DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

N.Z. IMMIGRATION. AUCKLAND, April 19.

The Governor-General addressed the

Auckland Chamber of Commerce at luncheon to-day on the subject of his travel' ill New Zealand and his impressions on its general progress. Ho said that the prosperity of a country depended on the development and expati'ion of its export industry, and aL-i on the development of its homo market. There should lie no interference, however, well meant and however fruitful of immediate benefits, with the normal workings of ordinary economic laws. ‘•You cannot have any great increase in your home market and industry, unless you have a .sufficiently large population, and that leads on to the theory and object of immigration,” added Sir Charles Fergusson. “You must rememlier that immigrants a is* not people who take Bread out of the mouths of other people, il they are the right sort of immigrants, and can he employed In production. They have purchasing power, which assists industrv.”

MOTORS HIP "BEULAH” MINING WELLINGTON. April 19.

The Secretary of the G.P.O. Wellington has received the following by radio from Apia, at 5.81.p.m: “The nmtor.ship “Beulah’' lias been overdue at Fanning Island from Tonga since April -Nth. Shipping i.s requested to keep a lookout lor the vessel, and to report to the Customs at Suva.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION. WELLINGTON. April 19

A resolution was passed at’ the United Commercial Travellers and Wa itr-hoiisc-moii.s A'ssociatiou of New Zealand congratulating the Prime Minister upon his endeavour to amend the licensing laws of the country with a view of enabling hotel accommodation to he increased lor the benefit of tourists and the travelling public generally. FORGED Cl NOTES. CHRISTCHURCH. April 19. ( llim.sy lorgeries of one pound hank notes have been circulated in Christchurch during the past few da vs. In the past week live of the forged notes have I,een uttered. The notes animitations ol National Bank notes. There should he little difficulty even lor the unskilled, in delecting the forgeries. as tlu-.v are printed on one side only. The paper used is of a poor quality, and the ink is purple. It is evident that a photograph has been taken of a genuine note, and this photograph lias been reproduced on a common soft, paper. The printing is much fainter than that of the genuine note, and the paper has not the proper ori: puess. t- 1.l H’lt.M I LEERS ( ONFER. ( IIRISTCHI’RCH. April 20. \ general meeting -a I’ North and South Island Ihuirm i llers was held \e-n-rduy to discus, the wheat position lor 11*29 and resolutioned that in older to support the efforts of Government by a sliding scale of duly to sc- ( i:r- to growers a payable price for wheat, resolves that this eon fereueo of millers now clfer to make forward i oiltracts with growers for good milling wheal, for the 1928-29 harvest 10-r at least 20 per cent, of each miller’s next year's requirements estimated at id two million bushels), from districts suitable to eacli mill at the following prices Net I’.n.r.. sacks extra Tus ran i. lid: Hunter’s. 0s 2d: Velvet (is Bd, The making of contracts is left for indivdunl farmers to make with merchant or miller direct. A.M A EGA MAT lON DENIED. WELL fNCT( LV. April 20.

With r.-gard to tic- i-conllv cabled report ot iiiiocnd i lie a malgama l ien <;! three leading gra ilia phone companies of the world, the local repi'e-ciitative of His .Master’s Voice Coy. has received advice from his principals that till 1 report i> alimilutely without fomidat ion. BABY'S BODY. AUCKLAND. April 20. The dead body of a baby, wrapped in In-own nailer, was loiiml in a luggage lack after the arrival of the first exp: - ss this morning. MISSING. WELLINGTON, April 20. The Secretary n! tin- Genera! Post (lllice has received the following message hi - ratlin from Apia. ‘‘Motor ship Beulah overdue at Eamiiiig Island from Tonga since .April -sth. Shipping requested to keen lookout tor vessel and report to eiistoms at Suva.” LOAN PROPOSAL LOST. ASHBURTON. "April 20. The ratepayers rejected the proposal bv the Power Board to raise a loan ill COO,OOO allocated as follows: £70.000 for strengthening reticulation, £10.1)00 for installation of equipment for consumers and £IO.OOO for the purchase of equipment for sale or hone pi consumers. Ol -11-12 on the combined Borough and Comity Roll, only 150.5 voted as follows: - For the proposal 884. against, bib . A throefilths majority was required and the pnaposnl was lost by ()•"> votes. I LL-TR EATMENT OF DOG. CHRISTCHURCH. April 20.

“A"ou are an old rascal, and should have done to you in person what you did to the dog," said Air Mosley SAL this morning when convicting and fining John Owen Rows', a retired farmer of Snreydon. on" a charge of commitling an uii reason a bio act by tethering a collie dog behind a moving vehicle ami s:> causing the dog unnecessary suffering. He was lined £l. STORE-MEN'S THEFTS. WELLINGTON. April H).

Police watching the premises of Derbysbiros Ltd.. arrested Harry Driver, a storeman, when he was leaving at 8.30 p.m., with a parcel of goods belonging to the firm, valued at CIO. He was charged to-day with the tlielt of the goods, also with obtaining L'39 by false pretences.

Alfred Mcßurnev, another storeman, was charged with receiving stolen goods from Driver. Both pleaded guilty. • The false pretences were worked by false vouchers, signed by Mcßurnev. for packing cases, allegedly bought by Driver under an arrangement with his employers. Driver was remanded for sentence till to-morrow. Mcßurnev was admitted to twelve months' probation. PUBLIC’ SERVICE APPEAL BOARD. AVELLINGTON. April 19.

The president of the New Zealand Public Service .Association announced at to-night's meeting of the AVellmgton Section that. Messrs Gray. Morris! otfilial Assignee. Auckland) and A. Houston t Inspector of Officers. AgOeulture Department, AA’ellington) had been selected by the Association as its nominees on the Public Service Appeal Board. A YOUTH INJURED. AY HANGAR El. April 20. AVlicn usjjiig an iron curbing machine ill his father's tiiisiuithing work-.mp. Ralph FulGames, agetl fifteen, got eiie hand in the machinery. An endeavour to extricate himself resulted in the other hand being imprisoned. He was released by a fellow worker and taken re the hospital, where both wrists were put in splints,