take on in Now Zealand. No action was taken. FERTILISER BILL. ALANI’FACTE R ERS’ PROTEST. AVELLINGTON, Nov. 8. On the ground of principle the Wellington Afaniifacturcrs’ Association today decided to protest against the provision in the Fertiliser Bill that dealers must supply to purchasers invoice certificates setting out the forms and percentages of the ingredients as well as the fillers or diluents present.

AN ALUMINU M ELI a. WELLINGTON, Nov. 8

As it was apparently difficult for those engaged in working aluminium to secure a reliable flux for aluminium soldering and welding, the Department of Industries and Commerce has made enquiries, and with the assistance of the Dominion Analyst is now able to suggest a flux, the composition of which docs not make it so expensive as other fluxes on the market. '

“This flux,” slated the Secretary of the Department (Mr J. W. Collins) in a letter read at a meeting of the Wellington .Manufacturers’ Association today, “has been put to practical tests in Dunedin, where one firm states Hint the cost of the flux, as recommended by the Department, is approximately 2s per lb. as compared with 10s per lb for the imported article; that the work of welding can he carried out with this flux by relatively unskilled labour, and that certain work which it was difficult or even impossible to perform with other fluxes can now he readily obtained.” The suggested flux is obtained by mixing four parts sodium carbonate, six parts borax, one part potassium sulphate, and two parts of lithium chloride. HOSPITALS SYSTEM. DR M’EACH KILN'S REPORT. WELLINGTON, Nov. 7. At an early dale the Health Depart meat is expected to call a conference to consider the report of Dr MeEaehorn on the New Zealand Hospital system.

The New Zealand Hospital Boards’ Association is now moving to got the conference summoned as soon as possible. It will lie remembered that the Government took the opportunity of Dr MeEaehern' visit to Australia last year to invite him to c-ome to the Dominion and furnish a report on the methods of hospital administration and service. The principal conclusions of Dr McEachcrn wore embodied in an interim re|x>rt. which was furnished To the Government before he left New Zealand. The full report came to hand only recently. At the conference, the date of which it is hoped. will he available very sen. will be representatives of the Health Department, and the British Medical Association. The policy of the B.M.A has been endorsed by the report. Important matters of hospital control will be discussed at the conference and important results are expected to flow from it.

GT ORE TRHTTFR'L WELLINGTON. v ”- 0 TT. - .T. Hnllfday and W. N. Rattv. bath of Vancouver, and N. J God-

ward, of Auckland, who left Auckland last month to walk round the world in six years, for a wager of 5000 dollars, and who passed through Palmerston North on Tuesday, Nov. Bth. arrived in Wellington this afternoon (November 9th). The distance from Palmerston North to Wellington is S)oJ miles. STEWARD ROBS PASSENGER. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. ■!. Before Air Young, S.AI. at the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court to-day, Harold Creighton, aged *22, a steward on the Rcunucra, was charged with stealing on or about, October 10th. on the Remtiera. between Southampton and Ceylon, four £5 notes, and three £1 notes, from a woman passenger’s cabin. The woman had left the money in a belt on her hunk. The steward took it and threw the bolt away. Accused, who pleaded guilty, was convicted and ordered to repay forthwith £3 unrecovered. The Magistrate said it would nut be in the interests of the ec.nuniuii l |or accused himself, to send bi n to gaol, as his contract required that lie would have to lie taken back to England.

LORRY COLLIDES WITH CYCLIS’' PALMERSTON X., Nov. 9.

A motor lorry, driven by Hunt, a resident of Tnitn, Wellington, collided with a motor cyclist at Tokomaru this evening. The collision was not serious, but the lorry got out of control, landing in a ditch. The driver was pitched tl trough the windscreen, suffering severe cuts and a broken leg. He was admitted to the hospital.

FARM HAND'S SUICIDE. AYELLINGTON, Nov. 9. At the inquest on the man found with his throat cut at Taitai,, eviden--:-was given that deceased was Fredci k 1 William Wheeler, farm band. 37, win returned to the Dominion six weeks ago from Australia. The verdict was suicide.

PEA RIFLE .MISHAP. GISBORNE. Nov. 9. Mrs Florence Whale was admitted to the hospital this evening, suffering from the effects of a pea rifle bullet at the side of the chest. Mrs Whale’s son was going shooting and picked up the pea rifle, and, knowing it was loaded, touched tintrigger. r | lie bullet struck Ins motliei on the side of the chest. • Her injuries are reported as not being serious. WKSTPOET COAL COY’S DIYIDKNP DUNEDIN, Nov. 9. The Westport coal directors recommend a dividend of sixpence per share, making 7f per cent, lor the year. The distribution ol sixpeme per sh re from the insurance account, is als * proposed.