DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

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

SUDDEN DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 19. The death occurred'yesterday of Mr Harry Brinkman, the well-known trotting hand Rapper, aged GB. He had been associated with trotting since its earliest days. He had been in ill-health for a long time, and had suffered a recurrence of his complaint again''recently, but his sudden death was quite unexpected. He had actually completed his task of framing the handicaps for the one trot on the Otago Hunt Club’s programme, when he collapsed and died. Mr Brinkman leaves a widow and three sons. Another son was killed in the war. BANANAS DUMPED. AUCKLAND, Aug. 19. The Maui Pomaro arrived at Auckland to-day and reported that fivo thousand cases of bananas from the Islands had been jettisoned at sea. She had only 200 eases fit for consumption.

The cause of the loss has not been established, but it is understood that the refrigerating apparatus was in good working order. The weather on the voyage was not unusually hot, hut temperature in the banana hold rose 10 degrees double that required, a day or so after leaving Apia. An inquiry is being held. MOTOR AND CYCLE COLLIDE. CHRISTCHURCH, August 19. Albert Burns, residing at Bunvood, while riding a motor cycle ai. the South Belt, collided with a motor ear. He was admitted to the Hospital with a badly broken leg. The injured limb wins a inputated last night. Burns’ condition is improving. AUCKLAND OYSTER BEDS. AUCKLAND. August 17. Proposals from an influential commercial quarter for the private leasing and care of oyster beds wore approved by the council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce, and it was resolved that they should Ix> forwarded to the Government. The .proposals drafted by a person who claimed to have an expert knowledge of oyster control and civilization, were that the Government should lease the beds of rocks and in the harbours of the Auckland province for a term of years on a royalty basis of 3s a sack. The owners wore to he given the privilege of exporting to Australia oysters gathered from Manukau and Kaipara Harbours, while the export of oysters gathered on the East Cost should he prohibited. The writer estimated that the annual yield at present was 20,000 sacks, hut production would increase enormously when cultivation was in full swing. REPLACEMENT OF TYRES. TERMS OF GUARATNEE. AUCKLAND, August 17. The terms of a guarantee for the replacement of defective motor tyres wore argued in the Magistrate’s Court when Goodrich Tyres, Ltd., sued E. Lo Grice for £24, claimed as half the listed price of two motor-truck tyres defendant had obtained from them. The tyres were admittedly replacements in lieu of the original tyres, which had blown out after a month’s running. Plaintiffs claimed that they were entitled to half the east of the price of replacements. The Magistrate (Mr Hunt) decided that the tyres were replaced in pursuenee of .a guarantee of ninety days wear made by the company, and nonsuited the plaintiff company. “If the company has any claim at all,” he aaid, “it is against tho motor firm to whom they supplied the tyres and from whorn defendant purchased the truck.’’

A LAND SLIDE. AN ERIE EXPERIENCE GISBORNE, Aug. 20. A landslide, sixty acres in extent, in tlie Tearue Malloy, gave a startling experience to Claude Gordon, who was working sheep on it. Gordon had dismounted from bin horse and walked about, a hundred yards, when what he described as a wave of earth broke over him. He was carried downwards and nearly clinked by dry clay, 'anil struggling to keep his feet, with a desperate effort managed to reach the side of tlie slide, and falling over a small cliff, got on stable ground, reaching home much bruised and battered and in a state of collapse. The land on which he had left tbo horse and another horse, had completely disappeared. Some hours after the upheaval subsided, the horses were discovered partly embedded. It is doubtful whether they can be rescued from the morass. Sixty sheep and seven cattle were also buried in the slip beneath thousands of tons of earth. The Rae River is dammed about 30 chains.

electoral rolls. WELLINGTON, Aug. 17. Returns now 'available show tba.t tbe number of electors registered in New Zealand ns at July 31st. is 762,995 which is an appreciable advance on tlie 1925 general election roll figures and an increase of 286,522. on tbo roll at the 19:’5 general election. Tlie general rolls have now been printed and .are open for inspection. They show registrations affecting Canterbury and tbe West Const as follows : Christchurch East- 11,811 Christchurch North 12,911. Christchurch South 11,737 Avon 11,663 Lyttelton 10,815 Alid-Cnnterbury 9,3(9 Westland 9,078 Buller 8,296 Hurumii Ivaiapoi 9,670 Waitaki 8 ; 110

A MAOIU HUT GISBORNE, Aug. 20 The Maori Pa at Awapuni was the scene of a. representative gathering of natives yesterday, when a hui was held to indicate the burying of the hatchet of inter-tribal jealousy and cementing of a new friendship brought a iiout bv the common sacrifice of the; (treat War. The 'function v<as the immediate outcome of the visit of tne Northern Maori football representatives. Representatives from five dit- j ferent sections of the North Island were present. After a church service, an j address of welcome was delivered by Sir Apirana Ngata and other Ngatiporou Chiefs, references, being made to by-gone days when Ngapulii tribes bad raided the Kast Coast. Tbe loss of the Prince of Wales tropbv was rewarded as an advantage for it would afford the East Coast tribes an incentive to visit the northern district next year, and it was hoped friendly contests for the Cup would finally complete the unification of the native rfl ce. The visitors cordially replied. It was mentioned that friends of the late Sir Jas Carroll had pledged themselves to raise £-3000 for a memorial for their late chief, and had applied to the Government for a subsidy. The Prime Minister had intimated lie would give the matter consideration. The northern representatives left for Whakaki where they attend a celebration in connection with the late Sir J, Carroll’s birthday,