DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 November 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

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A FORGED ENGAGEMENT notice. NA PI EH, Nov. A.

Edgar Etlily pleaded guilty at the I’olico Court this morning Mild was committed to the Supreme Court for son tenor’ on a el targe of forging a name to a notice of an enagem ;mt which, tie sent to a newspaper .or pu‘liration. The eviileiice disclosed that accused considered that a certain girl had idled him and out of spite he wrote out a notice of her engagement to a third party and signed the mine oi that person. SMITH El El. I) .MARKET. WEEUNCTON. Nov. A. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Hoard has received a cablegram from it; Condon office dated November 2nd, advising that .Smithficld delivered prices at that date were as follows: New Zealand mutton—Wether and maiden ewe. Canterbury quality, selected brands, otilb and tinder S.Jd per lb. •77 to (illb 7;,‘d, do to 721 b 7,‘d, other brands 7)ii Ih and under 7;Jd, 77 to (illb 7’d, do to 7lllli 7 ; ‘d ; New Zealand ewes (illb and under (Ifd. New Zealand lamb—Canterbury quality .‘101!) and under lid, .‘l7 to I2lb IOJd, -Id to 701 b f)Jd, seconds 10d, selected brands OOlb and under IOJd. .'l7 to d-lb I Old. other brands first quality •101!) and under Djd, seconds hid.

New Zealand beef--tlx tores Ofd. ox hinds -ltd, eow fores od, cow hinds Id. Argentine chilled ox fores Old, ox hinds o.'d. Argentine frozen ox lores Old, hinds ojd. Tiie lamb and ewe mutton market is firmer with a better demand generally. The first shipment of new season's Australian lamb was sold at l(»d per Ibc.i.i. A FORGERY CHARGE. NAI’I El!. Nov. A, A young .Maori, Paul .Mini was charged nub making a false elm,-pie tor £77, purporting to be signed by one t• Prain li, iniemling that it should be anted upon, also making another lal.se ehoqm for the same amount signed by G. Brown. Aeciised was also • •barged with having obtained credit

1 by means of false cheques. lie pleadJj id guilty and was committed for sen- ! tcncc. It was stated in evidence that -Jj aicused represented that Pranch was j secretary of the J.and Hoard and also represented himself as interpreter to “ the board. These statements were shown by evidence to be untrue. Neither Pranch nor Hrowu had ac.cotints at the bank. COMMITTED KOI? SENTENCE. AIM KI.AND. Nov. A In the Police Court. Everard Stores llraitliwaite, aged twenty-three, pleaded guilty and was committed for sentence on two charges of theft of Government moneys, one f t Its. the other -ol Is .‘id. Accused, wlio was a clerk in the land and drainage branch ol the Lands and Survey Department:, Auckland. had keen sent to country Courts to represent the Department when defaulters were sued. Accused said his salary was small to keen a wife and child, and when he learned another child was Lo be born be felt a bit mad. wondering how lie would feed it. hi view of high rents, lie decided to build. 1 Me yielded to temptation to obtain money, spending Wl) on a section ami

the remainder on coiilinetiieiil expenses. dj;ep-sea fishing. AIM ELAND, Nov. A. Swei dlisldng in ihe vicinity of Mayor Island promises to attract many pars' Its this .season. Numerous enquiries have been received front outside sportsmen as to the possibilities. The season's outlook is very promising, as several launch parlies who have visited ■Mayer I -bind during the pas: lortnigl.t icpoii, that the swordfish are plentiful and many were observed sporting among large slmals of trevalli. Last 'Cason manv sport-men made TattroiU’.u their base tor swortlish operations and enjoyed excellent sport, a large number of swordlish a- well .11,111 l*o sharks being caught. It would seem that sWordtish are found all year round oil Mayor Island. The opinion is acid by many people that the time 1 -

(im- 'or tho Government to (!iT-:o i \rl' tho control o! the fill** -port which swordffshing idlers. ,'Hid ii' substantial lieon-c locs were charged. it is sag--i-tl tli.'it ilk* proceed- inl.ucl* t In* <levoioil towards tho cost of maintaining ;l caretaker on .Ma.vor Island, which is non recognised as a sanoj nary for minioroii*s native birds. Tho wafers in Us vicinity not only offer good swordfishing, I>ut also excellent sport with 'ii*-' l*o shark and kingfish and other frdi such a, hnpuku. sohnapper and tre valli. X.Z. ATTI!.ACTIONS.

ACC KI.AND. Nov. A. Tributes to Now Zealand, coupled "ith regret that the atlraotions of the Dominion are not more widely known to Che world, are constantly he--Imade piddio. Another has just hceu added to i lie list. A letter was received last week hy the To Kuiti ( hainher id' Coniinci'ce from .Mr .John Hall, Consular Agent for New Zealand at Oregon. Writing from Portland. ■Mr Hall said that 1 1 is attention had heeii attracted hy a pamphlet on Te Kuiti issued by the ('handier of Commerce, and lie asked that a number id these should he forwarded to him for distribution annum; the piihlu* libraries and other institutions. lie stated that' considerable interest had been shown in America lately in regard to New Zealand and during the last few years n hti'ue iminbcr of first-class settlers had leli to settle in the Dominion. The pamphlet was the very tiling that these people Wanted, as authentic inl'onim--1 ion comeriiin; New Zealand u;is diflieult to ohtain in America, although it was continually being sought by people in all stations of life. .Mr Mall states that there is an increasing interest

among tourists and wealthy business men in America in regard to New Zealand, which linds much more favour than either Canada or Australia. lie also paid a warm tribute to Mr Massey, both as Prime .Minister and as a private citizen. .Mr .Massey, he thinks, stands head and shoulders above any public mail in Australia.