DOMINION NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 16 June 1928, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) INVEIRC'AiRGIiLiL, June 14

Oil Tuesday night,‘ the Government magazine at Otatara was broken into, the locks being, sawn on and ffitj pounds of gelignite and six hundred uetona-tors were stolen. UHIM'STOHUKCH, June Id.

“The insanitary habits of the. Maoris are the cause of an outbreak of typhoid fever at Little Kivcr, ’’ said Dr TcSlfort}, medical officer of health, to-day. “A well 'was contaminated through the habits of .Maoris and it is now being filled in. The .insanitary habits- of Ha oris have caused a. nuisance round the public hall and 1 the Health Department. is asking for the co-operation, of the white population to stop it.” 1

WELLINGTON, June 14

..Tire Fruitgroweis’ Conference carried a remit that ulie importation of tonrat..cs should be restricted during Novienjbc.. - and December, the .Minister is to lie asked to protect the in-te-iests at fruit growers holding stocks of fruit in cool store, oy ni eventing the iiiupor-ta-tion or ."iuiu.ar fruit while such stocks are available at reasonable-'* prices for die wupply of the local market, also that the importation of applets be restricted to the month ol' December. The Amalgamated Wireless Company has received a cable message stating that in the Victorian Supreme Court yesterady judgment was given against Myer Emporium Company for an infringement of two patents belonging to the Amalgamated Company, with costs and damages and a certificate of validity in respect to both patents. As a result of Arthur Hobbs disappearing and failing to answer charges against him in t<J>c May Court. Tiiomau AVeatherburn, licensee of the Dominion Hotel., who went ball for him is required to pay the Crown £IOO. Hobbs was sv carter in the employ of the city merchants. He was charged with omitting to account for £G 4s, .also withethe theft of 500 boxes of 'butter 'valued at £2OOO. Hi? was remanded), Weatherburn going surety for £250. Hobbs disappeared, but as Weatherburn had assisted the police to ascertain his whereabouts, the Magistrate. Mr Page, ordered him to pav over £IOO of the bail money. The conclusion was reached to-day m a case in which the Public Trustee, as sole executor in the will of Hamilton Gilmer, appealed against certain assessments made by the Commissioner of stamp duties in respect to the Grand, Albert, New Commercial, and Clvde Quay hotels. The Trustee objects to the assessment of £31,000 for the goodwill, contending that it should be set aside, as it was part of the land and buildings on which death duties amounting to £59.586 had already been paid. Mr. Justice Sim reserved judgment. The following cable from the Fruit Control Board’s London representative was read *at the Fruit Conference today: — “Stunners 10s to 11s per case; Statesman 11s to 12s: Delicious 12s to 14s; Jonathan 9s to 13s. The shipment was ex Herminius at Liverpool. Objection .was taken- at the conference, to the use of the term “degraded,” when the grade of fruit had to be reduced. as it might he taken as a. stigma. The Agricultural Department is to he asked to consider the advisability of making an alteration. Judgment was given to-day by Mr. Justice Sim in the Supreme Court in the case of the Public Trustee versus 15a 1 kin and another. The ease was concerning the will of E. O. Balkin, tobacconist, who died in 1914. 3 He foil ml- that the defendant had not attained an indefeasible vested interest in the estate, and would not do’so until after the death of the testator’s widow. He also found that as the testator’s married daughter had died before the period of distribution, leaving children, the interest vested in her passed to her children. Costs were® to lie paid, out of the estate ' PAH T A TIT A. June 14. j

ATr A. E. Rail some, member for Fa-hia-tua. -addressed a meeting of his supporters la»fc night, wh-en he- announced his intention to- again contest the seat.

A strong committee was formed to further his- candidature. AUCKLAND. June 15.

The Government has granted l the United Fire Brigades Association £IOOO subsidy, and £1250 for cost of railway fares in connection with the 1929 conference and demonstration.