DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 April 1925, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

- ((Per.-Pres# Askociafjim.) , \ FATHER’S SUICIDE. AUCKLAND, April 27. Crawford, married., with five children,, was found dead, iff" bed at his lumie to-day. A gas tube from a jet was near him. At ..the" inquest to-night g verdict that dea(h v.utszdue to ■suffocation from gas poisoning, self 'administered, while in a .state ui. depression, was ret turned. ‘ - QUARREL IN TRAIN.' : CHRISTCHURCH, April 28. • As a sequel to a. disturbance caused by discharged firemen .on the through "express ifroin Invercargill yesferday, ,tye seafcrers were-convicted and fined jthis moi-ffiiig .for ,drupkenn t ess affd breaking carriage windows. Tfie police said that over forty men had been concerned in tilt row. ■r,- ■ ■ ■ o i'" t • WATERSIDERS’ TACTICS. /. ' NEW. PLYMOUTH, April 26. ' it is stated that investigations into ,the present conditions of work on the waterfront here are being made by tlje Labour Department with a view t|>" taking legal action against the w.atersiders, the allegation being that the Arbitration Act is being broken,by employment of go-slow tactics, which ■for sope time 'have beep tielaying work at the port. P. & T. REVENUE.' WELJJNGTON, April 28. The total Pest and Telegraph revenue, all for the year ended March' 31, was £3,o43,,sll\ 'compared with £2,688,953. in .the m.,e.viqus year); Postages contributed £1,143,389, mon- : ey order and postal note 'commission £50,703. private bqx, bgg. rents,, and rural delivery fees £49.856, miscellaneous receipts (ncstal) £168.056 paid telegrams, £749,103; telephone ' exchange, rentals and miscellaneous ftelegraph) £902,407. The expenditure figures are not yet available. Savings Bank figures: Deposits amounted to £29.582,897, and with-, .drawals £30,413,609, exceeding deposits by £830,712. . PROGRESS LEAGUES. INVERCARGILL, April 28. A conference of South Island Progress Leagues opened this morning. The Mayor (Air Andrew Bain) ’welcomed ‘the delegates, expressing the hope that the completion .of the South Island Main Trunk Railway would receive consideration. ( v Mr H. F. Drewe was elected chairnian. ' j On the .motion of Mr S. B. Mac-: Donald (Otago) it was resolved Lhat -in the interests of efficiency and ecOimmy a highways board should be estab-" lished in each Island: that a board consisting .of a Government nominee, member elected by the County Councils’ AsfSbciatioh, and a representative’ of the South Islan<;l Motor Association, with headquarters at Christchursh,’ be created- to control the South Island highways. It was resolved’,' on tjie inotipn otfMr W. B. Steel, that the State should resume absolute control of forest areas suitable only for conservation . affd scientific cfflture, and that the Blue Mountains area offers exceptional opportunity for immediate on; the expiry^.of the present-- lsa.se. .- ■