DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,

BAR IdA.M EXTARY DELEGATES

WELLINGTON, July 11

Tile New Zealand representatives on the parliamentary delegation to visit Canada at the invitation ,of the Canadian Branch of the Empire Parliamentary Association, are, Hon. W. Noswor.thy, representing the Reforpi Party, Mr J. B. Gow, representing Legislative Council, and Mr W. J. Jordan, representing the Labour Party. The Nationalists have decided not to be represented. Mr Gow was chosen by ballot. Mr Jordan proposes to return via England. His electors, in his constituency, Manuka.il, passed a resolution in which they considered it an honour lie should be chosen as a delegate to Canada. Mr Jordan does not know if a candidate will bo put up against liipi in his absence at the general election. He is leaving the matter to the local supporters of the Reform Party, and is satisfied they will do the right thing. ’VARSITY TEAM FOR FIJI. AUCKLAND, July 10. Invited by the Fijian Rugby Union to play a series of matches in Fiji, a University team will leave Auckland for Suva by the Tol'ua on Saturday, August lltn. Twenty players will make the trip. Two seasons ago the Fijian Union issued a similar invitation, and •members of the club who made the trip have still happy memories of their games at Suva and Levuka, and the hospitality extended by their hosts. Last year the University Club invited the Fijian Union to send a team to Auckland, but the Island officials were unable to get a team away.

The team leaving Auckland in August will contain a lair sprinkling of senior players - , chiefly forwards, and •should he. able to give a very good account of itself. The majority of the, backs are second-grade, players, but they have been playing together all through the season, and should show the Islanders quite a lot of good back play. The team will he away about three weeks, being due to arrive back in Auckland on September 3rd.

SAFE RIFLED. HASTINGS, July 10,

The disappearance of £4B from tho premises of Philips and Wright, furnishers. has been reported to the police. It appears that on closing the shop on Saturday the takings were placed in the safe. When the manager visited the shop on Sunday bo found that, the money bad disappeared. Tr, is the practice of the firm to put the keys of the safe in some corner of the shop. Those, apparently, bad been found by the unwelcome visitor. There is. no evidence as to how Lite thief entered the premises.

CHEAPER' PETROL. CTIRiSTCHURCH, July 11. The arrival on the market of petrol obtained by the Canterbury Automobile Association, by which petrol is being retailed first grade Is lOd per gallon, has been followed by price-cutting by the other petrol sellers. Indeed, tho price-cutting began before the arrival of the Automobile Association’s product on the market. ' Up to the present the big oil companies have taken l io action to meet this new competition, but at least, two retailers of their petrol have reduced the price to Is pO.cl. The proprietor of a service station stated to-day that he bad written to the largest companies, whose products lie sells, informing them that if they are unable to supply him with spirit at a price to compete with the cheap lines now on the market, they would have to remove the pumps, and be would erect bis own to sell cheaper petrol. This dealer is at present cutting the price.

Further developments ai'e expected in the petrol trade before the position finally adjusts itself.

WHISKY STILL. INVERCARGILL, July 11. To-day Inspector Bird with Sergeant Packer, of Gore, D.eteofive Sergeant Hewitt and Constable ICerse, made a successful raid on another illicit whisky still at Otapiri Gorge.

A large plant was brought to light and was taken to Winton. The usual appliances in the shape of a copper worn and still bead, were fpqucl, the whole outfit showing from its apparent age, that it bad been in use lor some time.

FATAL DUNEDIN EIRE. DUNEDIN, July 11. Miss Ellen .Mann, who with her sister, was taken to the hospital on Monday lporiiing, suffering from burns as a result of the fire at her late brother’s residence in York Palace, died this afternono. An inquest will he held to-morrow. TWO YEARS’ PROBATION. WELLINGTON, July 11. Arthur William Haskall, for forgery, uttering bogus orders at Wanganui, was sentenced to two years’ probation, and yas ordered to pay £l3 cpsts and contribute £lO towards restitution to the Wanganui “ Chronicle.” INTOXICATED HAWKER. AUCKLAND, July 11. A sentence of three months’ imprisonment was imposed on Stanley Lawrence Couch, hawker, aged 47, charged in the Police Court with being in a state of intoxication while in control of a motor truck oil Tuesday, and stealing three cases of apples. On the first count, accused was sentenced to imprisonment for one month, and on the second charge ho received two months’- imprisonment, the terms to be cumulative.

Accused’s driving license was also cancelled.

DEPRIVED OF CIVIL RIGHTS. AUCKLAND, July 10. Frank White, charged in the Police Court with failing to attend military drill, was fined £3, and deprived of bis civil rights for five years. HOSPITAL CONTROL. DUNEDIN, July 11. Tlfp, method by yhieh revenue is obtained for the maintenance of hospital boards was seVerely criticised at a meeting of the City Council to-niglit. by Councillor Clark (Chairman of the Finance Committee), who stated that bis committee was of the opinion that the system should be the subject of an inquiry by a Government Commission, and that endeavours should be made to lessen the hardships imposed on local bodies.

Tile discussion arose out of a communication from the Palmerston North Borough Council, suggesting that the Government should be approached by local bodies with a request to revise the system.

The Committee recommended that the Council should co-operate. ' Cr Clark described the system as a drain on local bodies. The system was iniquitous, and no attenipt bad been made to investigate a proper method pn a scientific basis. The Government' ■should - be asked to find a more suitable way of raising money, and it should, ulsp alter, tjig jpethod of appointing boards. The presefit system was a burden which the people eoyld ill afford to carry. The Council adopted the Committee’s recommendation,