DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv telegraph—PEß press association.] SUPREME COURT. AUCKLAND, January 27. Al the Supreme Court, Sir Robert Stout pas-ed sentence as follows: John Martin Hodge, indecent assault ou hi, daughter, aged thirteen, at Tattranga, four years’ refot illative detention. Ilerinr Aiigu-tive Jlall, aged twentyone, carnal knowledge, two years’ reformative detention. Robert Hay, forgery and uttering and false pretences, eighteen months' probation. with restitution. •Joint Thomas Henry AVilkc.s, assault and robbery, two years’ probation. John Henry l.ahrum. assault., and r'dibeiy, six months’ imprisonment. Frank Linton and Robert Frederick Edwin Ellie, for a series of burglaries three years’ reformative detention. Henry Forsyth, issuing valueless cheques, twelve months’ imprisonment. harbours bill promised. WELLINGTON. June 26. The Government intends this season to introduce an important Harbour Rill, conolsdating the law relating to Hat hour Boards and in several respects making amendments with a view to securing ti thoroughly effective measure. Tl is intended to refer the Bill to a special selt-i-f committee which will lie set up after its introduction, RESIDENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS. Al t l< LAND, .June 2>. The removal ef the residential qualification o| Rugby League footballer.-. in England hy the British Rugby Football League was discussed ai the annual meeting ol the New Zealand Rugby League thi- evening. It was stated that, as the result of the removal of tin- qualification, prominent Australian players had Jieen approached with a view to their going to England. Fears were expressed that New Zealand would also lose some of its best players. This had happened before the qualification was imposed. It was decided stronglv lo protest to the British League against the removal. HOSPITAL SI'IIS]DIES. WELLINGTON. June 2S Eurlher pressure hy Hospital Board.on the Government for a L' for C subsidy is foreshadowed by a motion • •roil, glit before (bo AA’ellingUm Hospital Board by AH- C astle, that the Government be urged to amend the hospital subsidy schedules, so as to provide that the avrago rate of subsidy to hospital boards shall not fall below e lor L', and that all boards be asked to support a resolution to send represeiilaiive- to AVellinglou lo form a deputation to the Miiii-ter of Eiuam-e ;uul urge him to mtd e the ueeessary amemlmenl this session.

The eliairman tbutiglii Ihe opera linn of tlu- subsidy should be fairer. The Government would gain by its remain-

ing a- i: was, for in lO|n it was 20 o, whereas ai tin- pre.-i nt time it war, I 1 10 m the L' for the whole of the Dominion, and for Wellington lo 1. This would be an all-imporla nt question at I In:’ i-ot i fore nee of tJie North Island boards, because he was prepared lo oppose any extension of the boards’ Innciionx in the way of taking over i-oti-nmptive -anatoria, until the subsidy quo-lion bad been pul ou a fairer hiisi-. There was a good opportunity to "push their barrow" by- tltic mol ion. Glider the old seJieme there was higher expenditure and lower subsidy. but tin- new proposals would reverse that position. AYlum uitvi board bad pa-M-d a similar resolution, and asked the support of ihi- board lo gel the injustice remedied, by which the Government was bom-fitting lo the ox-H-nt f-i ov.-r L-|lO,U!!il p.-r annum ai tinexpeiis,- ~| ihe local authorities. Mr ( . Al. Luke siip|xirted the mni ion. He agred the hospital hoards should take over ho further liabilities until they had a C for (J subsidy. Air Chapman added that sickness a:i I ib -vase Were national a: well alocal. Tin- n.-ii iunal exchequer. Ilu-re lore, should .-.bare the hurdeo. SWAB LEFT IN. I A SI DO EON SEED. Al t|\ LAND, June 2* | At Hie Supreme Onurl. the jury ie-

i 'ii H: 'I a i I'l iliri inr i ln> ilelemlant la lli" i>-1 1< -:iriiilj; n! ilia elaim lur ClOiK'i • Inin:iLir— hii' aliened m a;li;_',aiHa in |n■ iinniiiii" an nperntnui. liiinwn as tin-f,ai"-ari’an Sad inn. in \\ iii<-h a '\\ali ''.as admiitedly !<■!l in a patient. Tinplaintiir »as .Mare-ant Alice Jlaylon, ami ihi l dciemiain l)r I,milestone I''i ;irh n i -1. of Kailinlie. Al the time nl the operation, Sopieinher. Die «!i-1»• 11< I;iiit was m elianre m' the

Wlmiirruiei i I«i~ pi! ;il. After l lie main <!Jir-rat imi, t In■ plaint ill' underwent throe >llh'-i-fjin-nt oprrat inns, n sw;\Ti heing recovered wlhui tlii■ final incision was made. At the previous hearing el I lie etw tin- jury disagreed. 'Hie jury added a rider s• atintc that ;!n> jury lV'(|tti'sts tla* llrili-li .Medical Assnciai inn. at us t'i'! I lienini Mg Dotuliii< n oonieivnee. to diMms- fully tlu> • lid'I id'stion u| devising son,., improved 111.1 la a I which would preclude th<* possibility oi' foreign sill,stained being Irfl in patients ai -urgioal oporal ion-. ANZAC DAY [’AY. WMfddXijTOX. Jiiii,- os. A case mi. belore Air Hunt. 5.. U.. [u-day. involving the ipiCstion of w tit—thi'f wages must i.e paid on Anzac Day. He held that the law clearly treated it as a .'Sunday, and lie saw nothin;' limitin'’ it obligatory to pay wages that day. Leave of appeal was granted to the rnspeetor of Kaitmies. who was plaiiititl. JIF.TTIXti CHAIMiI-:. WKI.I.IXCTON. dune 28. L'lnllip To.ss:nan, hairdresser, was charged with keeping a coniiilon gamine; house. Detective- stated they visited tiis place, and took possession oi books, (■hurts etc., which, they alleged, mdie.uod the accused carried on a betting business. One detective went to the telephone. When he tang, he conversed with people whom, it was submitted were betting customers. One said. "Thirty .-hilling- O-ternun. last race Dunedin." Another -aid. "M.l. be e. • lust around corner. Want iive singles Musket:. <U!.'' f'or the defence it wt.> denied the business was a boekniakirig one. Ortam records of information of iiueiest to sports wore kept by Tossiniut for the iienefit of customers, hut there wa- no evidence that betting was transacted on the promises. This "-:s essential to secure conviction, ihe Magisitate reserved his decision.