DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS

lIV TEI.KWIAI’II —I’UESS ASSN., COPVIIKiJIT. MAYORAL ELECTION. W ANGANUI, March 24 The election to the Mayoralty to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr T. I>. AA’illiams was held to-day and resulted Hope Gibbons, 3055; J. C. Richardson, 484. Air Richardson was deputy Alayor for some months. AN ARREST. WELLINGTON, March 24 Tho polite have made a .second arrest in connection with the recent burglary of a city warehouse, from which property valued at CoS was stolen. Further developments are expected within the course of a few days. T.IIE AUC KLAXD ZOO. A PAYABLE PROPOSITION. AUCKLAND, MarcH 24 .Auckland's new zoo is nmving a payable proposition. The attendance at the '’too js well maintained, and the total receipts for the year ending this month will exceed C7()()0. The takings on Sunday were Clos, ami the attendance is not only maintained hut is steadily increasing. The C7OOO-odd revenue for the past, year more than covers the cost of maintenance, interest, and sinking fund, leaving a substantial balance to works account.

ALAN KNIFED BY SAILORS

CHRISTCHURCH. March 25

A lew minutes before the steamer Trekieve left Wellington for Lyttelton, two firemen, I.ttcien Crunn, a. Chilian, and Alfred do Castro, a Portuguese, came aboard under the influence of liquor, and they u'.'deied Rafael Crag, a Costa Rican, to fetch dinner.to them, lie refused to comply with the request, whereupon Cruna drew a razor, ami gashed hint in the .stomach, while do Castro slabbed him in the hack with a knile. He had to he taken to t!m hospital, when; he was detained three days for li'eatmenl. At the l.ylieiton .Magistrate’s Court this morning, the pair were charged witn unlawful rs- j siiult, and were each fined £1 or a month’s imprisonment. WOOL SALE. ' CHRISTCHURCH, AI arch 25. The Fifth Christchurch Wool Sale of the season was held to-day, ISIS I hales I eiug offered, ino tly shabby seifs. Bradford and local fellmongers did the bulk of the, buying. There was a further advance in values, and only a lev odd lots were passed. Top prices were Merino 29i,'d, Corriodnle 2-Id, Crossbm 23d, Merino pieces 25.' p d. halthrcd piece.

24J-d, threcquartr. bred pieces 18d, crossbred pieces 16id, merino bellies 20}d, halfbred bellies 18Jd, threequarter bred bellies 18d, crossbred bellies lojd, merino crutcliings 163, dead wool 26Jd and a bale of scoured halfbred pieces made 40.1 d. AFTER 24 YEARS. . LIQUOR CHARGE COAXES ON. TK KUITI, March 25. »A Police Court case, the age of which is supposed to be a record for the Dominion, was heard here to-day, when William AYare, of Frankton, was charged with having in 1900 sold whisky to natives at To Kuiti. Senior-Sergeant Alntthews said that ho had laid the original information when he was a constable at Te Kuiti. The accused disappeared some time after, but witness recognised him ai Hamilton in December of 1923. The Senior Sergeant gave evidence of having overheard accused selling liquor

Nikola, a. Native Constable, and other Maoris. He seized tlie liquor on the premises of Noble, accused’s employer whom witness had not heard of since Nikora was the Crown’s principal witness. but when examined through an Interpreter, he seemed hostile. He said ho could not remember events referred to by the police. The case was dismissed.