DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

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CYCLST INJURED. BAXXEVJRKE, Sep 17. A collision on Weber road between a motor cor asul a motor cycle ridden by a youth, .). Fairhurst, and carrying another young man. (loorgn Webb, as a passenger, resulted it! both having their left legs broken,

LABOUR. DEPUTATION TO .MINISTER.

WELLINGTON. Sep. 17

A deputation from the Alliance of Labour waited on the .Minister of Labour and .Marine (lion. .). (L Anderson) to-day. protesting against coal being brought to the Dominion front Newcastle in Home vessels, whose crews do not receive Australasian rates of pay. Hon. Anderson replied that it possible the question, providing the Legislature meets the position, might lie discussed later on at a conference. Me did not think anyone wished to sec unlair competition, but the British Government had to protect all Imperial shipping, and the question at issue was therefore difficult, as the Royal assent to the Bill would be required, and the measure would be useless unless there was an agreement on the matter.

Importations of coal were also protested' against by the same deputation, Mr O’Rourke, oil helmlf of the miners, staling that the industry was suffering. Referring to tho West Coast trouble, lie said this was due to tho failure of the Companies to honour the decision of the tribunal set up to deal with the question of the rates lor cutting pillars, the Companies wanting to go hack to the condition of things obtaining 20 years ago. Hon. Anderson replied that if industrial peoolc feared that awards or (lesions of the Arbitration Court wore not being observed, then they would get their coal from anywhere. It was quite clear that nothing could he done to interfere with the industries of the country. Ho was having inquiries made into the West Coast trouble to find out who was in the wrong.

.TOTvE THAT MISCARRIED

AUCKLAND, Sept. 17

'l'lie finding of a brown paper parcel in the harbour on Friday, Sept. 7th. containing a. cash box holding cheques and postal notes has led to the arrest of Cecil .Magnus Brown, aged 33, a Customs clerk of the Xew Zealand Express Company, who was charged with the theft of £l3O Ins 2d. lie pleaded not guilty and was committed to the Supremo Court for trial, his counsel stating that accused's appearance was the outcome of a joke that had miscarried.

EXHIBITION SUBSIDY

AUCKLAND, Sept. 17

A meeting of the Xew Zealand Industrial Corporation resolved, on the motion of '.Mr I.owrie, of Christchurch, In protest against the granting of the subsidy of C2,0(>0 or any extension of Iho subsidy to the International Exhibition at Dunedin. IMPORTANT ALTERATIONS. 'WELLINGTON'. Sep. 13. The Attorney-General stated to-day that it was not thought advisable, tor various reasons, at the present tame to fill tho office of Solicitor-General, rendered vacant by the appointment ol Mr MacGregor' to flic Supreme Court lleneli. Sir Francis Bell added that the I r nlie Service Commissioner had apprired of tiie creation of the office of Principal haw Officer, and Mr A. Fair, one of the Crown solicitors employed • n the Crown Law Office, would be advanced to that position. The office vacated by Mr Fair would be filled by the Public Service Commissioner, according to his discretion. Messrs E. 'I . Redwnrd and .). I’reiidcvillc would retain their present positions in the Crown Law Office and Mr Fair would conduct the ordinary business of the Government in the Courts, in addition to bis duties as officer of the ( rown Law Department. In important litigation affecting the ( rown the services ol outside counsel might be engaged, the Crown having always the right to prior service ol King’s Counsel. All discretions conferred by statute oe the Attorney-General, and usually exercised bv the Solicitor-General, under the statute which enables that procedure, would be exercised by the Attorney-General. Sir Francis Boil explained that, the object of the new arrangement regarding tile Crown Law Office was to ensure that the staff at that office would have tut opportunity of promotion. ALLEGED BREACH.

NAPIER, Sept. 17. Afngi.si.rate Dyer reserve'll judgment in the ease of James Vaughan, a lairmail charged with organising a lottery, by which six bottles of beer would bo gained by picking the most number of nurses winning in the Canterbury National Aloeting. Eight others weie charged with taking part in the lottery. The facts were admitted but the defence was that no entrance money was accepted, the lottery being conducted to draw trade. C.TTTX.VAIAN STABBFD. AUCKLAND. Sept. 17. Shoe Shing, a market gardener, is in the hospital severely wounded, and a fellow countryman, Ah Clin, aged 27, was remanded in the, Police Conit to answer a charge of causing actual bodily harm. It is alleged that accused j stabbed Slice Shing with a garden fork, j As it was stated that Shoo Shing was j noi out of danger, bail was opposed and refused.

CRUELTY TO A C’OW. WAXGANEL Sept. 17. At tile Magjstiato’s Court this morning. Wm. Russell, on the information of the Society l’or the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was fmecl £ls for permitting unnecessary suffering to n CO IV. William John Thomas Blackinovo, for stealing insurance papers and £5lO in cash, the property of his grandmother, was sentenced to three months liard labour with two years’ reformative Treatment. THE NEW JUDGE. WELLINGTON. Sop. 17. A brief but impressive welcome to the Bench of the Supremo Court, was to-day extended to the new Judge, Air Justice MacGregor, by a number of the Wellington Bar. Afr W. Berry, president of the Wellington I.aw Society, congratulated Judge Alacitregor oil bis elevation to the Bench of the Supreme Court. The appointment, Air Berry said. was.expected, by all members of the Bar. and there was no element of surprise in it. The Bar wished him a long and distinguished judicial career. Air Justice AfncGrcgor. returning thanks, trusted that in his new position he might not disappoint altogether liis old friends and comrades both in AVellington and other parts of the Dominion.