DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1932, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

YOUNG CHILD DROWNED

(Per Press Association — Copyright.)

ROTORUA, November 18

An eighteen months’ child, Selwyn Heywood, son of Mr and Mrs S. -R. Heywood, was drowned on Thursday afternoon at Ngakuru. The child apparently was playing beside a creek near his parents’ lliome, and ■ed to cross a plank bridge spanning the water. The mother missed the child ■and, following a s earch, it was founo lying in two feet of water near the bridge. The child had then been in the water for some time, life being extinct.

THEFT CHARGE,

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

jpATJMERSTON N., Nov. 17.

Arrested iat Wellington on a charge of having .on October 30th. broken and entered the shop of Premier Drapery Coy. -at Palmerston .Noitb, i?nd having stolen goods valued at £l3O Sterling;, Jarney, Vincent Reardon appeared before Justices. After the hearing of evidence, accused pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial, had being refused. A detective stated a large quantity of goods remained undiscovered, and he objected to bail being granted.

MEAT LOADED AT BELFAST. CHRISTCHURCH, November 18,

Meat was lorded on railway waggons at the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company's works at Belfast this morning bv the Company’s permanent hands and others. Six uniformed policemen stood by wibile the operations were carried out. The meat was railed to Lyttelton to be shipped next week. No trouble was experienced.

TRANSPORT SERVICE CASE

WRITS ISSUED BY COUNSEL

GISBORNE, November 18

During the Ibea.vjng bv the No. 4 District Transport L’cP’vdng Authority of tho inquiry regarding Whitfield’s motor service, Mr Barnard, eounse] for Whitfield’s, intimated that, the Authority having vitinfod its right to hear the matter, h© had issued proceeding' to the .Supreme Court fo- a writ of certiorari and an iniunction retraining the Authority from deciding the annlication for the revocation of Whitfield’s license.

During a. brief oDonrnment end’’ member of the Authority wa s served with a writ, and, when he returned

to the Bench, the chan-man intimated that the matter would be adjourned till to-morrow.

The. Authority then proceeded to consider thy, question of fares and timetables.

EXCHANGE! INFLATION EVILS

OUTWEIGH ILLUSORY BENEFITS, WELLINGTON, November 18. A snecihl meeting of the New Zealand Importers’ Federation passed a resolution of protest against the attempt of, a 1 certain section of Parliament, to force th? banks to increase the rate of exchange. Anv increast? was unwarranted and unjustified. The Federation insists that if the in,creese eventuate*, it will he a flagrant breach of New Zealand’s paid, of the spirit, if -not, the letter, of the Ottawa agreements, ’and must adversely affect New Zealad’s credit and sa-e of primary products in Britain. The existing financial difficulties of the Government must also he materially accentuated. The Federation urges upon the Government that .the evils,, which warranted exchange inflation, far outweigh the illusory Benefits, and suggests than an export bonus is the I vest way to oosisfc tho primary producer.