DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

SPORTLYO AMcvIUXITI 0X

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association)

WELLINGTON, .June 25

The Commissioner of Police ini a Gazette notice issued to-night authorises that ammunition ordinarily used for sporting rilles may be procured or delivered without a permit in any part of the Dominion.

REFORM CANDIDATE

RANAEVTRKE, June 26.

A large meeting of Reform supporters asked Marcus D. Smith, (Mayor) to accept nomination as Reform candidate for I’ahiatua electorate. Air Smith stated he was endeavouring to make arrangements in regard to his private business, and would give an answer in a Fortnight. The meeting passed a unanimous resolution to be forwarded to Mr Coates, that fusion at the present time would not be in the best -interests of the Dominion.

ALAN’S WEAK STATE

AUCKLAND, June 2o

Edmund Jowjtt, was found' under L.ie Band Rotunda in the Domain, after being a week away from the hospital. A man. heard groans from beneath the floor, and not'fi.d the police, who released Jowitt ami returned him to the hospital. The patient was very weak, owing to confinement without food. He had lifted a trapdoor and' fell through, and owing to partial paralysis, was unable to, free luniselt,

BANK UF FI CEILS GUILD

WELLINGTON, June 26

The annual conference of the Bank Officers Guild concluded yesterday. New officers are :—President Dixon (Wellington); Vice-Presidents :Sadd (Dunedin), Edwards (Wellington), Wrightson (Christchurch), GuinessJAuckland) Executive Committee :—Fretbey, Greig, H. J. Edwards, Due, Fleu, Mnthewsoii, Thompson, Laney, Little, Stenhouse. Auditor: S. T. A. Scott.

AVATERS'IDERS REFUSE OVERTIME

CHRISTCHURCH. June 26,

Lyttelton Waters:decs' Union surprised local Shipping Companies late yesterday afternoon by refusing to work any overtime after 5 o'clock, thus delaying a number of vessels in port overnight. It was the general opinion of persons connected with shipping, that'the action of the wntersiders was a protest against the recent cut in wages.

HOLD UP BY MASKED MAN

UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT AT

ROBBERY

AUCKLAND, June 24

With his face masked, a man attempted to hold up a bus driver in the main street at Birkenhead yesterday morning. The man displayed no weapon. but kept his right hand concealed in his coat pocket. By 'brandishing a heavy waddy and keeping an electric torch focussed in the man’s face, the bus driver was able to keep his wouldbe assailant at a distance and he gave him no chance of grabbing the money