DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[uv TELEGRAPH—PER TRESS ASSOCIATION.] FORGERY CHARGES. WELLINGTON, May 21. MeCardle "'as remanded till next Wednesday. The police stated that at least nineteen charges of forgery are to be preferred against him. Rail of CbOO was allowed. I LOT El, K E EPE U S ENT ENCK DD. INVERCARGILL, May 21. At the Supreme Court, .John Thomas Gwynne, hotelkeeper, Of. Lumsdcn, for the supply of an instrument to Ids housekeeper for an unlawful purpose, was sentenced to six months. .LADY lIINTER KILLED. CAMBRIDGE, May 21 A Mucking fatality occurred yesterday in the hunting field at Tamahero. Mrs Wynn-Brown was riding the famous hunter llawker, when the horse ! failed to jump and turned a complete 1 somersault at a fence, falling on its rider who was killed instantly. Deceased was the wife of the Master of the Hounds and she has lived in the district practically all her life. She was a brilliant horsewoman, known all over the province. Mrs Brown was held in the highest esteem and her | death lias caused a gloom over town j and district. | RECENT EI.ODD LOSSES. I ! CHBISTt III'KCH, May 22. ! The North Canterbury Executive of I the Farmers’ I'liion to-day carried a ! resolution expressing sympathy with J tie producers and others who have susj tallied losses through the recent (loads, j The Chairman, Mr F. W. Mulholland, | said he was at, a 10-s in suggesting how | relief could be given to those who had ■ suffered severely, lie thought that it 1 was a case for the Government to pro- | vide relief, and ho Relieved that if re- | presentations were made they would rej reive favourable consideration. In the jg past. Government relief had been giv- | on in the case of hush (ires, and the 5 damage that had been 'doin' hv the ] Hoods was much greater than that done J by the hush lires. There was no doubt I that unless there was some relief ohI tained. number* of farmers would have I in leave their larms.

MOTHER AND SONS. CHRISTCHURCH. May 21. An application was made in the Supreme Court by the Rev F. Hide, superintendent of the Prosbyteriau Home. I efore Mr .Justice Adams, for :m order for n writ of luihaes corpus, compelling Annie M. Brother to produce in Court her two hoys, whom she took from the Proshvteriau Camp at New Brighton. Counsel staled that Mrs Broker was serving two months in Mount Eden for assault. The Judge said that it was impossible for her to obey the order while in gaol. An order was made, hut the Judge instructed the writ not to issue till Saturday, when Mrs Breaker would he released. She will he commanded to produce Lhc hoys in ( ourt here b\ June 12th, when argument will Re heard why the hoys should not be, returned to the custody of their father, who placed them in the home some years ago. LADY RIDER KILLED. CAMBRILPE. May 21. A rh '.king fatality occurred yesterday in the hunting field at Tamaheie. M- -: V.A nn Brown was riding the Li--I,am: binder 11nnkor. when the hors-' I’aiL-d a-,, a jump, and turned a compleu null. at a feme, falling on i idor, who '.va: killed instantly. De,vj; | w.ts the wife of the Master of L;i;< 1. She had lived in the d'sL .I :i || a,,i- life, ami was a brilliant lu>tic-v.omaii. She was known all over the province, and was held tu the higli-e-.t esteem. TICKET THIEF ARRESTED. - A ESIIBI'.RTON, May 2! \i l( i ,ncees-.. , u11y euteti aiding an audience of 200 overnight, with mesmeric and slight of hand stunts, uudei (.ho name of Professor ( . Hertz, liie world’s greatest enteriaiuer. the man wim nnvsled this morning, under the mime of Flunk Smith, and charged with the theft of five totnlisalor ticket;;, valued at l'j IDs, from an neriuaintaiice oil the Ashburton racneottrse. 'Hertz comes before the court l.>-niorrow.

manors ai,legation CHALLENGED. C’J I.IMSTCH lIIIC.'JI, 3fay 21. Airs McCombs (wife of Mr -McCombs, M.P.) has written to Bishop .Julius : n reference to the statement of the Bishop of Willochra at the Church Congress that “of till the you mothers in New Zealand at least half lt:u! ko i unchaste.’’ Mrs McCombs .says:—"The Bis.ir.p of Willo'hia based iliat statement m tlip report of t!ie New Zealand Hoard of Health, which stated that filly per ecui of the total lirsl births occurring wiiidn twelve months of marriage resulted'from sexual enntaft prior to marriage. The striking hut incomph statement hv the Ihiard has evidently misled the liisiiop of Willochra. 'I be official facts compiled by the Government. Statistician, do not warrant Ids stn'ement.” Mrs McCombs says:—"The,:o sl:.l----i.-lies show that, in 1922, only per cent of the total legitimate find: hi ihs ocenrred within seven months of marriage ! no Church Congress decided to r.; (■ .amend to ‘be 1! shops that next Co", gross should take place at Auckland in three years’ time. It was eon soloed that an annual conference was impracticable.

A GIKF, DEFR.A'UDHD. AUCKLAND, May 21. The strange story of flow a single woman parted with her savings to a married man. who she had been led to believe was single, was told in the police court, when Arthur Tronson was charged with having obtained several sums of money, totalling over £3OO, by false pretences. Florence Hub.v Lev. a waitress, gave evidence that she arrived from Sydney last November, becoming acquainted with tlie accused, who was hoarding at the same house. He introduced, as his sister, a woman she now knew was his wife. lie represented lie was in a good position, and had £SOO in business and £9OO in the hank. On a plea that lie had commitments to meet, he obtained .£"0 from her. He then wrote a letter of acknowledgment, saving: “Your action is one of the most glorious and Christian acts that is so rarely to I e found in this uncivilised huh erf our so-ealled Christian age.” He expressed undying affection, but regret that- his war injuries had left him but a wreck of humanity. After talking the letter over, the accused proposed, and she accepted. She then returned to Sydney, promising to expedite the forwarding of money she had arranged to give him. The money was sent, and when the accused got to Sydney, he explained that his business had absorbed all except ,£GO, which he had left hero to meet possible debts. Subsequently he went to Melbourne, and she saw no more of him, until the case was brought.

In a statement to the police, the accused said lie was married, with two children. He denied any criminal intent. He had told the girl, by way of a joke, that he was single. The accused pleaded not guilty, and was committed for trial, bail being fixed it £SOO.

THEFTS ADMITTED. MASTERTONT, May 24. James Nolan, with four aliases, appeared to-day on four charges of theft at Lansdowne on May 16th., and pleaded guilty. In a voluntary statement, lie said he was an escapee from AVaikina Prison Camp, and admitted the four charges. He also admitted breaking and entering Sir Francis Bell's house at Lowry Bay, Wellington on May 15th. Accused was committed to Wellington Supreme Court for sentence.

VALUELESS CHEQUES. AUCKLAND, May 24. Four charges of obtaining goods, cash or board by means of valueless cheques ivero admitted at the Puhco Court hv George William Sullivan. I lie offences were committed at Auckland, Hamilton, Te Aroha, Tauranga, Napier, and 'Wellington last month, the amounts totalling about £IUO. Jn a .statement to the police, the accused said he advertised in Auckland lor a nurse-girl for a couple touring New Zealand. Ho engaged one and took her to Te Aroha, where ho loft her at a hotel. He took another applicant to Tauranga and Rotorua, leaving her at a hotel. Some of the clothing he obtained was for the young girls he had engaged. His reason for engaging the girls' was that he knew it would he easier for him to get cheques cashed at the hotels, as he was passing them off as his daughters. He was committed fur trial. PROFESSORS OF EDUCATION. WELLINGTON, May 24. The lion Mr Parr stated to-day (hat the appointment of four ITolcssors of Education would he made at salaries of CBoo per annum each. I licse would not. however, involve any increased expenditure by the Department, as rearrangement of the duties and stall in the Training College would result tu compensating savings. PHYLLIS PORTER'S DEATH. WELLINGTON. May 23. In connection with the hospital inquiry into the delay that took place when Phyllis Dorter, member of the J. Williamson Pantomime Company, who was severely burned on the stage, was taken to the Hospital for admission, the Board held a special mooting today. It had previously found that there had been a delay, and the meeting to-day was to consider the. position of the house surgeon, Dr Baird. The latter wrote expressing regret foi the delay in the matter of admission. He admitted lie did not pay as prompt attention as was desirable. After lengthy consideration the Board decided that Dr Rail’d he re ini lied as house surgeon, provided the Medical Superintendent (or his deputy) be satisfied that the e[lkacv of the stall e not being impaired in any way.

RAIi.WAYMRN’S REQUEST. WELLINGTON. May 21. Parliament, will he asked by the Railwav Servants’ Society to constitute a Board composed of representatives pi the men of the Department with an outside chairman, to adjudicate in matters in dispute between the men and the management. There is stated to he dissat'.slaetiou in the service over the method of settling disputes, and the men waul a hoard similar to the Wages Boards which acted at. the time of the strike in 1020, and again the following year. These boards, the men consider, did good work, and will remove discontent. DOMIXIOX CONEERKNCK. WELLINGTON. May 24. The ('-.ml Miners’ Dominion (onlercuce will be held on July 4th. It. will haw ill;: followin': i-sues pinned before i< ; (I) The Federation as now constituted; or (2) one Union for the Dominion ; or (3) one I nion lor each di t.rict as suggested by the recent mauling of miners .at Reeftou. The notice convening the meeting attacks five coal owners, and urges the necessity of breaking away Irom II"’ Arbitration Court, and of establishing the light pf lhc mi tiers to discussion o| their own wag’s and working v.imiiti"i>:. ■ It Mm.gi.-ts that they cannot ho too eager to mid vim Court’s rule iu the face of the treatment served out to the workers of New Zealand during the last IS weeks. RACING TAXES. t.HRIS’iCIiURCJf. May 24. At the annual meeting ul the t aii. ibiirv Jockey Club, the Chairman, Mr Grigg, said the members ol the club paid taxation that was quite usijn:-ti-liod at the present moment, in mat a great part of it was. on its a war tax, i and must he removed as far a, possimc line reduction the members were g.ml U, see was the 10 per cent, oil the stakes won. but the country dubs must ( i,J relieved to a greater extent, otherwise it would he impossible lor them to car iv on. Good solid ununtiN ' clubs, which had given good, health.' sport for -VJ years would he crushed out of existence unless the taxation was reduced, lie suggested taxation should not in any case exceed a certain proportion of the gross revenue, (i-..it a more or less sdidng s« ah of taxation might come into force, instead oi taxation which seemed to sugges'. that racing clubs were not v. anted Rv the powers that were. In’ seconding the motion, Mr J-’-Gould said he could not sec how tae Club could tarry on siict-rssi ul.y the Government gave seme i’’ Let. iim Government took a la) ge toll of the Club’s finances. The 101 l vm equivalent tu the wuole o| tut { iuh’N stakes for the year, viz., over (■otI.OIV.I. He thought the Government realised it was going too far. and was in danger cf killing the goose that hit J the. golden eggs. 11 such tvlud £ •’’’ fortl’.comiug, he was Mire the <■ mu would be able to hold n ’

THF. REPORT NOT CORRECT. WELLINGTON, May 21. It. is stated that in a speech at Christchurch, Dr Gilbert White, the Bishop of \A illochra, cited a New ,oa land Government report to show that -of the women becoming mothers for the first time in the Dominion, each year, more than half had been unchaste.” Sir Francis Roll has informed a •‘Times” reporter that the figures used by Dr White wove inaccurate, but the mistake was not Dr White ». He had but repeated the erroneous report. lIOMESTEAD DESTROYED. DANNEVIRKE, May 24. A destructive fire occurred this afternoon at Glen gory Homestead, about three miles from Dannevirke, the homestead being totally destroyed. It was a wooden building, consisting of 22 rooms, part being old, and a considerable portion new. It i> surmised the fire originated in the region of the hot water service, and, through lack oi fire lighting facilities, nothing could be (lone to fight the Homes, which consumed the building in a very short space of time. Practically nothing was saved. The structure and furniture were ,the property of Major James Aimstrong, ’ and were valued at about £ So,ooo. They are insured approximately for £6500 in the Standard Office. BABY KILLED. DFNFDIN, May 24 The four months’ old baby of Mr Colgam, stationmaster at Seaeliff, was lying in a pram on a verandah, wnen the pram was evidently blown over the bank, and the child was killed. ACCEPTED CALL. DUNEDIN, May 24. Rev James Fordyc-e, of West Taieri Presbyterian Church, has received and accepted a call from Riverton.