NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3554, 17 August 1920, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

THE SANDON FATALITY. MOTOR DRIVER •ACQUITTED. I'ALMERSTON NORTH, Aug. 16. The manslaughter charge against Warren Newth, arising ou,t of the recent Sand* on motor fatality, which resulted in three deaths, was concluded on Saturday. The accused man was acquitted on a verdict of not guiftty, arrived at by the jury after two l hours' retirement. ' PROFITEERING CONVICTION. APPEAL TO THE FULL COURT. CHRISTCHURCH. August 16. Application to have the D.I.C. appeal against conviction for profiteering removed from the Supreme Court to the Full Court was granted to-day by Ml'. Justice Herdman.

MAN LOSES HIS FOOT. TRIED TO BOARD MOVING TRAM. AUCKLAND, August 16. While a tempting to board a moving tram car this morning in Dominion Road a young niiac. named Earnest Goodhew, of 71, Burnley Terrace, who is employed by Messrs. Radley and Co., auctioneers, had his foot badly crushed. The car was just slowing up, but in the hurry Mr. Goodhew missed his hold, and the wheels passed over his left foot. He was sent off to the hospital, where the foot, which was practically cut off through the accident, was amputated. The patient is now doing satisfactorily. THE WELLINGTON FIRE. INSURANCE ON CHURCH. WELLINGTON, August 16. St. Andrew's Church, which was destroyed by fire was insured in the Presbyterian * Church insurance fund for £6.300, and the contents for £6OO. The risk- was distributed by the Church. Insurance Board, £6,500 of the total being puaeed with the South British Insurance Company.

MEAT TRUST MENACE.

VIEWED WITH ALARM. MASTERTON. August 16. Scathing condemnation of the American Meat Trust and the proposal to give Armour and Coi. a license to operate in New Zealand, was made on Saturday at a meeting of farmers at Masterton by Mr. W. Perry, who is patron of the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and a member of the Board of Agriculture. Mr. Perry issued a > warning to the farmers of New Zealand of the danger that would arise, not only to farmers but- to the whole of the people of the Dominion, if the American Meat Trust got a footing in -New Zealand. As the result of the findings -of the Federal Trade Commission set up by President* Wilson, the Meat Trust was given three years in which to get out of America. Con-, sequently, the trust was scouring other parts of the' world in which to set up business. Mr. Perry contended that ,rjropagada being circulated in New Zealand in order to hoodwink the farmers of the Dominion. There was no need for Armours to have a license, they could purchase meat f.o.b. and send it anywhere in the world, but that fact was being carefully hidden from the farmer. Mr. Perry said that the fate of Nelson and Son and other companies that the trust had sent, on to the rocks would be the fate of farmers and of the farmers' freezing companies once the Meat Trust got its grip of New Zealand. , He moved "That this meeting of fanners views with alarm the efforts now being made to urge the Government to grant a meat trading license in New Zealand to Armour and Co.. and wotfid strongly urge the Government to do all within their power to keep combines such as the Meat Trust from operating in New Zealand."

The meeting was thoroughly in sy.ni- | pa thy with Mr. Perry's remarks and , carried the resolution unanimously. J

A LENGTHY VOYAGE. SCHOONER'S ROUGH TRIP. GISBORNE, This Day. The voyage of the schooner Huddersiield from Sydney occupied 25 days. The vessel was hove to in rough weather for five days. The cook was washed overboard, but fortunately clung to ;a rope, and was washed back on deck by a succeeding wave.

RIFLES FOR TERRITORIALS. '."" \ WELLINGTON, August 16. -The training of Territorials during ihe war was hampered considerably by practically the whole of the Dominion's serviceable rifles being supplied to the Expeditionary Force. What weapons Territorials d<3' possess are old and quite useless for anything but drill purposes. Arrangements have been made by the De- ! fence Department, however, to equip I all units with new up-to-date rifles, ' shipments of which are now beginning to arrive from Home, and the work ol replacing the old armsi will be put in hand without delay. WOODVILLE MOTOR FATALITY. DRIVER EXONERATED. WOODVILLE, August 16. The adjourned inquest on the death of V. M. Jones was held in the courthouse to-day before Mr. J. D. Wilson, coroner. Considerable evidence was taken, when the Coroner returned tn# following verdict: That dece'ased was killed accidentally by a motor car coming into collision with him, and no blame is attached to the driver of the car.

ANOTHEE STEIKB. INYEECAEGILL. August 16. For some time the crew of the Bluff Harbour Board's dredge Murihiku bave been dissatisfied about the extra Sunday duty of keeping wateh on the waterfront, which they have been expected to do in turn without, it is understood, receiving extra remuneration. The grievance was to have been (SBnsidered at a meeting of the Board last Friday, but was deferred, and the toien refused to continue the Sunday watch. To-cTay the m'anNvhose turn it was to go on wateh yesterday was informed on for duty, that' he was suspended, whereupon the remainder of the crew abandoned work in sympathy with him. It is understood that the men will be p ( aid off. OBITUAEY. MR. W. A. PARKINSON. HAWERA. This Day. Sincere regret is fellt at the news of the death on Monday, after an operation in London, of Mr. W. A. Parkinson, senior proprietor of the Hawera Star. News received on Sunday stated that his condition was serious. * The late Mr. Parkinson came from Australia in the early seventies. After being connected with the Wellington Times, he joined the Hansard Staff, and was reporter there for many years. During the"Teeess he went to Hawera as editc: of the Star, ancLabout 1896 he bought out the paper, which he continued to edit until 1913, when a private company was formed, of which he was governing director. He went Home in April 'last for a short trip. His illness was brief and his death was- quite unexpected, and camp as a shock to his many friends. Deceased Seaves a. daughter, .Mrs. Page, of Hawera. and three sons.