DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 14 May 1935, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

AUCKLAND ACCIDENT. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, May 12. After being carried over a quarter of a mile clinging to the reins of a horse that had bolted, with an Auckland City Council dray, Janies Duncan Court, aged 44, married, was thrown heavily in Freeman’s Bay, and suffered concussion and abrasions. The horse took fright and bolted in Wellesley Street West. Court was unable to reach the animal’s head, but threw himself over the rear, of inside shaft. In this precarious position the horse carried him at full gallop down Wellesley Street, and. along Halsey Street. The reins Court was holding snapped when the dray was nearing Fanshawe Street and the driver was thrown violently on to the concrete road. His condition is fairly serious. N.Z. INVENTION. WELLINGTON, May 13. During his visit to Great Britain, Captain Lansley, who was Marine Department Surveyor of Ships at Dunelin, placed his invention of cargo stress finder, which has been taken up by Kelvin, Bottomley and Baird of Glasgow. For his invention. Captain Lansley received the highest award of Royal Society of Arts, under the Thomas Cray Al emorial Trust for 1934, under which awards are made each year for the best invention by seamen. There were 33 entries last year, and Captain Lansley’s was adjudged the best. He returned by the Remuera to-day, accompanied by his wife and family and takes up the position of surveyor of ships at Lyttelton. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE DANGER. (Per Press Association). HASTINGS, May 13. After lengthy discussion, members of the Hawke’s Bal branch of the Farmers’ Union decided at the annual provincial conference on Saturday afternoon to oppose the .lifting of the embargo on live stock, and passed a motion: 11 That the Union protest against the lifting of the embargo on the importation of live stock from Great Britain.” Reference to the circular issued on tin* subject by the Minister of Agriculture was made by several speakers, Major McDonnell, contending that it was a pistol presented at the heads of New Zealand producers. “If we don’t lift the embargo, the British Government will take it out of us in our export quotas. I don’t like the tone of it at all,” he said. NEW N.Z. SLOOP. WELLINGTON, May 13. The Mayor, Mr Hislop, is inviting contributions from people in Wellington for a plaque coat of arms of the city to he presented to the sloop Wellington, the latest addition to the New Zealand Naval Division. The Wellington arrived this morning and replaces the old Laburnum. Her comman'dei is Capt. J. B. E. Hall, who has signified acceptance of the proposed plaque MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. (Per Press Association). GHRUiSTCHURCII. May 13. Mr A. E. Armstrong, Independent Labourite, stated that Christchurch Labour in abolishing the system ot proportional representation,, was responsible for its own defeat. The Labour vote proved conclusively that had the system of proportional representation been in operation, seven members of the official Labour Party, and probably two members of The Independent Labour group, would have been elected. That would have given Labour a working majority. The first-past-the-post system adopted by Labr our set the Independents an impossible ta.-‘k, because records of such elections in the past showed that there had never been an Independent elected under those conditions. “The object evidently was achieved in eliminating myself,” said Mr Armstrong, “but it was rather costly, as the result proved.” POVERTY BAY BOARD NEEDS. (Per Press Association). •GISBORNE, May 13. Four additional lengths of highways totalling 30 miles) was asked of the Highways Board by ’the Cook County Council, to-day. The Automobile Association also asked for the construction of bridges and road improvement to open the scenic route round the coast, between Gisborne and Opotiki. Board members, in reply, stated that already since they left Wellington last week, they had received applications for a hundred miles of new highways. The Board intended bridging and metalling ’the coast scenic route, but the date of the work depended on the finance available. Plans had been prepared for a new bridge to replace the Waihuka suspension bridge on the direct main route to Opotiki, and its erection would depend on the negotiations with the Waikohu County Coun-