DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 7 May 1934, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Alay 5. The man knocked down and fatally injured by a motor-car in Beach Road yesterday afternoon has been identified as Benjamin James Scott, 55 years of age. Ho was a returned soldier, but other particulars are not known. GISBORNE, Alay 5. Whilst returning homo last night from a birthday party given to an elderly lady friend, Mrs. Dorcas Breingan, aged 49, collapsed in the street and died within a few minutes from heart trouble. CHRISTCHURCH, Alay 3. That direct shipping communication between the South Island and Australia (B’un'-Alelbournc serv'ce) bhou'd be inaugurated in time for the opening of the centenary celebrations in Alelbourne, which coininene’ in October this year, was Die opinion of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, as expressed at a meeting to-night II was considered that th.* inauguration of the service in November. as announced would be too late. It was d ec 'ded to support othe* South Island organisations in the ef forts to have the service established earlier. The Premier stated the re opening of the service is the out come of neg’ot'at ions between the Government and the Union Company/ arising out of strong representations bv local bodies .tnd organisations in (he South Island WELLINGTON, May 4. Rejecting a husband’s plea that his wife was a good woman, and that drink was the cause of her troubles. Air Page to-day sent Annie Dean 38to prison for four months for shon lifting from James Smith, drapers She had cmite a list of convictions TNVFRCARGTLL, Alay 2. The Colne Bav schoo’. with residence adjoining, was destroyed bv fire this morning. AUCKLAND, Alar 4. Thursday .Tune 28, has been fixed by Cabinet for the onenin<* of the fourth session of the 24th Parliament of New Z'mdand according tn an announcement 7 l»v the Prim.*' Alinister (Air Forbes 1 ) on arrival tn-dav. ADr Forbes said that apart from the dairy industry legislation, th' 1 n'T>gramm-> would be norma] Tn reply to a question, he said was undeeided whether llicre wou’J bo time to pass a P.’H nroviding fnethe permanent establishment of fonrvenr’v Parliaments in Now Zealand. Probaldv it would be deferred ti'l Hie final session. DTTNFDTN. ATnv 3 After a lengthy hoari’»rr the iurv returned a verdict for fIP.OO In a claim bv Jessie T?ae<= whl--w against Norman Hamilton Gilmore fog damages for the death nf h«.v bushnnd who was l-i’lnq when o p fendlant’s jorrv collided with deceased’s horse on the Wnita+i Rond.