DOMINION NEWS

Grey River Argus, 10 September 1935, Page 8

DOMINION NEWS

(Per Press Association). WELLINGTON, September 9. The body of May Johns Newton, 38, nurse, of Mossburn, Southland, was found in a bathing costume on the beach at Moa Point, Lyall Bay early this morning. Deceased had been staying at Kilbirnie with her father, who is in ill health. It is understood that she had been advised to try salt water for sciatica, and had been in the habit of swimming in the bay. A motor cyclist, John Walker, was killed, and a pedestrian, Fred Fabling, was severely injured as the result of an accident at Lower Hutt. The cyclist was 30 years of age and married. He was riding north and collided with Fabling, who was crossing the road near Trinity Avenue. Walker was thrown heavily and received head injuries from which he died almost immediately. Fabling is 48 years of age and single. He has a compound fracture of the left leg, a fractured right forearm, and severe shock. Both lived in Lower Hutt.

The annual conference of the Electric Supply Authority Engineers was officially opened to-day by the Minister of Public Works (Mr. Bitchener), who said that during the past year regulations in connection with electrical supplies had been published, which had taken years to work, lie congratulated the companies on their painstaking efforts. Possibly all resent would not agree with the regulations, but he urged the co-operation of the Association as the only means of arriving at a basis satisfactory to all in the Dominion's electrical development, and the country looked to them to give a lead. The Government was keenly interested in electricity and would leave no stone unturned to do what it considered fair and right. Mr. Bitchener paid a tribute to Mr. F. T. W. Kissell, Chief Electrical Engineer of the Public Works Department, as a man of outstanding ability. Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P., president of the Power Board and Supply Authorities Association, opened the annual conference of the secretaries’ branch of the Association, paying a tribute to the secretaries as financial and executive heads of the organisation. The annual report showed great progress during the past year. Commenting on the attitude taken in Dunedin by the National Council of Women with regard to competitions, Mr. W E. Fowler, of Bristol, England, who judged the instrumental i classes here, said that the arguments in favour of competitions arc so overwhelming that they easily counterbalance the one objection. In respect to rare eases of highly-strung children, the attack on the movement was perfectly justified, hut he could say after thirty years’ experience of conducting musical festivals, that such I eases are so rare as to be almost negligible. He did not think any parent with a nervous, highly-strung child would be so foolish as to enter it in competitions.

Mr. Fowler is supported by Mr. Vernon Griffiths of Dunedin, who judged the vocal sections. He says that tie general effect in normal cases must he beneficial. Benefits were derived, not so much from the actual placing®, as from the candidates’ association with others engaged in the same work. TAUMARUNUI, September 9. In a professional heavyweight wrestling contest, Blomfield defeated Elliott by two falls to one. DUNEDIN, September 7. At the annual meeting of the Council of Women, Miss Kirk (Wellington) was elected president. Mrs. A. I. Fraer (Christchurch) was made a life member. Among the many remits carried were the following: That the Government be urged to prohibit the importation of back dated literature of the sex and crime type; that an allowance be granted for all children of a family, such allowances to be paid on Hie mother’s application; That no further permits for art unions be granted.