LATE DOMINION NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 30 January 1915, Page 6

LATE DOMINION NEWS.

HOMEWARD BOUND. AUSTRALIA'S PRIi.ME MINISTER. i’ER UNITKD PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, Jan. 29. K-t. Hoik Andre-;. Fisher (Prime 'Minister of the Oo inineuwealth), Hon. 31. I). Hall (Attorney-General for New South ’Wales), and Air J. A. L f> yd (member of the Federal .Senate) kit this evening by the Uliuiaroa on their •eynm to Sydney. Air Fisher received u number of deviations tills morning nvrn people in-t-bro-sted in various j.-hasosy-k' political and social activity. '1 his afternoon Air IJisher ga.vo a. lunch at 'Bellamy's - ,to ■p.• iiicli were invited. Rt. Hon. \V. 1* ■ Massey (Prime Minister) and members of th© Cabinet, the Mayor <Mr J. P. Xmke), Mr W. A. Veitcli M.P. Air E. JT. Hiley (.general manager of railways) and. 'Others. Speaking to a reporter on Mr Fisher’s ..visit the Prime Minister said that h© and th© Cabinet ihad discussed: a number of important questions with AltFisher. One of them was reciprocity between the two countries. “L have it the slightest doubt,” said Mr Alasaey, “that some more satisfactory agreement than at present exists can b©, made between the two countries wb©n the proper opportunity arrives.’’ They-also discussed, lie said, the question- of, .naval defence of the .Pacific, bqf. no detinue arrangemciU was made. Very little, he pointed out could- be don© until the Imperial Conference, but in: the meanwhile the two Governments had had the opportunity of exchanging ideas - on the subject. WHEAT FROM AUSTRALIA. TH. R KAIAPOFB SHIPMENT, DUNEDIN, Jan. 20. The Union Steam Ship Company’s Kaiapoi arrived early this .morning with the .Australian wheat consigned to -the New Zealand Government anti the discharge'of the quantity allotted to Dunedin district was immediately begun. The. full shipment of 100,000 bushels will'be distributed in the South Island as follows :—'Dunedin, 20,250 ; Oamaru, ‘17,000; Timaru, 26,750: Lyttelton, 26,000. The 10,000 bushels allotted to Bluff has already been delivered' there. Th© wheat is of good quality, and the sacks have arrived in first-class condi-, tion. The 6685.sacks of the grain deatined for Qnnedin will be distributed over the city and. outlying districts as far . south as Waiwera South. It -will be sold to the millers at 5s 9d,'and 1 the, maximum price they may charge to 'bakers for the flour is- £l4 10s per ten. . Another consignment of wheat is due - -r‘th© Hornelen from "West Canada in

sh thaw three weeks, and this will be followed by a big shipment, arriving about the end of February, from East Canada, the Hesperus bringing some 300,000 bushels via Panama. TV-is anticipated l that’ when the Hesperus shipment has been distributed ■*Mu>ugh wheat will have cbm© into the Dominion to make up what is considered: lo' have been the shortage. By that'.tim© our harvest will have begun. ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. CHKtoTCIIURpiI, Jan. 29. The Court of Directors of the Royal Humane Society granted the following . i dmr Is to-day: ■ !u- the case of Rim a Badarake (21), for rescuing two young men from drowning at Aituiaki Cook Islands, on January 9, 1914. On the above date ill ore occurred a terrific hurricane, the V'orst experienced in the islands' for fcomb years. A small • trading steamer reached Ailutaki from Rarotonga, about, i] p.in.d hut tho sea being so rough it was unable to reach the shore. A bout worn- out to attempt to reach the schooner, hut being unable to do so was x©vuruing to the shore when it was capsized and all tho occupants thrown into .the surf. Rima'’Badarake, one of the party, managed to reach the reef in safety, - hut seeing some of his companions in difficulties in the surf he twice pi an god into the water to their a-ssist-anoc, and at groat personal risk succeeded in' bringing two youths to the surface to regain their breath, and ultimately. he brought them one at a i.'iie. . to the reef, whence they wore cscucd in an exhausted condition. A silver medal was awarded. r A bronze medal was awarded in the o-b of David Cosgroi •• tbii. for res- ' . y.ing Herbert MoGarry 'll) from orowning at Ivaiapoi mi January <!. aaio.

In the case of Arthur Jeffs (-1-1) for rescuing four men from drowning at iManukau "Heads on January 25, 11)14, a bronze medal was awarded. ■ -In the case of Robert Cc.shman (46), for rescuing John V. St radian (-11) ‘Vcro‘ drowning at Wellington on Octoifcor- 13.” 1914,' a certificate was .awarded.

RAIN IN THE NORTH. ■WELCOMED IN HAWKE'S BAY. HASTINGS, Jan. .20. A welcome change in the weather occurred to-day, steady vain falling at noon, with every appearance of a complete break-up of the drought. MOTOR-GARS COLLIDE. TIMARU, Jan. 29. A dust storm on the Washdykc road to-day was responsible for a head-on collision between two cars. Air U. .Norhell’s daughter was driving out and mot ’Messrs Alurray and Mullins, architects, Neither was going fast through iho dust and did not see each other in time to avoid meeting. Both cars were badly damaged, but the occupants escaped injury except Air Murray, who was cut about th© fare by the broken glass of the wind shield'. WELLINGTON S WEATHER. WELLINGTON., Jan, 20. Tiie city has been enveloped in a dense cloud of .smoko nearly all day. the result of grass and gorse Jires on the surrounding lulls. The weather ha© a iso been very hot for the past, two days. THE MAORI DELAYED. <‘FIRIB'I i |UR{ il, ,la,i. 2!). Owing to trouble with tier fire men I lie Maori did not gel away for Wellington to-night. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. WANGANUI, Jan. 2d. The inquest on William .lames .McIntyre, who was killed at Castleelitf on Sunday through, being run over by a motor-lorry, was concluded 1 to-day, a verdict of “Accidentally killed” being returned.