DOMINION NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 17 April 1929, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS.

PALMERSTON NORTH DEVIATION. GOVERNMENT SUSPENDS WORK. WELLINGTON, April 16. “When the Palmerston North, railway deviation was proposed in .1924, th Q expenditure was suggested b' cause the traffic developments at that point indicated it would double i» twelve and a-half yflars. Subsequent expense has shown that this expectation has not been fulfilled, and that fact, coupled with financial considerations ,has determined the Government in dividing to suspend the work. ” The above statement was male by Sir J. Ward, to-day. OPIUM CONVICTIONS. OTAKI, April 16. Lot Bing, for being in possession of -opium;, was fined £25, while Ah Wong, 'for smoking prepared opium, was fined £l3.

told the searchers on the second night where to find us. TRIBUTE TO “CANBERRA-’ MELBOURNE, April 15. The Primo Minister teil| 'graphed, to Captain Holden, of the air-liner Canberra: “Heartiest congratulations on the gallant efforts and discovering of the crew of the Southern Cross. You -aimed th e thanks aud admiration of the whole of Australia.’’