DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

HOLLAND’S RADIO. AUCKLAND, May 20,

The test transmission by P.C.J.J. (Holland) on 31.4 metres, to Australia and New Zealand, was received in Auckland. Its reception was most .satisfactory. It was best from Holland, Tlio iinnounements were made clearly in the English language and the programme was made up of English compositions, coming through very clearly. R.C.J.f. made a splendid announcement to Australia and New Zealand, and asked for co-operation in transmission to both countries.

WELLINGTON SCENE. WELLINGTON, May 21

There was a demonstration last night at a theatre where a service was being bold by a clergyman who is much in the public eye at present. Police and detectives were present, but the demonstration principally took the form of an unusually large congregation both inside and outside the building. One woman caused a little excitement by trying to address the crowd. The clergyman in question took part, earlier in the day, in the service at the funeral of the Chinese Consul.

A GUN ACCIDENT. DUNEDIN, May 21

Allan Mangan, aged 10, and Frederick .Miller, aged 16, were hospitalled with injuries 'to hands and feet. They loaded an old gun with powder and it exploded inopportunely.

FOUND DEAD. ROTORUA. May 21

George Yesev Stewart, aged 01. a well-known resident fisherman, was found dead at bis Immc on Sunday morning, due to a fall during an epileptic* attack. OBITUARY. GISBORNE. May 21. Richard Bath, 82, whose death is announced to-day, arrived in Auckland sovclitv years ago in the ‘ Gotfiude, bis father having brought in that vessel. sections of a. smaller vessel, with which to institute a, shipping service on the New Zealand coast. Ibe little h„at was lit led together at Auckland and ran for many years between Auckland and Thames.

EMPIRE SHOPPING WEEK. GISBORNE. May 21

Empire Shopping Week was opened at Gisborne* to-day. the town being gailv decorated. I lie is - glorious weather for a live hours’ carnival.

A DROWNING. NELSON, May 21. While coming through the French Pass yesterday afterucon in a motor launch. R. W. Reid, well-known in Nelson, was thrown off the launch which was caught in an eddy, and was drowned. His body has not yet been recovered.

A BURGLARY. NELSON. May 21

Burglars jhi-ake imto the 'Empire Theatre during the week-end and rifled the safe of a considerable stun of money, which comprised Saturday night’s takings from that theatre and the Theatre Royal.

BORIC ACTD IN BACON. PALMERSTON N., May 21. At the Magistrate’s Court, Kim Bacon Coy. was charged with having sold bacon containing boric acid, and was ordered to pay costs. Counsel for defendants stated boric acid was only used for the purpose of dusting to keep off flies. Some apparently worked into the bacon. Counsel for the Health Department did not ask for a fine, stating the Department was going into the question of altering the regulations.

CYCLE AXI) CAR COLLIDE. WELLINGTON, May 21. C. 11. Belcher and >J. F. Redmond, two clerks, on a motor cycle collided with a car last night near Silverstream in Hutt Valley. Belcher had his right leg broken and Redmond his right arm fractured. Botli machines were badly damaged.

CONSUL CHANGES. M'ELT.INGTON, May 21. Lowrie (American Consul-General) leaves for M’asliington on June 6. and returns in October. During his absence B. Gotlieb will take charge'. He lias been in the Consular service at Singapore. .1. 0. Hudson, American Vice-Consul here will go L> Singapore.

UNEMPLOYED. v NAPTEII, May 21. A large'meeting of unemployed’this morning criticised the Government relief schemes. Instances were given of married men going on relief jobs coming off in debt. The Mayor (J. Vigor Brown) expressed the opinion that relief unemployment was a problem for the Government. Speakers instanced the influx of immigrants as one of the main causes of unemployment, as the fact that no scrub cutting work was now offering on farms and modern machinery, was obviating the necessity for wharf labourers for handling coal, oil and other products, and expressed the opinion the Government should open up fresli avenues of employment for those disappearing.

61YSTERICH'S SK■-KNESS. AUCKLAND. May 21

Thirty families in Grey Lynn were taken ill with a mysterious sickness on Friday, some rather severely, but none were hospitalled. ! lie symptoms coincide with ptomaine poisoning. The Health Department is investigating.

A GAOL BIRD. AUCKLAND. May 21

Charles King, 30. was sentenced to six months imprisonment at the Police Court on a charge of having robbed Hugo Brandstedt of a gold watch and chain valued - at £2O. He had been only four days out of gaol after serving a sentence of seven years. Chief Detective'Hammond- said King had been in gaol nearly, all bis life ami' lie was going back there for eighteen months as he was a prisoner out on probation. He bad served a long sentence in England and Australia for crimes including housebreaking and since lie was sentenced in New Zealand, be bad escaped from custody.

FINED £5. PALMERSTON X.. May 21

A man who recently drove a car through the hedge of Square Gauleps was fined five pounds at the Magistrate’s Court this morning, for having driven the car while in a state of intoxication. The name was suppressed owing to the state of health of his wife.

A REMAND. TIMARU, May 21

\t the Magistrate's Court. Bernard Lewis Blackwell and Ernest Gladstone McCunn appeared on remand charged with on Mav 11th at Otaio. entering the dwellings of IVin. Alfred Ancoll and Robert Barr with intent to commit a crime. This was the sequel to a, sensational- shooting affray. The former was also charged with assault. On the abdication of the police a further remand was granted till May 20 th.

DAYLIGHT SAVING. FFFEC’T ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCES. ■WELLINGTON. May 17. The school attendance returns for the quarted ended ’.March 31 were presented to the Wellington Education Board yesterday by the assistant secretary. Alt' E. S. Hylton. The figures were as follows, last year s being gi'en in parentheses for comparative purposes:— Average roll: Boys 14 .Or 8 (13.901). girls 13,102 (12,923); total 27,210 (20,821); Average attendances: Bovs 13.018 (12,700). girls 12,120 (14,770); total 25,144, (24,470). Perentngc of regularity 92,30 (91.27). , "From the foregoing statement, stated the report, ‘’it will he seen that there has been a very gratifying increase in the degree of regularity of attendance. In the opinion of many head leathers this was due to an improvement in the general health of the children consequent upon the introduction of daylight saving.” INQUEST VERDICT. TIMA IT ['. May 21. At an inquest on the death of the child named Tomlinson, four weeks of age, the Coroner said the evidence disclosed a lamentable ignorance on the part of the grandfather and mother of the child in regard to feeding. It showed reprehensible conduct on the part of the relatives in not calling in a doctor or a Plimket nurse. DROAYiNED OFF, PUNT. DUNEDIN, May 21. When a motor car ran off the punt at Tuapeka mouth yesterday Alary jane Fahey, aged 33. was drowned. Deceased was with her husband in the car which was run on to the punt to cross the river Molyneux. The car ran over tlio end of the punt-. The hotly has not been recovered. PREMIER'S ADVICE TO PUBLIC WORKS MEN. DARGAVILLE. Al.ay 17. “Good old digger” was the cry which interrupted the Prime Minister during his speech at Kirfkoptini, when officially opening the recently completed section of railway from Wamtira. In characteristic fashion Air Coates stopped and looked bard at tlio noisy

Uy heavens, I want good old digger at the next election.” was the Prime .Minister’s retort. “Make no mistake about that. If there is any section of the people who owe me consideration it is the men of the Public Works Department. Their conditions ot work, of pay, and of hours, and the improvements for their settlement which have been introduced, have all come about since the present Government lias occupied the Treasury benches. If they turn dog on me they are not the sort ol chaps I take them for. However. 1 am not. here to make a political speech. (Hear, hear.)

REDUCED INCO.MF. TAX. ASH BURTON, May 17. The Farmers’ Provincial Conference carried a remit : “ That as a means of giving much needed relief to occupicis of rural lands, and to make investment by way of mortgage on such lands more attractive, we strongly urge on the Government the necessity of abolishing, or very materially reducing the income tax oil this lorm of intestment.” It was also resolved: "'Unit the amount of exemption from land tax lie £15,000 instead of, as at present. £IO,OOO.