DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1937, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

PIGMY WOMAN ARRIVES. (Per Press Association—Copyright). WELLINGTON, September 14. Described as “Princess Übangi, a tree-climbing specimen from the "Übangi Forest, Africa,” a dark-skinned pigmy woman who arrived at Wellington by the “Awatea” was not seen by many oh the ship. She is inches m height. She was carried about the ship in a rug and slung over "the shoulder of a young man. Mrs E. McNamara is ill charge of the pigmy woman. She said that she was keeping to her accustomed diet of ants’ eggs, roots, honey and nuts. She was 32 years old. The conditions of her agreement stated that she was to be returned “dead or alive” to her tribe in two years’ time: AN APPEAL. WELLINGTON, September 14. The Full Court heard an appeal against a decision of a Magistrate who allowed a claim for damages against the registered owner of a dog which maimed and killed lambs and sheep. The Magistrate held that the appellant, Adalbert Joseph Tobin, an- :aecountant of Wellington, father of tin registered owner of the dog, was-liable for £45 damages for the loss of sheep owned by Agnes Dorman and William Fullerton Dorman, of Brooklyn, farmei \

Counsel for the appellant said that the ease turned on the interpretation to be given to Section 28 of the Dogs Registration Act so far as'it related to the definition of- “owner S’ • Judgment was reserved.SHOCK FOR MOTORIST INVERCARGrJLL, September 15. A motorist received a' shock this I morning when he was driving along the main road, from .Invercargill to Riverton, near Wright’s bush, when a missile knocked A large hole in the windscreen and gashed the driver and his passenger with -the glass and then passed between them and wont through the rear glass. No sound was heard by the motorist and there was no other car ‘on the road at the time. He stopped the car and got out, but could see nu one in the vicinity. ■lf the holes were made by a stone, it must have been thrown with tremendous force, yet a bullet would, in ordinary circumstances, have made only a small hole. The occurrence has been reported to the police. CIVIL ENGINEERS. WELLINGTON, September 16. A special general meeting of the Society of Civil Engineers was held last night to change the name to N.Z. Invstitutioji of Engineers. The matter was submitted to branches following the annual meeting at Christchurch and branches in every case favoured the change. A referendum was held and 80 per cent, of the valid votes were in favour. It is now confidently hoped that engineers who held aloof from the opinion that they could not claim to be civil, engineers, will now join up with the institution.

CONCILIATION COUNCIL . WELLINGTON, September 16,

The Conciliation Council in the New. Zealand passenger transport drivers’ dispute, failed to reach an agreement on the major issues of hours and wages, and they referred it to the •Arbitration Court. Employers offered an increase in wages if employees would agree to the retention of the present 88 hour fortnight, but the offer was not accepted.