DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] CAR OVERTURNS NEAR COALGATE ONE PASSENGER KILLED OUTRIGHT. CHRISTCHURCH, .March 11. A motor ear containing live persons -' as upset- near Coalgate yesterday owing to a tyre blowing out. Richard Bolstnd was killed outright and the others were rendered unconscious. The injured "ere Herbert Hern, slight concussion ; James Salt, broken wrist: AY. B Bulstad. abrasion on right thigh and lit uises on chest; Hans Bolstnd, injuries to left hand, face and knee. Salt and Horn were admitted to the hospital and the others taken to their homes. It wa.s reported to-day that Hern and Salt were progressing favourably. Hern underwent, an operation and his condition has considerably improved. Salt's condition is not considered serious. PR EF ER ENCE TO FNI ONI STS. WELLINGTON. March 9 While the matter of preference to Unionists was being debated at the Arbitration Court- to-day. His Honour, Mr Justice Frazer, said that if preference was granted it must be on condition that the union was an open union, and that any man was entitled to admission on the payments of his entrance fee. The only objection could be on the score that he was not of good character. The other habits of an ordinary standard of living must be taken into consideration in determining this. It should not- matter whether lie had been engaged as a free labourer or whet.her lie had taken part in any activities hostile to Hie union in time of industrial disorder.

Air W. T. Young: "Our policy is to get everybody to our way of thinking; if we can do that we will have no free labourers.” Mr Hammond: "It would he interesting to know what methods accused to bring men to your way of thinking.”

Ilis Honour: If we grant- preference we want to have no misunderstanding about tin' conditions. A Union is entitled to preference only so long as it admits applicants who are sober, and of good character. If a union admitted a striker, they would destroy their rights to preference, hut if they said it wa.s merely a crisis they can retain it.

Mr Young asserted that the shipping companies had frequently been guilty of victimising seamen simply because they were members of the' Union.

Mr Smith. Union s.s. Company’s re presen ta l ive emphatically denied this

LOAN FDR DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, March II

At a pubic meeting of ratepayers of Dunedin City to-night, it was decided heartily to approve of a proposal to raise a loan of £2IKUVKI for street works to he borrowed at the rate ot B-lU.Od'l per year. A poll will he taken on Friday. SUPREME COURT. WESTPORT, March II In a claim R. .1. Watson v. McDonald for L’-KHI for repairs to Grauity Hotel under covenant of lease, judgment was given for defendant with costs on scale and disbursements. A i hum by G. Matson against Ilis Majesty the King for Cl<N> for damage to llax from a fire, was settled out ot Court lor C2UII. QUARRY.M.AN DIES. DUNEDIN, March 12 William Ernest Cox. aged 20, one lit the victims el the Dunhack quarry accident-, died in the hospital this morning. '-TFAMFIi HELD IF CHRISTCIIUKUn. March 11. The Maimarino was timed to sail tor Newcastle at 7 p.m. to-night, hut the men again rclused to take the \esscl io sea when ordered to do so. The officials of the Union Coy., who were in attendance, failed to persuade the crew to take the ship out Fresh informal ions against the members of the crew were laid to-night. The affair may assume a mure serums aspect in the morning. CONSPIRACY CASE. CHRISTCHURCH, March 12 Counsel's addresses were heard at the Supreme Court in charges of forgery ami conspiracy against I* rank Victor Herbert Uoull, formerly repatriation officer at Wellington. Mr Macassey said even if Uoull did not sign the documents, lie knew they were false and must have had a confederate •who was McUartlell. It was significant that after Uoull left the office the fictitious applications censed. Sir J. Findlay for the defence, emphasised i|,o caution with which evidence ot an accomplice must he accepted. M(■Uardell had twice deceived Brown who wa-. ('mill's predecessor.

ADMITTED TO PROBATION. UIIRISTUHURU.iI, March 12

Flora Duncan, 21. formerly a schoolteacher on the West Coast, who had keen ordered by a doctor to leave the ( on.;, on account of tubercular trout.le, pleaded guilty to the issue „f ;i valueless cheque for I'd to a Christchurch hotel-keeper. It " IIN stated by the police that other cheques we;,, is-ued hut restitution had hen made. Tiie probation otiicer said nothin" was known against the licensed who Imd evidently issued the cheques <m account of a depression caused by ill-heahh and shortage of money. The Magistrate said evidently there was something at the hack of the case that had not come out. and admitted the accused to three years probation.

W VIMARINO’S CREW ARRESTED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 12 The crew of the Waimarino were -rested at eight o’clock this morning and charged with impeding the progress of the vessel. The hearing of the charges takes place this afternoon. Meanwhile the vessel is laid up with no prospect of obtaining a new crew, the only hope of sailing being said to depend upon a settlement with the crow.