Dominion News

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1949, Page 2

Dominion News

Man Killed

When .he fell from the runningboard of a motor-truck at Wellington at 11.30 p.m. on Saturday, a man was crushed by a, rear -wheel and killed instantly. He was Edward William .Campbell, of Marine parade, Paraparaumu.—(P.A.)

Man Severely Injured Injuries -which necessitated the amputation of one of his legs were received by James Vernon Barnett, aged about 40 when a car and truck collided on the Taradale road, Hawke’s Bay, at 10.40 p.m. on Saturday. Barnett was seated on the decking of the truck. One of his legs was broken and severely gashed.—(P.A‘.)

Boy Drowned A small boy was drowned at Waitara on Saturday afternoon when he fell from a wharf into the Waitara river. The accident occurred at about 1.20 p.m., and the body was recovered about an hour and a quarter later. The boy was Mervyn Olsson, aged five years and 11 months. He was the fourth son of Mr and Mrs James Olsson, Grey street, Waitara.—(P.A.) Fine Of £25 Imposed

For being in possession of 85 strings of imitation peqrls and three cigarette lighters, on which customs duty had not been paid, Charles McDonald, aged 54, a stock dealer, was fined £25 by Mr F. H. Levien, S.M. at Auckland. McDonald, who pleaded not guilty, said in evidence that he had lost £36 to four meh with whom he had been gambling. One of them, on leaving a hotel bar, had handed him three parcels which were in his possession when the police arrived. A collector of customs told the court that on that day the Westralia was in port from Japan.—(P.A.) Drivers’ Stop-work Meetings

There was an attendance of more than 80 members of the Nelson Drivers’ Union at a stop-work meeting held in the Labour Hall from 8 to 10 o’clock on Friday. Bus, service car. and taxi services were not affected, as the only drivers concerned .with the meeting were those who operate under the general drivers’ award. Similar meetings were held at Motueka, Takaka and Murchison, and these were attended by members of the Nelson executive. Mr H. M. Bennett, president of the Nelson Union, said no public statement on the discussions or resolutions carried would be given until a meeting of the executive had considered reports from the four meetings.

Oranges From South Africa Oranges may be more plentiful in New Zealand as a result of an experiment with a shipment of fruit from Cape Town to Wellington on the last voyage of the Dominion Monarch. “The oranges did very well,” the senior entomologist of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Dr W. Cottier) said. He arranged the shipment of 20 cases of Valencia oranges before he left South Africa in January. The fruit was kept on the ship at a temperature that had not been tried before, and there was a very low percentage of loss. Rot accounted for less than 2 per cent. More tests were required, however, to prove that oranges can be imported from South Africa. The decision rests with the Internal Marketing Division.—(P.A.)