DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 February 1934, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BOY CYCLISTS INJURED. HAMILTON, February 14. Knocked from a bicycle by a motor car last evening, at an intersection in Hamilton East, Cyril Hyslop, 14 years, and William Edward Watkins, 13 years, were admitted to the hospital' with head injuries, the former being in a serious condition. BAKERS’ CONFERENCE. HASTINGS, February 14. The conference of the New Zealand Master Bakers’ Association opened this morning. Prior to the business of the conference, the delegates were given a civic reception by Mayor Maddison, about sixty delegates attending. MONETARY COMMITTEE. WELLINGTON, February 13. The Parliamentary Monetary Committee held its first meeting this morn-, ing. The proceedings were not open to the Press. The order, of reference was discussed. It was decided to adjourn till February 27. Mr. Frank Langstone was added, to the Committee on the recommendation of the Labour Party. It was decided to send a special invitation to Major Douglas to submit proposals, and to appear before the Committee at his own convenience. SILVER COINAGE. CHRISTCHURCH, February 13. Swung up from the wharf like so much iron—hoisted indeed, in the very trays which are used for the loading of scrap and pigiron—some £106,000 worth of silver coins left Lyttelton to-day, never to return. The coins are packed in heavily-seal-ed wooden boxes. They are English and Australian coins, which have been withdrawn from circulation, and replaced by the new issue, and they are now on their way to London by the Zealandic, which left Lyttelton this afternoon. This is the largest consignment of silver coins that has yet been returned from New Zealand to London. MASTERTON UNEMPLOYED. MASTERTON, February 13. The Masterton County Council today confirmed an arrangement with the Unemployment Board whereby the Council are committed to engage not less than 60 of the unemployed relief workers at standard rates of pay for full time employment to March 31 next. The position will be reviewed at the end of that period. The men will be taken from the No. 5 Scheme and as far as the Council is concerned will be regarded as casual employees at standard rates of pay. They will be engaged in reconstruction and improvement work in the County. The Unemployment Board wrote expressing appreciation of tlie Council’s endeavour to depart as far as possible from the present methods of part-time payment and undertaking to subsidise wages paid under the Scheme. HIT WIFE WITH BOTTLE. WELLINGTON, February 14. George Victor Reed, 39, pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife, Annabella Reed. It was stated that when drunk, he hit her on the head with a bottle and she was a week, in the hospital. For the defence, it was stated that war injuries necessitated the insertion of a silver plate in Reed’s skull, and he had not been normal since, and was practically irresponsible when he had a few drinks. The Magistrate said it might be that the assault was in some way attributable to war injuries. It had been established that he was drunk at the time, but the Magistrate could not look leniently on an assault of this kind, with the weapon he used. Accused, whom it was admitted had twice been previously convicted for the same clalss of offence got two months’ .hard labour.