DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 November 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

DRUNKEN DRIVER

AUCKLAND, Nov. 23. Raymond Emanuel, charged wifi being intoxicated while in charge ol a motor-car was fined by Mr McKean S.M.. £SO, and llis driver’s license being suspended for twelve months.

FALSE STATEMENT. TDJARU, Nov. 23. At tho Magistrate's Court, William Clark was charged that with intent to obtain an allowance under the Family Allowance Act lie did make a wilfully false statement to the registrar of pensions, ft was said that defendant had been working for a local frill earning £248 sterling during twelve months immediately preceding tlbo application. Tho ease was the first under tho Act. Defendant was ordered to pay costs, 10s, the Magistrate stating it was a serious matter, dependant being liable to a fine of £IOO or a year’s imprisonment.

BOY SCOUTS. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 23. The annual meeting of tho New Zealand .section of the Roy Scouts Association began to-day, when delegates were welcomed by Mayor Archer, who said he once had been suspicious of the movement, but now he believed it gave an opportunity of doing good work, Brigadier-General Andrew assured Mr Archer that militarism had no part in the movement. Sometime ago it had even been decided to eliminate ninrkmansliip from the syllabus.

BODY RECOVERED. GISBORNE, Nov. 23. The police by means of a drag recovered the body of Thomas Hanna, aged 25, drowned in the Wainuita River last night. The body was found in six feet of water, in a pool, where deceased, who was subject to epileptic fits, was in the habit of swimming. The pool is stated to be dangerous, oven for a powerful swimmer. An inquest will lie held to-morrow.

NIAGARA’S PRODUCE CARGO AUCKLAND, Nov. 22

Twenty-three thousand eases of butter are included in the cargo which is being taken by the Royal Mail steamer Niagara, sailing from Auckland for Vancouver to-night. This is the biggest shipment of butter to lie made in Vancouver within recent, years. The greater portion of the Niagara’s butter is consigned to Honolulu, Victoria (British Columbia), anil Vancouver, while several thousand cases aro for transhipment to Shanghai.

Some years ago the export of butter fro in Auckland to Vancouver was much heavier than it is to-day. The falling off in the trade is chiefly duo to the growth of dairy farming in Alberta, and Saskatchewan, and the present, revival, in some degree, is due to the dry season in Australia. In addition to tho large butter .shipment, tho Niagara is taking an unusually large quantity of frozen meat, chiefly beef and veal for Honolulu. II is consigned to the military authorities. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. WELLINGTON, Nov. 22.

Charged with having attempted to murder at Rarotonga on November 14 a native woman and with doing grievous bodily harm to her, Gavin John Allan, ship’s storeman on the Maluira, aged twenty-six appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon.

Chief-Detective Ward said that accused was a. single man and was arrested at noon to-day. At Rarotonga on November 14, it was alleged, lie fired a shot at a native woman named Noo, striking her in the hack. There was insufficient evidence to arrest him at the time, although afterwards tho High Judge at Rarotonga had issued a warrant for his arrest. ChiefDeteetivo AVard asked that the ease ho adjourned until November 29, when tho original warrant signed at Rarotonga. would have arrived in AYellington.

The renin lid was granted. Bail was ait applied for.

WIRELESS LICENSES. WELLINGTON, Nov. 22. The Secretary of the General Post Office states that the number of wireless licenses issued in each district up to Saturday last was:— Wellington 12,973 Auckland 12,944 Canterbury 7,520 Otago 2,031 Total 35,4(58 On the same date the number ol radio dealers’ licenses was as follows: Wellington district 735 Auckland district 481 Canterbury district 285 Otago district LI Tlio number of transmitting licenses wa.s-129.

HOTEL FIRE. AUCKLAND, Nov. .23. The Howick Hotel, an old wooden building of twenty rooms, was burned to the ground this afternoon. The outbreak started near a bathroom ou the ground floor, but those inside the building were not aware ol the fire until an alarm was given from outside. As Howick does not possess either a Fire Brigade or street hydrants. nothing could he done. A sum of three hundred pounds, which was ready for the bank, was saved, also some furniture, stock and personal effects. The licensee, T. E. Tasker, holds a policy of two hundred pounds on his property, but is a heavy loser, as there was no cover on a portion of the bar stock destroyed. He was renovating the building, which is owned by T. Poland, of Koliimarnma. It was insured for two thousand cigld hundred pounds in the Southern Union General Insurance Company, and the furniture for seven hundred pounds. Several hoarders lost valuable effects.

MR AMERY’S VISIT. HAMILTON, Nov. 23. Mr Leopold C. M. Ainery (Secretary for the Dominions) paid a visit to the New Zealand Co-op. Dairy Coy’s factory at Waiharoa this afternoon. Subseqiiently he was welcomed by the Mayor of Hamilton. He spent a brief period at the Makura State Experimental Farm and left for Hangatiki on the journey south.

LEVEL CROSSING TRAGEDY. PALMERSTON N., Nov. 22. The Coroner returned an open verdict at the inquest on Esther Ann Mitchell, who died at the hospital on November 10, as the result of a car in which she was in, and driven by her husband, running into a ballast train at. Rangitikei line crossing;. The hear-

ing of evidence took all day, the police bringing a number of. witnesses, who testified that the husband, A. K. Mit-

chell, was under the influence of liquor. Counsel for the husband also brought forward several witnesses to testify that the husband was sober half an hour preceding the tragedy.

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. WELLINGTON, Nov. 23.

George Wallace, 29, a shearer, and Edward Lawson, 31, an advertiser,

were committed for trial to-day oi a charge of robbing Paul Muriseh it the railway refreshment room at Pile kakariki on Saturday, when a train was returning from Levin races. Muriseh alleges that lie had £l3 in his hip pocket taken.

NAVAL VOLUNTEER SCHEME. AUCKLAND, Nov. 23. So successful has the New Zealand Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve scheme been in Auckland, that the Government lias decided to extend it to AVellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Captain J. R. Middleton, D. 5.0., R.N. (retired), lias been appointed Director of Naval Reserves, with headquarters at Wellington, and it will he his task to organise the new divisions and arrange for their training.

MEAT CONTROL BOARD’S STORES WELLINGTON, Nov. 23.

The Meat Control Export Board has purchased a site in London for the erection of cool stores. The Board’s authority to purchase was recently tlie subject of the argument before the Full Court. Judgment was given that tho Act conferred tho necessary power upon tlie Board. The site is on tlie Thames, hut the price is not divulged, nor any announcement made as to the intentions of the Board with respect to the erection of buildings. It is stated, however, that the option over the land was held for six months.

AGRICUTVRAL RESEARCH. WELLINGTON, Nov. 23. The Minister for Agriculture states that at the Imperial Agricultural Research Conference, which opened in London on October 4th, it was resolved that a. similar conference he held every five years. On the invitation of the Australian Government, it was decided to hold tile next conference in Australia, and the New Zealand Government, through the High Commissioner, had issued a ordial invitation to delegates to include the Dominion in tho visit. The High Commissioner was authorised to state that the Government would be glad to co-operate with Australia in endeavouring to make the Conference in every way valuable and successful. The Government was now advised that the invitation had been received with great pleasure, and Lord Bcdislos was sure as many delegates n« possible would he glad to include New Zealand in the itinerary.

BREACH OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE ACT. TIMARU, Nov. 23. At the Magistrate’s Court, AA’illiain Clark was charged that with intent to obtain allowance under the Family Allowance Act lie did make a wilfully false statement. Tho Registrar of Pensions said defendant had been working for a local firm, earning £248 during the twelve months immediately proceeding the application. Tho ease was the first under the Act. Defendant was ordered to pay costs 10s, the Magistrate staling it was a serious matter, defendant being liable t oil fine of £IOO or a. year’s imprisonment'.