DOMINION ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 September 1943, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

ATTEMPTED M.ITRDER. CHARGE AUCKLAND. September 27. On his discharge from hospital this moraine', Norman Leslie Huia Kelly, a s-.0/cman. aged 45. was brought before Hie Magistrate (Mr. J. 11. Luxford) on a charge of attempting to murder Katherine Agnes Kelly on September 7. Remanding Kelly until October 4, the Magistrate said he would recommend that facilities be given to allow the accused io be examined by a psychiatrist.

ROAD DANGERS AUCKLAND, September 28. Information that the centre holes ! n road blocks on , the Manakau County roads were likely, to cave m unless removed, was received at this morning’s meeting of the Manaxau County Council. It was stated that ■he holes had been, covered with ■,'mber whico. was now rotting, ano. inen with earth. A grave danger to traffic existed, and it was decided to communicate with Army headquartors, pointing this out. The Council nad earlier recieved a communication .from Aimy headquarters staling boat the removal of road blocks was 11nder consideration.

DERMATITIS IN TANNERIES AUCKLAND, September 28. Reference to the prevalence of dermatitis in the tannery industry was made by the sceretarj’ of the Tannery Workers' Union, Mr A. Rawlinson, at a sitting of the Auckland Industrial Manpower Committee this morning. ;-l£ stated that lie had worked in a tannery all his life and had not suffered .from dermatitis. The complaint, however, was on the increase, and he attributed this to modern tanning methods. He thought that an inquiry should be made into the ■natter. _ . , The chairman (Mr J. O. Leddell) suggested that the industrial organisation should make representations' in the matter.