DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

THE NIAGARA. (By Telegraph—Fer Fress Association) SOYA, October 2. The Niagara arrived to-day from Vancouver. She mailed for Auckland at noon. WATERSIDERS AND THE CUT. WELLINGTON, October. 2.

The Arbitration Court to-day heard an application by the Watersiders Federation for the exemption from the Court’s ten per cent, cut general order, and judgment was reserved.

AIR COMMISSION.

WELLINGTON, October 2

Wing-Cqmmander Grant-Dalton has relinquished his position as Director of Air Services, but he will remain for some months in New Zealand before returning to England. It in understood thati .Cabinet decided last night that Squadron-Leader Wilkes, who previously occupied the office of Director of Air Services shall succeed WingCommander OnuiGDalton,

KILLED BY THEE.

CHRISTCHURCH, October 8.

Gordon Kingsbury, 34, married, of Culverden, died as the result of injuries while tree felling. A tree slipped and crushed him against ■ another.

BRUISED AND GASHED. MAN’S FALL FROM EXPRESS. AUCKLAND, October 1. A railway clerk named H. S- Rowe was found lying alongside the track by the crew of a goods train about one o’clock this morning at Whangamarino. Rowe, who had been employed at the Ohakune office, left Auckland by the express last night. He said he was passing between the carriages while the train was running through the Whangamarino siding about 9 p.m. when he fell off. If was four hours .later when he was found. He was suffering front bruises and a gash on the head. He is now in Auckland Hospital for X-ray examination.