DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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DUNEDIN SUICIDE. DUNEDIN, July 20

At the inquest on the body of Mitchell. the accountant, who was found hanging at hi- residence, Roslyn, this morning, a veidiet of suicide while in a depressed state of mind was found. Deceased's brother in his evidenie. .said he believed there was something in the suggestion that deceased's worry and lack of .sleep wore due in a measure to toe fact that deceased was depressed owing l » his having made false in-

AN< >TH Eli INSOMNIA CASE. WELLINGTON. July 20

Alfred McDonald, aged-58. a resident of Hataitai. was found in a bathroom with his throat cut. lie was dead when discove.i'd. Deceased find been suffering fiom insomnia, and had nor slept tor several nights. It is believed continued insomnia caused temporary insanity.

£ HARGE OK receiving. WELLINGTON. July 25. Eollowing the arre-t and conviction of two girls for tliefl. of several thousands of cigarettes from their employers, W. D. and 11. G. Will-. William Joseph Gett, an elderly Chinaman, appeared before Mr E. Page S.M.. on a charge of receiving 3301) cigarettes, value.l at £8 3s 3d. knowing the same to have been dishonestly obtained. Tore.-a Bildden deposed to stealing from her employers and selling to Gett who knew whore the girls worked and asked them to get more. Altogether a sum of 3-0 was paid tor 150 packets. Witness had lunch at Gott's shop on several occasions with Xn!a p'razer and Ethel Conrad, who lived with Gett. Gett had warned witness when Nol.l Frazer was a;rested. Nob: Erazer gave similar evidence. V,.riiia Smith, forewoman, and Neville Turner Brown, managing director, gave evidence as to missing ctgarrettos. Tiny traced a girl to the Chinaman's shop. Dele; live Jam hi .sea.ehed Celt's iila.. e. Accused's counsel asked to have the ease dismissed, as there was no enl'l'Oburalion. Acemed denied his gui.t. The Magistrate committed accused for t; ill.

COST OF A WHARF. WELLINGTON. July 25. Mr Mitchell, chainin'n of the Mel- > lingtou Harbour Board, nnnoumed at (fie board meeting to-night that the ( lowe-t tender for the const met am ol • the Pipitea what t had been £198.987. , wild t~5 actual cn-t -arried out bv day labour was £161.523. the s. voi.g i' the board being £37.101. WATERS! DKI’.S FINED. NEW PLY.MtH'TI I. Juiv 24. I , Magistrate Mow hm cave judgment j ( this morning in a t as" in which -'•* j i watersiders wore proi ceded against | b. tin* Inspect' r ol Awards fad- ' in r to reslie.ii'i to a call to >'• era the i steamer Opawa at 1 p.m.on May j The Mag is! rate held there wa- a com- j moll agreement, among th ■ m -n mo I' j return, thu- cou-t it lit mg a stiio. !*• * | fixed the penult v at £3 i:i e'vn 'cc. | ill" onion entering into a bom! t.» jo) , the total tines and expenses J an t*p- | peal is ousueie-sful. or not pl'ceee.mtl j with. | MONUMENT AT PORT EUH. j WELLINGTON, July '-’7. j Regarding l lie monument which iproposed to" he erected at I’-rt Enid j in tin mory of the -oldicr.- the A'”- j Italian and New Zealand to fees win j gave their live- in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria, the Returned Soldiers’ Association has received a communieatmn j from the Secretary ol the Dclonce Do- ; parlment, Melbourne, concurring in j the progress which has been made, i Copies of the photograph of the winning design were enclosed. Iho design is an except ionall.v tine one. representin" - two horsemen in action, one mounting. the other dismounting, and 'landing oil a base similar to the Cenotaph base. Relief is afforded hv groups ol horsemen galloping into action across the desert. The monument will he placed at Pori 5-'aiil i-lose to the entrance of the Suez Canal, faring East and ” I hirlelsil’fane.'’ the road by which all ancient J and modern armies from Eg.' pi oed marched to the ootrpiost of Palestine and Syria. The monument will he seen bv all nnssengers to and from Great Britain. India, and Ansirahi.-ia. KEEP TO THE LEFT. WELLINGTON. JuL 27. Wellington Cilv Council decided unanimous!v last night that a by-law be prepared providing that all pedestrian traffic within the city should keep to tfi" left on the footpaths. The Auckland City Council has also com** to :j similar A PKCTUAH POSITION*. CHRISTCHURCH. July 27 Dealing with a young man. Alan William Beasley, who had pleaded I guilty to making a lal-e declaration | under tlie Marriage Act. Judge Reed I _ ; ,j 1 "I am not satisfied that the pt'i- | miiht ini' committed an olienee, Imt i must take the ea-e a- it stands." j Counsel for the prisoner said Beasley I cunt meted marriage under n false name | some mouths alter his teloasc irep j prison, his intention being that his past j j might not he known. He had had no j j home influence and had never -eon his j I mother for more than two weeks at aj time. Now his wile had deserted him. j The'Judge said the accused had a per- j feet right to go under another name. | Iml fie should have gone about it pro-I perlv. To commit an cli'em-e. a name j must be assumed for the purposes of j deception, which was not the case in j i the present instance. No real olienee j | had been commuted. The accuser! , I uou!i! he convicted and discharged. I _ ENOW IN THE NORTH. DANNEVriIKE. July 27. i s' mi hern Hawke's IDy wears a maii- | tie , f white. Snow fell fur live houri this morning, the fall being the Leavii e-t experienced Ur many years, and j the prospects are that more will follow. COMMITS SUICIDE, j TIMARU. July 27. ].' i- ( 'iltou. aged hi. a coal tnerchr.rt. missing stm-e yesterday, wa-' loitml dead oil the Titnaru howling green with his threat cut. lie was the victim of the iu!bteuza epidemic and had been worried about coal mine ventures.