DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

N.Z. REFRIGERATING COY. (By Telegraph—Press Association). CHRISTCHURCH, January 11. Hie annual report of the N.Z. Refrigerating Coy. Ltd. shows a balance available for appropriation of £7(5,2(59 JBs Id, which the directors recommend should be disposed of as follows: — Pay a dividend of 5 tier cent, absorbing £31,815 10s, and carry (forward the balance, amounting to £44,445 8s Id. NORTH ISLAND PUMICE LANDS. WELLINGTON, Jan. 14. Both, greatly impressed with the progress that has been made by the Prisons authorities in breaking In the pumice land at Bantu Prison Farm, Air Peter Fraser, ALT’., and Air Robert Semple ALP., who have just returned after a motor tour through the middle portion of the North Island, in the course of an interview to-day, expressed their conviction that the develop*ment of that class of country would provide a suitable avenue of employment for those out of work, while a,t the same time increasing the country’s productivity and encouraging land settlement. RANGIORA FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 14. Early this morning a fire destroyed a large wooden building at the AVest Belt, Rangiora, owned by Woods Bros., apiarists, and used by them as-a factory mid storeroom, in addition to a quantity of plant, which included an electric oven and boilers used in connection with the apiary. About seven tons of honey and a quantity of other material were also destroyed. The owners, who are both returned soldiers, will be heavy losers. Damage is estimated at £IOOO. The insurance was £260 in the State Office on the building and plant, and £250 on the honey in the A.P.A.

MOTOR COLLISION. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 14 Serious injuries were suffered by the two drivers concerned when a motor car and motor-cycle met in a hoad-on collision on the Alain North Road, Belfast, last evening. John Hay, a widower, aged 37, was the driver of the car, and William Withers, of Swannanoa, aged 18, rode, the motor cycle. / slight rain was falling at the time ©f the mishap. Both men were taken to the fcfospital, AVi thefts with a fractured right leg and Hay with an injury to the right eye. The latter underwent an operation today, which necesitated tAic removal of the eye Tlio motor cycle was damaged greatly, and the car also as knocked about although not to the same extent MAN CRUSHED BY AIOTOR. DUNEDIN, Jan. 14. At the inquest to-day before Mr H. W. Bundle, S.AI. concerning the death yesterday of Wiliam Stanley Beal, of Maori Hill ,a verdict was returned that death as due to internal haemorrhage, caused by a ruptured liver, as the result of being accidentally crushed by a motor-car on which he was working BODY RECOVERED NAFTER, Jan. 14. The body of Roy Ox brow, aged seven ,the second victim of the Tuki Tuki double drowning fatality, was recovered in the the surf yesterday AIOTOR CYCLIST INJURED. GISBORNE, Jan. 13. As the result of a collision between a motor car and a motor cycle on Saturday evening, John Jennings, aged 25, driver of the cycle, and Joseph Waters, aged 26 pillion rider, were admitted to the hospital, but their injuries were not serious AM FRY SUCCUMBS. TE KUJTI, .Tan. 14. Annory, who , was terribly burned in the fire following the blow In*’explosion this morning, died at 1.15 this afternoon from his injuries. SCULLER. PEARCE. INVITED TO NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON, Jan. 14. An invitation has been extended by the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association to R-. Pearce, the Olympic and Australian champion sculler, to visit New Zealand next month and compete at the Wellington regatta or 16th February and at the New Zealand championship regatta to he held at Pieton on 23rd February. The New Zealand Association has offered Pearce’s club £25 towards his expenses. If is understood that the Marlborough Rowing Association has undertaken to billet Pearce for a week if lie'comes.