DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 10 August 1925, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

GIFT OF STUD CATTLE. PALMERSTON N. August a. Rome mentis ago Mr Frank Armstrong, of Akitio St ition, . resented ten stud Aberdeen Angui heifers aid cue bull of the purest blood • tho Go remuient, as the foundation if a stud herd for this breed of rattle]. Tho nilivities at the Gcvern incut ,’irris, hi fur as cattle are concerned, are do.’iteJ mainly to tho breeding of milking strains. It appoarrd hit )r to M.- Aimstrong that gmiter bcu?4‘.s Wield bo secured to the Dominic'i by Imndii;; the cuttle to t,.e Trugtecs 01 th< ithei p owners’ Fund for Flock llotse station, where n herd uf .1 berdeen Aig.is eattl© is already cstr.blishcd. lie id niiter >l' Agriculture has approved of Ihe transfer, and this week the ci ttlc ivci-e sen l to Flock House from tie Ceutial De velopmenl Faim nt Weraron. Mr Arm strong’s sole detire is for the gift to b< of service to the Dominion. LYTTELTON WHARF NATALITY. CHRISTCHURCH, August 9. A man was killed at Lyttelton on Friday night. He has been ideutifio-l as George Moore, a striker iu the foundry at Wellington. He had been on a visit to relatives iu Christchurch. AUCKLAND PROPERTY DEAL. AUCKLAND, Atigurt S. Twenty three thousand pound.! .arc involved in the acquisition by Mr P. Gleeson of Lichtenstein Aril ddscri'S building in Quay Street, where if is proposed to transfer the business of the Thames Hotel, which the Dilworth Trust intends to replace by a bus ness block. TOURIST TRAFFIC. WELLINGTON, Angus' 8. The Tourist Publicity Conference passed resolutions urging ttc Govern, nient to set up a board to adu blister tourist resorts and publicity services, and furnish >t itli £lOO.OOO yer annum, half of this to lie supplied by the Government, £15,000 by licensed hotels, £15.000 by-shipping companies, and £lO,OOO each by private hotels and motor services. BABY SCALDED. IJUNEDIN, August 8. •Tames Gilchrist, aged two, was severely scalded on the right arm and body last evening, tin .High pulling a utensil of boiling water over on himself. He was admitted to the hospital.