DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

SLAUGHTER. WORKS

VOLUNTEER LABOUR

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

DUNEDIN, April 7

A full board of volunteer slaughtermen operated at Finegaud f reezing Works on Saturday. Amongst the volunteers are skilled butchers, while other freezing companies are sending skilled men as instructors. There are indications that the trouble may spread to ct.ier works, as the South Island slaughtermen arc said to be going slow at Burnside and Mat-aura.

FIRE IN COOL. STORAGE WORKS

DUNEDIN, April 7

A lire occurred at midnight on Saturday in the premises of the Otago Dairy Producers Cool Storage Company. When the brigade arrived flames were breaking through the roof. Firemen were greatly handicapped by ammonia fumes. The engine room containing the refrigerating plant, was completely gutted, but tbe produce in the storage chambers is undamaged. The damage is largely structural. The building is insured for £19,000 in State Office. It is understood the contents were insured for about £100,001).

MOTOR CYCLIST KILLED.

PALMERSTON N.. April 7

While riding a motor cycle from Wanganui towards Palmerston North last evening, E, Brainless, residing at 46A Devon Street, Wellington, collided on Sanson Road with a service ear, sustaining injuries from which he died later at Palmerston North hospital. A passenger on the pillion and another in a side car escaped.

BOY SHOT,

HAMILTON, April 7

Joe Rota, a Maori Boy, of 12 years, was fatally shot at Tahuroa, near Raglan, over the week end. Rota who lives with his uncle locked himself in a whare and shortly after a cousin, a little girl, heard a shot, and forcing an entrance into the whare found her cousin dead with a shot gun near him. The police hold the view that the boy was playing with the gun when it was accidentally discharged.

BOYS' LUNG INJURED

NEW PLYMOUTH, April 7

Mervyn Evans, a High School boy, aged 14, crawling hrough a hedge, Jay on a broken bottle, which pierced his lung. He was taken to the hospital. His condition is reported as satisfactory.

WOOL POOLS

GISBORNE, April 7.

R, W. Coop, (President of Poverty Bay A. and P. Association) suggested that Government .should investigate the matter of coarser wools and pieces and bellies being made into wool packs in the Dominion, thus use of portion of the present wool accumulation, and keeping more money in the country. He suggested that packs should be all wool or wool and hemp, and although previously all wool packs could not compete in price or utility with jute packs, the present low prices of wool and improved methods might now make it possible.

THE DAMAGED SHIP

GISBORNE, April 7,

The motor ship Margaret W, arrived from Hicks Bay this morning in tow of the Tiroa, the trip taking 30 hours. Sea conditions made towage difficult, especially when rounding East Cape in face of heavy seas, but the only incident was the snapping of the line off Tuahine, near Gisborne. The damage to the motor ship is limited to the tailshaft coupling. Temporary repairs will be effected here and the vessel will proceed to Auckland on Mondav.

Captain Clair states the ship was 'fortunately placed when the mishap occurred and a breeze from a good quarter facilitated her return to Hicks Bay. He also spoke highly of Captain Garrett’s, handling of the Tiroa on the tow. Repairs will not be costly and the cargo will be exempted from costs. .

HON. W. VEITCH.

WELLINGTON, April 6.

At a farewell to Andrew Collins, one of the New Zealand founders of trade unions, Hon. W. A. Veitch said a board had been set up at his instigation, to investigate unemployment and make recommendations. He said he had drawn up a stheme of which Cabinet bad approved and it would be published shortly. He considered it would do much to relieve the unemployment problem and “we can improve on it,” but it was impossible to devise a scheme which would appeal to everyone as perfect.

CAR SMASH

WELLINGTON, April 7

A motor car with Air and Mrs Kuhn, of Queen’s Private Hotel, crashed through a bridge railing at Pahuutanui and fell into, the stream. Both were consideraJbly injured but the other occupants escaped.