DOMINION NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1918, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

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FATAL ACCIDENT.

AUCKLAND, October 15.—A Cb-mese market gardener Kwol Lim, was knocked down by a horse and cart in the road, and died shortly after. CHTLD KILLED BY ROLLER. WOODVILLE, October 15.—J. Hartstone, farmer, was rolling; a paddock with a Cambridge roller this afternoon. Hi» little daughter (aged three) who was beside him, fell under the roller and was killed. DROWNING FATALITY. AUCKLAND, October 17.—Frank Witten, aged 40, and his son, of tho same name acted 14, are bel'eved to have been drowned near Warkworth through the capsizing; of a boat, which was found bottom uppermost. • THTC LIQUOR PROBLEM. CHRISTCHURCH, October 17—At the Anglican Synod to-nictht, the discussion on the liquor resolutions (moved yesterday) was continued, and on a vote being taken an amendment was lost, and the motion that the Synod supports the labour Party's petition "was carried, the voting being :—Ayes.—Clergy, 31: Laity, 22. Noes.—Clergy, 17; Laity 12. A DISHONEST CLERK. BLENHEIM, This Day.— C. Actourt Opie_ cierk for the Pelorous Road Board, was charged with stealing £7l 6V> 2d, between June and October this year, the property of the Road Board. The information was laid by Mr G. H. Richardson, Government aud'tor. Accused systematically shortbanked money, since refunded. Accused' pleaded guilty and was committed to Blenheim for sentence. Bail was fixed in £2OO in himself and two securities of £SO each. THE COMING SESSION. MASTERTON, October 15.—1 n his reply to those presenting a petition to him in Masteiton last nisrht. with reference to the taking of a referendum on the licensing question < Mr Sykes. M.P., stated that the coming session would be a busy one. Domestic and social leg'slation had been almost entirely neglected by Parliament for some time, but exigencies of the situation created demanded that the Government should be made to realise that the cost of living, housing and other questions must be dealt w ; th. Mr Sykes etated that the Civil Service was seeth-ng with discontent and tho complaints of this large body of men were well founded. DAIRY PRODUCE. PAHIATUA, October 15.—Mr 3. G. Brechin, a member of the Dominion Butter and Cheese Committee, last iytfht received a cable message from London sta.t : ng that the Australian butter output had been purchased by the Imperial Government at 175 s per cwt, with the opt : on at the same price for tho duration of the war. This price equals Is 6?d per lb. Mr Brechin is of opinion that the price offered for. the Domuron output will be slightly better. Tho Butter and Cheese Committee will moot tho Prime Minister shortly, when final arrangements for the disposal of butter and cheese to tho Imperial Government will be concluded. SUPPOSED DROWNING FATALITY AUCKLAND, This Day.—Details of a supposed drowning fatality are reported from Matakana. Frank Witten and his son Frank put out from Matakana beach in a boat on Wednesday night with cream to be put on a steamer bound from the wharf to Auckland. They did not return and search was made during the night. Early on Tuesday morning the boat was found upturned »t the lower end of one of the numerous inlets on tne coast. There was no trace of the occupants. Witten was the cousin of Mr. Gunson, Mayor of Auckland. He has seven children.

PRINTING OFFICE BURNT. MASTERTON, This Day.— The destruction o£ the Age Printing Company’s office was almost complete. The insurance on the building watf .£ISOO. The other insurances art not available. The fire had a big hold when discovered. The wind fanned the flames, making the task of the firemen difficult. It wasafter midnight before the danger passed. The stocks and plant were practically destroyed.