DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 May 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

DAIRY FACTORY SUPPLIERS.

By Telegraph—Per Pi'ess Association.!

DARGAVrivLE, May

At a very largely attended meeti.g of dairy factory suppliers last evening, to hear an address by Mr G. D. Ma<s- - of New Zealand Producers C ooprrative marketing Association, on the dairy marketing problem, the folloAving resolution pvas unanimously carried that in vieAv of the necessity of the dairy farmers of NeAv Zealand adopting the scheme o'f orderly 'O-cq er. ative marketing, this mccti-ig urges the NeAv Zealand Producers Co-oper-ative Marketing Association and Amalgamated Dairies, as the only. two CoOperative Marketing Coys, in NetV Zea . land' o'f dairy produce, to combine their efforts to achieve the desirable object and as suppliers of the Northern Wairon Dairy Coy.* Avill be asked to pass an opinion at the annual meeting as' to the necessity of joining such a scheme. It will greatly help them in deliberation, if amalgamation or other harmonious agreement can he arrived at hv these tAvo Coys, before that date.

UNEMPLOYED DEPUTATION

DUNEDIN, May 7

A deputation representing five hundred unemployed and dependants Avaited.on the Mayor Avho Avired the Minister of Public Works (Mr A. E. Ransom) urging the immediate opening of Avorks in or near Dunedin, adding: “The position is desperate and Avill undermine the manhood of the country if not alleviated quickly.”

UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION

AUCKLAND, May 7

There Avas another unemployed demostation this morning, this time outside the office of the Charitable Aid Board. A committee of unemployed entered the office and informed an officer in charge that they had been informed by Hon. A. J. Stallworthy they could legally demand adeqAiate maintenance. They presented specific demands including 36s weekly for a single man and 30s each for a man and wife. On being told their demands could .not possibly he met the committee Avithj dreAV and discussed the situation AVith those outside.

ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL

DUNEDIN, May 7

Yesterday tAvq,,Avomen said to live in the country Avere found on the town belt near Mornington in an exhausted condition. It is understood that they are under influence of some form of religious mania and during the past 10 days lmA'e" had practically no food. They Avere admitted to the hospital suffering from exhaustion- but their condition is not bad.

FATHER’S ATTACK ON SON

AUCKLAND, May 7

Charged with breaking and entering his wife’s house Avith intent to commit a crime, and also Avith assaulting his son, Ernest William Armstrong aged 49, an insurgn-ce agent, pleaded not guilty. He Avas found guilty of breaking and entering Avith intent. Jbere Avas a strong recommendation to mercy. Sentence Avas deferred.

ROBBERY BY FIREMEN

AUCKLAND, May 7

On a change of robbery with violence, and on alternative counts of assault and theft, arising from an incident in a house in Hobson Street last month, James Daley, a fireman, aged 34, was found guilty in the Supreme Court of assault with intent to rob. Robert Morton, a fireman, aged 32, also appeared to answer the same set of charges. He pleaded guilty to robbing Charles Daikc of £5 15s, with violence.

Both men. were remanded for sentence.

STICK UP AT AUCKLAND

IN CHINESE LAUNDRY

AUCKLAND, May 7

The police are investigating a case of robbery under a threat of violence, which is alleged to have occurred at a Chinese laundry at Jervois Road, Ponsonby, on Tuesday evening. The occupier of the shop, Wah Lee states that three men entered and threatened 1° shoot him unless' he gave them money. According to the story of the Chinese, the men engaged him in Conversation, and then one of them presented a “rusty looking gun’’ at him. He then demanded that the Chinese should deliver u| the money he had in the shop. “1 put up my hands, and -hut my eyes. I was frightened, and I told them they could have the money in the till,” stated Wall Lee in reporting the matter to..the police. He stated that the men opened the till and removed the entire contents, about 8s in silver.

DIVORCE CASES

WELLINGTON, May 8

Divorces at the rate of one every five minhtes were disposed of by justice Ostler in the Supreme Court when twenty-nine cases were dealt with.