NEWS IN BRIEF
Art Union Drawing
Tbc drawing of “Lucky '43 ’ Art Union is to take place at the board room. 2nd Hour, Wellington Commercial Iravellers Association Building, Customhouse Quay, Wellington, this morning, commencing at 9.30 a.m.
Compensation Court. . The Compensation- Court will sit m I’almcrston North early next week, and at Napier on February 11Applications for Probate. During the past year 3200 applications for probate were lodged in the Supreme Court, Wellington. The figures show a substantial increase ot about 600 over the previous year. This is attributed to war influences.
Supreme Court Business. Civil actions issued through the supreme Court at Wellington during the past year numbered 100, and 304 divorce petitions were filed. There were 30 criminal convictions and 22 acquittals, while 100 persons were sentenced under section 181 of the Justices of the Peace Act. lhe Court was occupied with 82 sitting days for criminal cases and 144 for civil business, a total of 220 days.
A Bad Record. For stealing a wristlet watch, valued at £l5, the property of Geoffrey Roger Tufnail, George Henry Gardner, driver and soldier, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment at hard labour by Mr. Stout, S.M., iu the Magistrates Court, Wellington, yesterday. DetectiveSergeant W. McLennan said accused had a bad record, and had been before the Court severe! times for theft. Mentioned In Dispatches. Official advice has been received from London by the Air Department, Wellington, stating that a Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot officer is listed in tlie 1943 New Year honours, having beeen mentioned in dispatches for distinguished services. He is Flying Officer Sefton Douglas Lisle Hood, R.N.Z.A.F., formerly of Christchurch, whose father, Mr. W. J. Sefton Hood, lives at 9 Mary Street, I’apanui, Christchurch.
“Blot on Modern Conditions.” “It is a biot on our modern conditions that a little girl cannot walk along the street without being molested by youths, young men and old men,” commented the Chief Justice Sir Michael Myers) in the Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday. He added that this class of offence could not be allowed to be committed with impunity. Sentencing a youth of 19J years to a term of two years’ Borstal detention on a charge of indecent assault, his Honour said that in prisoner’s own interest, and the interests of society—which demanded it—prisoner must go to Borstal. French Leave. Two ship apprentices, who had signed articles in the Unital Kingdom, William Eccles, aged 17, and Ronald Cooper, aged 17, were sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment by Mr. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court, “Wellington, yesterday, for deserting from their ship at a New Zealand port on January 6 last. An officer of the shipping company said the lads bad given themselves up on Monday. If these youths ware leniently treated, jt might cause older seamen to desert their ships. Asked why they had deserted, one said he had gone to sleep, and the other that lie had gone to a party.
Y.M.C.A. Camp. One of 'the most successful Y.M.G.A. camps held for many years has ended at Kai Iwi after three weeks’ activities in ideal weather, states a “Dominion” Special Service message. About 38 -boys were in the camp as representatives of the Y.M.C.A. in “Wanganui, Palmerston North, and New Plymouth, and they were under the supervision of the “Wanganui secretary, Mr. R. March. The headquarters of the camp was nt Rapnnui school and hall, and cooking was done by Airs. A. Sampson. To create a competitive spirit in the camp, the boys were divided into four groups, each having its own leader and monitor. The groups took turns at cookhouse duties, providing firewood and acting as mess orderlies.
Telephone Books. A new telephone list is being prepared of Auckland, and will probably be ready about the first week in April. As the list in use is dated June, 1941. the new list will save the information section of flic department n great deal of work. Many changes of numbers in the interim have been necessary for technical reasons, and there are many numbers now in use which have never got into the book. The delay in the issue of the new book has been caused by the paper shortage. The department is providing boxes in which subscribers will be asked to place the old books, as the paper is valuable, and can be treated and used again. It is not yet known when it will be possible to issue a new book for Wellington.
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 98, 20 January 1943, Page 3
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