DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

PROTECTION OF TOURISTS. ' (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) - WELLINGTON, February 28. In reply to a question what the Alh- nine Club are doing in reference to lv_ necessary steps to protect tourists in al alpine regions, Air Harper, president ht of the club said a scheme, based on M the Swiss practice, had been put fprn ward officially hut the Government ie authorities had done nothing. The ’ e oluli felt it was such an urgent mat’c ter and it was again pressing for reform and the Minister in charge now had proposals under definite consideration. The question would he pressed by the club vigorously as the present want of a system was neither fair to guides nor safe for tourists. l- ° POSED AS A POLICEMAN. !) WELLINGTON, February 28. 0 On a charge of posing as a police officer, Norman Henry Frazer was fined C 5. He was in the company of a driver of a ear which had a collision with another and told a by-stander who asked who he was, that he was De- - tective Mead. Whether he was serious or not the Magistrate did not decide. ARBITRATION COURT, j WELLINGTON, Feb. 28. Njonili nations - for the position:' \ of - employers representative ’on the {Avi bit-ration Court closed to-day. The ' only one is AY. Cecil Prime, Secretary ! of the Canterbury Employers Assoe- ; iation. Mr Prime takes the plac© of ; Air Sclnuitt who has accepted ’the j position of New Zealand commercial f representative in Australia. 1 FATAL ACCIDENT. HAWERA. Feb. 28. Lloyd Robertson, insurance agent of Palmerston North, who was involved in a motor accident here yesterday, died last evening from internal , haemorrhage. He was a married man PROFESSOR A. H. TOCKER .. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 28.' Professor A. H. Toc-ker; of Canter- - bury- College lias been invited by the * Government to be the official represen- 1 tative of New Zealand at next Labour J Convention of the League of Nations - at Geneva., - , ■ ■jn | f! EARTH TREMOR. i -•■GISBORNE,-!‘Feb. 28;’ 1 An earth .tremor was-registered here at 12.35 p.m. lasting several seconds. No damage was done. PERJURY CHARGE. 4 V- MAST'ERTOX. Feb. 28,. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, Athol J. , Buckley, was committed for triiil ntt the 'Supre'me 'Court, Alas|eVtim, on, a charge-of"p©tjr&^ r and tliree charges of obstructing cause of justice, the charges arising cut of a fallal ( motor accident at Masterton last Gotoher. Accused pleaded not,, guilty and T reserved his defence. Bail.was allow- ~ ed. Evidence was given that accused had approached certain passengers v jn .his car asking'them'to state •‘the. ntim*- ~n ,ib©y of passengers was. less than was the ease. Two girl passengers guilty in the Magistrate’s Court a few. , days ago to perjury at the inquest, by 'making false statements as to the j number of passengers, stating that j they had been asked to do so.