DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,

DISTRIBUTION OF IMPORTS. (DUNEDIN, Nor. 29

Mr Cyril Lloyd, member of Parliament for Dudley, England, in an interview. was quite emphatic in his opinion that the agricultural and pastoral industries were the backbone and main strength of New Zealand. It ""as imperative, lie considered, not to overburden them with taxation. “I gather you have only a certain amount, of capital available for the development of tho Dominion, and that ought to he spent in intensified settlement, and in uplifting the conditions of Hie people up country by giving them the best service obtainable " said AL- Lloyd. “One thing that has struck me is that while the sales of agricultural products are highly concentrated, the distribution of imports is almost in too many hands with the result that there must he a big amount of waste in an excessive endeavour to sell to farmers. To have orders in the hands of the big distributors would he real economy."

DEATH UNDER ANAESTHETIC. NAPIER, Nov. 29. A "Oman, who was married last AA’ediiesilay, died under an anaesthetic in her own house to-day. Her name was Airs Kathleen Gertrude Afackintosh. She had been placed under tho anaesthetic for an urgent operation, but suddenly collapsed and died.

AIAORJ AVAR. VETERANS. ANNUAL RE-UNION. NEAY ELYAIOUTTI. Nov. 30. Delegates averaging 82 years of age, attended the annual meeting of the New Zealand Association of JI.AI. A’oterans at New Plymouth, to-day. Afajor Lomax (AA'anganui) presided. T( was reported that statistics from the Pensions Office showed that 62 veterans had died during the year, leaving 336 pensioners remaining, as at September 30. The original number of Afaori AA'ar pensioners was 1970. It was decided that none hut Afaori AA'ar A'eterans he eligible for membership.

New officers were elected as follows: President. Sir Charles Fergusson ;■ A’ice-President, Afajor Lomax (AA'anganui) ; Secretary, Air E. L. Humphries (New Plymouth). It was resolved to hold the next annual meeting at Hastings next November.

It was reported that Sir Douglas AlcLoan had offered to contribute the funeral expenses of any veteran, if sufficient mom\\> was not otherwise available. DRUNKEN DRIVER ARRESTED. AYELLTNGTOX, Nov. 30. (’.'oming round a corner, Charles Shelton, of Porirua, collided with a bus at Lower Hutl. and completely "•recked the front of his car. No personal injuries were inflicted. Shelton was arrested and charged with being drunk while in charge of the motor. The Justices iflnv icted and fined him 210, in default three months’ imprisonment. His license was suspended till .March. 1928. A LLEG ED AI I.SAPPROPR lATTON. NEAY PLYMOUTH. Nov. 30. The jury were unable to agree on fifteen out of the twenty-three charges of misappropriation of funds belonging to the Taranaki Hospital Hoard, preferred against T. 11. H. Sinclair, a well known resident of Opunake, who took a. prominent part in public alfairs. and was a member of the Hospital Board and Secretary ol the CTpunako Cottage Hospital Committee. A re-trial was ordered by Air Justice Ostler for the next sessions. The amount involved in the 23 charges was £16,8 2s 6d. but lour charges were withdrawn and on four a verdict of not guilty was returned. Accused had paid all the money hack-, and the defence was forgetfulness and muddlement. The moneys involved were sums paid to accused as secretary of the Cottage Hospital Committee, in settlement of ex-pa-tients’ accounts. Accused was released on hail.

MAN DROWNED. NEAY PLYAIOUTH. Nov. 30. .Tamos ITarmoll was found drowned in a creek on his farm near Inglewood to-day. Tn the morning, Harmed, single, aged 37, left home to cut blackberry on the farm. He failed to return. and searchers found him Tying in two feet of water. An inquest will lie held to-day.

AiISRING FISHERMEN. AUCKLAND, Nov. 30,

Fears are entertained for the safety of two fishermen, Owen Jones, aged about -10, married, with three children; and Donald AA>rdle. a young man who is understood to have arrived recently from England. They left Auckland on the launch Hiiana on Sunday morning, anchoring off tho north-east end of Loutirl Island. in the Hanraki. Gulf, on Afonda.y afternoon. They were seen from the island leaving the launch in a dinghy about seven o’clock in tho evening, to set their nets. They have not been seen since. The launch was lound at the anchorage to-day. unoccupied, and the dinghy was missing.

AtOTOR ACCIDENTS. DUNEDIN. Nov. 30. Edward Cnllery, a single man living at Alacßae’s Flat, was taken to the hospital this afternoon about 2.30 sulfering with injuries to his head. He was a passenger in a motor car bound for Alacßae’s Flat, and apparently the car ran down a hill and into a bank.

The injured man was thrown through tho windscreen. AYELLIXGTON, Nov. 28. A motor car driven by Doctor Joseph Pat rick I lcnnessy , 47, collided with a tn linear outside the Basin Reserve at 9.30 on Saturday night. Both the tram and the motor car were badly damaged hut no one was injured. Hennessy was later arrested on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a car, and appears at the Court this afternoon. DUXEDIX STATISTICS. DUNEDIN, Nov. 30. The Customs revenue collected at Dunedin during November showed a decrease in comparison with the returns of the corresponding period of last year (being ill parentheses, are as follows: Customs, 253,519 Us 5d (£68.629 Ss 6d) ; beer £19.235 11s Id £27.197. 2s Id). The Dunedin vital statistics for November as compared with those tor Hie same month last year (shown in parentheses) are as follows; Births 153 (134) ; deaths 97 (65) ; marriages 62 (61). HON. AAIERY’S TOUR. ASHBURTON. Dec. 1. Hon L. S. Amery made a stop of twenty-five minutes on his way to the south. He was officially welcomed by the .Mayor and County Chairman. Replying, Hon Amery suggested that this country should nominate suitable young men as immigrants from Ashburton, Devonshire. He expressed regret that the shield presented to the borough by Alayor Harvey, ALP., as a token of Empire connection between the two Ashhurtons, had not arrived in time for his ( flicial presentation.