DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1928, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Prose Association. FIRE ON N.Z. MOTOR SHIP. AUCKLAND, June 19. An outbi'eak of fire occurred on hoard the Union Coy’s motor ship “Hauraki” (which reached Auckland last night) when sho was at Vancouver. The fire occurred in No. 2 hold, where some Workmen were doing repairs. The only damage was to tho deck and tho ceiling in the hold, which was empty. REST ROOM. PALMERSTON N., June 19. A handsome building, erected by the Mannwntu A. and P. Association, as a Ladies’ Rest Boom, and containing facilities for Plunket Nurses and kindred organisations, was opened by the (Minister of Health, Hon. Mr Young, who paid -a tribute to the work of the Plunket Societies and the generosity of the A. and P. Association. DAIRY ASSOCIATION VIEWS. PALMERSTON N., June 19. At the Dairy Association Conference, a remit that farm instruction lie made compulsoi-y invoked an almost bitter discussion, the Conference finally rejecting the proposal. A tribute was paid by all the speakers to the fine results folloM-ing upon instructions, but a majority doubted the wisdom of making instructions compulsory. A STORMY VOYAGE. WELLINGTON, June 19. Exceptionally rough weather was encountered by the steamer Maunganui during her voyage front Sydney and it delayed her arrival iby over 24 hours. The stormy weather at Sydney last Thursday necessitated the use of a tug to enable the Maunganui to move, out from the wharves. On leaving Sydney Heads, she encountered south-easterly gales and heavy seas. At one time tho wind reached a velocity of GO miles an hour, but the steamer continued to make headway against the gale and heavy''crossseas;- The conditions improved a little yesterday morning, but the lull in the storm was only temporary, for towards evening there was" heavy weather again, and it continued until tho steamer arrived in the stream this morning. The Maunganui suffered no damage. The only mark left is a thick layer of salt on her boat deck. -Owing to the delay in bee arrival, she will not resume her voyage to San Francisco until noon to-mor-

A ROLLS-ROYCE CAR, WHANGAREI, June 20. Colin Con-ton was charged at the court to-day with obtaining a RollsR.yce car valued at £9BO from David Wvllie, a local agent, by means of falsely representing he had a letter of credit on Goutts Bank, London. After "making the deal Coryton took Wvllie to Rotorua-as his guest for a week’s fishing. While at Rotorua he obtained money from (Mrs Lowry, for which he M'as sentenced to nine months at Napier. Tho Magistrate dismissed the Wyllie charge saying that tho agent n-as evidently misled By accused’s English public school accent of manner. The car was parted with before the accused actually made -mention of the letter of credit or the proposed method of financing the purchase. MILITARY TRAINING. WELLINGTON, June 20. Three young Neu- Zealanders will leave by the Tainui on duly sth to undergo a course of military training. They are Cadets Wickstead and J. W. Standish, who M'ill go to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, and 0. C. H. Burton, who goes to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich. RAILWAY SERVICE. WELLINGTON, June 20. The General Manager of Railways, Mr 11. H. Sterling, in a statement, makes an appreciative reference to the co-ordination of various branches of the service in arranging for night expresses in the South Island. Although only fourteen days were available for the preparation of the night service, all arrangements Mere carried out expeditiously and he wished to thank all who had taken part for the service rendered to the public and the Department. UNKNOWN SOLDIER. WELLINGTON, June 20. In consequence of the suggestion that a gold medal found M-itli the re, mains of an unknown New Zealand soldier Mas probably presented by Mrs Neville to a girl named Taylor, who gave it to a soldier whose initials were B. S. C., further search of the records Mere made and three names were found with similar initials, hut in two there were definite burials already. The third, whose grave is unknown, was killed in Belgium, while the remains non - in question n : ere found in France.

KELBURN OBSERVATORY.

SEVERE SHOCKS RECORDED

WELLINGTON, June 18. At about 3 p.'m. on Sunday a very severe earthquake was recorded at t' Kelburn Observatory. Both the instruments. which are placed at right angles to each other, gave vibration records some two inches across. The minor earthquakes experienced recently in the Wanganui and Otaki districts caused the recording instruments to move only a few tenths of an inch. The exact location of the Sunday earthquake has not been worked out yet (the computations taking some considerable time), but the distance to the actual source is considered to be some 7,000 miles, perhaps along the South American coast, or in the vicinity of India.

This earthquake was recorded at Kelburn for three or four hours with a second smaller series of tremors a few hours afterwards.

The Japanese earthquake of 1923 gave indications at Kelburn of about the same magnitude as the present disturbance. Fortunately it is not every earthquake recorded that causes disastrous results,' for it must be remembered that a considerable proportion of even .the larger earthquakes occur under the ocean.

LIBEL CLAIM. ELTHAM, June 19,

Judgment has been given in the libel ease, Fitzgerald V. Blundell Bros of Wellington, and the “New Zealand Dairyman”, a claim for £250 damages in respect of statements contained in tile issue of “The New Zealand Dairyman” on February 20, 1928, alleging an inferiority in the standard of the New Zealand Rennett Coy’s product of which the plaintiff is the manufacturer.

Judgment was for plaintiff for the "nil amount claimed with costs totaling £36 2s. SEAMAN TO BE DEPORTED. WELLINGTON, June 19.

An order for deportation was made to-day in the case of Van Katwvk, a deserter from the steamer Port Nicholson last year, but the case is open to come before the Magistrate again if Katwyk is able to secure sureties.