DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY XfcXBGUAPH —PKU XIUiSS ASSOCIATION’.] SUPREME COURT. HAMILTON, February 28. At the Supreme Court, Thomas Whitlord for indecent assault on a girl, re eeived three years imprisonment. The Judge said the ctime was an abominable one. Philip •fames O’Dotinel was acquitted oti a charge of hook-making Leonard McLean charged with forgery and theft of money- belonging to the Railway Department, pleaded guilty t-i one charge of forging a receipt for money received from a farmer, and [ileaded not guilty to a charge of altering the record number of tickets sold to a railway excm.-ion. He was found guilty of stealing money, hut not guilty on the other charges. Sentence was deferred.

BUILDING TRADE AWARD BLENHEIM, February lb

The Aibitration Court this morning consideration of building trades. The si -sion was more in the nature of a Chamber sitting to arrange formalities. I'm proceedings were marked with the

:::< rte.-t ;;mi; .d'iliiy and absence of irictien. The dispute was before the Conciliation Council tecently. and was put in a fair way to a complete agreement related to hours, wages mid condition.. Wages vero fixed at 2s 2]d hourly all toiiiui, overtime time and a hall fur the first four bouts and double time thereafter. Holidays, double time Working day 8 a.m. to 5 p.tn. with an hour for dinner in .summer, Duel 8 to LUO with half an hour for dinner in '■inter and twelve (noon) on Saturday. Thi award operates for 18 months.

parliament opening. WELLINGTON, February 28. June 2ijl!i. i- mentioned as the likely dale for the meeting of Parliament. A SUSPIGIt il'S FIRE. WELLINGTON. February ‘2B- - M. Lichfield's new two storey residence at Wadestovn was burned, tin place had not yet been occupied and cost nearly C3DOO. No reason r; known. This is the third newlybuilt house to suffer by lire recently in the same district.

TO RE DEPORTED. WELLINGTON, Februniy 28. An order was made fur the deportation of .1. R. Collin-on. to Australia, alter the aoeit.eil had pleaded guilty to entering New Zealand in contravention to the law. Counsel said the mail had rved three years for bigamy and had :: long list of convict ions for otliei offences. NEW HOSPITAL TAURANGA. February 27. ’f!:e rouudatioii stone of a new liospirnl al "fauranga, was laid this afternoon h,v Sir A|a ll i Pomare, .Minister of Health’. .Mr C. F. MaeMillan. M. 1".. wa t resent. and also representatives of the contributing local bodies. Sii .Mam Pomare rcmniked that a* Tuiirtnigu po.-es-cd tin.* most salubrious climate in New Zealand, no oils should he sick, and he honed it. would he a long time hefore the wreommodalion was fully tnvd. The building, which is to cost £13,000 will accommodate 21 patients, with the necessary operating administrative and bit (lien blocks. The present building Is used us n nursing home. CYC I.IBT KILLED. (TIRISTCMUHCH. Fob. 27. Slovens S. Hamilton, a married man. i'(: iding at Spreydon was fatally injured to-night in a rollision bcl'voen a bicm'lc lie was tiding and a tram-car. I’rev inns to the accident, the motorman rang Iw- gong lo gel a cart off the bne, and he was struck bv the car. .1. cm d :•: the hospital shortly uftei-