DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(Ily Telegraph—Per Press Association. X.Z. OLYMPIC TEAM. WELLINGTON, April 18. A statement by the New Zealand Olympic Council to-day that it has been reluctantly forced to abandon the proposal to include a rowing eight team for Amsterdam.

The full team now consists of Misses Miller and Stockley (swimmers); Miss Wilson (runner) ; Lay (javelin), Lindsay (swimmer): Morgan and Cleverly i boxersi, Moorehouse (swimmer), Porrit( (runner, now in England). Porritt will captain the team. Mrs Amos, wife of the chairman of the council, will he chaperone. She makes the trip at her own expense, and will he with the team from the time of departure from New Zealand until the return. .Mr Amos goes as manager, and he will be New Zealand’s authoritative representative at Amsterdam, and in the social functions.

The council expresses deep regret that the funds are not sufficient to enable the rowing section to he included. Various members will take part in other sports while away, and il suitable arrangements can lie made the team will return via South Al licit.

QUEER MOTOR CAR CASE. AUCKLAND, April 18

That it was not Ids car, was the successful' defence raised by Arthur G. Quartley, a barrister, who was charged at the Magistrate’s Court, before Mr E. K. Hunt, S.M., with leaving his car unattended. Apparently the car had two numbers, the one at the front being 7701, whilst that at the back was 770*2. The defendant admitted that those were the numbers on his car. but said that they were exactly as issued by the Department, and apparently some other motorist also bad

wrong numbers. Defendant said that on tlio date mentioned in the charge he was at Xgarimwahia, interviewing Princess To Puea Ilerangi. with regard to a Maori film that is being made. There lore it could not have been his ear lei I unattended in Auckland, as he took hit car away with him.

The defence succeeded, ami the cast was dismissed.

SUSPICIOUS DEATH. PALMERSTON X., April 19

The body of a man in an advanced stage of decomposition was found on a Hat near the river at Awapuni. Ibe police are reticent but it is understood there appears to have been an injuri to the mail’s head.

AYII EEL PASSE* OYER NECK AUCKLAND. April IS,

A remarkable escape IT mi death was experienced by AYilliam Scott, of Keiine.rs Avenue, Mount Albert, to-day. when the wheel o! a vehicle passed over his neck, indicting only minor

abrasions. Scott's face was pressed to the ground and the pipe lie was smoking was driven into his ill rout, the stem penetrating his neck.

Scott, who is a fruiterer, was driving his cart along Eden terrace, when the horse stumbled. The sudden jolt threw Scott to the ground, ami he rolled under the vehicle,* o-ne of the wheels passing over his neck. The injured ■min was taken to the Auckland llo.s--piia'l and several stitches were inserted. The patient Is reported to be making satisfactory progress.

NEW INDUSTRY. WASTE .MADE I-Kil.M EUAN. DUNEDIN, April Id Samples of engineers' “wasle" mail' from low grade llax fibre, have heei manufactured locally, and the experiment has been so successful that extensive commercial developments arc likely to take place.

By liic practical use ol plioriniinn tenax fibre a “waste” possessing the appearance and softness of merino wool can be obtained. One of the greatest advantages of this substance

is, of course, that its manufacture can become a specific New Zealand in-

istry. and the fact that the material

is n particularly effective absorbent is another important point in is favour. After having been officially tested it lias been pronounced superior to the cotton variety of waste at present being imported, in addition to which it appears that the flax material can be put to uses of considerably more importance than as an oil absorbent.

There is very little doubt that, if this industry is pushed, New Zealand, and possibly Australia, will lie independent of outside markets for supplies of the engineering commodity.

TUNNEL IN THE SOUNDS. MARLBOROUGH FARMERS' SCHEME. BLENHEIM. April 18. The Sounds Farmers’ Union is asking the Government to provide an engineer to report on a proposal to connect Pelorus and Queen Charlotte Sounds by means of a tunnel, 20 chains in length to give communication for launches and barges between the two waterways. A 'layman’s estimate of the cost is ,121(5,000.

CTRL SERIOUSLY INJURED. CHRISTCHURCH. April ID. A young girl. Margaret O’Connor, who lives at 112 Kilmore Street, lies in the hospital in a serious condition as tlm result of a motor-cycle accident on Woollmm Road. She was riding on the pillion behind Trevor Moss, of 50 Roseberry Street Spreydon, when the machine hit a pile of dirt on the side of the road and came to grief. The girl was badly injured about the head and also suffered from shock, while Moss received a cut above the eye. Moss’s condition is not serious.

FELL FROM WINDOW. CHRISTCHURCH. April ID,

George Biiiney, who resides at 3D, Mersey Street, St Albans, lost bis balance and fell to the pavement from the window of a first floor room at Clarendon Hotel at 1.15 oil Monday morning. lie sustained a compound fracture of the jaw. The accident was noticed by a person in the hotel and the ambulance was summoned. The injured man was removed to the Christchurch Hospital, where an operation was performed on Tuesday. It was reported yesterday morning that his condition had improved.

FORGER CAUGHT. DUNEDIN, April ID

\ few davs ago a well dressed young man successfully cashed at the Bank ol New Zealand a. cheque forged ill the name if a leading citizen of Dunedin. The deed shortly afterwards wes discovered bv the office stall, which became alert to prevent a recurrence of the Act.

This morning tin offender called hack at the Bank again and presented a cheque forged in tlic name ol another well known citizen, the amount bring a substantial one. Evidently lie became aware of the fact that be was being regarded with suspicion by tlie Bank officials, for lie made an effort to escape. However, be was quickly seized bv a clerk, who succeeded in bolding him until the arrival of Detectives .(envoy and Taylor, who look him into custody, lie will apnear in the Police Court to-nioriMw morning.

X.Z. AIR BA m2 AUCKLAND. April ID. AIT or spending several days on the si‘o of (lac Mobxcnvillc air base, Maine T. M. Wilkes, Director of Air Scr vi'-i's. and Captain L. M. bid, turned t-i Auckland I --night. Plans ■il the lasi in I -r I (be prop' ed aerodrome are being prepared by the I’ub-