DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 12 February 1940, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS

[PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.]’"’ ' BOY KILLED. INVERCARGILL, February 11. James Miller, aged nine, was knocked down by a motor-car late this afternoon and : died'soon afterwards.' He suffered' severe head in'juries,, ahd died before, he reached hospital. ' .; ... ■ . MAN' FOUND DEAD. . ' ■ ■ : - DUNEDIN, February 11. '„ Francis Bernard Francis, married, aged 50, of Land Sales, Ltd., was found dead .oh the business premises at 9.30 last night,' with a gas -heater turned on. He had apparently been dead since the afternoon. DUNEDIN,' Feb. 12. A veT’diet- of. death: by coal-gas' poisoning selt-a'dmihi'stered, while-in a distressed- Estate* of mind was'returned; at :the inquest biF'theVbody of- Francis Bernard F-rahcis; : land agent;-found dead, in office. ' ; -... CoYresponcleiice* found in* deceased s possefisiW showed -Tie; was in. financial difficulties, -and'pressed 7 for' money;

’'■ METHODIST. CENTENNIAL.- ... . .AUCKLAND, February 12. ... For the purpose of strengthening the lihk* between’’ Methodism in NewZealand' a i nd Australia;' and also at-, tending the' Methodist Centennial celebration'k, "'RQV7 Arthur ,E. Albiston, for,, meriy* Professor' qf Theology, Queers College;' Melbdurne; has arrived .at Auckland, accompanied by his wife, on a six weeks’ tour,, conducting services andd-meetings inP the-effies and towns: - - ... '. . He was elected Secretary General for the General Conference* of Australia and New..-Zealand... in 1935, and in’ .1938 -hec.amq President. General,, a positib’tf-he-’stifl .holds. He" attends .the annual-* conference,- opening at Dune-din-on' February 22. '. ■ -

PETROL'. RESTRICTIONS.': •; : ...-9, WELLINGTON; February. .10: • ■■ Stating - that"; the ’ Government ? .was doing everything- in its power -.toequalise the sacrifice entailed by the 30. per-cent.- over-all reduction'iiri "petrol:. consumption, the Minister for .Sttbpiy■ (Mr. ■ Sulllvfin) issued'fhh .a'p-; peal to farmers’ and;commorcial. users'--to be: reasonable in their applications and.- remember: that- the restriction’© were imposed -at’ the request of the •British" Governnieht for' vvat purposes arid not for.reasons of New Zealand's' internal economy. ”, It was -essential that the ’ advisory ’committees .should; consider -every application fully; and he apriealed to appllcarits, notitb .be JlmpdtiehtWarding -'Whafthey unue'ces-

sary’ delays. Many of the amounts asked for were far beyond/the normal, requirements of. the; applicahts, and consequently all applications 'had to be -. ih' considerable dhtaii. Co-operation .. .with; committees arid ; disti’fct "coritl’ollbrS Wdutd* not. only help in the' conservation 'of patrol,■ but would .also, yitally.;,-assist- New Zealand'in her* War ’ efforts.