DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 November 1923, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[itY TELEGRAPH—PER I-ttUSS ASSOCIATION.] FISHING INDUSTRY. AUCKLAND. . g.-,. IVcigross in connexion with Now Zealand's fishing industry v as indicated by a stalemeii! made on Fridav’h. tlie Minister of Marjiif (tie- Mon C. • h Amici -on). The Marine Depart-im-nt, xaii! Mr Anderson, hoped to instilule the cunning of crayfish. lor which there was a good inarkei in the Old World and in the United States under the name of lobster, in a very short time, if the Cabinet agreed, as be thought it would, they intended to take step-< to entourage the establishment of canning I'm lories. The Chief Inspector oi Fisheries. Mr L. F. Arson, bad put forward a practical proposition, and the newlyappointed Secretary to the D.partment. Mr Godfrey, v.a.s enthusiastic about it. The .Minister said be was endeavouring to have a. vessel able to visit, if necessary, the Ross Soil Dependency to protect Hie seals. The seals in the (last were the iim-st in the world, and lie thought they would come back again. LEA l> FROM TRAIN. WELLINGTON. Nov. 2(5. When the Napier express was between. Tellol’o ami Wnikamie this afternoon, a mental detective. who was en route for l’orirmt from D.niiievirkc. suddenly dived through the carriage window. The escorting iniistable grubbed hint, but was left with only the patient's coat. The Irani stopped tor the eon-table to dismount, and a tier a ..-a.ta b In found bis man hiding in tie- v.rub. Em c-pt f-u few scratch**:. K. v-.’ie. iio.huri V pulsing mol. oi-i iiv( ’.ed t.l-e i-iiii.uab'r-and patient to (Iraki, whence the patient was sat'd'- escorted to the asylum.

AIiAMOIK) MEHDERER. REWARD Oi'' CAl'Tl'!!!■: INCREASED. WANfiA.Vn. .November i’l'.e reward for the capture of tile Aiamoho (Wanganui) murderer ha-, been increased to CbOO. CRl'Ehi'V TO HORSE. TI.MARI', Xoveinhor 27. At Tennika to-day. before .Magistrate .Wesley, A*liiniirne lleiidersou. farm manager, ami David Tripucy, farm labourer. pleaded not guilty to a charge of cruelly ill-tivntii.ig a horse. The O’, ideiico of passers by was to the cflect that riei.dersioi was seen iner-i----lessl.v pound in" the horse with a lie.iv .• willow stake, felling the animal, widen alterwards was yoked to a heavy Cambridge roller, the horse still being beaten. Henderson next set tire to a hnn<l'.‘ of dead gorse under the horse, she

Cruelly to Animals [nspe.tor gave evidence that the horse was burned to the raw flesh. The defence was that the horse had refused to work, and a battle for mastery had ensued between man and beast. The lire was lighted to (lighten the bores into subjection. The Magistrate complimented the witnesses for coming forward in the interests 01 justice. Tie sentenced Henderson who was on enilches with a hiokeu leg, to throe months imprisonment.. Tripnoy was fined £o and £.l I:ss

DARING BUiGBARS. .UTKI.AXD. Nov. 27. A doling attempted burglary occurred to-night al the office of the Glen Alton Collieries, where two charges of gelignite blew open a safe. The police arriving just alter the second explosion. caused the burglars to decamp without auv hootv.