DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by tel eg it Ai’n—rEß press association.] .MAR A.M A RETURNS TO PORT. AUCKLAND, Aug. 24. The Mamma sailed for Sydney at 11.3!) a.m. to-day. hut she returned to port at 1.10 p.m., owing to the stokehold r-rew refusing duty. The ship remains al anchorage and her 24ft passengers and mails have been transferred to the Niagara, which leaves to-night. The cause of the trouble was the presence of a non-unionist in the stokehold. Ufx.iii the vessel's return to the harbour, this man said lie would sign off hut the men then made a new grievance. They refused to sail with ('apt. Cliff, presumably because lie had ordered the men’s leader olf the bridge, where he arrived to make a complaint when the ship was leaving the wharf. The thirty-one stokers have been arrested on a charge of refusing duty on the high seas, their disobedience having taken place outside tho three-mile limit. They will come before the Court to-morrow. In the meantime it is not known when the Mamma will get away •'or Sydney as her passengers were able to transfer to the Niagara without delay. However, the action of the stokehold crew has caused a minimum of inconvenience. AVAR MEMORIAL. TIMARU. Aug. 24. The South Canterbury War Memorial Committee considered tenders for the erection of a monument at Timaru. Three were received, all from the North Island. On the advice of the architect, the tender of Parkinson and Co., of Auckland, of £4o0!) was accepted. The funds in hand total £1.0(10. ft is hoped to have the memorial complete and ready for next Anzae Day. DEATH BY DROWNING. AUCKLAND. Aug .24. The inquest touching the death at i he Little Barrier Island, on June Kith „|' Huber! George Wietlemau concluded to day. The deicased’s body was found at the loot ol a ellll by Mr (leatel, who is caretaker on the Island, which L a bird sanctuary. Owing to lack of e/unmtinicalioii with the Island Mi Cleaver was comp.'lied to bury the hotly which decomposed. 'Plie medical evidence showed that doath was due in drowning, while the police stated there were no suspicious circumstances. Te coroner returned a verdict oi accidental death, due to drowning. ( OMPANIES APPEAL. WELLINGTON. August 24. Sitting in Chambers. Mr .Justice Salmom! annouM. oil that he tout decide-* to iel'er to the Full Court two motions by defendant comj anies to set aside j lie verdicts of juries in eases over which lie had presided. Ihe first ease was t luit i f John Baldwin Adams against the Wellington Patent Slip Co., in which the jury awarded £42 1. the I lain till' alleging that he had contracted skin (li'cn'C lliiou-_di handling bedding from a steamer while employed by the defendant company. In the second case the action was taken by James Will. Boyce against tin- Union Steatn'iiri Company, wherein the jury awarded Hie plaint ill the l ull amount under the Statute. 2 1 ■’>l). less workeis compensation already paid, for injuries received while working on a steamer. SEVERE INJUlill-N. DUNEDIN. Augu'l 2-Y William Arnett, aged 72. and single, still ol ed severe injuries to his head and lace vs tin' le-uh nf billing and sinking the kerh-ing. He was admitted to the hcs| ital his condition being somewhat serious. BUTTER SLUMP. WELLINGTON. Aug. - 1 Mr J. T. Martin, at a meeting ol the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, advanced another reason for a settlement el' the Rohr question, when he staled that the ec.llan Hie dairy produce mark", was directly due ft. this. The Ereia-h occupation, said Mr Martin, had resulted in chaotic exchange conditions. and Denmark Imd been forced to dump her butler and cheese oil to tho Cnited Kingdom, the only 1 ree market, causing a glut-

BANKRFPT SENTENCED. WELLINGTON. August 20. 11l the ease of C. K. Dcmilelly. a Lank nipt taxi driver, chnirged with failure to keep proper hooks for three veers, the Crow n prosecutor contended that this was done to hide transactions from his creditors. Defendant had been throwing money away, lor «■" one occasion he spent £lO in going to Auckland to attend a golden wedding. For tlie defence counsel said that, his client stiffen'd from »» excess of optimism and had Intel l.ad hick in his investments. Tin' S.M. -aid that thi- had nothing to do with the charge and so inflicted a. sentence' of lout months hat'd hiho.tr.