DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1930, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Associstieu.) Auckland septemt r . - _ Ti:e fishing launch v'irfrimn. has been missing since la*' 1 was located this morning off th.- G« .t Barrier Island, by a seaplane, w loft Hobsonville ba=e abou. o’clock. Four men on DC-aru ••■-y well, and they rowed m a -1 tfilC seaplane, which Wh-'l ’ with bread and water. Ib ■ > boat, Cutty Sark, also l^ r "< ! l v '/ I ’’ the search. The launch bml men u laved owing to head winds. GISBOBND, September 1”The district’s worst snow storm since 19OG, .-wept the l.a.k eountr. early this morhing, with a light 1 ,'n The fin’s and in the town. Ti.ii is the first, occasion that suow tell it the‘town for 10 year- h /' country, snow is lying ton meh., deep in some parts, and concern ifelt for the safety of t locks. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September HI. Nothing is being said about rhe Irapuni breakdown by' the Minister of Public Works (Mr Taverner) until the report of Professor Hornell, the Swedish expert, lias been received bv the Government. The Minister explained that his visit to Arapuni at the week-end was made purely as the result of arrangement with Professor Hornell that he should visit Arapuni and discuss various points with the Professor, “on the spot.” The Minister made it dear that ho could anticipate the report the Professor would later make. Mr Taverner was also unable to say when the expert’s report would bo submitted, although he bad indicated it would be. preferable to have the report before the session of Parliament ended. Holding that rhe Wellington City Council had discretionary power. Mr Page, S.M.. in a reserved judgment upheld its action in refusing to grant Gilbert Hamilton Mi'Mccking. a nearby farmer, a renewal of a license, to vend milk in the city. The Magistrate said that having regard for the past record of the applicant, ho was nf rhe opinion that the Council acted rightly in the refusal of the Council to grant McMeeking a license. That did not mean ho would have no market for his milk. He could sell the whole of his milk to tio l Wellington Dairy Farmers Co-Operative Association, a body from which subsequently the whole of the city corporation milk supply was drawn. Under that method, ■ milk from every supplier was tested separately every day. FARMER FOUND SHOT. (Per Press Association.) THAMES, September 10. The body of John Joseph O’Brien, aged fifty, farmer, of Matatoki, was found in bed this morning. There was a shot-gun beside him. He had been mentally depressed. An inquest will be held to-morrow.