DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. MINISTERIAL. WELLIXGTOX. Ff'l). 22. 'I lie Prime Minister will leave Wellington on Friday night en route for Greymoiith, to attend the jubilee celebrations, and he will return to Christhurch on Wednesday. Air Coates has undertaken to visit Central Otago and Dunedin at the earliest opportunity, hut he is not yet able to state whether this will lie possible on the present southern visit. If be goes on to Otago he will be accompanied by the Hon K. S. Williams. Minister of Public Works, who leaves on Monday for Blenheim, from which point he will make a journey partly on horseback, through the Cp- j per Awatere to Haunter, thence to Christchurch to meet the Prime Min-

ister. Air Williams’s object in making the inland trip is to look into a suggestion from Marlborough that by the expenditure of a moderate amount an alternative road for stock from Marlborough to Canterbury can be provided without using the coast road, where motor traffic is encountered. The Minister of Public Works is expected to proceed to Central Otago after reaching Christchurch.

CO-RKSI’ONDENT TO PAY 1100. CHRISTCHURCH, Eeh. 23. hi the Supreme Court to-day, befor .Mi- Justice Adams and a jury, Wilfre* George Adams, painter, C'liristelmreli sought a divorse from his wife. Chit-; Cora Adams, on the ground of allege) adultery with Henry Fisher. Peti tinner also claimed from co-responden C->ll() damages. I here was uncontradic ted evidence that before the coming of 00-respnn dent, Adams and his wife had liver happily together. The jury assessed damages at CIOO and a decree nisi was granted. INQUEST VERDICT. HAW ERA, Feh. 21. -M.r liarton gave a verdict yesterday as to the cause of the death of the ini an L. Ailsa Hlemner, at Wnverlev on IGLIi January. Death was due to natural causes, predisposing the factors ot digestive trouble and teething. On these conditions there supervened the disturbance created by eating -Meta tablets and necessary treatment alter, 'flic Coroner was satisfied that death was not caused by a tablet in I the present ease. The tablets contain poison, luetaldeliyde. easily of fatal effects to children who swallow them, lie considers that tablets and similar j compounds he sold only in container with the printed statement of toxi 1 ingredients and householders antidot for such poisons. WELCOME RAIN. NAPIER, Eeh. 2-1. After two lull months without rail a steady fall all over the district com menced this morning. Although con ’ ditions in Hawke’s Hay were not approaching drought, the rain was welcome. Aid. I!LACK DEAD. (iISR-ORNE. Eh. 2-1. William Lockwood, a Maori All Black three-quarter died at Tolaga. lie suffered a recurrence ol" a head injury sustained three years ago. IM'KI I EIRE DANCER ENDED. TAUMABUNIT. Eeh. 21. Rain commenced to fall heavily about four o’clock this morning and continues steadily. All danger from hush tires is now over. WELCOME RAIN. W.-UPUTyURAU. I’eli. 21. Thanks to a regular downfall in the spring and early summer, central Hawke’s Bay suffered less I win the drought than most di-driqU. hut a heavy downpour Ibis morning was especially welcome, breaking a spell ol two months. WOODY ILL E. Eeh. 24. The longest soell lor many years broke this morning early, rain lulling for simie hours and doing incalculable benefit. ACCIDENT TO ENGINE. CHRISTCHURCH, Feh. 21. Uprooting in its path a satuson post in Middleton yards, a railway engine plunged down a twelve loot hank, ripped through a barbed wire fence and came to rest live yards out on Matino Street yesterday afternoon. Had the driver and fireman not jumped clear the accident might have ended fatally. The damage to the engine is slight. 4 lit* difficulty will he to get it hack to the track. W.E.A. MEETING. CHBLSTCHCKCH. Eeh. 2-1. The annua! meeting of tin* Dominion Council of the Workers Educational Association was held to-day, the Mavor welcoming the visiting delegates. 'l'he report slated that the growth of the W orkers Educational Association in this country had reached a point where it should he considered a distinct part of the national system of education. There were 143 classes formed last session with 6157 students. SOLICITOR FINED. AUCKLAND, Feh.. 24. At the Police Court, Selwytt Mays, a solicitor, was lined Loft lor tailing to have his trust account audited. RICH DAIRY YIELD. IN WAIKATO THIS SEASON. HAMILTON. Feh. 21. An amount exceeding L'2.65.). 150 has been distributed among the dairy suppliers of the Waikato this season. One big company alone, the Now Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., had distributed at the end of December, 62,151.000. against £1.715.000 in tin corresponding period last year, while nine other companies among them hav. released £504.150. consisting of £2SO. 11S for butter and £2054411 for cheese. The average rate of payment during the season appeared to have Iwen Is 5d for cheese and a little under Is -Id tor butter. The average basis of January advances was Is 5d for cheese and Is •2d for butter. The aggregate distribution by nine co-operative dairy companies _in the Waikato .exclusive of the N./.A.1 Company, for January alone, was about £75.000. of which slightly more was paid for butter than cheese. Morrinsvilie. Cambridge, and Te Arohn are the leading districts so far Ist* value tn produce handled. Since the beginning of the season the Tatua Company paid out £37.924. Rrnntwood . £23,021. Te Arolm £36.430. Raglan £lO 000 Kakepuku £9077. Norfolk £20.541. Sunny Park £26.027, Mprr.nsville £79,790. Te Awamutu £42.089. and Cambridge £105,300. NAVY LEAGUE. WELLINGTON. Feh. 24. Speaking at the Navy League Conference deputation to the Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. Sir Alexander Roberts said the League believed at the present time that the young men of New Zealand were keen on air and some encouragement should he given them to acquire “air sense,” so that in the event of necessity, the nucleus of body of trained and partially trained ptpn would be avail-