DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—rEn press association.] A CHARGE DISMISSED. PALMERSTON X., Aug. 20. A reminder of tut aliair now about three months old, when a youth aged eighteen and a girl two years his senior absented themselves from their respective homes for three days and nights, jiving a primeval existence in the bush near the Manawatu River, and subsequently returning home voluntarily, was heard before Mr Stout, R.M., today. The young man previously concerned, named Thomas Smythe, was charged that on July 5 he did assault Bertie IToldsworth by throwing an open pocket knife at him and striking him between the shoulders. Evidence adduced showed that complainant was in a room with the girl, and two other young people, when defendant threw u knife through an open window. The police were informed, before (lie identity of the young man with the knife was known, and there was no unfriendliness hetcen the parties. The charge was dismissed as trivial. CAPPING DAY PROf KSSrOX. AUCKLAND, Aug. 20. The "University College Council adopted a decision by the Professorial Board to prohibit capping day processions. This action was taken as a result of complaints regarding the behaviour of some students on the day of the last procession. The hoard found that the procession itself was well conducted and the general tone such that no fault could be found. On the other hand, it was apparent that certain hands of students committed acts in direct dtsobcdieucc to the expressed directions of the Students’ Association. The hoard further was satisfied that it was impossible to prevent acts of the kind on the part of students whose association with the college was slight and whose regard for its traditions was even less evident. HITvURAXGT MINERS. WELLINGTON, August 21. Some time ago the Hikurnngi Minors’ Union was lined £2OO and twelve of the miners £lO each, in connexion with the strike. The matter was brought before the Cabinet with a- result that the. lines were reduced to £IOO and £.l respectively. Colonel Allen Hell. M.P. (Hay of Islands} intimated to-night- that, as a result of further representations, the lines had been reduced to £3O and ,C2 10s respectively. PRE-AVAR VAGUE OF POSTAGE. AI"OKI.AND, Aug 17. Til the piping days of the old peace, when 20i German marks could buy a golden British sovereign, or its equivalent, a letter from Germany to New Zealand bore two or three pfennig stamps. Now it would be almost ini-, possible to liml sufficient, space on an envelope lor Ihe necessary postage, unless the Germans, in moments when they are not printing million mark notes run off some million mark postage stamps. The other day a postcard reached Auckland from Germany. It was decorated with a long row _ ol stamps, representing 7)0 marks, which, before the war, would have been worth £2 10s, but the < ommuiiication was vidieuloiislv under stamped. The postal officials found it- necessary to collect from the receiver a line ol three halfpence, which, in Germany, is now worth about 21.3,000 marks. A rough calculation show.-, the pre-ear value of the necessary postage to be £o2o'.>. Auckland tiU/.eli'-, who speculated m marks last year, probably debited the amount of their “flutter'-' to their experience account, hut they may have a little revenge. All they have lo do is to po-t a raid or two to Berlin without stamps and smile at the thought ol tin unfortunate recipients sending a u aeon-load of marks to the post-oluce to pa V the fee. If they wanted a full revenge they could instruct their !,,,nks to post hack their “paper’ man unstamped envelope.

T\\ () STt >lt M AUK AS. 11KAVY SKAS IN COOK STHAII. AV !•’. I. 1.1 NGTON. A tig. -I • Two storm area- arc in evidence. On,, centred ill the vicinity of the Chatham Islands, ami another is located from sfio to H inll miles (~ the norlh «esi "iiril el Nee, d.iud oil The | on-cast i- that the pu’-ent indications are lor south-easterly winds. Strong to gale. Cold ami -tormy weather, with rain, is probable generally, and snow on the higher levels. A rising barometer is due ever>\\beio. A southerly gale lias been blowing for two davs boro. To-day is increased, raising a very heavy sea. Tie- thunder of ||m wave-. a- they broke on the shore, was heard for many moles.

All -Ingoing at Wellington is held up. Keen Ibe ferry steamer was tillable to sail to-night. Sm h an occur, retire cannot ho remembered hv lho oldest "sail" on the waterfront.

WIRRKKSKKD WARNING. WKI,KINGTON. Aug. -0. A wireless wanting has been broad casual from Sydney that a spar has been seen attached lo a submerged object in latitude ,'W.bdf smith, longitmb 147.5.