DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PF.R PRESS association.] AN ACQUITTAL. WELLINGTON. Nov. 1. Altera fairly lengthy retirement yesterday. the jury returned a verdict of “Not Guilty” in enimcttmn with charges of forgery against Harry Patrick Hudgins, formerly a clerk in the Repatriation Department. Justice Reid ordered him to be discharged. I lie prisoner has yet to bo tried mi a charge of alleged theft, but in view of tiie change of velum, he wits admitted tr. (tail. A TiIKATI’K‘A L CASE. WELLINGTON. November 2. Reserved decision Lis been given by Mr Riddell. S.M.. m tin- .Magistrate's ( mirt. ill the civil ease, in w Id' ll Victor Reek. theatrical agent. proceeded against CapJ. C. E. Ada ins. proprietor of the vaudeville act. ‘T'diva ami Seals” for the rerovmy of £2O" for alleged lr "Sell o| agreement, w hereby plaintilf v,: - to net a- defendant'-' advance agent in Nee Zealand. Tile magistrate renmiked that it wastin' duty of defendant to notify Reek of his departure from Sydney, so tint plaintilf could ]ue| are to lake up luduty as agent mi Adams' arrival at Auckland. Defendant now ollered other i-iiij loymaut to phtiniifl. but in view o! the eavalietTv tteat meiit he (Berk ; had received, the Bem li was not prepared to -ay lie was not justified in refusing ihi- c Ifer. c> he had done. Judgment wa- eiiterei! for plaintiff fer r°:i with rest-.

MAORI PRISONER DIES. WELLINGTON, Nov. I’akii a I laeata. a young To < h'e Ot«' Maori, who wa- senlolieed to five years iinpt'i.-mitnmo al the March -e-simts ol the Supreme ( mirt at Ma-terton lor attempted murder at Rhe-kroek -tatimi, Wairarapa. has died in I !::• Wd Ii ngimn Hospital. Piece: I■ed . during the affray, received a charge from a slid gun in jho arm which bail produced blood poi -miing. Ihmutn was in ibe hospital tail il Ins trial at Maximum I ever sitiee. He I'T’i for Wellington after being -onimieed. Ills arm was amputated mi T'lmrsday hut 1 laeata collapsed after the operation and died. ARA.MoIIO MLRHEIL Wanganui. .Vnmnin 2. Up I o a late hour to-night ;ho police had nothing to repo! i in legat’d to the Aratimlio murder. RANI) < ONT'EST ENTRIES. ( II RiST'C 11URCH. Nov. :i. Kir: Ii toon bands have eu tore. I for Hie (Ti ri- 1 ohul'oh band vompet it imt to he held Iron: Eel,. ISt H lo 2:!rd. The ipiiok-tep i- in IWo grades. A2 te-t selections and Rl lest of own choice. The following have entered for Hie A

.guide: Queen Alexandra '.Wanganui), Kir- : ('aolerhtiry .Mounted Pith's Ashburton ). St. K ihla ( Dunedm'l. City of Sydney •'formerly Redi'ern), WooLtmi, Tima i'll. Invercargill Hibernian. Invercargill lint l alien. Municipal Silver (Rnnanga). Tiie following have entered in the I! grad": Hasting- Citi'-eu-, Gre.vmm.ith Mnuieipal. ( In i-lelmrel' Tramwa\ -. Diiiiinni Mnuieipal. Dunedin Gitv Tramwav. NiT.-mi Garri-ou. Dunedin Aftili er v. Invereartll P.attalian, New Brighton. Kaiap-u, The Invercargill Battalion will decide later V. Id' ll grade it w ill compete in. The maioritv of the hand- Lav" al-o nil e red ill ill" li'uiin selection. I.a entries have been received for --do. I ri". and miarPdie eompelit ion-. The prize nu nev ol L'loUU i- a rooonl for nnv Lam! "oiit-st in \n--ti'alla or New Zealand. 1 lie seleellous of solos, trios and uUilt'l "I tes take place iii the King Edward Barracks and the nuiek stop on ih" Metropolitan Tintting Ground. Dr .1. ( . Bradsiiaw will outgo li"' test select ions and music in the ipoekstep. Air E. W. G. McLeod. Napier. wiir iudg" He -olos. trios and quar lottos. The niilitarv iudge- have not el lip'll a pool' n t ed.