DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

RIVAL RAILWAY DEVIATION

(By Telegraph—Press Association)

PALMERSTON N., April ID. The Foxtun correspondent ol the Alannwntu “Times” writes:

The decision to cease .work on the Palmerston North deviation has been received with a certain amount ol pleasure hy those who all along have advocated the adoption ol the LevinGreatford deviation. \\ itli the commencement o*l work at Palmerston North hope was abandoned hy supporters of the former scheme, but fresh possibilities are now opened up, •uul revival of interest in the LevinGreat ford deviation is likely to come in the not lar distant 'future.

BYE ELECTION

THE FINAL FIGURES

AVI IA NG A BEL April 19. In tne Bay of Islands by-election the final figures are :

11. Al. Rushworth ... 1385 Allan Bell ... 3911 .Majority for Rushworth 471 Postal votes were disrilmted as fol-lows:-Bell 67, Rushworth 47; ah so ntee votes. Bell 12(), Rushuoith I—/. There were only 35 informal votes.

LATE LADY NGATA

GISBORNE, April 19

At Sir Apirana Ngata’s request, in order to avoid the risk of illness attendant upon a large gathering of natives Lady Ngata’s funeral will he of a private nature.

HON. G. AV. FORRES

CARTERTON, April 20

1 1 Oil. G. AY. Forbes (.Minister ol l.ands) accompanied by Air AlcDonald, M.P. for Wairarapn) arrived at Greytown last night and was received by the Mayor and Councillors at the Town Hall. The Minister gave an interesting address, stating pleasure was given him to see the splendid lands of Lower Valley. From information received, he was prepared to place the question of closer settlement before bis colleagues. He laid down tbe lines on which the Government proposed to proceed to attain closer settlement and also to do away with the unemployment trouble.

BISHOP’S RECEPTION

OTAKI. April 20

Bishop Bennett arrived here last night and to-day was given a warm welcome by the natives, who eoiigroga ted from all parts. To-morrow he will hold special services at the native church.

JOCKEY KILLED,

ADELAIDE. April 21

A jockey named Aldridge, who recentlv was acquitted on .a charge <>i hilling a constable with his motor car. was himself killed yesterday when he was thrown from a horse that he was taking to Victoria Park Hacecourse.

ISSUE OF PROA!ISSORY NOTE

MAGISTBATE’S RESEHVET)

DECISION

MARTON. April 17

In the .Magistrate’s Court to-day Mr H. M. Watson. S.M.. gave his reserved decision in the case in which It. H. Nitschke, of Bonny Glen, sued Charles Pratt. Palmerston North, for being the amount of a promissory note endorsed by Pratt and issued allegedly on liis behalf by (>. RHindi. His Worship lengthily reviewed the evidence, and after pointing out certain irregularities he gave judgment for defendant with costs. L 8 12s (as certified in Auckland), and solicitor’s Ice £ls. Security for ap- ■ ■> - '■-•e l at £ls 15s. "ilie case iimy he one of hardship (•n tiie plaintili.” said His Worship, f eom : d'‘r I am hound to adopt the 't,v as expressed in previous higher C..:ri divisions.”

GISBORNE TRAGEDY

GISBORNE. April 21

A man named Fred Horne, aged 58 years,-was found dead in a boardinghouse bedroom this morifing with a. pea rifle bullet wound in the head. The deceased was formerly employed on the Public Works staff in the vicinity of Poverty Bay but bad been out ol work for a few weeks. Deceased was born in England. He had been in New Zealand about six years. His relatives are unknown.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

-SOUTHLAND FARMERS’ ATTI-

TUDE.

INYKRCARGILL. April 20

Further opposition to the possibility of the establishment of Junior High Schools in New Zealand was expressed at a meeting of the Southland Provincial .Executive of the banners Union yesterday, when advice of support to the stand taken in the matter by the Southland and Dominion Executives was received from the provincial executives. The meeting decided to reform its opposition in view of the fact that the A 1 mister of Education appeared to have decided in favour of the new system.

LABOUR POLICY

HAMILTON, April 21

That, the Labour Party committees all over New Zealand should immediately select their prospective candidates and open campaign funds, was

the n(lvice given by .Mr 11. E. Holland, Leader of the Labour Party, at a complimentary social tendered here last night to Mr K. \\ . Schramm, the Labour candidate for Hamilton at last election.

In giving this advice. Mr Holland said that this did not mean that the. Labour Party contemplated using its balance of power to precipitate an election. It simnlv meant that Labour should be ready if an election came at short notice. The present position of the Parties in the House, lie said, was unsatisfactory. No one could say in any month what the next month would bring forth.

Emphasising that in many electorate's last November. Labour was unprepared, Mr Holland announced that in future, under ordinary circumstances. if the local organisations failed to nominate candidates by the end of June in the election year, the National Executive would have power to do so, if they thought it desirable.

FATAL RESULTS. Auckland, April 22

Mrs Doris Lovelock, aged 31) was struck by a motor car on I* ridav evening and died in the hospital last night..

WOMAN FOUND DEAD. BLENHEIM. April 22. A woman, aged 37, Elizabeth Emily Bridget - was found dead by her married daughter at her residence Charles St. Blenheim, apparently from heart disease.