DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

BUTTER AND CHEESE. GRADING FIGURES FOR SIX MONTHS. (By Telegraph—Press Association). WELLINGTON, Feb. 8. The Dairy Division grading figures for the six months ended January, 1929, show an increase for butter of 7.6 per cent at 55,835 tons, and for choose an increase of 13.1 per cent at 511,715 tons, as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding season. Reduced to terms of their lnittcrfat equivalent, the grading of dairy produce for the six months shows an increase of 9.28 per cent over Hie. grading for the corresponding period of the preceding season. “ LEARN TO SWIM ” WEEK. HAMILTON, February 11. A “ learn to swim ” week was initiated in Hamilton to-day. Three hundred children are being taught by members of the Ladies’ Swimming Club, the Old Boys’ Club, and others. The movement was initiated as the result of numerous drowning accidents in this district. WAIKATO DIOCESE. AUCKLAND. February 11. A conference between Bishop Clierrington and Dean Barnett anil their respective advisers took place at Hamilton yesterday with a view to settling the dispute which lias arisen between tlie Bishop and the Dean. The conference was inconclusive. MR ZANE GREY’S SUCCESS. THAMES, February 11. Very highly delighted with the excellent sport lie is having at the inner bank off Great Barrier and Red Mercury Islands, Mr Zane Grey is rapidly near his record of last season at Russell, and his party’s catches on Saturday bring him within five fish of the season’s catch here. Up to Saturday night the party bad accounted for no fewer than 61 game fish, all of which have been caught in a comparatively small radius and have been taken in six weeks as against the full season at Russell, which produced 66 fish. On Friday. Mr Zane Grey caught a striped marlin weighing 340!b and a mako weighing 4201 b. Captain Mitchell landed a. swordfish of 3181 b. ■’ DEATH ON A LINER. WELLINGTON, February 11. During tbe voyage of tbe Makuifrom San Francisco to Wellington the death occurred of Mr G. F. Cromer, an elderly member of a party,pf American tourists, making a trip to New Zealand. Six days after leaving San Francisco Mr Cromer was found lying on a settee in tli© coffee lounge, suffering from a. paralytic stroke. He died two days later, and was buried at sea. DISUSED MINING SHAFT. MOTORIST’S TERRIBLE ENTER IENCE. CHRISTCHURCH, February 12. Members of the council of the Canterbury Automobile Association gasped with astonishment last night when Dr ■ W. TT. Simpson told them ol the experience <.f a motorist, who 101 l down a disused mining shaft, seventy feet, deep, n few yards from a road near Kumara. Dr Simpson said that the man went about twelve feet from the road to gather some flowers and fell down the shaft, which was overgrown with grass but bad no covering at all on top. It was a wonder that tbe man was alive as a result of his terrible experience. Dr Simpson suggested that ns this slm r ' was ;i possible source of great dm ■vr to ©-'-or people and there might be other-; in the vicinity the nss winlimi s' mild communicate with tbe

pi '])<“'• aujn" .t :es with a view to having ; i! i covered over or warning notices creeled. There was no fence between the road and the mining slialt which the. man had fallen into. It was decided to write to the Greymouth branch asking it to take the matter up with the authorities. LAUNCH MISSING. AUCKLAND. Fob. 12. .lock Phillips and Arthur Ward left the harbour-on .Inunary 2fi in. the auxiliary Ashing boat “M istlele.*. intending to return about a week later. They have not since been heard of despite exhaustive inquiry along the coast. Phillips’ parents reside at IPalmerslon North, and-Marti belongs to Coromandel. < LATER.

The fishing boat “Mistletoe.” previously reported missing, has been located at Cabbage Bay, near Cape Colville It nut in there on account o' unfavourable weather.

COM I'ENSAT TON CLAIM

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In the. Arbitration Court a claim was made by Maxwell Louis Pemm aga.inst John Graham, of Stoke’s Valley, for £323 compensation and expenses in respect to an injury to Ins oye through being struck bv a piece of gor.se while clearing a section for defendant. Tt. was stated that the parties were on good terms, hut were unable to agree over the amount of compensation. Judge Frazer remarked both were verv Uiekv. Corse prickles were very dangerous and in a majority of cases such an injury would cause the loss

of the eye. He awarded £6B in addition to £2O already paid and in case any further trouble developed, which from doctors evidence was mot likely, a suspensory award of an additional penny a week. 'l'll 1C ELEANOR BOLLING IN A GALE. (Copyright to Press Association from ICloanor Bolling). AY ELLINGTON, Feb. 13. The Eleanor Bolling on Monday was five hundred miles south-west of Dunedin in the throes of a heavy gale and tremendous beam seas. The ship was listing fifty-six degrees. “This is the worst one yet,” said Captain Brown, master of Byrd’s supply ship. '['lie night before they not only heard Australian and New Zealand radio with great clarity, but listened to a fine concert from Japan.