DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1927, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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PROGRAMME CURTAII .ED. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 28

At the request of the . Government, that the programme for the Royal visit to Canterbury he rigorously curtailed, it seems certain the citizens ball, women’s reception, Chamber ol Commerce dinner and all Sunday arrangements will be cut down. GAMING HOUSE. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 28. Charged with keeping ,t common gaming house Alexander Duncan, -it, was lined £75 to-day by .Magistrate Mosley. 'Lite police said accused's promises were notorious and he vw.ts a parasite as nearly all frequenters ot the building were parasites who coil'd ill afford the money. Live men louud on the building were lined £3. 11 ONK V PR ASPECTS. AUCKLAND. Jan. 20. While nearly till the industries in New Zealand are claiming records, the totiilisalor being a possible exception, ihe busy bee. until the advent ol t :e present spell of hot weather, bail had anything hut a profitable time. Up to the New Year most of the apiarists in the Auckland province have been compelled to teed their bee-, (hi one bee fiirin on the Rotorua line several tons of sugar were ltd out to the Ices bet -tv Christmas, and this was not tin isolated case. as. owing to Here being so much water in the Hovers and clover, the bees were not able to get the sustenance they needed. However, the heart of the bee farmer now rejoices, and the bees ape buzzing merrily and working ettergel iratlv in an endeavour to make up for lost tin e. From what can he galhcrcd at the moment there appears every prospect of the honey season being below normal. anti there is a possibility of an increased price to customers.

SELLING WHISKY. ASH BURTON. January 23. Arising out of a charge adjourned from a I'oiTnighl ago for illegally selling whisky offered a.s a prize for a lottery in connection with a Catholic ha can i- at Mount Somers. George Michael Hook appeared at Court today. A woman won I lie prize hut not wanting the whisky Dook collected various sums to make up its value. A fine of C 3 was imposed. A similar charge against Flora McDonald Green the winner of the prize, was dismissed, the Magistrate saving there might have been a technical offence.

SUICIDE BY HANGING. WELLINGTON, .Tan. 27. “I am tired of struggling against my troubles. . . There i.s little list' of continuing a hopeless struggle. T have before me only old age, poverty, and ill-health.” These were the last words written by Francis Barclay, a single man, aged 01, who was found hanging in bis room a Wilton street. Wadextown, on the morning of Tuesday, January 25th.

At tile inquest to-day. Dr T. l'\ Corkil! said that to his knowledge Rfirel.uy It,-id suffered from neurasthenia for ! It" past, four years. He had been unable t'> work during Hmi period, lie was always imagining different ailments: tiie witness had been able to detect only some lung trouble. He had examined the body on the morning of January 25th. and found that the man bad been dead for some hours. The body was half lying on the bed with the head held up by a strap with a running noose fastened round the neck. Death wa s fine to asphyxia, the result of strangulation. Barclay had previously been in it state verging on melancholia, but bad not given any .suggestion of contemplating suicide.

The Coroner. Mr E. Page, said that the evidence showed that Hmrclay had been in indifferent health for some years, and during the present month he had suffered an attack of influenza, which l<:ul further lowered his vitality and his spirits. He found that Barclay took his own life by hanging while in ;i depressed state ol mind, due to illhealth.

NELSON APPLES. NELSON, Jan. 27. The announcement that no ships will So'ad apples at Nelson for overseas before the middle of March, and that no date after that is yet fixed, has caused the greatest dissatisfaction 'amongst Nelson growers, who are producing at least two-thirds of the export apples. By the middle of March, a large portion of the crop will have been handled, and no boat loading direct means a large sum in the aggregate for transhipping charges io Wellington. Growers protest strongly against this treatment, nnd consider they are entitled to more consideration in the way fit' direct loading.

POST OFFICE REVENUE. WELLINGTON, Jan. 27

A return nf revenue collected fit tlie General Post Office and in the several postal districts of the Dominion for the quarter ended December .list, 1026. is as follows, the figures for the correspond inn; period of 1925 being given in parentheses:—Total postal receipts, £302,941 (£381.282); total telegraph receipts, £499,288 (£-197,196) ; total post and telegraph revenue, £892,230 (£878,478). , REVERE INJURIES. AUCKLAND. Jan. 27. Severe injuries to his left arm were suffered by a young man, Eric Clark, who accidentally put his hand through a window pane at his home in Gillies Avenue yesterday afternoon. The flesh was cut to the hone. He received medical attention after, land later in

tlio day was removed to a private hospital. where it is understood lie is in a bad way. IMMIGRANTS TO ARRIVE. AUCKLAND, Jan. 27. A total of (515 immigrants will arrive at Auckland from England by the liner Pakeha to-morrow morning. The party comprises 252 men, 181 women, and 152 children. They are all nominated immigrants, and the men propose io take tip farm work. Their destinaions are:—Auckland, 107; Gisborne, 53; Napier, 38; New Plymouth, I*2; Wanganui, 10; Wellington, 143; Neltott 0; Oroymouth. 24; Westport. 22; Lyttelton, 47; Timaru, 1; (Jamam. 3; Dunedin, 105; and Bluff, S.

WOOL CHEQUES. WELLINGTON, Jan. 27. To-dav was “prompt” for the wool sale held in Wellington on January 12th nnd 131,h, and the wool cheques, aggregating approximately £403,000, were posted to growers by the various woolbrokers. On Tuesday next the Napier woolbrokers will be distributing even a. larger amount, owing to the bigger catalogue sold in that centre, nnd on Friday of next week the 'Wanganui woolbrokers will bo distributing about £300,000. These big wool cheques should help business along.

11.M.5. DIOMEDE. AUCKLAND, Jan. 27. H.AT.S. Diomede, which is acting as flagship of the Now Eealand Division of the Koval Navy during the Dunedin’s visit to England, unexpectedly returned to port at a late hour last night. As soon as the cruiser dropped anchor, a marine, who had developed appendicitis, was brought .ashore in one of the ship’s launches and taken to the hospital. . This morning the warship again.sniled for Haurald Gulf, where she is to carry out gunnery exercises.

WOOL SALES. INVERCARGILL, Jan. 28. 'l'lio wool sales concluded this morning land resulted in an almost complete clearance of the whole catalogue, over 22 000 bales. There was a record bench of buyers and bidding was most animated. An excellent selection was offered and extreme prices paid. Northern levels were fully maintained and super hoggets showed a rise of five to ten per cent. The range of prices was lialf-bred super to 193 d, medium to Ibd to 17-Jd, inferior 14d to lGd; fine crossbred super 15(1 to lGd, medium 13,d to 15d, inferior Hid to 13’d; medium cross-bred super lod to 10.Vd_, mecl]U * n ( 12M to 143 d, coarse 10Jd to lh“ : coarse lOd to 12Id; coarse cross-bred super 12Jd to 13Jd; medium Hid to 12,Vd, inferior lOd to lid. D‘elbrought 13d, bellies lOd to M cnitchings 6?,d o Bd, necks 12|d to 144 d, locks 4d to 7id.

RACING DATE CLASH. ’CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 28. CJ C. officials declare that they have received a letter from the Wellington Racing Club waiving Hi lts objections to tlio Royal Meeting hero 111 SS-irch, subject to certain conditions which are being met and cleclare fmther that the President of the Racm Conference has agreed to the change of dates.