DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 June 1937, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

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TRAIN DERAILED.

AUCKLAND, June 24

Delayed by the derailment of a south-bound train at Alataroa, near Taihape. the Limited express was two hours 28 minutes late in arriving from Wellington this morning. reaching Auckland at 11.55.

The train waited at Taihape for two hours and a. half after midnight while the rails were cleared. The passengers had a weary wait, most of them snatching whatever sleep was possible.

S HIP WRIG HT S ’ DISPUTE. WELLINGTON, Jutae 24

Wages, hours, and a. few small points remain for settlement in the first halt of the dispute between the New Zealand Federation of Shipwrights and . Boatbuilders’ Association of Workers, and the Union Steam Ship Company, which continued for the third day before the Conciliation Commissioner, Air Al. J. Reardon, today. The Court is to decide the outstanding points. The second part of the dispute, concerning the seagoing shipwrights, who sign on as ships’ carpenters, is still to be dealt with.

SAVINGS BANKS. AUCKLAND, June 24.

The conference of the Associated Savings Banks of New Zealand concluded in Auckland to-day. In framing a common policy for administration and control, the conference discussed many domestic problems and also considered the operations of the Mortgagors and Lessees Rehabilitation Act.

Air J. W. Dove (Dunedin) was elected president of the Associated Savings Banks in place of the retiring president (Air A. Harris, Dunedin). . FIREMAN IMPRISONED. CHRISTCHURCH, June .25. David Thomas Rowan, one of the ' six firemen who participated in the fight aboard the Tairoa late on Friday, made a fresh appearance in the Court to-day, charged with having deserted. With others, who were sentenced to imprisonment as the result of' the fracas, Rowan was put aboard yesterday, before the vessel sailed for Alonte Video, but apparently he got ashore again. He had only elevenpence when arrested. Rowan was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment.

TI-tEFT OF TYPEWRITERS. AUCKLAND. June 24

A sentence 'of two years’ reformative detention was passed by Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court on John Herbert Tonking, described as a publisher, for the theft of two typewriters, valued- at £l2/10/-. Evidence was given that Tonking had obtained a loan of £4 on each machine. A pawnbroker said that Tonking told him that he was editor of “Jack Blunt,” a weekly newspaper, and' had no further mse for the machines.

The Magistrate said Tonking’s record was bad.

PIG MARKETING. HAMILTON. June 24.

Figures to hand for the New Zealand Co-operative Pig Marketing Association for the year ended May 31 indicate a satisfactory position and greater progress.

Altogether .153,000 pigs and more than 167.000 bobby calves were dealt with. The gross turnover of the association was £501,150, against £431.46S for the previous year—an increase of £69,682.

The company’s total cash payments already made to suppliers for pigs amount to £307,677 —aij increase of £33.313 on the same payments for last, year. Cash payments to suppliers for bobby calves represent £56.202—an increase of £31.147.

WILL DISPUTE. HAMILTON, June 24.

After a hearing which extended over 10 days, the Whittaker will dispute has ended. It has been the longest case ever to occupy the Supreme Court in' Hamilton. Dlr Justice Fair delivered his decision that the instrument, dated January 31. 1936, purporting to be the last will and testament of Janie M. Whittaker, a widow, of Rotorua, he admitted to probate, and further, that the claim of Hie two defendants. Jessie Armstrong and Roma Jean Armstrong, that the Court should pronounce that the instrument dated October 27, .1925, and the codicil of March 2. 1927, be admitted to probate be dismissed. The question of costs was reserved pending consideration of written arguments to be submitted by counsel.

The. case concerned the validity of the second will of Mrs Whittaker.