DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[llV TELEGRAPH — I’ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CLAIM AGAINST SHIP. WANGANUI, Aug. 22. The Admiralty Court deah with the claim of the captain and crew of the American schooner Forest Home against the ship. The captain lias been left stranded in Wanganui for some time and is unable to get the owners to send him money to pay bis and the crews wages and disbursements. Judge Husking made a decree referring the matter to the* Registrar to take an account to which the claimants aiv entitled and intimated that when tin* matter conies lieiore him again he would make 11 1 ■■ necessary deer* *e for the sale of the* ship. SECRETARY CHARGED. ROTORUA. Aug. 22. At the Magistrate's Court. Granville Hunt, formerly secretary of the Rotorua Racing and Rowling Clubs. was charged with obtaining L‘l2() from Jesse I). Tanner bv false pretences on -May HI. The evidence alleged he got the

inonov by saying be wanted it as a loan to the Rotorua Auctioneering Co., but used it to make up a deficiency in his Racing Club accounts, lie also was charged with stealing L'ld from a fund of which In* was treasurer for the relief of the family of the Into Mr Dodson, employed by a picture company. IK* pleaded "not guilty” to

belli charges, and was committed for t rial on September I. Eurther charges are pending. Rail was allowed, accused in Cl MOO and two sureties of CSOO each. THE WEATHER. WELLINGTON. Aug. 22. The storm area that centred about Chatham Islands yesterday, has now pii-sed eastwards, hut the cyclone on the Tasman Sea still exists, npnarentlv to the north-westward of New Zealand, and nearer lo the northern coast of New Sooth Wale,. New Zealand renditions have improved. The weather i'oreenst is: The present indications are for variabde and strong winds, south-easterlies to northeasterlies prevailing in and northwards north-westerlies <*l*.ew ln"'e. The wenel' Cook Strait, ami sunt li-weslorlies to there will h" i ha ngeahie. with a s-atier-ed rainfall. The barometer is unsteady. This evening the Vi aliine Iflt on her usual trip south. The Mararoa will sail from here at the usual hour on Thursdn v evening.

I't >UND CXCON^CHHS. ACCKI.AND. August 29. Patrick Clifford, aged oil, a bushman. was found iniconseious it t the foot of tin* st tit> of the Shamrock Hotel last night. lie had severe' itijurio* to his head and was removed to the hospital vlcre lie died tluee hours later. Clifford came from the King Country and had been a hoarder at the Shamrock for about three week-. A REPORT DOUBTED. GISBOMIE. Aug. 29. Regarding reports telegraphed from Wellington of an extensive landslide at East Island the officers of the Arahlira. w hich stood io t ie-" to the locality yesterday report 11 ley saw no dilTt reuee in the appearance of the laud FARMER SUICIDES. WA 11 UK UR AU, Aug. 29. William Goodwin, aged O'h a prominent settler, ami v.eii-kuown op Bank..' Peninsular. nmimiucd suicide this morning by talcing unison. Ho had not been in good health for some time, and was worried over larin he-scs. 1; IV EI ’• BOARD RATING. BLENHEIM. August 29. A c; si* of great interest to River j Board ratepayers throughout N.Z. wa«j i "oiimem eTt in tlm Magistrate’s Court j 10-dav. the occasion being the hearingi of nor iwo hundred olijeeiioiis to thej rating el; (.silica t ion .-chcine of the; River Board which has jurisdiction ever a great tel' part of the Wairau j plain, including Blenheim, more ospeeiallv as it affects the higher area which was recently added to the Board v dist rift.

A curious teal lire oi the: ease is that (be Board's rating for last year wasinvolved liecan.se it failed lo classify the rotes according to statute and a danse* in the Finance Bid iu-t passed in the ||i:.ii-e validates that .'rating despite

petitions to the .Minister ami notwithstanding the not hearing <>f the ohj.--lions pendiiyg. this legalising tin*

Bond's net ion in rating the new areas v.iHioul' representation and tor the ]k,*~j,,.| when these were not under the Board's jurisdiction.