DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1925, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

(Per Prey's Aispciatidn.) * BLENHEIM ENGINEER. ; BLENHEIM* June 12. The Bci'ough Couimil, by a major-ty ef one,j decided to appoint a Lorbugii.Enginecd', and to call for applications at a salary ot £4OO per annum.

WATERSIDER’S DEATH. NEAV PLYMOUTH Juno 13. George Cursons, wa.tersi.der, who fell down Ure hold of the Tongariro on Thursday afternoon, died at the hospital last night.

RUAPEHU’S MIGRANTS. > AUCKLAND, June 11. The Ruapehu, from London, which arrived this mqrning, brought 212 immigrants, including .178 nominated and d4~domestics. There is one family oi 10 for Dunedin.

BREACH OF PROMISE. BLENHEIM, June 12. At the Supreme Court, Hazel Maud Simpson obtained £l5O damages^ w-th 'costs on the lower scale against Dallas U'lieekßy, of-Weld’s ii.ll otyiimi, in a case of "bieqch of promise of marriage, in which £750 was claimed:

A UUK LAND. THIEVES. AUCKLAND, June 12. At the Police Court, Wilborn Henry Smith,- William Raymond Smith, Gordon Douglas Inkster and John Rewzo Davies-;, were ch-aiged with the theft, ot large quantities of giyxl«•• from warehouses, ;-nd- also with receiving. All were remanded for sentence, ana receive tile Probation Officer’s foport-

k DEATH IN TRAIN. A A( CKLAaD, June 12. Ifob'o’t’ John Bucha.uaii. I married, aged 45, clerk in .the Railway Office, aoi'ided -a train at Newmui'Ket at 9 a..in. to diy,,aml was f'aind dead ip,, a. carriage w'lffin the-train arrived'at the .■itv Pn minutes .later. He had been emplaved in the Railway.Depaitment fur thirty years., A post mortem was ordered by the Corciffir.

J SHUNTER KILLED. DUNEDIN, June 13.

Frederick A. J. Behfell, 38, married, wilhyeight’ children, employed as a shunter at Burnside, was fatally injured last night through being crushed between an engine and a meat waggon,;Ayhile he was carrying out shunting. He was removed to the hospital by an ambulancefobut on arrival was foupd to be dead. ' "

OU RISTCH URCH BISHOPRIC. CHRISTCHURCH. June 12. After a special session lasting four days, the Christchurch Diocesan Synod to-night reached a decision regardin" the election of -a Bishop to succeed Dr Julius. It was rosclved practically un-m inously to invito, a certain cler rr ymf:n to become Bishop, of Christ church. His name wiR not be divp'ged till he signifies his <-cceptance. A reply is not expected from him till next we.k. 1 .

PRISONER ESCAPES. NEW PLYMOUTH,, J line 11.

A prisoner named Walter Batterbee, who was serving a sentence of eleven years’ imprisonment for sexual offences, escaped from the New Plymouth prison this afternoon,. and is still at large. Batterbee, who was one of a gang vyorkjng near. the. gaol, was sent'to the prison fo procure implements, and’' used the opportunity to ■ 1

ST. HELEN'S HOME FIRE. GISBORNE. June x2.

Late this afternoon black smoke was seen issuing from thp Topf of St? HeR en’s Home. Tfa patite 7;. t ,n;!er l . hp cii.ro of the nursing’staff, .were speedily i emoved. The', file brigq.de made a very, prompt apbe’rance, and it was seen the blaze’.had originated in the kitchen ceili”". the ton-of flu'.wall'‘be. ing alight. The brigade made a-smart save., the fire being ,stem got. urifier c.'introl, but > several rooms were damagad throiydi' water. The building is nartly built of wr'od, and partly of wop., and consists of twepty rooms and three wards.'.

DAIRY EXPORT CONTROL. WELLING TUN, dimj .12. The Secretary or (jip New /.ealand LHiiy 1 rod ucc. control Loa rd (.nr C. jjrash) has recened a message from Hamilton that tho Directors of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., decided uiiuiumofisly to transfer all equity in their contracts to the Control Board. This refers to the contract of the Agency, win n was made regarding bOOO tons of ibis company's butter, prior to the coining into force of the Dairy Produce Export Control Act. ' It meaps that any; profit which accrues, ‘lroni such contract will be bandied by the Board in the interests of all the factories when absolute control is established.

GOV EH NOR-GEN ERA L. CHRISTCHURCH, June .12

The Governor-General and suite arrived from Dunedin this morning, being welcomed at the station by I 1 '" Mavor. the Rev. J. K. Archer, and the Tkwn Clerk, Air J. 8. Neville. Alter inspecting and addressing a Guard of Honour, formed of St. Andrew’s College Cadets, the •• Exeellen. fies depar'ed• for the residence of a rein trie. Airs Alexander Boyle. At the civic reception there W>s a -large at-t-emldficol in spite cf the most atrocious weather conditions. His Excellency was presented with an address on behalf of the cit’zens. and welcomed on behalf’ of the churches by Rev. Dr. Erwinri 1 •

. Renlyiiig to the civic address, His ZxceHencv su'd that,.to solve the social and political problems which faced the Dominion, they should bring up'flie youth of tlm country in the idea d ;cr\ice for the common good. A full programme of public functions has been mapped out. covering the duration of His Excellency’s visit. ’ ”