DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 April 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,

GOODS TRAIN DERAILED

TAUALARUNUr, April 4

In consequence of the derailment ol a goods train at Tangawai between laiiiape and Ohakune this morning, the Wellington to Auckland Limited express was delayed and left Taumarumii at 8.10 a.m. instead of 4.7 a.in.

UAII TED EXPRESS' LATE

AUCKLAND. April 1

The limited express from Wellington was four hours’ late in arriving this morning, clue to a goods wagon getting off the track between Waiourn and iangiwai shortly before 1 a.m., causing considerable delay to all’ traffic.

LIBERAL CANDIDATE

AIEAIISER. FOR WAIKATO

CAAJBRIDGE, April 4

At a largely attended meeting last evening, Fred Lye, farmer, of Pukekm.i near Cambridge, was announced as a candidate lor the Waikato seat at next general election in the Liberal interests, backed by the United Political Organisation. Lye, who is first in the field for the United Organ Nation, Was a member for Waikato prior to last geneial election. Jt was unanimously decided to form a. branch of the United Political Organisation in Cambridge. PRISONERS SENTENCED. DUNEDIN. April 4. The following prisoners were sentenced : Henry Mantel!. theft of £254 from his employers, to throe years’ hard. William Henry Sansom, theft of £Bi as an employee, to five years’ probation and to make restitution.

Percy Edward Whittal. two charges of indecently assaulting children, to reformative detention for three years.

Three youths, Richard Carter, George Johnson Duncan. James Johnston Youngson. breaking and entering, to three years’ probation.

SUPREME COURT JUDGE. WELLINGTON. April 4. Air I). S. Smith of ATon'ison, Smith and Aforison. has been appointed to the Supreme Court Bench, lie takes up his duties on Ist. Afay.

AEROPLANE REPORT. AUCKLAND. April I

The officers on the Ilinemoa say. with reference to the report by the steamer Benicn, as cabled, that the noise of an aeroplane engine was heard bout 100 miles off Norfolk Island, we got a. similar message when just off Norfolk' Island, hut although a continuous look out was kept there was no sign of anything that looked like an aeroplane. 1 think it was a myth said one of the officers.

WEATHER SUAIAIARY

AYELLINGTO.W April I

The Aleteorologictil Ollicer, Dr Kid son’s report, on the weather for Alarch mentions that drought continued in most districts throughout the north, being most serious in Nelson, Taranaki and the Western portions of Wellington Province and over a greater part of Auckland Peninsula and Hawke's Bay. Rainfalls were above normal, in some cases the Canterbury and the Otago averages also were exceeded. The temperatures on the whole were mild. The relative absence of westerly winds is still charactei istie of the season, lint the zone of the prevailing westerlies appears to lie pushing its way northward over the southern portions of t lie Dominion. There were only two storms of importance during the month. A cyclone on the sth and Gth, centred near .Auckland and at the >atne time strong w inds, oft asionally ot gale tore s were experienced north of Cook Strait.. Widespread rains accompanied this storm. A further storm was a cyclone which moved rapidly past the south end of the Dominion on the 25tli am' L’Gtli with strong westerly winds reach-

ing gale force’ at times in regie Cool.: Strait and Southern Otago. There was strong westerly gales at the Chatham Island on the 2.4 th and a somewhat similar depression 30th only affect.ed southern Otago. The . dairying industry sadored con siderably in places owing to drought. The scarcity of water had been 1.1-difficulty difficulty in Nelson where, however tin l apple and tobacco crops were exceptionally good. UNSEAT. CHARGE. AUCKLAND, April -I. There was an unusual charge at the court to-day when the Devonport Borough Council proceeded against Air Harris Morris, taxi proprietor, tor tailing to carry out a hiring. Evidence was given that through the faiure to send a taxi to catch an appointed boat a North Shore resident was unable to get tea before catching the lour o’clock train to Hamilton, in which he had then to stand. Alorris refused to recompense him. The Magistrate oi deled .Morris to pay costs 235.