OLIVE OIL SHORTAGE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 244, 15 October 1936, Page 9

OLIVE OIL SHORTAGE

DUE TO SPANISH WAR EFFORTS TO PRODUCE SYNTHETIC LONDON, Oct. 13. Chemists of the Wool Industries Research Association of Leeds are carrying out tests by which they hope to produce synthetic olive oil, thus enabling the wool industry to overcome the scarcity caused by the Spanish War. Mr Walter Garner, chief chemist of Lister and Company, of Bradford, claims to have perfected a synthetic oil manufactured from Empire raw materials. He estimates that its use will save industry £120,000 yearly.

visited the house where the trouble was alleged to have occurred. They were there about 10.30 p.m. The accused was in bed. His left eye and left side of his face were bandaged. “I informed him of the complaint,” said witness, “and ho told me he had found his wife and his brother, Joe Hill, in the bedroom together without a light, and that earlier they had wanted him to go to the pictures. He said he had gone away in his car, but returned to Putiki again, left it at a bowser station and walked from the car to his house. He said he went through to his room, got the rifle, went to the door of the room where his wife and Joe Hill were and told them to come out. He said his brother and wife came out and he fired to frighten them. He said that the bullet went high in the passage and he had not pointed the rifle when he fired. He said he had expected that his wife would misconduct herselr with Joe when he (accused) went to the pictures. That was why he had come back. He had left Ohakune a month previously on account of his wife’s conduct with a European there. All he wanted was for her to come back and mind the three children. He said there would be no further trouble and he wanted her backHe said he had put only one cartridge fn the rifle The accused did not get out of bed and we did not ask him to,” witness proceeded. “His face appeared to be considerably damaged.” Detective C. L. Packman, who continued the inquiries begun by Detec-tive-Sergeant Robertson, produced a statement which he said the accused had made voluntarily. In this, it was alleged, Hill had stated that he was very angry, lost his head and punched his wife. When his wife called out that made him worse, and he went to the back verandah, got a gun and loaded it. “After I ’oaded the gun I went to where they (Joe and accused’s wife) were, and I was going to frighten them,” the statement accused was alleged to have made, proceeded. “I did not intend to fire the gun When they saw me with the gun my wife made a grab for it and when she caught hold of the gun it went offl did not say to either my wife or my brother that I would fix the pair of them” In reply to Mr. Hussey, Detective Packman said that from inquiries he had made the accused was given an excellent character. Mr. Hussey: A good, hard-working man, fond of his 'amily?—Yes. And not by any means a waster?— No. The accused was committed for trial, bail being allowed in his own surety for £2OO and two sureties for £lOO each. The condition that he report daily to the police was waived.