DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. ZANK GREY’S NEXT VISIT. WELLINGTON’, Dee. 28. Advice has l>een received by the Government Publicity Office that the writer. Zane Grey, will make his next fishing expedition to New Zealand in the summer of 1928. He writes to tlio Department that, from the pictures he filmed himself on his last visit, combined with those dealing with National Park and the Southern Alps and Lakes, supplied hv the Department, three tworeel productions have been made, and these will he released shortly. Mr Grey is of opinion that the studies will pave the way for the pictures lie hoped to “shoot. ’’

FILMING NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON. Dec. 28. .'January and February will be busy months for the Government Publicity Office, which during that time, will lie concerned with the production of several cinematograph films of historical interest. The Waipoua kauri forest, near Hokianga Harbour, will be the subject of one picture, in the making cf which an effort will be made to reproduce .some of the old lite of the forest. Before the end of the month more pictures will lie taken in the Auckland district, and in February Stewart Island will ' be visited and special studies filmed there.

SANDERS CUP. DUNEDIN, Dee. 28. The Otago Yacht and 'Motor Boat Association at a special meeting tonight selected the new .Jellitoe class teat, Eileen, as Otago’s challenger for the Sanders Cup contest, to lie sailed at Stewart Island in February. G. E. Kellett was appointed skipper, and G. A. Wiseman will accompany the crew in the capacity of adviser. GREENWICH TIME SIGNALS. WELLINGTON. Dec. 2.". On Tuesday last week the new longwave time signals transmitted from Rugby Radio Station were picked up at the Dominion Observatory. Kelbitrii. for 'the first time.

These time signals arrive at awkward hours for New Zealand—-ti.bt) a.m. and 10.30 p.m.—Summer time. The early morning one comes in very clearly. but the one in the evening is hard t(, pick up owing to interlerence from static, the selected time being very bad in this respect. By means of the time signals it is possible to compare the two clocks t > within one hundredth of a second. The Dominion Observatory clock was found to lie one tenth of a second slow, according to Greenwich time transmitted from Rugby.

The best and most useful time signal received daily by the Dominion Observatory is that from Paris, transmitted from Bordeaux Station. Ibis is received at 8.30 a.m., Summer time, and is aways very clear. If the principle laid down in 1020 by the International Time Commission, that time signals should be sent out at intervals of twelve hours bad boon adopted one of Rugby’s signals might have reached New Zealand at a more convenient Ume.tluin at present. Rugby, however, transmits at eight-hour intervals, so New Zealand, though a part of the Empire, is dependent oil foreign signals. WILFUL DAMAGE. WELLINGTON. Dec. 2h Serious damage was done to tli ■ Randwick Road sewerage work's at lower llutt during Sunday night as the result of someone wilfully flooding the motor chamber of the pumping

1 station. ' Aln se was inserted in the air ventilator and a din. hydrant turned on an Icll running. The electric motors wen put out ol action by the water, but fortunately there is a stand-by hydraulic plant, which was immediately put into use. otherwise serious result* would have occurred throughout a large extent of the borough througa the overflow of drains. A substantial reward is offered lor tile discovery ol the perpetrator. BUNGALOW DESTROYED. HAMILTON. Dec. 28. A lire occurred at 2 a.m. to-day in a five-roomed bungalow at Melville, owned by James Tliorburu, and occupied by E. O’Kane. The house (and furniture), which was outside the borough, was completely destroyed. llie insurances are not available.

Rl! FXK F\ 1)1! IV FH. WKI.LIXGTOX, Dee. 29. William I.uddon, a seaman, aged 39, was sentenced to a month s imprisonment to-day on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge ol a motor ear. On a charge of converting a ear, valued at £725. the property of W. F. Donnelly, he was ordered to make good the damage (£2O). caused by running Ihe car into the wall ol Donnelly s bat kvaitl. OCTOG FX ARIA X'S SU 1C IDE. AUCKLAND, Dee. 29. George I luck land Drowen, aged SO, widower, was tound dead yesterday afternoon at the residence ol his daughter, at Saint. Reliefs, with whom he resided. At the inquest to-day a verdict ot suicide bv gas poisoning was returned.