VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 January 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS DOMINION ITEMS.

TELEGRAMS.

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I THE PRIME MINISTER. ' WELLINGTON, January 6. The Prime Minister will go north again towards the end of the month to attend an official reception to the officers and men of the cruiser Chatham which is duo at Auckland about the 23rd or 24th. inst. There will Ire various festivities in connexion “with the arrival of the Chatham, including, possibly. a ball at Government .House. While Mr Massey is in the Auckland district he will open a now high school in his own constituency. After that Mr Massey is going, by invitation, to attend the Otago A. and P. Show at Dunedin, and on this trip lie will spend a few days in Christchurch. He also purposes visiting the West Coast of the Smith Island, but it is not certain whether he can fit this visit in on Miis trip. He may go to the Samoan md Cook Islands in the Chatham about h e middle of April. He is particularly anxious to see Samoa, but whether or not he will he able to make such a visit will depend upon what is doing here it that time.

HIE NEW MINISTER

WELLINGTON, January 6

A new member of the Ministry will be appointed when Sir William Harries hands in his resignation 'in about a month’s time. The appointment will he settled in Cabinet. FOR BURY PARK TROTTING CLUB. DUNEDIN, January 6. At a meeting of the committe,, of the Fnrlmry Park Trotting Club, held last night, a letter was reviv'd firm the New Zealand Trotting As'e: ;-f.on stating that it proposed holding an irquiry into th ( > starting at the list spring meeting .and requ 'sii'ig ilie <-G,l> to appoint a representative to n‘t<nd. It was decided to reply that, as the club had accepted the starter’s tv; I,mat on in regard to the starting of tl.v Fit l ire Handicap, it saw no reason liy it should appoint a represenr.uive ’o attend tin* proposed inquiry at Oh’ st (hu rch.

The Trotting Association also asked if thp Committee of the Forbirv 'k Trotting Club consider > 1 the interference by the rider of Di-nl'git intentional or accidental. The reply to be forwarded states that the Judicial Committee decided that the i>eti ii "as intentional and also that the owner and trainer were both g'ven the opportunity to call witnesses, .‘rid they had stated that none wei" fortlico'nmg.

body FOUND IN HARBOUR. AUCKLAND, January 7. The dead body of a middle-aged man 'was hooked on a fishing line off North <r.e wharf at 1 o'clock to-dav, and was taken to the morgue. It is believed to be that ot Arthur William Hall, who lias been missing from Ilia home in Roscbury Avenue. Birkenhead, since Monday night. The body was clothed in a dark serge suit. KIRK AT REMUKRA. AUCKLAND, January 7. A large two-storeyed house at Renmrra, owned and occupied bv Air P. Hadley, was destroyed by fire last evening. The cause of .the fire, whiell commenced in tDo upper storey is not known. The insurances on the prop -r----ty are over £2oo'). Mr Hadley is a heavy loser.

SHORT OF COAL. AUCKLAND, January 7

A curtailment of gas supply here Ins again been rendered necessary by Die non-arrival of expected coal supplies. The Auckland Gas Company has announced that, as from to-morrow the gas pressure in districts outside the ciny proper will bo reduced except between the hours of 4.30 p.m. and (3.30 p.m. The steamer Shahristan, which inis been awaiting a cargo of coal at Newcastle for a month, has now lvecn diverted to load general cargo. Then the holidays have interfered with coal supplies from Westport. The earliest slnpniicnt promised to the Company is not expected to sail from Westport before .Monday.

The coal stocks held at present in Auckland are less than 1000 tons, which is sufficient only for about live days, and tin* gas curtailment is tlverefore likely to operate for alxiut. a week at least. The coal supplied to the Company is controlled by the Government Control Committee in Wellington.

RECORD BY MISS BLEIBTREY. j AUCKLAND, Jan 7. In the 100 yards Invitation race, Miss Jileibtrey, the American Olympic champion. won the race in 08 sees, lowering the New Zealand rec-ord by 3.2-5 secs. .Miss Violet Walrond was second two lengths away. SCHOOL REQUISITES. AUCKLAND, This Day. “1 do not see why Auckland Education Board cannot have a shop and supply most of the school requisites to seliol committees” said Hon Parr, in reply to a complaint about the constant heavy expense to parents of providing hooks, stationery and pencils. It may mean a lot of extra work for the Board, hut it would do away with the middleman’s profit and ensure a uniform and good supply. \ EIRE. TIMARU, This Day. A tire at 2 n.m. to-day at the Orthopaedic Hospital destroyed the building used for vocational training purposes, with tho contents including plant valued at £1,500. The building was valued at £SOO. An adjoining garage containing a motor ambulance and motor car, privately owned, was totally destroyed.