DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

CAR ACCIDENT. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) PALMERSTON NORTH, Dec. 8. A car driven by Mr C. C. Beattie of Feilding left the road and struck a ditch while overtaking a milk wagon at Bunneythorpe yesterday morning. The occupants were thrown violently out of their seats, Mrs Beattie sustained a broken nose, broken kneecap and other injuries. Mr Beattie was slightly injuried. Both were taken to the hospital. A BURGLARY. AUCKLAND, Dec. 8. ' 'thieves spent some hours in Hallenstein Bros, main shop in Queen Street during the week-end and departed with two suitcases packed with a variety of men’s wear of the finest quality in the ehop. Entrance was gained cleverly by climbing on to the roof of the display window and ibreaking the glass' in the far inside corner, where it was not easily noticeable and jumping to - the shop. This morning two more suit cases,, packed with goods, were found insidej the shop. . It is believed the thieves, who left; the shop after breaking the hasp on the main, door, were deterred from returning, or else the lock of the door clicked on tljem, shutting them out. The value of the goods stolen, is .estimated at considerably over £IOO. ’ FREEZING COMPANY. j GISBORNE, December 8. j The Amalgamated. Freezing Compan-! ies commenced operations to-day under the name of Gisborne Refrigerating! Company. Heavy killings will continue till, Christinas. It is expected Mr H .B. ; Williams will be Chairman of the new Company.

CASE SETTLED. j for breach OF PROMISE. . 'NELSON, December. 7. : When the case of Lizzie Harper, v. Percy Soott Haycock, a claim for , damages for . alleged, breach ,of promise of marriage was called at the; Supreme Court to-day, .it Was intimated that a settlement had been ar- j rived at. Defendant had. agreed that judgment be entered for £SOO with costs.. Judgment was entered up in; terms of the settlement. „ , inqtjest adjourned. TE AROHA, December 8. An inquest info the death of Pearl Edith Fletcher, nineteen, a single' woman of Morrinsville was held to*' day. The evidence of the father showt ed the girl left home for Te Arolia an Saturday evening. Later she was. taken to the hospital, seriously ill. . She admitted taking poison, but gave : no reason. She died on Sunday, The. inquest was adjourned,' , SALARY REDUCTION. * I PALMERSTON NORTH, Dec. 8. At a meeting of the executive of the Mnnawatu Branch of the Farmers Union, remits for submission to the Provincial and Dominion conferences included .one that during the present period of economic stress all salaries of the Ministers, Members of Parlia*, ment and Civil Servants from three hundred to five hundred sterling he: reduced ten per cent. From five hundred upwards twenty per cent, SENSATIONAL BEHAVIOUR. | - WAIPUKURAU, December 8. An incident of a sensational nature occurred at Waipukurau when Delpha Charles Taylor, aged twenty-five, a labourer of Brooklyn, Wellington, stepped off the mail train and asked to be drivbn to Wallingford, saying—- “ There’s murder to be done and . I want to be taken there d—r- quick. A bloke pinched my girl and I’m going to murder them both.” The taxi-driver refused, and the man next bailed up two local citizens outside the Post Office and repeated his demand, the while brandishing a revolver. Eventually he commenced his journey by service car, but was intercepted by the police, and arrested. Tuylor on examination revealed a revolver, which was loaded with silver paper only. Charged at the Court this morning, Taylor pleaded guilty to carrying firearms and presentation of a firearm at a citizen making drunkenness his excuse. He was sentenced to 28 days on the first charge and fined £5 on the second. Accused maintained no intention . of shooting anyone.

CHEESE STANDARDISATION. HAWERA, Dec. 8. The Hawera “Star” publishes an unofficial statement intimating an agreement has been reached on a formula of standardised cheese manufacture, following upon representations by deputations of the Dairy Board to . the Minister of Agriculture (Hon A. J. Murdoch) and that consideration is being given to an amendment of the regulations under which the fat. content of cheese, other than full cream, would instead of 50 to 52 per cent as at present be 52 per cent from August Ist to end December, 53 per cent from end December to March 15, and 54 per cent for the remainder of the season. It was also stilted if is proposed to discard the standardisation brand on cheese. Under the new regulations, it is to be branded Cheddar and other cheese full cream.