DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

(BY TEI.EORAI’II —I'Klt I’ll ESS ASSOCIATION'.] ELECTION PETITION DECISION. PALMERSTON N-. July 3. Recently a petitimi "a- bilged by R. AlcDoiiald, of Asbuist. against the election of J. 11. A'incent of Ashurst. to represent the Otangaki Ridnig "U tin- Or,ma County Council, certain irregularities in the procedme at the taking of the poll being alleged. At the initial proceedings the C ounsel for the returning officer opposed the hearing on the grounds that the accompanying cheque of ten pounds was not a deposit under the Act. The reserved decision of Mr Stout S. on this point was delivered today.

The Magistrate held that the cheque deposit did not comply with the requirements of the Act. and he therefuie dismissed the petition but hchl the petitioner was entitled to the return of the ten pounds as it could not he treated ns having been deposited under 1’) <:! till* -'tit.

WOMAN'S CKO IN.) PR ED. CHIMSTCiU'RCH. July 2. Mrs Colleti ■ wife of Mr S. J. (ollcit. (JovvrnnieiiL Timrisl Agent, had a very unpleasant experience ; m isaumda.'• While she was sitting '" front ot . enal lire a bullet shot .mt trom the flames, struck her in the Kg. ami .n----llieted a somewhat severe wound, e-eane from severe injuries. it not noni V.. u i, was a narrow one. Somebody :!M.fc.V..iy ,» ehievousiiess. I lie mm i- • l.lg Mrs Collett, lodged i» «■>«’ ' ■ ‘ <s>l!ing close to where she was xitti.i-..

AI.CEDED Cl BELUNION SECRETARY SUED. WECCINDTON. Julyy N At the Supreme Court to-day Alfred Henrv Chard, a seaman, sued 'Wiliam Thomas Young, general ««-retai> of lh e Seamen’s Federation. tor CTOO , .. n , i;|„.| said i" have damages lor .ilk_<d >'• • . been published bv Young m a eiieub to members <U the t (delation. The statement of claim set out wa. that plaintiff was a candidate lor tlm Mlieo of Secretary of the K,non and that defendant had caused to be pit _ lislied a statement that the P had enrolled in a scab union in >l, against the best interests ot .<mu i liitil who were fighting to maintain the Seamen’s l’ederatio),. Plaint,it _ al-n asked for an injunction restraining the defendant from the turlher publication of the words complained ot. The defence maintained that the words alleged were made on a privileged occasion, without malice, and that the words were published m sell defence, defendant having been accused bv the plaintiff of misappropriation of union funds ami having Been bribed by shipowners^ The case is proceeding.