DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[DY TELEGRAPH —PER PP.ESS ASSOCIATION’.] MORE IMMIGRANTS. AUCKLAND, November it. The Rinmtaka which arrived from Fiverpo'-i. this morning bronglit -100 passengers, including 2i13 assisted imniigniiits. There were some large families oh hoard. The soul hern qu-ft.i lelt. by special train to-night. Follow-jug are the quotas: Auckland SI; Wellington .‘FT: Westport IS; Lyttelton 21 ; Dunedin 15; Gisborne 7 : Napier ii: Grey moil th fl; Oainaru t; New Plymouth S; Nelson 2. LEVY TO ASSIST MINERS. WHAXGARKI, Nov. lb The lliburangi .Minors Fnion decided In i-irike a levy of two- and a half ],er eeni- on wage- in as-ist, the W est (.’oast miner-. Tim h-vy will produce eighty p.ounds fortnightly. LAFNCTI AND CREW. ( HRISTCII FRC'H. Nov. d. Tim launch Celtic, mi—big from Kaia poi since Eriday night, wa- found nil tlm soulli .-pit, at the north ol the Wuiinukariki this innrniiig. There are no -iglis of the limn Thoin])soii and ('owner, who capsized on the bar while rowing out to recover t>,:* launch. THIEVING A CAR. Six NT ENA OF TWO MONTHS. ( !l!!.!ST('iH'l!( 11. Nov. I'b A m■ 11 1"i:ei• ul two months was im-po-eil nn John Williams, inr i: ala w In Ily enlivening a ear to hi- own u-e. Chief Deieclive ( aincrun -aid the accused, wlio was <lr llll l-:, took the ear from Eiccarlon rai'm -oi: r-n. driving to town at

a luriotts 'ati Wlii'H h" got into llm lily lie ran nil Ihe foot mil !i. and alter rigining liimself drove into -i -landing (Ii i . Alter pulling lip lII' rjidi'liviilliv.' In run away, bill wa- detained. Railing'. In I !■" extent of f.'2!> va- caused tr Ihe ,-.lii!eii eii!' and t's to the standing ear. "Tin's might' have bomi much more serioii-," -aid ( ameroii. "lor I In* mail might ea-ilv have killed himself and oldiers on a day like ye-terdny." IXJ I 'I! ED RY ROCKET EXPLOSION. AUCKLAND. Nov. (I. During tlm (I uy fa wlies' Day eelcl.rations m Parnell, a ship'- I'oeket ol the distress signal type exploded ill the backyard of a house when an al tempt was made io s-t it oil'. Win. Coehraue. Id- son Samuel, and a sine's rook named Roues were si ruck by living metal, and were -n severely injured that, they had to be taken to the hospital. lIASSAI.US SALOON R AIDED. CHARGE OF KFFPLNO GAMING house. GItEY.MOFTH. Nov G. The pollen raided a billiard saiuoii

ul 1 , led by J : 11111 • - Hassidl. wbu wa- arninii gaining bouse. John Cam wa- arrested nil a charge of ns-i-ting in the management. Roth were admitted to hail. SUPREME COURT. justice .MacGregor welcomed. PALMERSTON NORTH Nov. 0. Juilge MacGregor presided at the Supreme Court -I'ssions. Mr Cook", President of the Law Society, formally wo 1 - im!i,;’ii him. He mentioned that forty years ago he wa- a fellow -Indent and a cUrl; in the same eliice as Air Aia"(i i i"u>r. Mr Cooke tdso it* i erred to the ureal number of judges who had come from Dunedin, which was pro-j bah! v a eei ai 11 1 "d for by llm fact that j Ike Dunedin bench was presided over j for -O laa’iv veins by Judge Williams) rln was one of our greale.-l Judges. Ml- .MacGregor < engi'ct ulatcd the di-. I riel on tin* fieediini from crime of a -nrini's (harai'ter. There wcic no ea enf violeiii e or, I in' i al.uidai and till I hr-e i n-e- name under llm heading of his-