DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BT TKLKGRAPIT—PEP. PP.ESS ASSOCIATION.] ADMITTED To PROBATION. DAXXKYIRK L, Nov. 23. In the .] liven ih* Court a youth aged ID, rears was charged with indecently a--au!ting a young girl. The accused had been employed at a picture and had induced the girl to go inside the building during tke day time when the oiienee was allegedly committed. The charge wa- reduced lo one of common assault, and tin* accused vas admitted to Jirohation for two years, .Magistrate >t .at imposing a eoudition tlia.t ae-eu-ed was not to attend the nietu're- oi | ie cot with picture theatres dining that period. WAGES ARREARS.

( II RfS’l'CH CI’CH. Novemher 22. "Chiinrs tor arrears of wages and overtime are rr-trirled by the Coueilii:Hou and Arhiiratiou Act to thirteen '•'O'ks on the. date on width the last payment became due and payable, and the t.ht: then weeks date hack front the dale the a-tion |nr recovery is eomiiieneed." This is a jirovision of the

A<t. Air Hiram Hunter, the workers’ representative, in a letter to the .secretary ef the Ciin'lcrhury Trades and Labour Council explains that this pro- ’• ision ot the Act i- not gemgallv understood. Alt' (.’. Reno, secretaiy of the C'Gfistell ni'cll Jhinting Trades I'nion. wrote tt* the lion. Air Anderson, Alinister oi Lthoiir. asking that the Act sltouitl he amended, by extending the period in "'lnch action may lie taken by a worker for the recovery of arrears of wages or ovei time from thirteen weeks to si., months. The Mini-lir ha. replied that the request/ will lercive his.careful consideration when amendments to the Act are under review, and he will lie pleased lo receive details of the east's of hari 1.-hi p under t!m present la . AI’I’KLXTK LS’ \Y VGKS ( lIRIS'FCHI'Rf 11. Nov. 22. Air 11. Hunter, tin* Workers' representative <,n the A rhi t! a t ion Court, bawl ilteu to the Secretary of the Canterbury Trades and Labour Council, staling the Court has decided that no deduction can Ire nii'dr from appienliets' wages for the time 10-l while attend ing ndlitary duties. J armies am! eiieaiupineu!-. and that h-i. lime lias net to h- niadc no hv the ajipreut ices, nor can lime 10-l through sickness he deduct-d from appi'eiil ices’ wage-. The employer ran require an appirntire lo malm up the time |esi by siekuers only when an award, -jiecilically provides for that course.

AssLAIBI Y RKSOI.i TTON. (TIRIKT'CIICRCH. Nov. 23. The |’re-hy terian Assembly unanimously resolutioiicd in favour of legislation re-training new .paper.- 'Toni repo! ting umTcan detail- of divorce and ciimiuu! ins,-. The reform was urged. | both in the interests ef the reading | public, and the new'-papers thai refrained from .-ii' h publication. OBITTARY. DI NLI >IN. Ni.v. 23. Obituary, -lohn ('. Ah (3 urge. u;rm! Cl, well-known in mining operations, and a direidoi' of the Westport Goal Coy. A .MAORI SENTENCED. WAXCAXI'I, November 23. dec Ken was found guilty of indecent. assault and was sentenced by the ( hi. I .lust ice lo two yi /is lefnrinat ive. Mis Honour said the ea-e was a had one for two ica-oii-. 'Fhe pri-oiier had made ,i .Maori woman drunk and bad made a fal-v sl.ilement in the Cox. lie had al-o h;'!iavo;l hadlv peviously, in trying to got a wile to leave her husband. 11 REA RAD-- ACT.

ASH HIT.Tn.X -Noy . 23 l.ieetised to lelniu a .32 colt revolw hieii lie had n-ed liinmghout. ihe war. Norris (Giliiu l’i;.'.on, tailed to in,life Hie police when changing hi-midre.-s iTolu Me.-tuorl to Ashhuiion. Fhe f'olive Sergeant said that this was Pis second c.i-i* iiuilei fl.i* rec*.’ut .\/t. „|' nlli,wing returmii suldiers to ictam war weaj ons. Rm h ease- weie liana clerks. Counsel for defendant Do yon attach .siguilieame to that la I remark. Sergeant I do _ not know whether . iguitieauee can In- aU u-lieil. l-'ined lire -Tiiilmgs without costs. INI)BEST VERDICT. ASIIBCKTON. -o'. 23. At the inquest on l.eo Fiaucis AH Gintli. found drowned in !i shallow water course at Ale'-hveu. Doctor AlcKie said the elmiihe/! hand indicated ill,, pnssiliilitv that deceased imd a lit. A YCi'idci of mii>!ental drowning was lcturned. CLASSICS PBULLSSOR DEAD. ALGKLANI). Nov. 23. Professor llarlam. mi' many years Professor of Clas-ies at Canterbury College, died in a private hospital at A uekTa ml.