DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—P.er Press Association.) FISHERMEN TURN UP. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 10. Allen and Bartholomew, the two fishermen who left the harbour on Friday in a motor launch and failed to return, turned lip last night at Puneho. They had engine trouble and were driven out about thirty miles south of Cape Egmont. After remedying the trouble they made their way hack, and ran the launch ashore about 9 p.m. and reached a farmer’s house in an exhausted state. The launch struck the rocks and probably smashed up. The. men have not returned to town yet, and a story is unavailable. The weather is very rough.

A BLAZING CAR. GISBORNE, July 10. A blazing motor car was discovered over a bank at Wliareata Hill last night with no sign of the occupants. Inquiries this morning failed to elucidate the mystery. The steering gear was intact and road at the point not dangerous. No information is available as to who is the owner of the car.

POWER. SUPPLY. GISBORNff, July 10.

The Power Board informed the Works Department that it hopes to supply Gisborne ‘hydro-electric power from Waikaremoana by Christinas.

TRADE FIGURES. WELLINGTON, July 10. , Overseas trade" figures of the Dominion for the six-monthly poriod ended June 30tli, are as follows: Imports for six months ended June. 1928, £20,915,700, ns against £22,200,704 for the corresponding period of 1927. \ Exports, for tfic six months ended June, 1928, were £37,715,272 as against £30,592,341 for the corresponding period of the previous year. Excess of exports and imports for the six months in 1928 were £16,799,572 as against £8,399,637 last year. Returns for the month of June 1928 with figures for the corresponding month last year in parenthesis are: — Imports, £3,161,038 (£3,6318,533) ; exports, £3,276,223 (£3,603,416).

NEW BY-LAW. CHRISTCHURCH, July 10. The City Council decided last night to take steps to have a by-law drafted requiring all horse-drawn vehicles to exhibit an efficient red reflector at the rear. <

RAILWAY SHUNTERS’ THEETS CHRISTCHURCH, July 10.

Four railway employees, Ernest Alfred Dobier, Thomas Charles Harris, James Herbert South and Cecil Leslie Howard, all shunters, pleaded guilty to-day to theft of goods in values ranging from eight shillings to nineteen pounds, the. property of the Department, and were remanded for sentence. Counsel said that all the men bore excellent characters and the thefts were inexplicable. Howard was just on the point of getting a rise. South was married with five children.

A LIFE SENTENCE. AUCKLAND, July 10.

In response to representations made by the family of the victim of the New Lynn murder, the Premier has written exxilaining what the commutation ot the death sentence means. He. states the term, natural life, means sentence for life, and remission or release from prison canont he granted without the consent of the Governor-Genet nl in Council. Mr Coates had conferred with the Minister in Charge of Prisons and could assure Mrs Norgrove’s relatives that every precaution will he taken to guarantee the murderer’s safe custody while in prison. The interests of justice and safety of society will bo the first consideration in tlr event of the case being reviewed in years to come.

FRUITLESS SEARCH. HAWERA, July 10. The search for Mrs McCallum, believed to be drowned ns a result of the ear iu which she was travelling with her hukhand plunging into the Mannwapou. Stream seven miles from Ha-w-era' yesterday afternoon, was resumed at daybreak this morning. A large party w-as engaged in dragging the river which was swollen with flood waters till midday, hut no trace of tlio missing woman was found.

: . ' TOUR OF CANADA, i WELIJINGTON, July "10. Hon Noswortliy lias been selected to represent tho Reform Party on tlie New Zealand Delegation to take part in an Empire Parliamentary Assn, tour of Canada. The Labour delegate is W. J. Jordan,' of Manakau.

‘ , ILLICIT STILL. INVERCARGILL, July 10.,: For some time considerable trade in illicit whisky has,been carried on in Southland. As a result of a. search at Awarua Bay, the police discovered an illicit still in a secluded spot. The plant showed tho operations had been conducted on an extensive scale. Several large casks of matured liquor andi others in various stages of fermentation were seized. The police scoured a clue which will result in a prosecution. _____