DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 June 1925, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

.(Rer Press Association.)

UNCLEAN ■ KITCHEN,; •? ? ■ uHRiSTCHuRUiI,'Juno 26. /The Magistrate • this?morning lined liugri 0 Connor, proprietor of /the Grand "Tea: Booins,, ; Ad/. for failing to comply with the health regulations in regain, ■ to the’cleanliness of the kitchen. • „ RAILWAY TARIFF. ’ 1 AUCKLAND? June 24. A strong protest against the new railway tariff it; .being organised by coalmine owners? It is contended the increase will bear heavily on long distance customers and that the consumption of foreign coal would be •encouraged to the detriment.of local iiidm'drj. •’ v "

LYONS .CASE. • WELLINGTON,. June 24. Questioned, regarding ihe Lyons deportation. case, Sir Francis Bell, At-torh'ey-General, said to-day; “I have nothing to say, except that if Lyons does not go he will go to gaol.” ; The; i allowed for - Lyons to leii.vo/the;’country has now expired, and he is liable to arrest, and is likely to. appear in Court noon. • .MOTUROA 'GAS. NEW PLYMOUTH. June 25. ' The Directors of the Taranaki Oil Fields Ltd., ‘Melbourne, have issued a report which States that a few days after the blowout, of gas at Moturoa, its volume was estimated at four million cubic feet, daily. Latest reports are to the effect-that the volume ia not diminishing in any ..way., • Recognising ; the commercial.' and economic importance of a permanent national : gas supply, it has been decided to . cap the well and conserve the supply, locating a new well for oil. on another part of the company's Moturoa area.. 4 ; ’ NURSES AND PAT IE NTS. 1 ■ ? WELLINGTON,: June 26. The question of nurses handling D.T. cases came before the Hospital Board yesterday. ' .? . ~ The Aledical Superintendent,, .-hr. Wilson, said that nurses had to handle such cases, washing and attending them ia j,he; qrdinary way. They were not considered objectionable. j/Much worse cases.-had. to be dealt with than the average D,T. case. A male attendant was always at hand in case of violence. Some old -.people who neglected tnernselves were mure objectionable to handle than D.TV’s. Only ten of the latter, had b?P» in the hospital during the past yean Male venereal cases were not handled by the nurses. LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN. HASTINGS, June 26.

The annual conference of the Legion of Frontiersmen concluded last night, Captain E. ; Desterre (Auckland) presiding over delegates from all parts of the North Island. The reports of propress and activities throughout the Dominion were presented, and the conference went into committee to discuss the general reorganisation. It was de. tided that the control of the New Zealand command be vested in. Lt. Col, C. H Weston, D. 5.0., leader of the Tara, naki Squadron, and in the executive. Owing to the demands on Iris time, Col. Deeterre resigned as .staff officer, apd he was elected Honorary; Commisskner for New' Zealand; "The next conference will be held at New Plymouth. ” ... . " ■

DUNEDIN EXHIBITION. WELLINGTON, June 26. The local- Dunedin Exhibition committee reported that, only £lB5O is in hand of the £6OOO required. Reports from Palmerston North and Wanganui, •showed that very little interest was taken there.

..The members .said that the present apathy was possibly due to want of definite proposals as to the Wellington exhibit It was suggested that the Harbour Board might contribute £lOOO but doubts wore cast on its power to do so.

Mr. Coilins, Secretary of the Depart, merit of Industries and Commerce, urged that completed plqns ho drawn up, mid others took- the-s ’.me view. Ui matelj: it was. decided to go .pn, and further efforts will ha made to obtain the QP-opeiat:on of country districts.

INVALID .KILLED .BY CAR " j , WANGANUI, Jiino 25.

A distressing accident, occurred this evening resulting in the death of Mr. A. J. Bird, known throughout New Zealand as a painter of pictures for Birds’ Art Union. Deceased, who was an invalid, was being wheeled to the Opera House, when a motor-car capsized his chair, and killed him. Mr. Bird was a man of very line character. Though able only to move his. hands, he developed an artistic gift, and for a number of years had painted pictures and run. art unions in all .quarters of the Dominion. The painting was a laborious work, the canvas having to be suspended above the artist's chair. Despite his handicap, Mr. Bird was celebrated fcr good humour and patience. The news of his death caused a great deal of regret.

SUICIDE BY GELIGNITE, t WAIHI, June 24. James McEnteer (56 years of age) committed suicide, apparently by placing a plug of gelignite in his mouth. Residents in the neighbourhood were startled by a loud explosion. Investigation revealed a headless body in the backyard. Nearby, there was a pocket knife and a box of matches, and it is assumed that these were used by McEnteer in taking his life. There were no traces of an explosive, but the loud report-heard,,coupled with the facts that deceased’s head was blown to fragments, and the chinaware crashed from shelves in the kitchen, suggested that ,he placed an explosive in his mouth .and fired a matched fuse aftersplitting it with a .knife. There was no one .in the house but himself at the time. McEnteer. leaves a widow and two married sons. DEATH AT DENTIST’S. WELLINGTON, June 26. An inquest on Adam James Glasgow, law clerk, who collapsed and died in a dentist’s chair on Monday during the course of a dental operation, was held to-day. Medical evidence showed that deceased had a-i’fe bronchitis, and, inflammation of the lungs. His condition wn-ilj not be apparent t rt the denfiyt. The Coroner sa'd that the occurrence was most unfortunate Deceased .was not aware of his condition. The dentist had taken all reasonable precautions to ascertain whether deceased jn q. fit sf-ite tor the operation. The Coroner found that Glasgow d'-M from tb° effect? of gas administered for " dental on-era while suffering from acute bronchitis and inflammation of the lungs. WFJ T TNGTHN thefts. WELLINGTON J-roe A* the Police Court Co'-’l Sih’m, employed by FiJi SeimVos. -"•'■s with .theft. He bad been s’,creeled of tampering with, the «»’»«•*» register and was watched and a Iran sat. Detective Murray purchased fish

and later caught Sibbe pocketing some cash. He was admitted to one month’s probation. Matilda Simmons, married, who walked into a jeweller's chop while the proprietor was displaying bis goods and made away with a greenstone brooch, pleaded grotty to the charge of theft, and «bo stealing cash from a Hindoo. She was sentenced to a month's imprisonment. A voung clerk, Thomas Wilkinson, admitted ten charges of theft, including seven overcoats. It was stated Hat occu'-'-'d had been discharged from Auckland gaol in May. He had been in good positions in India, China, and Japan. Since he had been in New Zealand he bad stolen many goods-, which he pawned. He was rentenced to three months’ imprisonment.