DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1928, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

RAILWAY SIGNAL BOX BURNT. ’ • ■ t ■ i lßy Telegraph—Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 24. A severe electrical .(listnrbanee in Syanson district set .fire, tp a railway signal box. at two o’clock this morning, and caused its destruction., The residents bucket brigade saved the station. . The box was burned to the ground.' Thp interlqpking frame,:,consisting .of thirfy" signalling levers .wa« ruined. " .

V ; TH E MAUI POM ARE. fruit Cargo in good order. DUNEDIN, Sept. 23. Tlie'mqtor ship Ajaui Pomare arrived on Saturday morning from Apia and Niue,lsland with a number of passengers and a cargo .of- bananas. The cargo comprised 4000 cases consigned to-the; four main, ports. The fruit was landed in excellent- condition. The ship encountered heavy gales gfter -passing {Sunday; Island, which delayed arrival about- twelve .hours. ,j .

; Tliij} being the ■ Alaui Pomare’s first visit to Otago; a reception was held on".-board ,<pi Saturday when representatives of variops local bodies, referred to the fact , that .this was the first direct shipment of Island fruit, landed in Dunedin for, many-.years, qnd they.hoped the present visit of the ship would -e the forerunner of many more.

i FISHING SEASON. | INDICATIONS OF A RECQRD. ' AUCKLAND, Sept. 21. ■ The coming fishing season promises to be a record one, and already a number of distinguished visitors from overseas.-, have written, making their reservations at Russell. Zane Grey advises -.that, be will arrive in New Zealand from Tahiti on December 20th. Included in his expedition will be that well-known fisher man, Captain Afitchell. AR- Grey is devoting a great deal of time during his present visit to Tahiti i to f . .ascertaining the exact locality pf the. breeding grounds of swordfish. whicfi strike our northern coasts (taring the summer season. ; He hopes to find.out whether in -t-he winter .period they leave. Ney Zealand for the avannor. wafers ..of. the Pacific, and whether, in the course of the- neixt month or so, .they w-ill' be,* moving south.,from the Islands about Tahiti.

AIR. FORCE CHIEF INTERVIEWED. i v. i ,;AJ^^LA^ ? Di.^e^toMi.b'Qr;.2;4.--;-. Sir John Salinond, Comma)ul.er-ih-Chief of the British Air Forces, arrived by,,the’"Niagara; Interviewed," lie, s.aid tRe " commercial, aspect, of -air flying .has made "great., strides in • the Common-" wealth,; which has wonderful visibility in tluveqormqus. tracts of:territory and important. outposts, which civil flying; is capable of, bridging. The latest linK is between Perth and, Adelaide, which contains for the greater part, practically, no. habitation. “,I ajn not exaggerating,” b.e-said, p when 1 say air mat'tors,, are. - yei;y much in the boom."' and flying clubs. ; are largqly responsible’ for public, interest. .They aj-q fundainentaljy essential:to lpaiiitaip puhljc interest.” ;■ . ..• •

As to tlie aspect of world flights by British, aeroplanes, Sjp John said, nothing had been arranged, as 'far as he \yas aware, biit as matters were moving very quickly in the sphere of flying, one never knew what was going to Imppen next.