DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1937, Page 7

DOMINION NEWS

NEW ZEALAND FISH, EXPORT TO AUSTRALIA DUNEDIN, September 20. The opinion is held by Mr D. C. llennie, \vho has returned' from a visit to Australia, that the export trade ol fish from New Zealand to the Oommonwealth can be expanded. The quality of the fish exported from this country to Australia had radically unproved in recent years, said Mr Ronnie, and as the Dominion was allowed to send fish there without the imposition of a tariff duty he considered there was plenty of room for the utilisation of its resources. Supplies 01 fish from Australian waters had seriously dwindled this season, and prices had soared.

His observations were partly based on • visits to all markets interested in New Zealand fish, including the largest in Sydney and Melbourne. The chief trouble there was that the quantities required of certain varieties were not available, particularly sole and flounder, and to a lesser extent blue cor. Development of the export of sole had been one of the features of the trade , from the Dominion. ASSAULT WITH BOTTLE. WOMAN DRIVER STRUCK WELLINGTON, September 20. For assaulting David Noel Petrie by striking him on the head with a bottle Ralph Seymour Kingston, labourer, aged 46, was fined £5, together with medical expenses and costs, when lie appeared before Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court. On a charge of resisting Constable D. A. Almond, he was convicted and discharged. Sub-Inspector J. Dempsey said that a woman acquaintance, who was driving a car, met Kingston and offered him a lift because it was raining. After taking him as far as was convenient, she told him he would have to walk the rest of the way. Kingston, however, refused to get out of the car; lie told the woman ho “had a good mind to smash her face,” and did actually strike her. She saw that he was under the influence of liquor and left him in the car, walking home herself. When Petrie later drove the car home and went to put it in the garage, Kingston stepped out and hit him over the lieau with a. bottle. Petrie grappled witli accused and, with the help of otnei men, held him till Constable Almond arrived.

“Accused says that he has no recollection of using a bottle to strike anyone,” said Kingston’s counsel. MYSTERIOUS INJURY. PUMPING STATION INCIDENT ROTORUA, •September 20. A severe scalp wound was received by Mr H. E. Fitzgerald, waterworks foreman of the Government Tourist Department in Rotorua, while he was carrying out an inspection of the machinery in the department's pumping station near the junction of Forestry Avenue and Wniroa Road on Tuesday night. ”” Mr Fitzgerald went to the pumping station to ensure that the pumr*in<* machinery was operating efficiently. He was expected home about 11.30 p.m. After carrying out bis inspection be was, according to a statement made to tbe police, in the act of locking tlio door of tbe pum’iing station wfion something happened which made him lose consciousness. ’ When he recovered some time afterwards he had a severe scalp wound which was bleodimr profusely, but although still in a dazed condition lie was ah]o to mount his bicycle and ride to his home in Whakaue Street, which he reached some time after 1 a.m. A doctor was called to attend Mr Fitzgerald,. who is still unable to account for his injury.