DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1928, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

MOTOR ACCIDENT. (By Telegraph—Press Association). WELLINGTON, Dec. 3. A motor accident occurred in the Taitil Gorge at an early hour this morning when Joseph O'Neill, aged 3(3, ui Tain Street. Miramar, was killed The taxi was coming from Iren thmn ,to Wellington and went over a thirty .foot bank. Another passenger, whose name is unknown at present, received cuts on the face. The dm. or, Ernest AValter Sargent, was badly ■hakon but is otherwise unhurt. MAN INJURED. .WELLINGTON. De< . 3. . Alexander Johnson, aged 28. >' labourer, of Whitman’s Valley, received a compound I nurture of the right leg when lie collided on a motor cycle with a car at Silvcrstrcam on Saturday. WOOL SALES. • CHRISTCHURCH, Dee. 3. At the first wool sale here to-dav, the demand was good, prices being about the same as those ruling at the first sale in 1027. There was spirited bidding for all good class wool, with satisfactory competition from Bradford and Continent buyers. Of the first catalogue of 3071 some 400 bales wove passed in. CHRISTCHURCH, Dee. 3. Later in.sale competition from Bradford, semed to lull oft. r l here was a tendency for superfine wools to ease, the decline being up to one penny per pound in cases. ’I lie following were some of the top prices up to lunch:— Half-brods 2-ld. corriedaio 23}d, merino 21 Rl, three-quarter bred 20d. crossbred 17 Id, fine pieces 20} d. AYE LLI NO TON CATMOIJC TIM AST BOARD. WELLINGTON, Dec. 3. At a recent meeting of the AYe!lington Catholic Education Trust Hoard, it was decided to abolish the system of school fees which had been in operation since the establishment of lb<‘ Catholic ('ducation system fifty years ago. Sixteen years ago recognising that Catholics were suffering hardships in not only having to provide land and buildings for their schools, bui in also having to support tln-m in paying school fees, tin Trust Board unformed with the object of the creai ion of a capital fund, the interest from which aided by the Sunday penny collection am: various I unctions, would be sufficient, to maintain schools ior id! time without the necessity ol collecting the fees. The Board is now in a position to abolish Hie iocs. 1 lie system will apply to ! i; imary schools, in six Wellington can.-lies.

The Well in (Ron Trust, established in 1902. is the only duo ol its kind in New Zealand and Australia. It, commenced without a penny and today it possesses a capital Hind ol €28,090 and in addition during the sixteen years had maintained sclio 'linvolving the expenditure of CIO, OB'! of rvi|i ll €7OOO went to meet deficiencies in the schools ires of **h l l dren whose parents were unable to pay.

DWELLING DESTROYED. HAMILTON. Nov. 30

The seven-roomed residence of -T. AA'. Barbrown. of Putarurii, was destroyed by fire last night. The insurance wa ; £OOO. in the State Office, and furniture £3OO in the British Traders Office.

FA IBM HR’S PAINFUL ACCIDENT. PALMERSTON N., December 1. While riding to liis work vest* rd.q\ minning. at a farm at Pnluiugiiia. | ji'in'v Shudbolt, fit) years, suffered a nasty accident, liis horse apparently fell with him in rough country. S!;an?nit lay exposed in the rain, and later hot sun for fourteen hours, with a fractured thigh and injuries to the leg. He was found .semi-conscious last evening by a search party and sent to the hospital.

VISIT OF GERMAN SPRINTER

"WELLINGTON, Dei ember 3

There is a possibility llutt. Dr Pelt zer, the German sprinter, might visit Now Zealand, as the \ ictorixn Association has written asking il New Zealand was prepared to con tribute hall the cost of transport from Germany to Australia, plus the fares to and I ror.i New Zealand and maintenance, while in the Dominion. If accepted. Pelt/.or would probably be in the Dominion about the end ol January, or the beginning of February, 1929. A special meeting of delegates is to he called to consider the matter, which is considered to be most important.. The Council approved of a report to hold a championship between New Zealand and Australia alternately in both countries.

MISSING BANKRUPT. HAMILTON, December 3

William Donald, coach builder, Malamo ta, a bankrupt on the petition of Briscoe and Co., Aucklnm!. loft Matamnta three months ago. ostensibly toi his farm in Taranaki. His present whereabouts are unknown. The Official Assignee, to-day adjourned a meeting of creditors for a week, and decided to ask bankrupt’s wife to attend. McINNKS DEFEATS HARM*. AUCKLAND, December 3.

' t |, e professional middle-weight boxing contest to-night between ’lommy McTnnes of Scotland, and Billy of South Africa ended suddenly m the seventh round. . Harms, who was down twice m t ic second round for counts ol nine, to to the hoards in the seventh round and claimed a tfoul. He was counted out and was then examined by two doctors, who could find no trace of a toul blow. Mclimes was declared the winnei.