DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1938, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS

CHEMIST'S APPEAL. • k ror Press Association—Copyright). AUCKLAND, June 16. “Star chamber methods,” “bureaucratic control,” and similar phrases were lively used by members of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce to-day when dealing with tin appeal made to tucm by an Auckland ciiemist ) Natham p. Loss, against the decision of the Bureau of industry and Commerce in refusing him permission to establish and opciiite pharmacy' in the suburb of iVrission Day. Doss it, was said, alleged that he was kept waiting for a. decision from January 7 to May 12 ami that during that time he was put to considers and as a result ot the delay *lie? had lost employment as manager of" a city phamiacy. Two members of the Chamber urged that yet only one side of the case was Known but it was unanimously decided to send a telegram to the Minister stating on the information available that it appeared that an injustice liaci been done to Doss, and asking that information be supplied as to the reason for the decision.

CHILD NUTRITION. WELLINGTON, June 15. The Dominion Council of the British Medical Association at a recent meeting resolved to approach the Miiuoter for Health (Hon. P. Fraser) and to ask for an investigation to be made into child nutrition in New Zealand said Dr. J. P. S. Jamieson, president of the New Zealand branch of the association, in a telephone interview. WOMAN KNOCKED OFF TRAM. WELLINGTON, June 16. A compound fracture and severe lacerations of the left thigh and snook, were suffered by Miss M. Donnellaii, a shop assistant, when a tramear and a motor-larry collided at the corner of Wakefield and Cuba Streets. The accident was an unusual one. The lorry driver braked his vehicle to allow a pedestrian the right of way over the roadway on a marked crossing Miss Donnellan was standing on the platform of a tram following • the lorry, and, when, the tram struck the back of tile lorry she was thrown forward, striking the road in front of the tram CAR SKIDS CN FROSTY BRIDGE. TIMARU, June 16. Serious injuries were received by Walter Shea, aged 50 j of Timaru, nnd his, son, Kevin Shea, aged 13 years, when a ear they were travelling in last night skidded on the frozen surface oi the Otaio bridge, about a mile and a-lialf south of St. Andrew’s and crashed through the railing of the bridge, and then somersaulted into tile riverbed, 16 feet below,. The timer, Robert. Munson, aged 47 years, also of Tomaru, received injuries, but lie is n, I a satisfactory condition. 4 he boy, Kevin Shea, died in the hospital.