DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

MOTOR REGULATIONS. NELSON, Nov. 29. The Mayor of Nelson (Mr AY. J. Mnffatt). as President of the Municipal Association of New Zealand, has sent, tlie following communication to the Premier concerning the proposed motor regulations: “The time allowed for consideration of motor regulations is altogether inadequate, and I request that the time be extended to allow the Municipal Association Executive to fully delilierate thereon, at its meeting on December 1-1. I suggest that, roads, etc., are so affected by the provisions of tlie Municipal Corporations Act, Public Works, Police Offences, Stock and Impounding and others dealing with traffic, that a comprehensive traffic act is required to consolidate the provisions of all those acts and other acts affecting all classes of traffic, including pedestrian.” The Premier replied: “Your telegram received and representations regarding motor regulations duly noted. They have been forwarded for consideration by the Minister of Public Works.” Mr Mnffatt states that tlie Government had asked that the recommendations of local bodies fie forwarded by Ist December, in order that the regulations could be gazetted on 71h December. The view of the Municipal Association was that it was impossible for the Government to go through all the recommendations before 7th December. A suggestion had been made that an emergency meeting of tlie executive of tlie Municipal Association he held to consider the regulations hut as this would have been attended by only a few representatives, it was considered advisable to ask for an extension of time in order that a full executive might discuss them.

MASONIC. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 30. At the annual communication to-da.v of the Grand Masonic Lodge of New Zealand, the report stated there had been n not increase of membership in the year to tlie extent of 756, bringing the total strength of the lodges under the New Zealand constitution to 25,579. The balance sheet shows that the capital of the Grand Lodge has been increased in the last twelve months hv £11.587, and now stands at £111,003, divided under various funds as follows: General fund £12,358; widows and orphans’ and aged Masons’ fund £82,881 ; special war benevolent fund £7815; fund of benevolence £5356; circular appeal funds £946; representation fund £2217.

WHIPPET RACING. WELIXGTOX. Nov. 30.

Wellington was introduced to wlii|>pot racing last night, hut it was hardly a success, so much time was lost stringing the tapes for the course, taking the dogs to and from the starting point and removing the tapes so ns to allow of other items to proceed, that it became wearisome and in the end. of ■three events only two were run. Even then the spectators wore detained on the ground till nearly 11 o’clock. It was obvious that this sport must ho kept to itself and cannot he mixed with others. Tlie dogs are small, and Hash by at. 15 yards a second, and the actual running over all only takes a few minutes altogether, which is out of all proportion to tlie time wasted in waiting for it to begin.

ELECTRIC TOTALLSATOR. AUCKLAND. Nov. 30. The Trotting Club has decided to instal an electric totalisntor and a new members’ stand at Alexandra Park, Epsom. The total cost is not to exceed £40,000. A special committee, consisting of J. Rowe, C. J. Soli nailer, T. Ruxton, and the club’s architect, N. Wade, was set no to make an inspection of such totnlisators now in use in the North Island, ft is expected those improvements will he available for the Cup meeting in 1928.

WOOL SALES. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 3Q. The first wool sale of the season in the South Island opened here this morning with a full bench of buyers. There was an atmosphere of caution at tlie start of the sale, and in some respects prices were not up to the standard expected This was particularly the case for tile average class of halfbred wool. Fine cross fired met with very keen sale and fully maintained rates for similar wool at North Island sales There was a good demand* for all fell-mongery lots and super wool of all classes was very keenly competed for.

ft was suggested that the uncertainty regarding the shipping situation in Australia, may have had some influence on the caution exorcised. All the buying points were represented, the Continent being more prominent in tlie early stages, hut later local mills and Bradford secured their shares.

SOVIET WIRELESS. PALMERSTON N., Nov. 30. Last night W. A. Waters, with the aid of D. M. Zotoff, of Bunnythorpe, obtained a translation of items broadcast by a Soviet station located at Khabarovsk, 485 miles north of Vladivostock. Many items were Communist propaganda, others stated a railway line was to he built from the Caspian Sen to a place unnamed. It was also alleged that England was preparing! her workers to sweep out the Soviet Republics by May. 1923. A long talk was given of homing pigeons for war purpose, a big station being opened at Moscow for breeding tlie birds.