DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

SLY GROG. (Pi / Telegraph —Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 15, Harold and Gladys Elliott, whose house in Alpha Street was the subject of a police raid on April 24, pleaded guilty, to-day, to selling liquor without a license, and were fined £2O with costs, each to pay £lO 6s 6cl. NATIONAL WAR MEMORLAL. WELLINGTON, May 15. The foundation stone of the National War Memorial Campanile was laid this afternoon by the Prime Minister. The occasion marks the commencement of the complete scheme for the Mount Cook National group—that is the National War Memorial Campanile to house the Wellington Memorial Carillon of 49 bells. The National Art Gallery, and the Domini, on Museum. There was a large attendance of the public. Mr G. A. Troup, making his last official appearance as Mayor, presiding. RAILWAY REVENUE. CHRISTCHURCH, May 16. A decline of £92,001) in railway expenditure for the month of 1 April was disclosed bv the General Manager of New Zealand Railways, 'in an Interview last evening. Air Sterling said Lie most pleasing feature of this decrease was that much, of it was likely to be

permanent. He also indicated that the falling off in revenue for the same period was substantially smaller than that for the previous two montiis.