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Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1922, Page 3

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MURDER. TRIAL GISBORNE, March 15

At the murder trial, evidence was given by Robert Leslie Kay (Public works engineer) wh o produced a. locality plan, Kaku Euriti,. farmer of Maraenui and Nikitatai, a . fnrm hand, gibing an account of Zambukka’s last visit to Maraenui and th e finding of the body

DAIRYING INDUSTRY

AUCKLAND, March 15

A conference of dairy factory managers passed a resolution recommending the installation of refrigerating plants at cheese factories and that the dairy companies he requested to inaugurate a system of grading milk for cheese factories so that supplies could ho paid according to the quality. It was also recommended that turnip tainted milk be not accepted at cheese factories.

NEW SCHOOL

PALMERSTON N., March 15

The Minister of Education (Hon ('. J. Parr) to-day opened the new central Primary Scljpol, Palmerston North. The ceremony was attended by a great crowd, 850 pupils being accommodated in tire gallery of the assembly ball of the building. In his speech .Mr Parr said the main school cost £33,000 and the detached infant department (opened by the Minister sonic months ago) £IB,OOO. It was the most modern primary school in the Dominion.

Later Mr Parr opened the Memorial Library at the Boys’ High School, erected by subscriptions from old boys to the memory of ex-scholars, numbering 69,wh0 fell in the great war.

In the evening, after receiving a deputation in reference to the establishment of St Helen’s Home, the -Minister and bis wife were entertained by the combined school committees and teachers.

GAMBLING PROSECUTION. AUCKLAND, March 15

At the Police Court, Walter Preston was fined £SO for betting with an infant. A lad of 17 years and 10 months gave evidence of having bets a ill: the accused outside llie Takapuna course on January 30. He had previously had hets with the accused.

Preston’s record showed 28 previous convictions, including playing "two-up” and other offences connected with gambling

A BOV KILLED. WELLINGTON. March Hi Leonard Ernst, aged four, the son of Constable Frost, was fatally injured by a motor car near Lower Hutt bridge resterday afternoon. The father was just going on duty and the Ivn ran out of the gate across Ihe mail. The father, seeing a motor car coming, called out to the hoy to remain whore lie was, lint the Imy tried to recross, and ran right into the ear which was ('riven by T. Hhiol and Received shocking injuries to the head, which he .succumbed to a few hours later.

IFANSI. At 'C UTER SKX TEMCE. FINE OF £IOO. GISBORNE.' March lfi.

At tile Supreme Court, Albert Edmond Bourguis, who was found guilty of manslaughter, with a recommendation to mercy came up for sentence. Evidence was called to show that accused bore the reputation of a oaircPul driver. Justice Heed said ■since conviction, the matter of punishment had occasioned him some anxietv. It was a case of the usual dis-

regard for public safety. It was not a case which called for punishment or imprisonment. Accused lmd' been negligent and such negligence brought him under the provisions of the Crimes Act. The jury felt that the difference between accused’s negligence and negligence of others who had done the same, and escaped with a lime for a, breach of ai hyc-law or escaped altogether, was that his Actcaused the collision which resulted in the death of a- human being. The jury evidently felt that the circumstances of a dark, drizzly night added to a poorly lighted vehicle, were strong contributory causes. Unfortunately the result of negligence called for punishment. A large proportion of motorists habitually disregard the rules of the road. It cannot he to<i widely known that where an accident follows and death results, tho offender is criminally liable. His Honor thought- the proper course in this case was to impose a. fine of £IOO, and to order payment of the costs of tho prosecution.