DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 January 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) MOKE RECIPROCITY UKGED. ! AUCKLAND, Jan. 24. .More reciprocity in the trading relations of New Zealand and Australia is what tile Hon Walter Dennett, M.L.A., considers business men in both countries should strive to achieve. Mr Bennett has been Minister of Public Works and 3l.ini.stcr of Forestry under two Administrations in his State. Incidentally he is a New Zealander, owning Wellington as his birthplace. This morning lie arrived by the Ulimaroa on a holiday visit. .Many years ago, while on a visit to New Zealand, Mr Bennett went into the trade question with the late Mr Seddon at the time when the Australian constitution was being adopted by the Federal Government. That both countries could work together in many ways was the opinion expressed by Mr Bennett. Both places have very much in common, he said, both as regards production and marketing. That being so. be could not. see that in the* long run much could be gained by the establishment of protective tariff's. Mr Bennett was last in New Zealand some twelve years ago, when lie came over to attend a conference of the Press Association. CLASS-MAKING. | EXPERT AII RIVES EDOM GERMANY. AUCKLAND, Jan. 21. \ A passenger by the steamer Araivn. 1 which arrived this morning, was Mr. E. Selinurptiel, a German scientist, who is bailed in bis country as a lead- j mg authority on glassmaking and ‘ glassware. He is in New Zealand under three months’ contract to the j Southern Cross Glass Company, to complete the installation of their works at Ashburton. Mr Selunirpliel will be followed by about thirty experts from j the Continent as soon as the works are , ready for operation. | Window and sheet glass will tie- 1 manufactured about May. and later the factory will undertake the maimfactum of bottles from silica sand, i upon which geologists’ reports have been exceedingly favourable. | A lease of inland sand deposits or. the slopes of Mount Somers lias been granted to the company by the Gov- j eminent. The report by Professor Speight upon this sand showed that of 100 acres leased a portion of fifteen acres contains enough silica sand to keep the works going on the basis ot j twenty-four hours a day for 180 years. . .V.ount Somers is one of lour districts j in the world where this deposit may be ontained.

EXPORT Pit ICES OFFERING. WELLINGTON, Jail. 21. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Hoard advises that the following prices are I’eing ottered tor tat stock for export at this date:—Hawke’s Day-Prime woolly lambs, ,'tfilb-under, Del ; 37—1211). B.)d ; 431b-ovor Btl ; second quality lambs Bd. Wellington—Prime woolly lambs, f) (Jlb-undcr, Del ; 37-421 b. 81tl ; 431b-ovcr S'jd : second quality lambs, Bd. Canterbury—Prime woolly lambs, UGlb-uiider. Old ; 37-421 b. till; 431 b-over, 8;<l ; second quality lambs, 81d. SENT TO GAOL. I’AlllATl'A. Jan. 21. A cirri:-: rnmloyei*. Charles William M'Fcdries, was charged in the local Court before justices to-day with u.xin <r obscene language and wilfully pushing it .Maori through the plateglass window at .1 mid’s Hilliard Saloon. He was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment on the first, charge and lined in default mu* month’s iniprisoinent, mi the second.

ISA BY FATALLY .SCALDED. WELLINGTON. Jan. 25. Lionel Lawson, aged 2l’ months, of Argentine Avenue, Alirainur, died at tin* hospital this morning as the result of scalds on the hands, body and neck, through a fall into hot water last evening. It UTTER AND CHEESE EXPORTS. WELLINGTON, Jan. 75. The arrivals of butter shipments in Gienl Britain, to the end of this month, will iota I 1.151.201) boxes a.s against 985.115 for the same period last season; and to the end of March 1.75)8.659 boxes, against 1,180,61!) boxes during last season. 'I lie arrivals of cheese shipments in Great. Britain to the end of January thi season will be .‘181,228 crates, com-' pared with 159.011 crates last season; and to the end of March the total arrivals will be 691.065 as against 591,88.') eiates during lasi season. BARMEN FINED. \ •WELLINGTON. Jan. 25. Detectives raided the Central Hotel, I.amhton Quay, this morning, and arrested three men : Vincent Eric Reeve, motorman aged 30 years; Horace Haycock, barman anil upholsterer, aged 28 years; and Bernard Sullivan, barman, aged 33 vein's. This afternoon the three men appeared in the Magistrate’s Court before Mr F. Page, S.M., to answer charges against the gaining laws. Reeve and Haycock pleaded guilty to carrying on the business of bookmakers, and Sullivan pleaded guilty t > keeping and using the public liar of the Central Hotel as a common gaming house. Reeves was lined £3O. and Haycock and Sullivan were each fined £2O. Fourteen days were allowed in which t ) pay the fine in default one month's imprisonment in each case.

DRUNKEN MOTORTST. OAMARU, Jan. 25

At the Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr H. W. Bundle, SM.. William Fraser, run-holder, at Hakataramea appeared on a charge of being in charge of a ear while intoxicated. The Magistrate after hearing lengthy evidence, said lie was satisfied defendant and his companion, Hugh Wilson had indulged in a drinking bout on the day previous. Defendant had stayed out the night, though less Ulan two miles from Kucow, while j A ilson had refused to give any ac- ■ count of his whereabouts during the 1 night, though lie admitted that at j •>•3O in the morning lie was reading a newspaper at the Monument. j Defendant was fined £8 and his li- I cense cancelled for two years. BANKRUPT FARMER ASHBURTON. Jan. 25. j Debts amounting to £2,688. all unse- i cured, with assets amounting to only ! £IOO, are features of the bankruptcy I <>f a Methven farmer named Robert ! • Wallace Wightman. | Bankrupt said he had a surplus oT j £17.000 three years ago, and seven years ago he had £52.000 to his credit, j Mortgages on properties, most of which fell hack to the various moregagees, totalled £6S,QOQ. I