DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—PeV-f’ress Association.) BOAT CAPSIZES. THREE AIEN AND BOY IN DANGER. WELLINGTON. -March 5. In Evans Bay. near the power house, on Saturday night a boat about 10 or 12 feet long, containing three men and a, boy capsized. The cause was stated to lx> that one man attempted to eliiuh the mast. Cries for help were l answered by Air Singer, who commiiiideored a. boat on the bench. Help was forthcoming from a launch. Messrs Singer and Hayes rescued two of the men and the boy. The third man, who was brought ashore in the launch was later taken to hospital. "BRITISH MADE'' FOR N.Z. GOODS : J AUCKLAND. Alarcli 5. ’file question of tho use by New Zealand inauufaeturers of tbe brand "British made,” was brought, forward at a meeting of the Auckland Manufacturers’ Association when a letter was received from Air .T Sutherland Ross, president of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Association, expressing his opinion ns to the morality of Hie proceeding. Air Ross' view was that any part of the British Empire should be entitled to use the expression. The following letter in reply lias been forwarded by the president of the Auckland Association (Air .1. A. C. Allutn) : •‘While quite in agreement with you that miv manufacturer in any part of the Empire should he entitled to brand his goods ‘British made.’ the fact still remains that the term is generally regarded as applying to articles made in Britain, and it- is questionable whether ..iho Association should take any action that might tend to foster a false impression. .It would take a great, amount of publicity fo make the general public familiar with the suggested action.’’ Air A Hum continued that the objections of retailers bad to a certain extent made some manufacturers feel that, the time was not- yet ripe for insisting on goods being branded “Made in New Zealand.” Consequently. no definite action had been taken. Tfc was advisable to leave tho matter to individual manufacturers. This view was endorsed by members, who approved of the forwarding of Air Alluni’s letter. AUCKLAND CHINESE FINED ,C 25. AUCKLAND, Ala roll 5. 'When Detectives Nalder, .Moon, Afills and Kelly went to a Cliine.se house in Federal St. on the night of February 20th. last they found all the doors and windows barred. Forcing their way in they discovered that a fire had lieen lit and an attempt, made to destroy opium pipes and other paraphernalia which had boon hurriedly thrown in the grate. Some of this was recovered and was used as evidence against four Chinese Get Sang, AYalt Quon, Ah AYing and Ah Ding, when they appeared at the Police Court this morning on charges of unlawfully having prepared Hpiimi in their ]w>ssession. Afr Learv appeared for the four accused. Ah T-Ting pleaded guilty, while the other three pleaded not guilty. The detectives stated in evidence that the house contained no furniture and was fitted up as an opium-smoking den. In one end of :i, room there were wire cages in which Hie smokers pulled nway al llicir pipes as they lay on the floor. As soon as they knocked on the door there was a. scurry inside. wood was chopped up and a lire made, presumably for tbe purpose of destroying tlic opium pipes, etc. There was a strong smell of opium in the room w hen they entered. All the- four accused gave evidence through an interpreter. The Alagistrate 'snid that in the absence of direct evidence lie could not convict the three who bad denied tbe charges. All fling was fined £25 in default two months’ Imprisonment, lie was allowed a week in which to pay. AC, R FEAT ENT REACHED. 'WELLINGTON', Alarcli •">. Tbe Te Kuiti Operatic Snyietv has been granted permission by AYilliamson’s to play “Tbe Aljkado” at 'Cambridge to-night, and at Te Kuiti tomorrow night on the consideration that they pay all past royalties, the costs of recent proceedings ahd undertake to make future application in the, proper form. DOMINION'S BIRTH RATE. AVELLING'VON, March <>. During the year 1927, 27.851 births (1-1,291 males, 13.590 females) occurred, lowest recorded figure sir.ee 1919; and a decrease of 592 over the previous year. The low birth rate is unprecedented iu tbe history of the Dominion. The percentage of still births to living births increased front .9.1] in 1926, to 3.15 In 1927. In 1927, 11,611 deaths were registered compared with 11,819 for 1926. A FATAL COLLISION. NELSON, March 0. Rex McCormack, aged 9, son of Mr AlcCorniack, ( ,f Harper St. died in the hospital last evening as a result of injuries received two hours previously in collision with a motor cycle, while riding a bike.