DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.

MOTOR DRIVER DRUNK

AUCKLAND, August 28

Harry George Harrison, aged fortyfive years, was fined £25 to-day for being intoxicated while in charge of a motor, and liis driver’s license was cancelled for twelve months. EMPLOYERS’ ATTITUDE. CHRISTCHURCH, August 29. ) The possibility of employers abandoning the usual attitude of passive resistance in regard to industrial disputes, was mentioned by Mr A. M. Burns (aoting-President of the Canterbury Employers’ Association) in the course of bis address at the annual meeting last uight. '■ Wo c-nn scarcely hope,” said Mr Burns. “ that the workers’ organisations are or ever will be satisfied with what they have managed to secure. In some cases the unions have refused to recognise any factors, other than their own desires, and it is a question as to whether the employers should not in such cases take the offensive and file claims embodying conditions less restrictive to enterprise. There is a' large body of opinion, which believes that the only hope the employers have of ever securing relief from the harassing conditions which are contained in some awards, lies in abandoning the too common attitude of passive resistance. ISR 0 A DC! AST TNTERFER ENCE. WELLINGTON. August 29. The Post and Telegraph Department has announced its intention to combat the serious interference with broadcast receptions by electrical leakages. The Department has lost much time investigating false alarms and in future will co-operate with listed representatives of the trade. The one nearest the locality will take stops to confirm the authenticity of the complaint and the Department will then locate the source ol the trouble. Radio officials, in a motor van. will go out to enquire into and stop it if possible.

SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS. WELLINGTON, Aug. 29. The annual conference of South African Veterans Association was bold today. 'l’lie Defence Minister (lion Rol--los ton) addressed the. gathering. He said there could l»c? no doubt that the action taken by those who volunteered in 1899. blasted a trail for the much greater part that New Zealand hail taken in 1914. Whatever the requests of the conference were they would receive the respectful cicnsiderntion of the Government. Those who served in South Africa wore just as much deserving of the sympathy and help ol the Government as those who served in the Grea t \v nr.

THROAT CUT. CAMBRIDGE, Aug. 29. Charles James Peake, a well known stock agent, of about fifty-five years of age was found dead in a bedroom of his homo last night with his throat cut. and a bloodstained razor lying beside him. Medical aid was summoned, but the injured man expired almost immediately. He leaves two young hoys, two young girln anil a widow. DIRECTOR OF MUSEUM. WELLINGTON, Aug. 29. IV. R. B. Oliver has been appointed Director of the Dominion Museum. Since 1920 ho has been senior scientific assistant.

MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION. A SHOP BLOWN UP. AUCKLAND, August 20. A terrific explosion at 2.30 a.in. wrecked T. Carroll’s grocery stoic at the corner of Napier and Sheridan Streets. The debris caught fire and blazed fiercely until the tlames were quelled by the city brigade. One side cf tlic shop was pushed bodily into the street. The shutter on a window was hurled across the road and the roadway littered with broken glass, while cabbages, tins of jam, etc., were hurled on roofs of the surrounding houses. Inquiries are being made about a mysterious motor-cur, containing a

number of men, which dashed away from the locality just after the explosion occurred. A lady residing opposite saw a mysterious ‘light in Carroll’s shop soon after midnight, living portion of the shop that had been tenanted hv a widow and her children. They shifted out of the premises on Sunday. It was Carrolls intention to have shifted to-day. He has been living in a house close by. AUCKLAND, Aug. 20.

Insurances on Carroll’s shop destroyed by fire after the explosion—£6oo on building and same amount on contents The Superintendent of the l'ire Brigade is of opinion the building was blown up by a gas explosion.

STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. AUCKLAND, Aug. 20. \ house on Wnitemata Road, St. Hellers, was struck by lightning vesterdav afternoon. All the elec u a near and telephone was disorganised besides which the fuse connecting the latter with the next dwelling blown out. Much smoke was in evidence but no (ire broke out.

REFUNDS of PETROL TAX. WELLINGTON, Aug. 29. Up till the fifteenth of August, applications for refunds of petrol tax have been made by 6617 persons and refunds have been authorised to L-L----q-»8 the sums involved being as 1 lows —-March quarter £11.348; une quarter £B.BBB. Imiuir.es arc still being pursued regarding 440 claims.

TOM HEENEY, CHRISTCHURCH, August 29. A radio message has been received by .Mr A. R- Harris, general manager ot the Radio Broadcasting Coy., from Dim Heeney on board the Aorangi, stating Hecney will broadcast a message from 1 Y'A on arrival at Auclkand.