DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1928, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,

OBJECTION TO SCHOOL BELL. WELLINGTON, June 23. “We, the undersigned, being residents in close proximity of the Hutt Valley High School, wish to protest against the erection of a hell at the school, as it is likely to have a disturbing effect in an otherwise quiet neighbourhood.” Such was a petition signed by thirteen people presented to the Board of Governors of the school last night, when one member expressed the view that no more objection could be taken to a school bell than to a church bell. Nlr llishwortli took a contrary attitude, saying that there was too much noise in modern civilisation, and constant noise affected people’s health. He suggested that an electric bell, which could be heard throughout the building without disturbing the neighbourhood, should be installed. The question was then raised whether the bell was intended to let a laggard know school was in or was merely for calling classes together. Mr London said he thought that the tendency to consider the nerves of people was making them more nervous still. Ho pointed out the association existed between the l>dl and the school. If school bells were suppressed, then so also would church bells he suppressed until the place became as silent as the grave. The matter was held over till next meeting.

MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED. CHRISTCHURCH, Juno 25. E. J. Pine, aged 20, of Sockburn, vliile motor cycling to-day crashed nto a motor lorry and received inuries from which lie died later.

FURTHER PARTICULARS. CH RISTOH UR OH, June 25. George Jonathan Pine, aged 19 years died in Christchurch Hospital at noon to-day ns the result of terrible injuries received in a collision between n motor cycle be was riding, and a motor truck on Rircnrton Road this morning. Pine was riding on a piece of road, bitumen-paved, facing the rays of the morning sun. As lie was passing W. J. Bowman’s yard, a motor truck driven by I!. Gilo, came out on to the road. Tile motor cycle hit the truck with a terrific crash. The motor cycle’s petrol tank burst, and the petrol fired, enveloping Pine, bis motor cycle, and the bonnet of the truck in flames. Pine was dragged from tbo burning truck with his clothing afire, and was terrible burned. He was rushed to the hospital, but he lived only a few hours.

A chemical extinguisher was effective in saving the truck from complete destruction. Pine, was the soil of the well-known horse trainer, George J. Pine.

HIGHWAY BOARD’S PROPOSALS WELLINGTON, June 25.

At the monthly meeting of the Alain Highways Board 1 , on May 21st. and 22, one of the most important matters dealt with at the meeting was the question of the construction of highclass pavements adjacent to the larger centres of population. On the introduction of the Petrol Tax it was indicated that approximately 25 per cent, of .the amount collected would be utilised for the payment of a preferential subsidy to Counties for the purpose of the construction of highclass pavements on heavily-trafficked roads adjacent to the larger centres of population. The cost of constructing such higlf-dass roads was falling very heavily on some of the rural districts, and the Board in cases of this kind now pays subsidies up to £3 for £]. Several tentative schemes were approved by tbo Board and these, in accordance with previous announcements are now being submitted to the District Highway Councils, and the Automobile Associations, concerned in each case, for consideration. Scheduled which have been drawn up cover periods ranging from four to seven years, based on the estimated amount which will be available from the petrol tax.

WORKERS' REINSTATED. WESTPORT, June 25. A dispute pertaining to the disrating of a worker at Denniston was dealt witli on Saturday by the Westport District Disputes Committee, under the chairmanship of Air IT. Carter, of Greymoutli, who gave his decision in favour of the workman involved. CONVICTION REVOKED. INVERCARGILL, June 25.

A re-hearing of the case against William Nathan Hogg, licensee of the Golden Age Hotel, Bluff, was granted in the Bluff Police Court to-day, and as a. result the Justices reversed their previous decision, and the conviction and fine of £3 were revoked. The charge against Hogg was of receiving four drums of varnish and two drums of enamel, the property of the Commonwealth and Dominion Shipping Line, knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. At the first hearing, tho accused was not represented by counsel, but to-day Air Eustace Russell appeared for him. In the o'aim for a re-henring was a clause stating that Hogg had keen arrested straight away following the finding of stolen property in his yard, and that he had appeared before The Court almost immediately. Counsel submitted that what happened was that when the firemen offered the goods to Hogg they were rebuffed. Obviously, lie said, they could not walk tho streets with tho paint,, and they planted it where it was found in Hogg’s yard. Two firemen on the Port Sydney gave evidence that they had overheard tho two men talking on the ship, one stating that lie had the “stuff” planted in the yard.