DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—P?r Press Association.),

ROAD BLOCKED BY SLIP.

MOTORISTS NARROW ESCAPE

AVELLINGTON, July 23.

An. enormous land slide, said to be tho largest seen in the district, came down on the Horokiwi Gorge road on Sunday afternoop about two miles on the AA’ellington side of the summit of Pnekakurild Hill. It is about 40 yards wide and was still coming down in the evening.

The road is completely blocked and traffic to town bad to turn back as far as AVaikanae and cross through the difficult, hut picturesque route of the Akatarawa gorge to connect With the main AA r airarapa highway just above Upper Hutt. North hound traffic has to use the same route until such time as the slip is made, passable, which may be to-day. The slip is on the public works portion of the AA’cllington-Auckland main highway over the Paekaknriki Hill and is stated to be due to blasting operations by the Department weakening the hillside at what is perhaps the worst corner on the road. It is understood that a motor car was driven up to the corner just as the first boulders started to come down. The driver got out to investigate and decided to trust to luck and beat tho slip. However, by the time lie had got the engine started the slip had come down in earnest a.nd the driver and a passenger then realised how near they had been to disaster.

ACCIDENT TO BISHOP CLEARY HAMILTON, July 23.

In tho motor collision yesterday Bishop Cleary suffered a fracture of his right leg, cuts on the chin and chest, and was badly bruised. He is suffering also from shock. Pieces of glass from the windscreen caused Father Mnrtindale to receive severe cuts on the face, which bled profusely. His condition is not serious. Both were sent to hospital at Hamilton. The occupants of the other car were not seriously hurt. The hospital report this morning says that Bishop Cleary’s injuries are serious but not dangerous. Father Alartin dale’s condition is less serious. LICENSING BILL. (Special Correspondent). WELLINGTON, July 23. Though there is no sign of the Liiciensing Bill promised for this session ■by the Prime Minister the subject is kept throughly alive in the lobbies, and .one interesting phase lias developed. Both branches of the Legislature responding to invitations from the Empire Parliamentary Association, have nominated representatives of tho New Zealand Parliament to represent the Dominion at the coming conference in Canada.. The choice was made largely as a result of certain members’ ability to spare the time in election year, the only delegate appointed who will be prejudiced by absence being Mr Jordan (Miinuknu). Thus there was no thought of the effect on the Licensing Bill of these absentees, but the result shows that all the delegates from the Lower House, the Hon AA'. Nosworthy, Messrs Jordan and 'I. AY. Rhodes represent lost votes to the Prohibition section. The Minister of Laliour, the Hon G. J. Anderson, who is still in London, is another vote for the no-license section and Mr Tnjpley was also counted with tho majority of eleven which voted for Mr M’Combs’s amendment to place the hare majority in the Bill introduced by the Prime Minister. However, Air Tanley is likely to lie in Ids place before the subject comes up again, together with Mr AA r ilford iuy! Sir Josenh A\’ard, who'are not on the side of tlje no-license section.

GULL STEALS GOLF BALL. AUCKLAND. July 23. A grey gull of fine physique stole a golf hall on the Maungakiekie links on (Saturday afternoon. A new one, it had been driven by a player in a four ball eontqst from the first tee. No soooner had it landed than the gull leisurely dropped down and in a most matter-of-fact manner attempted to pick it up. Ho scorned to have difficulty in opening his lienk wide enough, for he drooped it ns he spread his wings for flight. By this time the players began to regard the matter as serious and they shouted “Hey J” in chorus, while tho man who had driven the ball hurried forward waving a club. But the bird was not to l:a discouraged so easily. Again he seized the hall and again dropped it. Next time he succeeded and, undismayed by language not altogether unknown on golf courses, spread his great wings and made off ft cross No. 7 green in th.e direction of the fairway to No. 2. Flying with wide open beak and weighted by a hit of the best wound rubber that comes out of England, lie obviously encountered difficulty. He was slow to make height, and his di- • rectum was as bad as many a golf stroke, but he persisted and as far ns the player concerned could see he had been robbed to tho tune, of 3s 3d. Above tho fairway to the fifth green, however, the gull dropped his loot some 300 yards from the place where lie got it, and a player in the vicinity sent it hack with a fine practice shot. i

catholic and politics. A PR TEST’S CHALLENGE. AUCKLAND, July 23. In connexion with the controversy regarding Catholics and politics. Father B. J. Goudringer, in reply toCanon James says: “If he can prove that we have made a compact with the Labour Party. I again promise to build the much-needed Anglican Cathedral, up to a cost of £250,000. If anyone made me such an offer I should spend nights as well as days, in an attempt to find the necessary requisite proofs. Supposing the good Canon has, or can, find proofs, he need not worry about my ability to pay. My multi-millionaire uncle in America (Dubiigue, Iowa) has cabled me stating, that he has lodged the money in the bank. So convinced is he of the justice of our cause that lie is prepared to leave it there unti 1 Christmas Day this year for the purpose of my challenge—that is, until after our elections. The interest, lie states, is to he added to the principal, and should the Canon win, e life-size statue of him in bronze should adorn the facade of the new Ivuild ing.”

! THE UNEMPLOYED. CHRISTCHURCH, July 24. About one thousand applications Foi relief from unemployed in Christchurch have in three weeks been dealt with lithe Central Relief Depot, which lf.r established only three weeks ago. These cases represent about four hundre ’families. At the Labour Department yesterday the registrations totalled 28. Of thi: number, £0 were married men. The City Council took 10 men and 31 were placed privately. There is still a greater demand fo’ men’s clothing and working boots for men than there are supplies for. A shortage of meat is reported, and, gen erally, cash and goods nre needed" and will be welcome.

The Executive of the Citizens’ Unemployment Committee met yesterday, and it was decided to make an urgent appeal to the public to subscribe to the funds as subscriptions at present are coming in somewhat slowly. NATIONAL PENSIONS. AVELLINGTON, July 24. The introduction of a compulsory national provident scheme, was advocated, on behalf of the Mid-Canterbury Executive, by Air J. R. Dalton, of Methven, when speaking at the Conference of the New Zealand Farmers' Union to-night. -Air Dalton said that- it must be admitted that the various pension schemes were becoming more and more of a burden on the taxpayer. Had a compulsory scheme been brought in forty years ago, there would bo a fund sufficiently large to pay all the pensions today. In a few years’ time half the people would be receiving pensions, and the other half would have to pay them. The speaker said that there were many people who, when paid with a cheque, squandered the money when a. portion should be set aside for their future and declining years.

Mr AY. H. Allen, of Tirau, said it bad to be remembered that any pension scheme had to come out of the productivity of the soil. Mr R. D. Duxfield, of Horotui, said lie took it that such a scheme would supersede tho present old age pension and charitable aid schemes. He thought the proposal might he referred to the Dominion Executive to report to the next conference. AJr A. E. Harding, of Mnngawhare, stated that the Civil Service had their superannuation scheme, and he did not see why there should not he some such scheme for the whole country.

After other speakers had expressed their views, both in favour and against the propsal, the following motion was carried: “That the Government be again urged to introduce a compulsory National Provident Scheme.”

SCHOOL AS FACTORY

AVELLINGTON, July 24

The question of competition between tho New Zealand Alissionary Schoo’ and the wicker workers was brougli’ up in the Conciliation Council to-day, when the Principal of the school gave an assurance that the provisions of the award would he strictly’ adhered by the school, as hitherto. He said he was willing to meet, the representatives of the manufacturers and to come to some arrangement in regard to marketing, and such a conference is being arranged.

It appears probable that a complete agreement will be effected.

FLOODS IN THE NORTH.

HAMILTON, July 24

Tho AA'ailiou River is heavily in flood. Parts of Te Aroha town and district are inundated. There has been a washout on the railway between Paoroa and Te Aroha. which has prevented the expresses from Tauranga and from Auckland, Thames-wnrd, passing. HAMILTON, July 24. Tho express from Tauranga has been held up at Tirohia by the flooding of the line between there and Te Arolia. CRIPPLE’S DEATH. / ’ AUCKLAND, July 24. That no blame was attachable to anyone was the finding at tho inquest concerning the death of AVm. Afnburi Pirritt, a cripple, who died after be.uig'' thrown, with his' wheel chair, when struck by a motor car driven by AVm. F. Shaw, on the evening of July 7th It was raining heavily at the time, and deceased was being wheeled along the Grent North Road, New Lynn, when a car touched the wh.eel of the chair, resulting in the upsetting of the chair. The car was travelling at a moderate speed. The medical evidence was that death was duo to pleuris.v, heart failure, shock and .general concussion. In returning Pile verdict the Coroner said that no one was to blame.

HIS WIFE GOT ANXIOUS— He coughed and coughed until she thought lie was going into consumption Then she persuaded him to try Pulmonas. Their soothing vapours spread through the breathing system with a healing touch and now lie’s fit and well again and carries Pulmonas to ward off infection. Pulmonas for coughs, colds and ’flu. Is fid and 2s fid from all chemists.