DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELKOIIAI’H—I’ICIt I*ll ESS ASSOCIATION.] THIEF SENTENCED. HAYXE REMANDED. DUNEDIN, June 8. John Davidson, on four charges <>! theft of carpenters’ tools, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment and twelve months’ reformative treatment. Tho police stated that■ accused s hngei prints were identical with a thief named Rogers. , , James Reynolds Havne was iiirthe. remanded mi a charge of using an instrument to procure a miscarriage.

LAND SETTLEMENT LEAGUE. AUCKLAND, June 8. At a meeting of tin* N.Z. I .emigration hand Settlement League, Mr Mackenzie. Chairman of the Auckland Ilaibour Board presiding. Mr Hu,..lron, Chairman of the Chamber ol C .mimere.* said that some of the proposals ''etoie the Conference were such tnat the Chaniher could not countenance the resolution carried, expressing the "''gen. need of a more progressive Laud fsettnment and Immigration Policy, and that the head of the Department should possess a knowledge of similar wont in other countries. The Railway and Puhlio Works Departments should ionperate mid provide railway and road •uses-, to give effect to such a policy.

I! S \. CONFERENCE. AUCKLAND, June 8. Vt. the annual contcrencc of the N.Z. RS V Mr .1. D. Harper presiding, welcomed the delegates. were carried congratulating hir Rnl.t. Wilson on his K.iighthoo. and expressing sympathy with Hon • ' t . )ou _ hi< illness, and hon voyage to . aid (Savin, on route to England.

TIIE A B S CONI) E R 8. LEVIN, June 8. A ’..ad named Victor Kirnei " a " ordered bv the Supreme t'ourt at Wellington to he returned to the Wei-iu-oa Training Farm on Wednesday. He absconded with another limia-e named Seorringe, on Thursday, ant they have not since been seen. Kirner took part in five burglaries in Levin, Palmerston, and Feilding. During lus escapade last week there was a stion._ feeling locally that such hoys should not he sent to the Weraroa Training farm which has no facilities for incarceration, hut is educational in character.