DOMINION NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 June 1920, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

DANGERS OP WILD HONEY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Te Kuiti, June .22. A party of Natives at Tokunui ate wild honey and later all became ill. An adult and child developed epileptie convulsions and the adult lost consciousness. Medical aid was summoned and the patients are now improving. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. Carterton, June 22. The strange disappearance of a married woman, Mrs. Tom Holland, wife of the licensee of the Club Hotel, occurred on Sunday. The lady left the hotel a few minutes before seven o'clock for church, and has not been seen since. A search has been made all round, but there is no sign of the missing lady. No cause why she should disappear is known, though she had been in bad health for some time past and had never fully recovered from the loss of a son, Sergeant Holland, who died during the epidemic of 1919. Parties are still searching. Mrs. Holland was recently resident in Napier. AIR BOARD FORMED. Wellington, June 22. Cabinet has approved of the formation of an Air Board for the Dominion as follows:—-President, Major-General Sir E. W. C. Chaytor; members, Brig-adier-General G. S. Richardson, Commander T. A. Williams, Messrs T. N. Brodrick (Lands and Survey), R. W. Holmes and F. Furkert (Public Works), A. T. Markmann and J. McNamara (Postal), and Colonel Sleeman, secretary. UNION AND PIECE-WORK. Dunedin, June 22. Members of the Engineers' Union held a stop-work meeting to-day for the purpose of hearing a case of much importance to them, in which the Inspector of Awards claimed against the Dunedin branch of the Amalgamated Society fpr °£loo for alleged breach of the award. It was alleged that the union, during the currency of the award, took proceedings to defeat the provisions of the award, their object being to prevent piece-work at Reid & Gray's. It was explained that it had been customary for that firm to do pieco-work during the busy season, and early this year, as orders were getting too for ahead of the firm, they introduced a system encouraging the men to produce more work. The system and terms were accepted and maintained for 12 days, and then suddenly stopped. The men were earning practically 50 per cent, increase on ordinary rates, and were willing to continue if they had not been interfered with by the union. SCHEME. Ekctalmna, June 22. The Pahiatua branch of the Teachers' Institute passed a resolution expressing confidence in the present Dominion grading scheme and congratulating the Assistant-Director of Education on evolving a scheme under which previous anomalies have been reduced to a minimum. It was also resolved that the present system should be gil'en a fair trial, and" a protest was made against any attempt to discredit or retard the operation of the scheme. P. AND T. APPEAL BOARD. I Auckland, Last Night. The Post and Telegraph Appeal Board entered upon its annual tour of appeal hearing at Auckland this afternoon. Mr. j Cntten, S.M., presided, and sitting with j him on the Board were Messrs. D. Laurenson (inspector) and G. B. Dall, representing the department, and Messrs Ogilvie and R. B. Reynolds, representing the various branches of the service. All appeals have to do with complaints re officers having been superseded on toe classification list. PASSPORTS TO AMERICA. Auckland, Last Night. An important notification has been issued bv Mr. Window, American ConsulGeneral for New Zealand, that on and after July 1, passengers for Europe, via Panama Canal, who do not intend to land in the United States, will not be required to have their passports vised by Consular officers in the different centres in New Zealand unless they desire to return via America. In the event of any person not desiring to land in America when going, but wishing to return through the States, then it will be wise to have the passport vised in New Zealand, as there is no power in the London office to grant a passport to the person whose document has not been vised at this end. KIDDIES AT PLAT. The day's play has a hundred chances for small mishaps. Every little hurt can be the beginning of more serious trouble, if not attended to at once. Germs, the scientists tell lis, are always trying to enter the body, and no scratch or cut, no bruise, burn, or blister, can be too small to give them an opening. Wise mothers keep Bciona, the Rapid Healer, at hand, and apply this soothing and antiseptic ointment at the first sign of Injury. It saves more pain and more doctors bills than any other Preparation on the market. Obtainable, ewryvthre. Solid comfort these nippy nights with ti "Unique" hot water bottle. AH sizes are same quality. British made- Obtainable everywhere- Look far the ! brand on aeok of bottlo,