DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 June 1937, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

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CHASED BY POLICE AUCKLAND. June 21

An exciting chase by a police patrol car ended at Blockhouse Bay at 1.15 this morning. In the Police Court today, William Joseph Murphy, a timber worker, aged 19. was charged wkh converting to his own use a mo-tor-car valued at £2OO. George Belgium Pierce, a baker’s assistant, aged 22 was charged with converting a car valued at £l9O. Both were remanded until next week.

KILLED BY CAR. WELLINGTON, June 21

An elderly man, Henry Payne, married. of 11 Hutt Road, Wellington, was struck by a. car and died from injuries to the head and right arm at 9.40 to-night. The accident occurred on the Hutt road, opposite a joinery factory at Kaiwarra.

Payne had lately been employed by Levin and Company as a. storeman at the wool stores at Kaiwarra.

HUNTER ESTATE WELLINGTON, June 21.

The cross-examination of the first witness. Oscar Monrad, a farming expert, occupied the whole of the third day’s proceedings in the Supreme Court case in which Lady Hunter seeks the removal of Cyril Paul Hunter and Thomas Percy Hunter from the trusteeship of Sir George Hunter's estate. Monrad was still under cross-examination when the Court adjourned until to-morrow.

LEVEL CROSSINGS WELLINGTON, June 21.

Pleasure at the progress made with the elimination of level crossings in the last 12 months was expressed by the Minister for Public Works (Hon. R. Semple), who said that the “back of the job was broken.” Of 250 crossings on the present programme, 14, had been completed, 62 contracts had been let, there were 69 proposals in hand, and 50 surveys. Delay had been caused through difficulty in. obtaining supplies of reinforcing steel.

INTOXICATED DRIVER.

WELLINGTON, June 22.

“Where a definite and serious evil exists, it must be dealt with by the courts with what power they have,” said Mr. Luxford, S.M., dealing with the charge of an intoxicated driver. The defendant, -Richard James Thomas Cowley, 49, painter, was sentenced to 21 days’ hard labour, and his license was suspended, and he was prohibited from obtaining another till after May 31, 1939. It was stated that defendant had a conviction about ten years ago.

HERD TESTING ASSN. HAMILTON, June 22,

The annual conference of the Dominion Herd Testing Federation opened at Hamilton to-day, when delegates from all parts of New Zealand were present.

The meeting was addressed by Mr. A. J. Murdoch, Chairman of the Dairy Board, and the secretary, T. C. Brash, who referred to the satisfactory growth of the testing movement during the past season. Mr. G. R. Herron (Canterbury) was re-elected as president, and Mr. R. A. Candy (Waikato), C. W. Humin (Canterbury), W. I-I. Gimblett (Manawatu) to the Management Committee.

SOUTHLAND RADIO STATION. INVERCARGILL. June 21.

Southland is to have a. new radio Station in 12 months’ time. This information, which was received from the Acting-Minister for Broadcasting (Hon. F. Jones) by Mr W. M. C. Denham, M.P.. was announced at a. public meeting called this evening to discuJss the proposal to form a Southland Listeners’ League. Gratification was expressed, tempered with regret, that the station would not he provided for a year.

It was unanimously decided that a Listeners’ League be formed, and that’ the improvement of the present broadcasting service for Southland be one of its main objectives. N I. ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT. WHANGAREI, June 22. It is expected that, ten thousand new citrus will be planted at Kerikeri this season. Fotfr thousand fresh trees were recently planted and a further four thousand are expected next week. Grapefruit for suitable marmalade is io be picked in the next two weeks, and it. is reported the crops are heavier than at last year. It is expected to pick a large early orange crop of Washington navels at the end of July. There has been a steady increase in. plantings of the late Valencia variety, the indications being that the fruit when picked in November, will be of better quality.