DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 February 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

n.) (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) ‘ SANDERS OvP CONTEST. INVERCARGILL, February 20. 'fhe third race for the Sanders Cup ed commenced this afternoon, and proved ist disappointing to the spectators, the oir time limit of three hours being cxbv eeeded, the race being declared no a contest. ed The wind was a light .south-east, n- accompanied by showers of rain, and h- finally dropped altogether, leaving the boats becalmed for long spells. COTTAGE BURNT. NAPIER, Fob. 21. t- A three-roomed cottage was gutted • e bv lire this morning, it was owned ic and occupied by Oscar Mather The ig building was insured for £SOO and the if furniture £IOO in the Dominion Office. n SERIOUS BUSH FIRES, m PAIIIATUA, ' Feb. 21. id Bush and send) fires started in the d Puketui ranges and spread to Maluiri and Coonoor district. It swept over I- a wide stretch ..of country. Bosses of :s stock are reported to have been stifferg ed by I). McCarthy and Hansen Bros, a Makuri scenic reserve was also swept, i» also Hansen’s plantation. The fire went over a portico of the properties of Mr Ryan. H. Dillon. R. B. Robertson. I. Russell. There have been ■ very narrow escapes of dwellings and * farm biddings. T. Russ C’omioor bad a lire fighting party out all night long 1 round his woolshed until it wa.s say- 1 ed. Rhodes House was also in danger. MR. H. E. HOLLAND. DARGA VI LI.E. Feb. 21. Mr 11. E. Holland (Leader of the Opposition) addressed a meeting of over three hundred electors at Darga-

ville last night, the Mayor (E. A •Jones) presiding. 'fhe address wm - similar in many respects to those givei , at flelensville. Russell and Whanga - rei. Alter dealing with the jiolitiea > aspects of the day. particularly as they : applied to rural electorates .Mr Hollanc dwelt at length on rural credits. Samoan and land cpie-siimis. In speaking of the Intermediate Rural Credits Bill, the speaker said the Government had broken faith with the commission and the act now in force would not give the relief to farmers which the Government claimed it would. The conditions were such that no one could take advantage of them, and he yet had to hear of any association being formed under the act. The Labour Party’s remedy for putting the finance of the country on a sound basis was a State bank, with agricultural banks as an adjunct to assist the farming community. The need of to-day was a lower price of interest instead of a tax reduction. The latter had only lienefitted to any extent the big finance and merchant institutions, who made tens of thousands sterling out of it. lie prophesied that when a Labour Government came into office ill Britain and New Zealand, that middlemen would lie cut out as far as it was humanly possible, and the producers would secure the full benefit of his labour. lie announced it was hoped Mr •!. G. Barclay, a local farmer, would be the official Labour candidate io oppose the Prime -Minister lor Kaipara seat at the next election. Mr Holland had a particularly good hearing and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks. _ t WOOL SALES. AUCKLAND. Fob. 21. At the continuation of the wool sale to-day, last night’s prices were well maintained, and there was practically a complete clearance. So-me Waiti (Waihehe) clip realised fancy prices. Over fourteen hales special half-bred menu,) 28jd ; six hales halthred and super hall bred at 25.’cl ; four bales ■ Upi'l hnllbrud hoggel 2«d. TWO HOUSES IM I!NT. AUCKLAND. Eel,. 21. Two six-roomed bouses at Pnpntoetoc were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. One wa.s owned and occupied by A. A. Civil. Walker’s son wa.s asleep but escaped through a window just in time. Walker's house was insured lor Cl.ooo and furniture valued at £SOO was uninsured. Civil saved his liirniture. ’1 lie house was insured lor LIDO. PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE DECISION. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 21. Progressive euchre, as played at Sydenham football hall on October 17. comes under the Gaming Act, accord ing to a decision by Justice Adams. The facts were that euchre was played On- monev nrizes. the public being charged half a crown admission. ’I he police laid an information against the promoter, and Mr Mosley. .S.M.. dismissed the ea.se. His Honour held that the Magistrate acted upon an erroneous view ol the law and allowed the appeal, remitting the ease to the Magistrate with an opinion that the promoter should he convicted. NEW EXAMINATION FEES. CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 21. As well as higher fees for university lectures, students will in future he called upon to pay higher entrance fees for degree examinations in arts and science. The new regulation provides that the examination fee for B.A. or B.Se. shall he £1 Is for each unit, and for M.A. and M.Ke. £3 3s for each subject. The old regulation provided lor a fee of £2 2s for anv section of the B.A. or B.Sc. degree" and £1 Is for M.A. or M.Sc. examination. The new scale will operate from 1020. BUII,DF,RS CON V ERENCE. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 2U The annual conference of the New Zealand Federated Builders opened this morning. After an official welcome proceedings were taken in committee. BOY DROWNED. OROTTKI. Feb. 21. A drowning accident occurred last evening. A little orphan hoy Peter Carter? aged six. went swimming. His clothes were found on a hank and the body found six hours later under a launch r noavbv. l’.\Nl> CONTEST. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 21. The tenor trombone solo competition was decided at the band contest this morning. Twenty-seven competed and resulted :-W. L. Payne (Dininevirke Municipal) 93 P" 1 " 1 " ' Marshall (First Battalion. Smitlifand) and C. Barsly (AVoolston) 89, competition this afternoon and first A ffado test to-night. A WAGES PAYMENT. CHRISTCHURCH. Fob. ‘.l. “Efforts to secure relief trom payment of wages of employees while it. military camps ha, been renewed j conjunction with the Employers Io le - ation, but the Government declined to move in the matter.” said the executive’s report to the annual eoi.tere.ue of the Builders’ Federation to-day.