DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[liY TF.LEGP.Artl —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] SEXUAL CRIME. AUCTvLANI), Oct. 30. A notably large proportion of sexual offences is included in the list of eases at the criminal session to-day. This was the subject of a resolution by lhe Grand Jury, who resolved, unanimously thr.t. in the opinion of the .Tun-, legi.--lation should he enacted to give a Judge power to order n surgical operation whore lie considers it advisable. ESCAPEE. SENTENCED. DUNEDIN. Oct. 31 Joseph Thomas Chri-tie awaiting trial on charges ot breaking and entering tiepremises of tlie (It ago I armors' Co-op. at Dunedin and Mosgi- I. plead" 1 guilty this r.ioiuiiig- to a charge of escaping wlii’e lawfully coidim-d. He was eoiilmiiteil for sentence. The evidence showed that accused enPakeil ins ceil on Oeloher Bjh in the earlv morning, u-iug an ingeniously const rncted key made from bent wires hound with a strip of blanket. lie was caught near the railway station within a few minutes of his escape. ROWING (TI A.M I’ll IXSII IP. BLENHEIM. Oet. 31. I’a-ddv Hannan la-d night, received a letter from I’addoii, staling the latter refu-' d to row for the world's sculling championship niilo-s it was rowed on Wanganui river. ILiiiuan had nun!" all arrangement .s i•. e Ihe race to he rowed Auckland. relying on I’add.on's prevnui.s a -I'eeuieiit to row in New Zealand, provide.] L'3U() expenses were allowed. 1 human is now dispu-ej in aeci-nl Air Devitt's ofiV-r to row for the A list ralasia u elia nijiioiis’iip at Aiiel.laml in daiinaiw. HICKSON Mi SSI ON CURES. NA.I’IER Oeloher 3,1. Bhillip Addis, of I’ort Almriri. who received eompensaiion for tin- total divi-iemi-iit of his right arm four years ago. in Napier, to-day walked out oi tlie Hickson .Mission locking hr a reporter. Addis was able to lift his arm without tlie slightest restrict ion. Doctors had failed to do him any guild. A young woman who had heeii almost blind, .-.aid lu-r siglil was wonderfully improved. A case of deafness is al-n icpni ted All visiter- claim great spiriimil uplift. MOTOR THIEVES SENTENCED. ( IIRISTCn.URCI!. Old 'll. At tic Ala'gisfrale's Court loilar Gka, I, . Mel-'odl'is and Thomas Tuimlmil wore seniemv-d to two mouths on a charge that without a colour "I right !,111 n--i Ml as t ) h - guilt \ (d theft . Ha v took a motor i-itt* valued at £29(P The l-videie e si -m.-d that ' 1 i ' 111-’ll took posse- -iiin of ill;- ii!,,;-;:' i::!' ami won! ini' a jov-ride. They drove r lhrongit a fern e in anol her part of the eit.v K.-re arr,-.-(-ii. Tlmy pleaded that tl. " iiiul been invited to g-i I’nr a ,";>-nde hv another man. who eveiiiunllv hit them in i-liar; hut lie- Ala -i : rate said lie di.dji-lieved tle-m.