DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEORAFH— PRESS AfISN" , COPYRItIHT,

BOV ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. -MASTEIiTON, April 20. Douglas Cole, a boy living at Homebush. was accidentally shot while out rabbit shooting yesterday. His condition is serious.

BRANDISHING A REVOLVER. HASTINGS, April 20.

.V young mfm. brandishing a revolver. (-rented great excitement in ITeretaunga Street 011 Saturday evening. A large crowd collected, but kept at a respectable distance from the flourisber ol the menacing weapon. A constable appeared on the scene and took the man into custody when it was found that the weapon was unloaded. At the Police Court this morning Henry Havemsen aged 22, was remanded cm a diarge of drunkenness and with presenting a revolver at a man in Hie street, and being unlawfully in possession of an unregistered weapon.

THE ARCHBISHOPRIC. AUCKLAND, A-nil 1.8.

As from Tuesday next Ii is Lordship the Ihshop of Auckland. Dr A. W. Avorill, will become Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand in succession to Archbishop -Julius, of Christchurch, who is retiring.

Bishop Avorill will follow a man who, by his personality, lias induced respect lor the sacred order which he has so long adorned.

On Bishop Avorill will devolve imporaut duties of a national character, since he will have the care of all the -Anglican churches of the Dominion.

in accordance with ancient practice the accession cd' Bishop Avorill to the oflicc cd’ Archbishop will be- marked by celebration of the llolv Eucharist in everv clmrcli in tl-.e Auckland diocese on Tuesday morning. HOSPITAL FINANCE. CHRISTCHURCH. April 20. Tho North Canterbury Hospital Board, which commenced ils financial year with a deficit of £II.HOT, finished up with a surplus of CI.IGfi. Tho report stated that nearly half a million (£179,(“111 to be exact) Intel been handled by Ihe Board during the year and the fees had increased remarkably. The total of estimated requiremcnl.s for tin- year 1925-2(1 was £107.875, as compared with £158.87.') for the previous year. The Board expected that next year, the fees would provide an equally good soiree of re von tie. LOSS ON Tit A.MS. C lIRISTCM UIiCII. April 20. During the financial year ended .March .’list, the Christchurch Tramway Board made a loss of LI 11.205. The ■ earnings from llie operations were I C2d-i,!)71. Tin' operating; expense.' t-i-|

ailed L‘lo2B. while- the interest and inking fund amounted In £55,85-1. De-uoi-iaiioii and renewals amounted to .’.TO.Oti:!, and the fire reserve to CI3«H.

ARREAI. ALLOWED. WELLINGTON, April 21. In the c a sc- of Clarke v. Wellinglou Pent itry f-e.rmers Association -.March 2-’{>, the append was allowed with costs.

PttCTc IBS it A ff LED. CHRISTCHURCH. April 20. The origin of the cause of death is a question which has baffled the pathologist at the Christchurch Hospital, and the Government Analyst in connection with the death of Ellen Eva Reader, a married woman. aged 22 years, who died .suddenly in her bedroom in tlie house of her nmUiei-in-law in Sydenham, on April -lib. They told the District Coroner. Mr Wyvcrn Wilson, who conducted an investigation. that the origin of the cause was unknown to them, though they had both examined portions of the. body. “Alter | made in examination. T was unable to assign any cause for In-r death. 1 ’ sail Dr Pearson, Pathologist at Ho- Hospital. who made a post mortem examination ol the Imdy on April sth. There were many minor causes, but m ne t-f them seemed sufficient. Tie made a microscopical examination. I>nt that had revealed untiling beyond what lie could see with hi.- naked eye. Tho general appearance indicated the a-qdiyxial type of death, and. although he had not suspected it. lie had been on the look out for alkali id eoisming; but lie bad found no trace of it. The ease ol death. be thought, was asphyxia, due to unknown origin. associated with stains lymplciticiis in a moderate degree.

Evidence was given by Air A. A. JJickerton, Government Analyst, who said that lie had been given a portion of Lite brain and the contents ot the stomach by the police, anti be bad made a chemical exa-mination ol them hut. be could find nothing to account for death.

registration totals. WELLINGTON. April 20. - The number of vehicles registered in the Dominion up to and including .March 31st., 192-5, was reported to the latest meeting of the Highways Board as 99.233, of which 09.280 were registered in the North Island, and 38,847 in the South Island. Wellington heads ihe list with a total of 15,80 L Christchurch is second with 15.200, Auckland third with 14,<83, Dunedin fourth with 7201. Nap:cr Idtli with 001)0, and Hamilton sixth with 0751. In the North Island the total was G'S.PSG and in the South 08.847. The Fi Island district totals are: Blenheim 1.473. Christchurch 15.290. Dunedin 7.201, Grevmouth 922. Invercargill .5.028. Nelson 2.022. Onniaru. 1.500, Titnaiu 4,528. Westport 30.. These totals determine, the proportion of excenditiire of the revenue derived from lhcnses in the North and South Idands. which is three-fifths in the North and two-fifths in the South. SHOOTING FATALITY. MAS'IT.RTON, April 21. If,vd Douglas Cole, who was accidentally shot on Sunday while rabbit shooting died this morning. EVIDENCE OF GO-SLOW. ON NEW FLY'AIOUTH -WHARVES. NEW PLY AIOUTH. April 17. Ever since the settlement of the recent waterfront trouble here, evidence has been provided on the wharves of an organised policy ot go-slow. " <»'k at the port has not proceeded with the usual dispatch and there has been considerable delay to the boats. The position lias lrci-ao'" acute now. the work of landing and discharging vessels, including several Home liners, taking neailv twice ns lunjj; as usual.

••There are visions of a go-slow policy on the wharves, and unless it is checked very quickly. irreparabledamage will be done to the poit, stated Air Gordon Fraser, president of the Chamber of Commerce, to-day. ••The men have not taken any concerted action which would bring them within the law, but business men arc

satisfied ’that go-slow tactics are being encouraged by influences behind the scene. At a conservative estimate, the go-slew policy is costing £IOO9 a day, said Air Fraser. He believed that the majority of the men were willing to work as usual, but they were powerless in the hands of unseen forces. Owing to the delay to steamers, the Union Company has increased Australian freight by five shillings.