DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

MILITARY CHAXGES. PROMOTION'S AND TRANSFERS. AUCKLAND. Xov. 26. Consequent upon the retirement, which was recently announced, of Colonel C. G. Powles. a number of promotions have been announced in orders issued from general headquarters of Xew Zealand Military Forces. I.iciileiiant-lolonel ,). H. Whyte. D. 5.0.. D.C.M.. succeeds Colonel Powles as officer commanding the Central Command, with headquarters at Palmerston North. Lieutenant-Colonel L T. .Standish, C.M.G.. D. 5.0., succeeds Colonel Whyte .as geuera.l stall' officer. Central Command.

Major (brevet lieutenant-colonel) C. K. Andrews. 0.8. E.. succeeds Lieuten-ant-Colonel StawTish as assistant adjutant and quartermaster-general. Northern Command, and is promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

Captain L. G. Goss succeeds Major Andrews as staff officer in charge oi Xo. 2 Regimental District. Paeioa. Major S. C. P. Xieliolls, D. 5.0.. is appointed generol staff officer (training). General Headquarters. Major I?.. A. Row succeeds Major Xieliolls as A.A.Q.M.G.. Southern

Command. Major I). E. Bremner, ALC.. succeeds Major Row a.s staff officer in charge of Xo. 10 Regimental District, Christchurch.

Captain A. E. Conway, general start olfice. G.T.Q.. succeeds Major Hremner as stall' officer in charge of No. 9 Regimental District. Unworn.

CHINESE DEFY LA AY. iGXOR.E WARNINGS TO LEAVE. WELLINGTON. Xov. 20. Charged with having remained ill New Zealand for longer than the period allowed under a temporary permit. hum On. aged thirty-six, a gardener, pleaded guilty. Tim Collector of Customs said that a permit was issued to accused ill June. 1020. lie had disregarded several warnings to leave the country when the permit expired. Evidently t here was an organised system to duly the laws of the Dominion, as a letter addressed to accused had been returned through the Dead Letter office. There were many other Chinese who had overstayed, and whom, the police were endeavouring to trad". The penalty was £!(!(> or one year’s imprisonment .

Afr Page imposed a sentence of two months' gaol, and ordered licensed to he departed thereafter, lie refused an application by accused for a fine instead.

NEW HOTEL PLANNED. COST. WITH FFR.XISI,LINGS £•200,000. * AUCKLAND, Xov. 27. By far Iho biggest project of its kind ever attempted in New Zealand, a new and most elaborate hotel to he known as the Plaza, is planned for Him sile directly opposite the proposed new nailwav station.

"At a, lost of L 1.70.000 the place will be put up. and will l e of the purest example of Spanish architect ore. Furnishings and fittings will cost another £7,0.000." said Air AY. A. Fraser. i I' Parnell, owner of the freehold. "Mr A. Sinclair ()‘t nuuir is Architect and ho has drawn up plans for a place that, should be a long way ahead <d any hotel this side of the line. Certainly there will he nothing liner in Australia or New Zealand. A\ ork will start next February, and il is hoped to finish the building simultaneously with the' completion of the new railway station. The hotel intends to oiter for tlm rich tourist. from abroad.”

Some idea of the magnitude of the place may lie gathered from the fact that the building will contain over 100 bedrooms fitted with private bulbs, dressing rooms and telephones. T 1 io dining-room will seat. 300. In H'-e basement there will he a garage, which will accommodate M ears. On top there will I * a roof garden and cabaret.. An extensive information bureau will he found in the entrance hull, where there will also he a (lower shop and a tobacconist shop.

Bl'inVOOl) All'll!)I'll?■ SKCRKCV CR ITTCI.SED. DFXFDIX. Xov. 23. The ‘’Otago Daily Times.” in an editorial on the Harwood murder, says‘•The handling of this ease seems to have had too much in common with the traditional practice in this country—the conservative prac- ! tiee on the part of the police of working in silence and keeping the public in the dark until the arrest is believed to he justified. Circumstances alter eases, but assuredly where the sheeting home of the responsibility tor an abominable (rime is concerned the police can always expect to find in the public a sympathetic and helpful ally. In the Burwood ease they preferred to keep their own counsel, and, having apparently *■<•*>*<* to certain conclusions, they concentrated their efforts in the direction of sheeting homo the murder of a man who has now been acquitted after a fair trial. The verdict was obviously in keeping with the evidence. Had their search had a wider range and had it. been conducted on different linos, possibly j success instead of failure would have rewarded their efforts.

‘‘The question may be asked whether anything was left undone to trace the murderer, and the answer may he fairly returned that one thing that was left undone was the adoption of the expedient, of enlisting the assistance of the public in solving the mystery of the crime. Tf Scotland Yard can take the public in a large measure into its confidence and invite its cooperation in the search for clues id which it is in need, the police authorities in Xow Zealand need not hesitate l > follow its example.”

FRF IT KXRORT. WEI.LI XGTOX, Xov. 2(i. It is understood that the Cabinet has refused to pass the increased fruit guarantee asked for by the Fruit Control Board, and that negotiations as to the exact amount are now proceed-

A month ago it was announced that the guarantee for exported fruit this season would he reduced from 11s (Id per ease to 10s. Following overtures hv the Control Board the .Minister for Agriculture agreed to rolor the matter to the Cabinet. It is now reported that while the Cabinet is willing to grant something above the 10s it is not agreeable to continuing the guarantee at the same rate as last year. Fruit trade circles believe that a compromise will he reached at about Ills 9d. and that the reduction to 10s will be made next year. The matter is complicated, however, by the fact that in the opinion of the Minister 10s per case is sufficient to cover the cost of marketing.