DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

j WOOL. A CRISIS DEVELOPS. By Telegraph—Per Press Association.!

WELLINGTON, Feb. 17

Something like a crisis has developed in the New Zealand wool market. There appears to be a strong probability of a serious hiatus in the wool selling programme of 'the current season. it is jxissible that ■ the‘Wellington sale, the fourth of the season fixed for next Thursday and the fourth Napier sale set down for February 25th may not take place.

Overseas wool buyers acting on instructions from their principals, have announced that' they will not attend any sales unless twenty thousand bales or more are offered at each centre.- Owing to withdrawals by growers, considerably less than this quantity will be available, at either Wellington or Napier.

DROWNING IN SOUTHLAND

INVERCARGILL, Feb. 17. Since' the disappearance on February Bth, of John Harold McLeay, aged 22, about 16 mile’s up the Waiau River from Tuatapere, an active search lias been carried out; He was last > seen that evening between seven and eight o’clock, crossing the river by means of a bosun’s chair, which is suspended from;, a steel-wire. Later the chair was noticed hanging empty, about' halfV>vav. across. hears of a drowning fatality, were confirmed this evening,, wlieu ,t)ie hod} - , of McLeay was recovered .from the. river about four miles below the chair.

BURGLARY

INVERCARGILL, Feb. 17

Burglars were at work in Invercargill over the week-end (says a press wire), and two business premises were broken into on. Sunday while everyone was absent. At, tlie M lute Star garage in Spey Street, intruders forced open the door of the office at the rear of the garage, and secured about £lO in cash, Earlier on Sunday morning the Grand Billiard Saloon was entered, but here only about 15s was secured. Evidently ..the burglar was well equipped, for lie had gained an entrance. by cutting a hole with a brace and bit out of', the door, and then putting his hand through and turning the patent lock. I

BOOKMAKER’S CLERK FINED

AUCKLAND, Feb. 17

A fine of £5 for using an office, in the city as a common gaining house was imposed on Hiraiy Arthur; Leach, aged 27. at the Police Court. Accused was arrested in a police.raid on Saturday. Chief 'Dethl-tive Hjimtnohd said the accused was/,' a .cle'rk' Acting for a well-known bookmaker:' Counsel for the defence said that lor two years accused .was unable.,.to obtain work until lie secured"tlie job of bookmaker’s clerk.

A SUICIDE,

WANAGANUL Feb. 17-

A married 'man, IV. Church, committed suicido at Maitihiwi, last night, shooting himself. He was employed by the Wnnganu County Council.

PAINTINGS FROM “MANUKA”

WRECK

WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. Mr Murray. -Fuller received news this morning front Owaka that nine additional pictures had been recovered from the .Manuka wreck area. The pictures have not yet arrived in Wellington, and; Mr Fuller is not certain as to the condition of the salved works. However, the fact that the titles of somp- of the pictures have been got frnof.'the backs of the canvas, proves that'They must be in. fair, order. The ibilies of the oil paintings recovered arcV “Down-Falling Stream” by S. J. Liadorna Birch; “Moonlight off Falmouth,’*’' by Julius Olssou; “After the Bathe,” by Algernon Talm'age; “Land’s End,” by Dame Laura Knight; “The. Transient Hour,” by Lucy Kenipweleli; isliermen at Concancau,” by Sydney; Thompson; “The Old Nurse,” by Harold, Speed. Another, described as “Interior' with Chair and Table, before. Window J >* is probably an Interior by James Durden, R. 0.1. " .