DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 October 1933, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

[FEB PBESB ASSOCIATION.] FARMER’S DEATH. ' WANGANUI, October 14. The death occurred suddenly at Rapanui, of Charles Gibbard, aged 73, farmer, Kaiiwi, late yesterday afternoon.

INJURED BY CARS

DANNEVIRKE, October 16

A lad of six years, John Peck, received a compound fracture of the left leg when struck by a motor car in Main Street, on Saturday evening.

A cyclist. Colin Delaney, was knocked from his machine by an overtakinglorry, and received facial abrasions. In neither instance did the drivers of the motor vehicles stop.

THEFT CHARGE

WELLINGTON, October 16.

Arrested at Sydney, and brought back on the Marama, Horace John Algar, 42, a company manager, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court, to-day, with theft on September 30, of £143/3/6, the property of R. W. Swanger and others, and was remanded till October 24.

MAN MISSING

NEW PLYMOUTH, October 15

Edgar Carryer, head of a men’s clothing business at Stratford, has been missing for several days. Search parties have combed the .suburbs and countryside without success. Carryer is aged 57, and is semi-retir-ed. He has been living at New Plymouth for some months, and seemed to bo in good health.

ARCHITECT’S CLAIM FAILS. WELLINGTON, October 14.

Judgment for defendant, with costs, was entered by Mr. Stillwell, S.M., in a claim by William Feilding, architect, Wellington, against Leyland Motors, Ltd., for £2lO, for fees for preparation of plans for a proposed building. Mr. Stillwell said that plaintiff had taken his chance of his plans being accepted. \

SUPERANNUATION FUND WELLINGTON, October 16.

At a special meeting' of the Executive Committee of the Railway Superannuitants’ Association, last Thursday, it was stated careful examination of the Fund disclosed there was no actual deficiency. It was true that a certain sum had been taken from the reserve account, but this money was wanted to pay allowances incurred by the very large number of early retirements. There had thus been thrown on 4he fund an immediate heavy liability, which under normal retirements, would not have accrued for some years. It. was thought that the financial position of the fund would, however improve each year, as there should be comparatively few retirements in the next five years, or perhaps longer. The committee was of the opinion that, the loading ot the funds with allowances due to these earl.v retirements, could not he justified on any grounds, and it. was decided lo interview llie Minister Finance on Ibe matter.

'two trustees were appointed lo administer the legal defence lund now being raised. Reports irom branches indicated that, subscriptions to this fund were coining in freely.