DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph —Per Press Association.) SOCCER ASSOCIATION FUNDS. WELLINGTON, Dec. 21. According to the report to be submitted to the New Zealand Soccer annual meeting, tbe Association has exhausted its funds. The loss on tbe Canadian tour and the F.A. trophy competition, etc., absorbed the C2OOO obtained from the art union. It is probable that the financial position will interfere with the next season’s programme.

INQUEST VERDTCT. GISBORNE, Dec. 21

At tbe inquest on John James Keane. Cook County Engineer, whose body was found in the AYninintn River on Tuesday, a motor car lieiim balanced on the bridge, with the side wheels over the river and a door open, evidence was given that deceased had taken the corner sharply on turning on to the bridge, and having just avoided running over one side of the bridge, swerved to the other side, and apparently fell, or was jolted, through flic door into the river.

The verdict returned was ‘'Accidentally drowned during the course of bis duties as Engineer.”

FRUIT GUARANTEE INCREASED WELLINGTON. Dee. 21.

Cabinet to-day decided to increase the Government fruit guarantee from 10s per case to lls per case for the coining export season. The Hon. 0. J. Ilawkeu stated that the guarantee of 19s did not provide sufficient finance to work upon.

.MOTOR CYCLES COLLIDE. WAfllf, Dec. 22

A collision between two motor cycles at Karingaliake this morning, resulted in two Wailii youths. Frank Burt and Albert Aitken, being seriously injured about the bead. Both were admitted to Wailii District Hospital for treatment,

TOTE HOUSES. AUCKLAND, Dec. 22.

A special committee appointed last week to make inspections ol machines and totiiiislllor bouses in tbe North Island made reeomniendatoins to Auckland Trotting Club yesterday, when it was decided to erect brick buildings, one for the inside and the other for outside patrons, similar to Manawatu Racing Club’s electric totnlisntor house. The Awapuni Club is in touch with two Australian linns regarding IliOchnliixm to lie installed,

THEFT SENTENCE. AUCKLAND. Dec. 22

William Patrick Kelleher, 29. secon-J clerk, in the Auckland office of the Customs Department, was sentenced to three years’ reformative for stealing sums totalling 9950.

NEW MAGISTRATE. AUCKLAND, Dec. 22.

Mr Stanley Logan Paterson, of the firm of Meredith. Paterson and Hubble, lias been appointed to the Magisterial Bench. He was born at Napier and educated at Christchurch. He obtained bis degree at Canterbury College in 191 G, in which year he was admitted as a barrister and solicitor, fie served with the N.Z.E.F. from 1919 to 1918. .MURDER CHARGE. INVERCARGILL. Dec. 22. At the Police Court, Arthur Victor Valentine was charged with the murder of Andrew J esc at Paterson’s Inlet. Accused who appeared in a distressed condition. panting lor breath, was remit titled rn the npplcatiou of the police fill January |9th. NATIVE GATHERING. FONT! IX. Dec. 22. A lug native gathering will he held at Motuiti Pub doling Gliri-i ini ■. when n memorial to I lie late Rev. T. I’acrata will be unveiled by Sir .Maui T’omarc and Sir A. T. Ngata. and a conlirmation service by Bishop Sproti. Mutters concerning the welfare ol the native race will be discussed. Representatives of natives from all parts of the North Island arc already assembling. IMPOSTOR GAOLED. GISBORNE. Dec. 22. A sentence of three months imprisonment was imposed by tbe Alngistrate on Joint Miller, aged 29. with ninnv aliases, on a charge ol vagrattev. Evidence showed the accused had represented himself as a .Seventh Day Adventist and obtained money Irom mem Ixm-s of that denomination on various picas.

RADIO AFFAIRS WELLINGTON, Dee. 22. The (broad effects of the more important of the decisions arrived at by the International Radio Conleroncc,. bold in AVashington recently, are outlined in the interim report submitted to the I>cstmaster-General by Air A. Gibbs, chief Telegraph Engineer, who represented New Zealand at the convention. The imported suggestion for the extension of New Zealand s t,o\ernment’s activities in the field ot radio signalling, including the creation of es]veeially equipped service was also incorporated and it is hoped the Scientific Industrial Research Department will he able to devote sometime to the unsolved scientific problems of radio transmission calling for treatment in the Southern Hemisphere Convention. It also agreed to that special provision, under which deck officers on smaller vessels trading on the New Zealand coast, will be permitted to act ns wireless operators. A fuller report will be prepared biter by AD Gibbs for submission to Parliamcnt.

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. WELLINGTON. Dec. 22. AY hen asked to express bis opinion upon the immediate agricultural prospects of New Zealand. Mr l’ope. Assistant Director of Agriculture, said-

“The present sea'son is now sufficiently advanced to enable one to say that, in any event, it "'id he a gom one. even in comparison with the lug! Xcw Zealand average and further d nothing untoward, such as an cxceptionarrv dry autumn, wet cereal haivpst or widespread •floods, should occur to mar the later mordhs it will bo exceptionally good.