DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

WALLSEND MINE. (By Telegraph —Per Press Association) GREYMOUTH, July 30. Owing to full bins and the curtailment of orders for slack from Auckland and Christchurch G-as Works, following the importation of Australian coal, it is stated that AYallsend mine will close next week indefinitely. Two hundred men will thus be unemployed. DEATH OF MRS JOYCE. GREYMOUTH, July 30. Obituary.—Mrs Joyce, aged>B9 years, a Greymouth pioneer aml Tiiother othe late Air W. J. Joyce, Solicitor. TREATMENT OF CANCER. USE OF KEROSENE CONDEMNED. AUCKLAND, July 28. “The conclusion of the committee is that the method described is entirely without scientific basis or proven effect in the treatment of cancer and it is against the public interest that Mr White should treat cases of this or other disease,” states the Cancer Consultation Committee of the Auckland Hospital medical staff in a report issued yesterday upon the “kerosene cure” for cancer propounded by Mr L. N. White, of Auckland. The inquiry was undertaken nt the request of the Department of Health. ELECTRICIAN badly burned. CONTACT WITH LIVE WIRE, TF; AROHA, July 28. Gordon Douglas, aged twenty-six, a married man, of 88, T-e Ar-olia Street, Claudelands, engaged as an electrician by the Public Works Department at Hamilton, was working on an oil circuit breaker at Waihou to-day when he came in contact with a 50,000-volt live wire. He received burns to tlie right arm and shoulder and the left elbow. He was removed to the Waikato Hospital and it is reported that his condition is serious. SEAMEN AND FISH. CHRISTCHURCH, July 30. Any effort to send fish from the South Island to Wellington market is likely to be met with a refusal of the crews of the ferry' steamers to take the vessels to sea. According to reports current at Lyttelton this morning, members of the Seamens’ Union are believed to have received instructions' not to take fish to Wellington on account of a dispute that exists there with the owners of certain trawlers concerning holiday pay. Oysters are not affected. THEFT FROM MUSEUM. CHRTSTCHURGH, - July SO: " A thief broke into Canterbury Museum yesterday evening and stole throe pistols from the Morten collection. All were old fashioned and not of much use, -except as curios. ; . PAYMENTS SUSPENDED. MOUNT EDEN CONTROVERSY. AUCKLAND, July 28.' Considerable controversy has arisen locally following the decision of the Mount Eden Borough Council to suspend payments amounting to £8630 to the sinking fund for tins year. This decision is opposed by the sinking fund commissioners, who say that even if special validating legislation had been promised their view remains the same. A prominent authority on local body finance said to-day it was apparent tliat the position at Mount Eden and in other boroughs had arisen through the inability of ratepayers to pay rates, thereby forcing recourse to borrowing by overdraft. Every local authority was being urged to keep its public works going to provide employment. He suggested that it would be possible to provide for tlie position in a constitutional way. Legislation could, with justification, be passed authorising the funding of all floating debts of every local body in the Dominion during the present depression. Tt would be sound in principle and a real relief to local oodies, who would be able to continue providing useful employment instead of being forced drastically to curtail expenditure as at present.