DOMINION NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 15 February 1929, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

TRANSPORT POEICI. WANGANUI, F bruary 13. lion. W. A. Veitch was asked by a •‘Herald” reporter to what the new portfolio of Minister of Transport applied The Minister replied he was not going to be so foolish as to proclaim a complete policy and m of organisation at this stage. Already miseqneeptions have arisen as to what the creation of the new portfolio of Transport implies, some having the impression it is to be in the nature of a struggle fc;r existence on the system of “pull devil, pull beggar,” as between the Railway and motor transport services. >s a matt} t of fact, the foremost feature p* his work will be exactly in the opposite direction. It is not intended to continue the effort to force traffic on thb rails, but by application of goodwill and common sense, and without compulsion or unnecessary interference with the rights of the people, he beli ved, it was possible to co-relate motqr traffic with the Railways, so that both njpy serve the people better. GISBORNE, February 14. Fire completely destroyed H. Williams’ store at Waiporo Bay this morning. There was no indication of how the outbreak started, and no appliances were available to suppress the flanus. The stock was insured for £lOOO in the New Zealand Office. The building was owned by A. W. KiM, and was insured for £750 in the South British. Kirk’s fittings were also insured~*for £750 in the South British. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 14. Frederick Arthur Hayward Penfold, an AmW-*rley farmer, was found guilty by a j Q ry of stealing wool valued at £2?, the property of neighbouring farmers. He was remanded till Saturday for sentence. DUNEDIN, February 14. Athol* Geoorge Beamish White, who commitfl d to Seacliff mental hospital after being found not guilty of Jltempted murder ot a police officer at Auckland is July 19a7„ escaped from the institution yesterday afternoon and is still at large. DANNEVIRKE, Feb. 14. Richard Jones, abas Freston, apj>«ared before Justices of the Peace changed with playing a game of chance on the Dannevirke Showgrounds yesterday, to wit ‘ 4 Crown and Anchor.”

The police asserted that when delected accused (endeavoured to cover up the appliance he was using and Subsequently offered a constable i sum of money to let the matter drop. Accused, who had a list of previous convictions for various offbnees, was fine.d £25, or two months’ imprisonment. Mr W. Dobson, J.P., commented upon the fact that accused would never be permitted on a racecourse, yet such human parasites were al-low-d on showgrounds to prey upon the public The sooner the application of section 33 of the Gaming Act was extended to agricultural shows the better. Raymond Quinn appeared to answer a charge of operating a rouk’tte wheel at Woodville Show. He was convicted and fined £lO, in default one month’s imprisonment. The fines were paid in each instance.