DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1928, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.! N.Z. FLOCK RAMS. AUSTRALIAN ASSERTION RESENTED. INVERCARGILL, Jan. 20. A well known Southland sheepbreeder expressed to-day strong resentment at the remarks attributed to Mr McNaught before the Tariff Board at Sydney, that the export trade between New Zealand and Australia in flock rams was not a genuiunc trade and that only scrubs wore being shipped to the Commonwealth. He instanced many eases of Southland breeders who had made a- name for themselves at the Sydney and Melbourne shows. One breeder had letter after letter extolling the excellence of the sheep lie sent over. Mr McNaught’s remarks, he urges, were largely contrary to fact and wholly unjustifiable. He admits, however, that a few inferior slice]) have, at times, been exported and urges all breeders for the sake of the good name of New Zealand to send only typical well-bred sheep.

MAORI BENEFACTRESS. AUCKLAND. Jan. 20,

The To Akarana Maori Association will shortly pay honour to Princess To Puea. who has done so much at her pa at Ngaruwahia for the betterment ol Waikato people. Members of tlie Association propose to pay tlie cbieftaincss a visit at her Ngaruawahia home when she returns from her tour of the East Coast districts. Princess Te Puea has been raising funds in aid of the orphanage she maintains and also for the erection of a cottage hospital at Ngaruawahia similar to that which she established at Tuakau. Association members hist evening resolved that they should wait upon the Princess and ascertain in what way they could assist her social endeavours on behalf of her people. Princess Te Puea has declined nil Government assistance in connexion with her work. Of a singularly independent frame of mind, she organises concert parties and tours the North Island seeking financial support from the Maoris themselves. The East Coast tour is reported to have resulted in £SOO being subscribed.

JAFFA ORANGES.

TRIAL SHIPMENT FOR N.Z

AUCKLAND, Jan. 20

A trial shipment of Palestine oranges from Jaffa will reach Auckland by the Ulimaroa from Sydney next Tuesday comprising about 2000 cases. Flic consignment will be the first of its kind to”be brought to New Zealand. The Jaffa orange which resembles the South Australian orange in appearance. is very well known in England, where it has proved popular. It is verv problematical whether the condition of the fruit will he entirely satisfactory on arrival, as the whole vovage has not, been made in cool storage and transhipment was necessary at Sydney. It is realised that t lit* consignment is merely a >*’.il on., but should it prove sucecsslul importers will place further orders, thus encouraging producers living under the British (lag and diminishing the large sum of money spent annually m the purchase of Californian huit A.Jaffa is situated in mandated territory it is possible that oranges will be admitted to New Zealand free of duty SAMOA. BOYCOTT OF N.Z. GOODS. AUCKLAND, Jan. 21. Information received by tlie local office of 0. F. Nelson and company, states that the natives have begun a boycott of Now Zealand goods. BLAZE AT TIMBER YARDS. GISBORNE, January 22. Early this morning a fire broke out in Cape Bros’timber yards, and before it. could he quelled, the machinery shop, and boiler bouse were destroyed, and a large number of modern saw benches, planing mills and moulding machines were practically ruined. Fortunately there was no wind, or large stacks of timber close at Timid, would have gone. The buildings were insured in the South British Cov, hut tlie amounts are not ascertainable.

THEFTS AT DOWLING GREENS. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 21. A wallet containing £ls in notes and ~ return boat ticket to Wellington disappeared from the coat of a visiting 'bowler, W. Fielding .of Hntnitai, yesterdav. He had left his coat ofi pi actually all day, as he was engaged for many hours in the pairs competition. A watch disappeared from the coat ol another howler who was playing on St. Alban’s green on Thursday and a wallet, containing about £3 was missed from Canterbury green.

OARSMAN DROWNED. CHRISTCHURCH, January 22. Harry L. Rush, aged 2d. prominent in rowing circles was diovned at North Reach on Saturday. He was bathing outside the safety /.one, and got into the undertow. His companions went to his asnssistnnce, lint owing to his struggles had to let him go and he was carried out to sea . The body has not yet been recovered. INFANT DROWNED IN EIRE. TIMARU. January 2l\ The three year old son of Mr*’. "JV Reynolds, of Fairlie, was drowned this morning , by falling into a creek, and being carried into a pipe carrying water under the road. miners fined. GREYMOrTH. Jan. 23. For failing to bring unused osplosives out of the State Mmo at the and of their shift' on January l'-Ah, William Page and Antoni Unnetti were cached fined 10s with £3 13s costs, by Magistrate. MoTdrmn to-day.

FIREMAN SENT TO GOAL. CHRISTCHURCH, January 22. At Lyttelton on Saturday, Joseph Bunn, a fireman on the steamer Port Sydney, was sentenced to six weeks imprisonment for assulting the Master of the ship. Accused desired to he paid off, but on his request being refused, struck the Captain twice on the face. Later ho returned and offered to apologise. He was informed that it was too late as the police had been sent for, whereupon he got in three blows before the Skipper could get his hands out of his pockets. BOY DROWNED. ASHBURTON, Jan. 23. Thomas John Anderson, aged nine, son of Fred Anderson, a baker at Methvcn, was drowned at Rakaia Gorge yesterday afternoon. Ho was bathing with a party of picknickers and was caught in a snag. CHILD DROWNED. GISBORNE, Jan. 23. A Maori child, Ilape Chairstie Hudson. aged ten years, was drowned while bathing at Te Ivarakn yesterday evening. He was crossing the liver to join bis step-father when he disappeared in a deep hole. On missing the lad the stop-father dived in and immediately recovered the body, hut efforts at resuscittaion failed.