DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 March 1936, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

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FATAL BURNS

CHRISTCHURCH, March 26. An elderly woman, Mrs. Lefia Frances Cooper, died at the Christchurch hospital to-day from severe burns, which she received yesterday, when her clothing caught fire. Mrs. Cooper bandaged her own arms and hands. A doctor was not called till the evening when it was discovered that she was very severely burnt, and sfie was ordered to the hospital. “NATIONAL” SWEEP INVERCARGILL, March 26. A resident of Winton has received cabled advice from England that he has drawn a horse in the Irish Sweepstake on the Grand National Steeplechase, to be decided at Aintree, Liverpool, to-morrow. The horse is Provocative, which is reported to be among the final acceptors. He has also received a cablegram from an English syndicate asking what price he would nut on his ticket, and he has re P h requesting the syndicate to make an offer.

WELLINGTON HOSPITAL. WELLINGTON, March 26. Deciding to rea PP° in^. th ® staff for another year, the Welll " Hospital Board, to-night, passed a motion agreeing with the view that the honorary staffing system was incompatible with the present method of hospital treatment, and expressing the intention of considering way B of substituting a different method of staffing. Members considered it was unfan to pxnect medical men to go on giving fre P e service. Young doctors to-day, like everybody else, found it hard to make a living. The Board also decided to investigate the cost of engaging the services of an Australian firm of hospital architectural consultants, as stated at the meeting, to be contemplated by the Auckland Board, to give expeit ad vice on future reconstructions and additions to hospital- buildings.

MOTORIST INJURED. PALMERSTON N., March 26. Fate seems to have played a hand in the motor accident which happened, to-day, and resulted in Mrs Florence Bennett, of Kauwhata, receiving such serious head injuries. that .sne ndw- lies in a private hospital, in a serious condition. W. Dustin, of Palmerston Noith, was driving out of the city along the Rangitikei line, dragging a trailer behind his car. Mrs Bennett was a passenger in another car being, diiven into the town by Mrs E. E. Firth, of Camerons line. As the two vehicles were about to pass, the right-hand wheel of the trailer collapsed, causing the draw bolt to snap. The trailer immediately shot out across the road and mounted the rear mudguard oi Mrs Firth’s car. Mrs Belinett,. who happened to be sitting on that side of the rear seat, received the full force of the impact. She was rendered unconscious and was conveyed immediately to the hospital , for an operation.

PEDESTRIAN’S DEATH. PALMERSTON N., March 27.

“I confess I find it just a little bit difficult to understand’ why an acci-. dent of this nature should occur in broad daylight, on a road where visibility is good. From the evidence, it appears that deceased, an old man, was wandering across the road in a casual sort of way, quite oblivious of his surroundings, but on suddenly realising his danger, became confused, and’ did the wrong thing. I cannot find any evidence of neglect or recklessness on the part of the driver of the lorry, who apparently, under the circumstances, did all that could be reasonably expected. However, I don’t think Rabone is sufficiently experienced to be in charge of such a heavy motor vehicle, but that is a matter for the authorities. I find that deceased was accidentally killed by a motor lorry.” This verdict was delivered by Coroner Graham, at the inquest on freest John Wattling Matthbws, 54, who was killed on March 6, as the result of being struck by a lorry, driven on the Foxton line, by Paul Rabone.

MASTER BAKERS

WELLINGTON, March 2G

A representative conference of the New Zealand Master Bakers’ Association, was held in Wellington to-day and it issued the following statement: It is the unanimous opinion of the delegates that the price stabilisation plan brought into being, under the Government regulation, dated February 8, meets with the general approval of the industry. It will protect the consuming public with a quality loaf at a reasonable price, based on costs subject to the closest examination by officers of the Industries and Commerce Department. The plan for stabilisation may take time to develop, but the industry has complete faith in its ultimate success, and confidence in the Minister of Industries and Commerce. Inquiries from overseas have shown the keen interest that is being taken in this attempt to control equitable trading conditions in the wheat, flour and baking industries. The Dominion may lead the way to a combination of these three industries common to so many countries, whereby the wheat-grower and farm labourer, the miller, and mill worker, the baker and bakery employee will enjoy that measure of prosperity due to all. AUCKLAND, March 27.

The decision to increase by half-a-crown the weekly minimum wage of workers was reached by the Auckland Master Bakers’ Association, which is circularising bread makers requesting immediate operation of the amended scale. „ , Mr. Claude Cowan, president oi the Auckland Master Bakers’ Association, was appointed representative of the North Island bakers on the Government’s Wheat and Flour Committee.