DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 December 1923, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nV TELEGRAPH—FEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.] SUNDAY T.-VDING QUESTION. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 7. At a quarterly meeting of the Christchurch Licensing Committee, the Chairman (Mr AViddowson S.M.), referred to the convictions which lmd been obtained against certain hotels. The Committee hoped the police would take the matter of Sunday Trading actively in hand, and see that every breach of the Licensing Act was taken notice of, and, if necessary, brought before the Court. Not only was it necessary for hotel-keepers to observe the law, so far as they were concerned. but non-observance of the law was so grossly unfair to those hotel-keep-ers who did not- observe it. It was hoped that there would be a better report placed beore the next meeting of the committee.

DAIRY CONTROL BOARD. INVERCARGILL, Dee. 7. At a crowded meeting at AVyndham, the following resolutions were carried: That this meeting of representatives of the dairy factories in the AVyndham, Kdindale and adjoining districts, the largest and most closely settled dairying area in Southland, approves of the South Island candidates’ recommended by the Dairy Control Producers’ Committee, and pledges itself to assist in their return, and urges tlie producers to vote for Messrs Thacker. Waite and Fisher.”

AVAIKI.NO TRAGEDY. AYATHT. Dec. 7. An inquest on two school-hoys, Gluts A. Stewart and Kolvyn McLean, who were shot at the AVaikino Sohoolhouso. on October 19th. in connection with which John Higgins is now under arrest, was held this morning, before Coroner AVailmut. After hearing evidence, which traversed the story of the tragedy, as already telegraphed, the Coroner returned a verdict- that- tlie deceased, Stewart and McLean, were shot at AVaikino by John Christopher II iggins. It is understood that Higgins will he charged at the Police Court in the ctmrec of a low - days.