DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1928, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

N.Z. RAILWAY GUARDS. DUNEDIN, April 23. Commenting oil an Auckland message. disclosing figures in reference to a recent ballot for the formation of a Train Running Union, Mr M. Connelly (Dominion Traffic Representative on tlie Railway Appeal Board) said that -Hi-5 guards were employed on the New Zealand Railways, and, according to the telegraphed statement, only 21(i had voted for the proposal, leaving 2-19 who either ignored tlu ballot or voted against the forming of another union, it would lie seen that tlie vote could not lie construed into a decision to leave tlie A.S.K.S. for something the constitution of which had not yet been explained by the promoters.

Mr Connelly added that some Guards’ (Tubs bad not even been consulted as to tlie advisability of taking a ballot. The local Club, although a lory active body’, bad been completely ignored. The cost of running a union, if such could be formed with only 21G members, would be fairly large.

MOTOR RECORD. DAYTON BEACH (Florida), April 23. * Attaining approximately a speed of 207.5526 miles per hour, Roy Keech, of Philadelphia, piloting a thirty-six cylinder car, broke tbe world’s record, made in February by Captain Campbell. the British driver. NEW YORK, April 22. At Dayton Beach, Roy Keech, driving J. M. White, the Philadelphia manufacturer's triplex special, set a new record for specially Imilt cars of 207.550 miles per hour. The elapsed time for a mile was. 1 # .355 seconds. This breaks Campbell’s record, made here last February.

GRAPPLES WITH A •PEEPING TOM.” DUNEDIN, April 23. A sensational attempt by Sir Charles Statham to capture a “ peeping Toni ” was related in the Police Court this morning, when a man mimed William Henry Reay. a married man. with one child, a sign writer by occupation, pleaded “guilty” to being found at night without lawful excuse, but not in circumstances which disclosed the commission of a crime, on tlie premises of Sir Charles Statham in Hawthorne Avenue. Sir Charles's daughter was retiring for 11 io night, and saw the man looking through her window, anti she informed her father, who immediatclv wont outside and grappled with the intruder.

A fierce struggle ensued, in which the daughter pluokdy assisted her father. Reay finally broke away much the worse for wear, but lie was subsequently arrested.

In pleading guilty the accused said he had been so drunk that lie did not remember having been on the premises. He was remanded in custody till Friday for the gaol surgeon’s report.