DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

LBV TEBKGBAI'U —I'l.K I’IIKSS ASSOCIATION.] I corin’ or aitkal. ! 1 WELLINGTON. .‘lnly -»n. ! J Tin.' Court of Appeal this afUTiunm I heard furilior argument iit tin; case of ; the application by the New Zealand Law .Society to strike Archibald Lyon Dennistoii oil the roll oi barristers and solicitors. The ease was adjourned from last session of the Court of Appeal in order that further adiduvits . might he filed as to tin; position of Den- j niston's trust account. I Mr von llnast. for the Law .Society, said the evidence showed that there should at all the times under review j have been at least £Ol IDs Mil in Den- | niston’s trust account, and this amount | had not been there for a considerable . period. .Mr Johnston, who appeared for Den- j nii-ton, said it was to he noted that no ono had suli’cred from any shortage in his client’s trust account. Kvidouco did j not substantiate the <ase put for- | ward by the Law Society. Dennistoii j had suffered from the defalcations ol a j dishonest accountant. Itie shortage oi I £Ol 10s :trl was accounted for by the i fact that when Dennistoii became aware of a shortage in his trust account he I had in error not paid in enough to . meet the shortage. j Mr Itlnir also addressed the Court on j behalf of Dennistoii, maintaining that | none of his actions amounted to pro- . fcssional misconduct. j Decision was reserved.

WEI.I.IXDTON COMPETITIONS j WELf.INOTOX. .Inly 'JO. ; The entries for the Wellington Com- j petitions next month total li!Ml.), against j !.|i last year, and (>fiH higher than | the previous record. The success is at- , tril nted to d'-piiting separate judges | to the classes, all spot ialists in their i class. NAITICAL IXQUIIIV. A I'CJvLAXD. duly -JO. | The hearing of the formal invesuga- | lion into the loss ol the ketch I'.dna . last Kehruary at tic entrance to l’a- , rcngareiiga harbour was cotnmciued lie- j lor,, a nautical cnmmi--ion t (imposed oi Mr .lust ice 1 lordmau, Captain Mem- j ing and Ca|>tain Airey. Ihe rehearing was brought at the instance of the j Minister of Marine. At the previous investigation the Court exoneiated tin . master. Captain Ilenrv John Hurt, and j lound the loss was due in peril ol the i sea. j .1 MUSIN' PMEKDKUS. j AUCKLAND. duly in. The annual meeting ol the New Zen- , land dersey llreedefs' Association was j held to-day. the president (Mr M'l.oii-; nan) piv-iding. j The report ‘tau-d lli.'tl the member-, ship was 11.-l-d Cattle regi-letvd dor- j m • ,h,. war loialb.d lid"', a- against |:tl i in i tie preceding year, (eitinciiti". i.sueil tolidled oil. as against Tlie grand total now was Mdd, j with an average of IdO.dllh oi hlltterfat. The r. coipts were .CM7C.7 ami the eredit balance was LDtitt. Messrs K. D. Ml.cunno, A. K. Missen and W. { 11. (tool h were elected memhefs of the : eolllleil. j

SAI-K OK I'HIKSIANs. ACC ELAND, July 20 Ai a sale of Friesians, Mr MeOowan, I'm- ihe* Piri Island Company, hiutght n li,*iLor for throe hundred guineas, anil n ( ~uV for one hundred and fitly puinOJis. ; Mr A. Collins, a 'Smith Australian, : bought a m» for two hundred guineas. • PAN-PACTKIC CONCHES*. I WELLINGTON. -July JO. The following Gentlemen have been nominated hy the Government ot New Zealand as their delegates to the PauI’aeilie Scientific Congress. to he held in Sydney and .Melhnurne next month. Mr P, 0. -Morgan, director of geological surveys, gcolugv. vuleaiinlog.v, and relati'd suhjeets. Dr P. H. Puck. director of Mauri hygiene, anthropology, instruction in M.-iia! trailing of native races in the Pacific. Dr j. S. Armstrong. Western Samoa Adniimstrniion. who has an intimate knowledge nf tropical prnhlems in agrieiilmre. native race*, etc. Another lepieseiiiaiiie, pe.-.ih'y Mr Ceekayne, it he can he spared agriculture. botany, entomology. plant pathology, introduction of exolii fud : der plants, etc. The Cotriiiiomve'dt h ftovernineiit is contributing Cuit'lO towards the cost if the congress. Ii is felt that the discussions of the Congress suhjeels in their scientific, economic, and social aspects will favoe.rahiy inlluenee the' destiny of the Paeilie peoples and eondues' to peace and goodwill among them. AIT KLA Nl). duly 20. A largo natty of seienti'ls from the T'liited Slates and Canada arrived by the Makura to-day. They will attend the P.-ui-Paeilie Conference in Avsi»alia. Profe-sor Gregory, director of the Pishop .Museum. 1 f niiol til ii. is I lie unofl'ieial head of the party. A WIFE'S WILL. WELLINGTON, duly 10 A civil claim .having rather unusual features was before Mr .Justice Chapman at the Supreme Court to-day. The late wife of .Ldio Roydon I'rovn, hotel-keeper, of Wellington, by her will left her estate to .John OTlalloran. of Napier. Brown is asking for a declaration that the sum of i'dl.'if) 17s f'd included in the will was his property. The plaintiff said that the money was his, and was hanked by his wife in her mime as his agent, and for his use. The defence denied this, claiming that the sum formed part of the estate of the deceased, and was subject to the terms of her will, ami further, that sin'll money was a valid gift from the plaintiff to tiie wife. The hearing was not concluded.

SEXTEXC'E FOB THEFT

Clip ISTCTII'KCTI. July 21. "T think it is absolutely essential that it should he known by all persons occupying positions similar to the one that you occupied, that- they cannot commit theft ami then come io the Court and expect to be admitted to probation, said Justice Heed, when sentencing a postal official. Edward Bryan Carter, aged IU years, when charged with theft ef a postal packet. His Honour said lie had given the ease a good deal of anxious thought on account of prisoner's age, hut had come to the conclusion that it was not a ] ease ior probation. The crime of a I breach of duty was becoming very comm.ni in Xew Zealand. There were a great number of eases of stealing from the Government, and also from private employers. The prisoner would be detained for reformative purposes for twelve months.

WEATHER FORECASTS. WELLTXOTOX. July 20. Discussing in the House of Representatives the position of the -Meteorological Office Mr Burnett, (Temuka) said there was a consensus of opinion among agriculturists and pastoralists that something should he done to bring the meteorological branch of the Marino Department more up to date. The fact that: at least live million sheen in the South Island were grazing above the snow line and that timely warnings of approaching had weather would enable the owners of these sheep to place them in better positions was sufficient to show how necessary it was that our j

weather forecasting should he right up to date. It, perhaps, was unnecessary to point out that very serious loss was predicted in the southern province of New Zealand in high country owing to the very severe snow storm recently experienced and he would like to impress upon the Prime Minister how men in high country felt the need of these forecasts and made use of them. He (Mr Huniett) was in daily touch with friends in the Mackenzie Country in South Canterbury, giving them forecasts issued by the Dominion Meteorologist, and they were finding them of vorv great use in the movement of thenflocks. He. therefore, thought these weather reporting stations should he increased and all of them brought up to date in every re-peet. not only in the direction ol reporting decreases in temperature. dircciiou of wind. etc., but they should have the very latest instruments to give all details that* would he of use to the Dominion Meteorologist. He hoped the Coveriiim-nt would 7ake steps to spend, say. another £2'*K! iu improving the services, and also see its wav to s.-t tip a wireless station <n. soy. Campbell Island to give timely warning of the approach of Antarctic i storms.