DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 27 March 1928, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT. (BY TKLEGRAPF-PJIKSB ASSOCIATION.) HAMILTON, March 26. A largely attended meeting of Reform supporters at Ngaruawahia carried a resolution expressing continued confidence both in the Government and the lit, Hon. J. G. Coates. SENSATIONAL BURGLARY. CHRISTCHURCH, Mardh 26. A .sensational burglary i s reported to have occurred in the railway goods office, LMoorhouse Avenue, during Friday night, the sum of £490 being taken from the strong-room, apparently by the us(? of keys. The sum represented wages drawn for a portion of the railway staff.

OUTBREAK OF SCARLET FEVER.. CHRISTCHURCH, March. ‘26. ’] here are 101 ca-«e*s of scarlet fever at Bottle Lake Hospital to-day. This is the worst outbreak here for eight years. INFANTILE PARALYSIS. CHRISTCHURCH. March. 26. Thnee additional infantile paralysis cases were reported last week, • one death occurring: in the hospital. MONCRIEFF-HOOD FUND. ■WELLINGTON. March 26. At the wool sale to-day one of the chairs that had formed part of the equipment of the airplane used in the (ross-Tasman flight was auctioned, and £240 realised on behalf of the widows of Lieutenant Moncrieff and Captain Hood.

HUTCH KIES MEAT WENT ASTRAY

AIARTON. March 26

An unusual case was heard at thp Hunterville Magistrate’s Court, when 1 Jveve. a butcher, sued A. P. Stewart., of Rata, for 245: for meat supplied. ft was proved that plaintiff consigned parcels of meat hy rail from Honterv.illo and that the guard 1 pulfc off the parcels at Rata,, hub though the officials were continuously on duty at the bitter station, no. receipt is obtained for parcels' delivered. 'Hie Magistrate held that- delivery had not been proved and nonsuited plaintiff, pointing out that the method' was: a laid one. with many possibilities of goods /going a si ra v.