DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 March 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

SERVICE CAR ACCIDENT. I’UKEKOHE, March 28

A service car proceeding to Auckland this morning overturned at an embankment in Poker Valley, when attempting to avoid another service cur, which bad been stopped to pick up a parcel dropped. The four passengers were not injured, but the driver, Dudley Thompson, was seriously injured. The latter was taken to Tuakau for medical attention, and Inter be was removed to Auckland.

RELIEF PARTY AIISSING. CHRISTCHURCH. Alarch 29

Dr L. 1). Burnett, C. Bassett and K. H. Buckridge. throe of tbe party who set out on Monday afternoon to bring in the body of Andrew Neil Henderson from the hack eouiltrv at Lees A'alley. have so far not returned, and fears are entertained For their safety as the. country is exceedingly rough and the men bad few provisions.

INQUEST

CHRISTCHURCH, Alarch 29

At the inquest on Andrew Neil Henderson. the Coroner returned a verdict ol accidental death by shooting. (unstable Robertson, describing Hie finding ol the body, said his puny had to carry it on a stretcher over a live-thousand-foot mountain from the camp where the fatality occurred. The constable’s boots gave out in climbing over the rough country and he had to use the hoots of the (lead man. The condition of this party when if arrived in Oxford has been described as pitiful.

TXDUSTRTA I, CONFERENCE. AYELLTXGTOX. ALircli 28

At the Industrial Conference. Mr A I). Thomson, formerly Assistant I’ub lie Service Commissioner, was inuini niously elected chairman. EMPLOYEES’ REPORT.

The report presented by the employees’ representatives to the Industrial Conference urged that, an adjustment calculated to give better results than at present, could only ho brought about by a greater degree of co-operation than bad hitherto prevailed. Trade unionism could never make- peace with capitalism in the sense of acquiescing with that system. This, however, did not imply blind destructive fury against tbe existing economic order. All sections should get at the facts and then sec lmw they affected a national well-being. The object of the conference was to discover a way by which a greater measure of social juslice could be secured.

The report urged that both employers and employed are victims oi’ a system like a tug of war. The two sides rarely met except as hostile bodies. If the conference regarded its task as part of a permanent necessity to adjust economic and development policies of the rapidly changing world, then this gathering might well be regarded as one of the most important of recent years. The Labour section was anxious to help to restore prosperity, but could only do it effectively if it was assured that those whom it represents would with other sections share in results of this prosperity.

UNKNOWN SOLDIER I DEN LI FIE I) STRATFORD. March 29.

Last night a resident ol Wellington called on Mrs .Mel)nay. of Orlando Street, with a photograph of the unknown soldier suffering from loss ol memory, who lias been in Sydney hospital lor eleven years. 'lbis photograph which had been sent, to his firm for identification, on being submitted to Mrs Mdjirny established the identity of the soldier as her son, Thomas George Met,tuny. .Mrs McQimy says her son has altered a great deal since she saw him in Idle but she is certain the photograph is of her son. AIR FLY. BEX HEIM. March 29. Douglas Mill and Airs Mill in their Alotli, after spending the night in Blenheim took olf for Christchurch at 10. Id. The weather is fine and clear. ARRIVAL AT CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, March 29. Having left Blenheim at 10. Id it.m. the Afotli aeroplane, carrying Douglas A fill and wife, of Auckland, arrived at the Wigrain aerodrome at 12.21 p.m. The weather was excellent all the way. The trip cost them Aid.

DRUNKEN MOTOR DRIVER. WANGANUI, March 29

John Frederick Vicks, a young man from Wairarapa. who was found drunk in a motor car in Ridgwav Street yesterday, was fined £2O and declared unfit to hold a drivers’ license for twelve months, by .1. S. Barton, S.M. to-day. MISSING MEN SAFE. CHRISTCHURCH, March 29. A message from Oxford at noon states the three men missing in Lees Valley since Monday have returned in good' health, although fatigued. MAN’S DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH. March 29. John Caldenvood, of Sprevdon. riding a bicycle in Kelwyn Street shortly hefoi'o eight o’clock this morning swerved in front of a motor truck and was thrown to the road and sustained severe head injury. Me died on the way to the hospital. INJURED TN HOUSE BOX. MARTON, March 29.

Attracted hv groans and the sound of horses kicking the woodwork, porters at Martini station yesterday evening opened a horse box on Palmer-ston-Wanganui train, and found the attendant. Harry Barrymore, aged about 30. lving at the horses feet, bis head covered with blood and seriously injured. Barrymore was travelling with four horses in one box and had evidently gone to adjust the cover on the animal. Von Mae. It is surmised ho slipped and alarmed the animal which trampled and kicked him on the head and body. The victim was removed to a private hospital and lies in „ critical condition.