DOMINION NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 June 1939, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS

[I’EU I’BffiSS ASSOCIATION.] INTOXICATED DRIVER. WELLINGTON, June 19. Russell George Fishei 1 , a foundry foreman, 31, was sentenced to 10 days’ gaol for being intoxicated in charge of a car. His license was suspended until May 31 next.

SEVEN-GILLED SHARK.

WELLINGTON, June 20,

A scvcu-gilled shark, seven or eight feet long, caught at. Breaker Bay, was brought to the Seatouu School, yesterday. Tile assistant-master, Air R. Gilpin, said that these lish rarely visit Wellington. Most New Zealand sharks have five gills.

IMPORT OF SAMPLES. WEUdNGTON, .hum 20

The, decision of the acting-Minister of Customs, to permit bona fide samples to be imported in reasonable quantities, irrespective of whether they are goods totally prohibited under'Lhe existing restrictions, has been notified to United Kingdom manufacturers and the New Zealand Representatives’ Association, in response Io representations made by the Association, at. the beginning of this month.

AUSTRALIAN BOOT WORKERS WELLINGTON, June 19

Mr. G. Marston, secretary of the Boot Employees’ Union, to-day denied an Australian cablegram stating that there had been an exodus of Australian boot workers to New Zealand. New Zealand wages were about on a par with Australian wages for a full week’s work, he said.

During the past three months he did not. think half a dozen men had come to 'Wellington from Australia and the same' applied to women. When they did come they did not. seem to remain long.

GAOL FOR FALSE PRETENCE WELLINGTON, June 20

Sentences totalling four months’ imprisonment were imposed on Reginald James Vercoe Bradley, 29, labourer, who was charged with obtaining money bv a false pretence. It was stated that he traded in a car at Tauranga, being allowed £25, against £75 for .another. No money passed, accused agreeing to pay the balance on hire-purchase. Later, at Auckland, he represented to a dealer that the car was his own, and accepted £B/2/G for it. The Tauranga firm subsequently repossessed the car, and the Auckland dealer lost his money.

DEATH OF AN INDIAN. TAUMARUNUI, June 19.

An inquest into the death of an Indian, Nazir Russian, who was brought to the Taumarunui Hospital suffering from injuries received when he fell from a train at Horopito, took am unexpected turn. Mehr Din Akthar, in evidence, said that Russian was about 50 years of age. Russian and he were shipmates. He asked Russian in the hospital how he came by his injuries and if he had been hit.' Russian had nodded, indicating “Yes.” Witness said he asked Russian “Who hit you?” and Russian tried to tell, but the witness could not understand who it was.

The inquest was adjourned sine die

WILD LIFE CONSERVATION. WELLLINGTON, June 19

The Minister for Internal Affairs (Mr Parry) said to-day he was confident that if fresh and 1 salt water fisheries and other wild life and game were to be maintained, New Zealand must reconstruct its system of conservation and protection. “The problem,” he said, “must be tackled under a national policy, with one guiding authority. To place dependence for the future maintenance of fishing and game-shooting on license fees is courting disaster.” He suggested the establishment of a department with a trained commissioner possessing scientific and practical knowledge of conservation work. Such a department could make use of biological research institutions and voluntary advisory assistants carrying ' on all phases of wild life control and fresh and salt water fisheries. STRANGE TRACKS IN SNOW. WANGANUI, June 20. Strange footprints in the snow in the Taoroa district, about 20 miles from Taihape, are said to have puzzled Mr. J. Missen and a friend, while they were out shooting. The marks are described as being over a foot long, with a toe three inches long projecting on one side from the base. Another toe, about five or six inches long, projected from the same side, the two toes being about three inches apart. Mr. G. Shepherd, Curator of the Wanganui Museum, said that, up to a stage, the prints resemble those of a reptile, but reptiles such as the tuatara lizard have five toes on the hind foot, one being long, and in that case the full imprint would have been left in the snow; also that of the front feet. Assuming the prints were those of a reptile, it would be of enormous size, to produce marks over a foot long.

PRICE OF MILK

CHRISTCHURCH. June 19

On lhe casting vote of the Mayor, (Mr. R. M. Macfarlane), the Christchurch City Council to-night decided against a. committee recommendation that the Minister for Marketing be asked to set up a tribunal to sit. in Christchurch and fix the price of milk.

There was a long discussion on the proposal, which, disclosed an unusual party cleavage. Several Labour councillors criticised the recommendation of one of their colleagues, Councillor Mabel Howard, who is chairwoman of Abattoir, Reserves and Milk Committee. Several Citizens’ Association councillors voted for the recommendation.

The. principal argument against lhe recommendation was that a fixed price might jeopardise the Council's Metropolitan Milk Bill which will come before Parliament in the coming session.