DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 15 January 1925, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

FIRES. NELSON, J?-n 14 E. E. Track’s butchery estabii.suuient, Collingwood Street, was totally destroyed by fire early this uiorniug. WHAKATANE, l-i Fire early this luurning destroyed a co.rncr 'blo<4k, ('comprising Anderson restaurant. Phillips’s’ billiard room, Bracken’s hairdresing saloon. The fire started in the kitchen of Anderson’s and soon had a good hold, but the fire brigade and helpers man:.: l / d to save the adjoining properties. The buildings were owned by 'G. S. Whiteside. The occupants had various insurances, but are said to be heavy HON. BOLLARD’S TO I R. NELSON, Jan. 1 i Mr Bollard arrived from the West Coast ) estcnlay afternoon, and in Itil evening was accorded a.n ofbcial wv: come by the Mayor, later receiving a t deputation from the Jot-key nd T:o! ting Clubs, requesting that two extra days he granted the former and our to the latter. Mr Atmore, M.P., intro 'iuced the deputation. 1 he Minister replied that equal consideration would be given to Nelson "S to other i>;..Lc said he bcliev eo. that the House intended the ac.bli- • ional permits for country clubs, .--nd he intended to go into (he question and sec that the country clubs got, a fair deal. NAPIER LOAN. NAPIER, January 14 Ihe Napier City Council’s £40,000 debenture loan, recently issued, part of the £150,000 authorised by the ratepayers, has been oversubscribed. A percentage of the offers are to be returned. I NTO X1 1 ATE D M( )TO RI ST. ELTHAiM, January 14 On a charge of driving a motor car while under the influence of liquor. 1 homas Whyte, farmer, was fined £’o • in the Magistrate’s Court today. .\ I serious view was taken, but as Where promised never to drive a ear again, ■ the Beneli inflicted a fine onlv. Wliyie I lost ,-ontrol of (he .-nr coming down j il ,nll - ’ r " *’>vv going over a b.-mk Im ran into Hie side, when Hi,- -.m1,,,.

arrived he was under drinking once, but was not paralytic, drunk. H had a flask of whisky with him. I "rat ;-a-e onder the ?dotor Act in Elthtrai. I-WHIG'ARG ILL. January it I’he bod;, of Sl-piien Wni-ne. single -I- "I'l-'l laboille;-. -r.-ra fouml iiungin; 1,1 :l sl,, ' d "I I’ahia. ITeeaaed fert-d ill liealtli. WIRELESS. WELLINGTON Janmuy 11 Sir J. Craig, Premier of Nuil.herr Ireland, infUmed Mr Markey lira Erie Migow, a schoolboy in Beif-i-t using a home-made wire less set. hearan T-.nglish amateur catlina up Nen Zealand, ami the latter ansv. .-ring, This was on October 19. PRICE OF SUGAR The price of all grades of rar. an, cle ha ■> i- 11,-,-a ~ i-l, -■ from 10-mon-ew by tin c,..|.. 1i i,, i - Ihe redualion is aitriimted t. 1 ’■ 1 Q( l ■<* ' ■ io.i ,;f sugar throughout the world. MA ST ER TON REPORT WORM-!. MASTERTON, Jan. j.j. The position in regard to lhe infantile paralysis epidemic iS slightly worse to-day. A second death/tlmt of a young | Jo y, occurred to-night, while two fresh eases arc reported man suicides. AUCKLAND, January 14 Cyril Kightiy, aged 29. w.-„ seen to jump from the Arkles Ba v wharf today. An effort, was made to save him by a young man named Tuiley, but he was unsuccessful. Tuc body was recovered later.. At the inquest the Coroner returned a verdict of suicide by drowning).