DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 19 February 1935, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, February 18. A motor-car containing two men, Frank Philpott, 22, and William Junies Stevenson, 19, was travelling down Happy Val!e v Road towards Oiiiru Buy, when it ran over a bank, and came lo rest upside down against u concrete wall. Both men were taken to the hospi. tai, but Philpott was dead on arrival Stevenson suffered a fracture of both thighs, and shock, and is in a seri uus condition. ROSAURA AT NAPIER. NAPIER, February IS. Lord Moyne’s luxury yacht, Rosaura, paid a surprise visit to Napier early to-day. She arrived at eight o'clock and landed Lord Moyne, who is travelling overland to Taupo, Rotorua and Auckland, ami she left again for Auckland before midday. SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS. AUCKLAND, February 18. The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the New Zealand Society of Accountants opened to-day, with a meeting of the Council, over which Mr. 11. Valentine presided. It was stated that the Academic Board had recommended to the University Senate that the age limit for provisional Matriculation be reduced from 25 years to 21 years. The Council decided that for the purposes of its own examinations, it would not accept the proposed non-reduction. In reply to a suggestion that the Society should have official representation on the University Senate, it was pointed out that no professional body is thus specially represented. The application of Miss Ethel Hayworth, of Invercargill,’ for a transfer from the status of Associate to that of Fellow, was granted unanimously. She is the first woman w T ho has received a Fellowship of the New Zealand Society. DUNEDIN FIRE. DUNEDIN, February 17.

An outbreak of fire occurred in the warehouse of Milne and Bremner, in Cumberland Street, on Saturday evening, but good work by the Fire Brigade quickly quelled the outbreak. The actual damage by fire probably will not exceed £lOO, but damage by smoke and water to edibles will add considerably to this amount. The outbreak is thought to have been caused by a rat gnawing live matches, w’hich ignited.

COOK ISLANDS STORM. WELLINGTON, February 18. With a view to investigating the nature and extent of the damage caused by the recent hurricane in the Cook Islands, arrangements have been made by the Department of External Affairs for the American vessel Golden Bear to call at Palmerston Island, about which particular anxiety is felt. The Golden Bear, which is bound from United States ports to New Zealand, is expected to arrie off Palmerston Island on Wednesday. Her captain will report by wireless on the state of affairs, and should that indicate assistance is necessary, it is probable that the lighthouse steamer Matai will leave for the group late this week. A doctor will leave Wellington by the Makura for Raratonga to-morrow, to assist Dr. E. P. Ellison, resident medical officer. These steps are being taken on precautionary grounds, particularly in view r of the isolation of many islands in the Cook Group. If the Matai makes the trip, she can also transport a number of lepers on various islands to the Makogai leper station. RELIEF DEPOTS CLOSED. CHRISTCHURCH, February 18. As sufficient funds for the relief of distress are no longer available to the Metropolitan Relief Association, all depots were closed on Saturday. They may not reopen for about three weeks, although the exact date cannot yet be determined. CHASE BY WOMAN. CHRISTCHURCH. February 18. A young woman employed in the houshold of Mr J. H. A. Moore, Garden .Road, Fendalton, returning to i.re house about 5 o’clock on Saturday was surprised to see a man leaving the back door. As soon as the man saw the young woman he rushed out to the road and dowu it towards the tram stop with a bag in his hand. A tram was just moving awa v from the stop when the driver saw the man and stopped the tram, allowing the man to get on board, and then moved off. The woman followed as soon as she could, and was picked 'up by Mr Grigg in a cur. The man left the tram at Rhodes Street, where Mr Grigg got out of the car and chased him through Millbrook reserve through into Hagley Park, crossing the river twice, and finally caught him ill one of the women’s conveniences. Some jewellery was also found there. Mr Broad, of Strickland Street, assisted in the chase. Another house, owned bv Mrs Denny, of 47 Rhodes Street was broken into during the afternoon. From enquiries made Acting-Detective W. A. Parrish later arrested another man, who is thought to have been with the first man caught. They will he charged with breaking and entering the house of Mr Moore in the Magistrate’s Court this morning.

CANTERBURY DROUGHT. CHRISTCHURCH. February 18. The plight of the huge area of parched plain from Waipara down te the centre of Mid-Canterbury has in no way been relieved by the scattered showers which fell last week; in fact, the situation is daily growing more serious, and the prospect for the win ter is becoming alarming. BYRD’S RETURN. DUNEDIN, February IS. Advice received to-night states that the Jacob Ruppert, -with Rear-Admiral R. E. Byrd, is expected off Otago Heads this afternoon, and will proceed up the harbour, to berth about 4.30 p.m. If the vessel is delayed, it will be berthed at Port Chalmers for the night and will come to Dunedin on Tuesday. The Bear of Oakland is expected on Tuesday or Wednesday. AUCKLAND, February 15.

The forfeiture of the Auckland Harbour Bridge Company’s charter and the repeal of its empowering Act, were recommended by the Auckland City Council, after a discussion in

committee. The Mayor, Mr. G. W. Hutchison, stated the Council had discussed at some length certain proposals that had been submitted to it in connection with the proposed Auckland Harbour bridge. The Council had unanimously decided that it must be a condition precedent to the giving of any fresh consideration to the Council’s attitude towards the bridge proposal that the charter held by the Auckland Harbour Bridge Company, Ltd., should he surrendered to the Government and that the Auckland Harbour Bridge Empowering Act, 1931, be repealed.