DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 July 1933, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

[PEE pbess association.] EX-TRAINER KILLED. DUNEDIN, June 30. J F. Perriam, single, aged 63 years, died in the Tapanui Hospital yesterday from an internal injury sustained from a kick by a horse. He was a well-known trainer of trotting horses some years ago. NEW 3YA STATION. WELLINGTON, June 30. The Broadcasting Board has let the contract to Messrs P. Graham and Sons of Christchurch, for the erection of the building for a new transmitting station on Banks Peninsula. It is hoped to operate the new station within four months.. BIG CLAIM FAILS. .WELLINGTON, June 30. On the ground that she had failed to discharge the onus to prove that, the defendant company’s negligence caused the accident, Mr Justice Ostler nonsuited Gertrude Laura Cresswell, who claimed £3,265 damages from the Dominion Farmers’ Institute, Ltd., as the result of a severe injury she received when in the employ of the company. Mrs Cresswell fell down steep steps adjacent to the kitchen of the tearooms, of which she was manageress, in the Dominion Farmers’ Institute’s building. FOG AT AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND, July 1. Although the steamer Marama, Sydney bound, left the wharf shortly after three o’clock yesterday afternoon, she did not leave the harbour till eight o’clock this morning. She had anchored at the entrance to Rangitoto Channel, for over sixteen hours, waiting for the dense fog to lift. The fog continued dense till after seven o’clock to-day, when it began to disperse, but the indications are that it will envelop the city and harbour, again, to-night. MIGRANT’S GRIEVANCE GISBORNE, July 1. Leonard Williams, 19, who stowed away on the Port Victor, came before the Court, to-day, and-was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon and pay costs. Accused complained that he had not been fairly treated since he came to New Zealand. He expected to work for low wages till he learned farming, but he did not expect always to be broke. New Zealand really did not want him, yet pretended it did. LOCAL LOANS BOARD. WELLINGTON, June 3Q. At a meeting of the Local Government Loans Board, this evening, applications for loans totalling £1,488,000. were dealt with. Loans amounting to £1,222,715 ; were sanctioned, including £969,300 renewals, and £253,415 for new works, the balance, £265,285 of the amount submitted to .the meeting was partly referred back to the local authorities concerned for further consideration and partly declined. Applications for authority divert unexpended loan moneys totalling £133,203 were also dealt with, £107,080 being sanctioned, and £26,123 referred back.'

LICENSEE’S APPEAL. WELLINGTON, June 30. An application was to-day made on behalf of Leo. Patrick O’Neill, of Inglewood, to the Court of Appeal for conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council from the judgment of the Court of Appeal in the action of Ernest Charles Heel, of Auckland', against him. The Court refused leave to appear, on the ground that it had not been established the point involved was of great public or general importance. The effect- of the judgment of the Court of Appeal referred to was that £3OOO paid by Mr, O’Neill upon his entry into the lease of the Railway Hotel at Inglewood (being paid for the goodwill of a publican’s business) was not affected by Section 29 of the National Expenditure Adjustment Act, or, consequently by the reductions for which it provided.

FACTORY ON FIRE. NEW PLYMOUTH, June 30. Fire in the early hours of this morning destroyed the Frankley Road Dairy Company’s factory and plant. The building -was enveloped in flames when the outbreak was discovered by Mr. L. Wisneski, the first assistant, who occupies a cottage near by. He was awakened by a roar shortly after 4 a.m., and immediately gave the alarm to the manager (Mr. V. Baird). The directors and other suppliers soon gathered, but could do nothing . to quell the flames. The fire apparently started in the packing-room, but the cause is unknown. The butter room was equipped with modern plant, and the cheese-making room contained five vats. The building was insured for £2OOO, and the plant for £2600 in the Yorkshire office. The fire happened at an -unfortunate time, just when the factory was on the eve of starting the new season. Some difficulty will be experienced in arranging for neighbouring companies to handle the supply. This is the second North Taranaki factory to be destroyed by fire within the last few weeks.? The Warea Dairy Company’s factory was destroyed recently. >