DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

SHIPPING HANDICAP. DUNEDIN. July 24. In regard to the statement that the South Island is handicapped in regard to freight in comparison with the North Island, a reporter was informed that the English and American mails landed at Auckland from Vancouver reached Wellington on Saturday and Dunedin on Monday night. The outgoing ’Frisco mail closed at Dunedin oil Monday morning, and at Wellington this morning. The Wellington people were thus given, three clear days in which to reply to their American and English colic sponcleiice. but Dunedin people bad no opportunity at, all to reply. Another point was that Auckland and Wellington merchants had a tremendous advantage in knowing months ahead that they could import their requirements from Pacilic ports bv subsidised mail boats, and knew to a day, when the goods would arrive.

VENEREAL disease. CHRISTCHURCH. July 25. The Hospital Board congratulated Government on its action in setting up a committee en venereal disease. Dr. Fenwick said the Board had taken action nine years ago against the disease and had treated 1(490 persons. He wanted to see conditional notification introduced. Other speakers said the disease was making terrible ravages and between live ami six hundred eases were treated in Christchurch yearly, with a monthly average of 25 patients. SENTENCES AT AIT KI.AXD. AUCKLAND. July 25. At the Supreme Court. Mr Justice llerdman sentenced a youth, Ernest James Hannant. for the theft of cheques and money to the amount ol .£3llO, including €35 cash, to three years probation. The Judge expressed regret that the law did not allow him to order a birching by the police. Henry Howard McCarty, for failing to account for money to the Tail rang:) Hospital Board, theft am! forgery, "as sentenced to two years' reformative treatment.

Darcy Robert McSavill was sentenced to three years' hard labour and George Henry Newton to two veals' probation for breaking, entering, and melt at Taumamimi.

Walter Frank Gnodall. for forgery at Feilding was sentenced to 18-mos. gaol at tile termination of bis present, sentence. Albert Salt for indecent assault on a young temale was sentenced to two veals prison. Civile: irk Thomas Kelly Bay. breaking. entering, {belt, torgery ami uttering, and who is already sentenced to IS months prison tor breaking the terms ir hi. probation, was let oil without a further penalty. BISHOP OF MELANESIA. AUCKLAND, .lulv 25. The Secretary of the .Melanesia Mission lias been advised that the Bishop 111 Melanesia underwent another operation in London on Saturday. tin* ooerat ion bring slic-eesslul. It i> cxpecied that the Bishop "ill sail at llie end of January.

ACCIDENTALLY KILLED

GISBORNE, Jnly 25. At Tearan a, James I Tier, aged 55 died a- t'e result mf an are.dent oi •Sunday. The evidence showed that h< v. as playing with a Maori girl cut ployed at the hotel "lien she pus'ie: him and lie fell on the concrete tloai and liactiiicl Ids skull. A verdict o accidental death "as letiirncil, in blame being attachable In the girl. The deceased haves a wile am •mow n up g-imill living at \\ likato He "as spending a le" days at 'learn p a, being a Council rin; lover ,-,t Cart R min" ay.