DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

ARBITRATION COURT. B Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright " NEW PLYMOUTH, March 28. The Arbitration Court is bearing an •application for a new dairy award. Many technical issues are raised and ividence is being taken. A FIRE. AUCKLAND, March 28. Damage estimated at about two thousand pounds was caused by a lire early this morning in a timber mill at OneImnga, owned by Parker Lamb Timber Coy. ANOTHER. FIRE. AUCKLAND, March 28. A fire at Eden Terrace at 1 a.m. practically completed the destruction of a factory occupied by Atlas Punishing Coy, and R. and H. Stevenson stair builder. It was extensively’ damaged by an outbreak on Wednesday’ morning and it is supposed that smouldering sawdust beneath the floor in Stevenson’s premises started the fresh outbreak. Insurance as stated in connection with the previous fire are Stevenson £4OO, Atlas Furnishing Coy, £3OO.

IMPOSTER SENTENCED. AUCKLAND, March 28. John Ryan, alias Hamilton, aged 60, who imposed on various firms to ths extent of £4OO by valueless cheques •ns sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment followed by twelve months’ reformative. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CHRISTCHURCH, March 28. Mervin Clark, 14, was hospitalled in a semi-conscious condition and critical the result of riding a push bicycle into a stationary motor car. He had been racing with other boys. FOUND DROWNED. HAMILTON, March 28. A drover, Alexander Lewis, was found drowned on Thursday evening in a well on the farm of S. Slow, Koromatua. Deceased was middle-aged and lived alone in a bach on the farm. He was last seen on Tuesday morning. A dog was also found in the well and it is presumed that Lewis was drowned in an attempt to rescue the animal. The well was 18ft deep with Bft of water at the bottom. A pair of braces, found tied round the pipe leading into the well, apparently was used by the deceased to lower himself down. An inquest was opened and adjourned.

WOOL,SALE. AUCKLAND, March 28. Wool buyers’ limits, at the third Auckland sale to-day when the catalogue was 15761 bales, were fixed at the lowest level known in New Zealand for many years. The first bid for a line of crossbred fleece wool was od and that was knocked down at o£d. Bidding was fairly steady at the lower levels and fairly keen when a large line and one of exceptional quality was offered. It struck a very rough average. Fleece wools ranged from 6d to 7d against the average in February--1929 of 12 2-3 d. A feature was the eompartively small proportion passed in, some big station lots being withdrawn before the sale commenced, but of tlie catalogue submitted the bulk was disposed of. The quality of the wool was fairly rough.