DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH —I’F.Il PRESS ASSOCIATION,

SERIOUS CHARGES

WELLINGTON, April 30. Julia Ruddlesdcn. a, married woman, and Fredeirck Raynei: Pinny, a building contractor, were charged together in thi> Magistrate's Court to-day. The former was eharged with using an unlawful instrument with intent to procure abortion, and the hitter with procuring Ruddlesdcn to commit abortion. The Chief Detective stated that the principal charge would he against Pinny. The girl was not out of danger and. he asked for an adjournment for a week.

Counsel for amused asked for reasonable hail. The female accused was married, with two children, and her condition was such that it was inadvisable for her to have to remain in gaol until the Supreme Court trial some three months hence. The. male accused had several contracts in hand, which it was desirable slmuld he cleared up by the time of the trial. The Magistrate granted hail to the accused in £3OO and one surety of a similar amount, or two of .CloO each.

HATCH OF IMMIGRANTS. AYELUNGTON. April 30. The liner Arawa. which arrived this morning from Home, brought 2JO immigrants. including 33 domestics. Their destinations are as follows: Auckland, 71; Wanganui, 18; Gisborne. 7: Napier. 12: Wellington, (50; |>i,.ton ,3; Nelson. (I: Groynmuth. -I; Westport. 2: Lyttelton. 18; Oamnru. 4; Timai'ii, 10; Dunedin. 13; Bluff. 2. There were also on hoard eight English public school Ikivs coming out to learn farming. Three are going to Smith Canterbury. three to Gisborne, and one each to Nelson and Otago. FORGERY charges. AUCKLAND. April 1. Six students of the Auckland Training College pleaded guilty in the Uolice Court to charges of forgery' in connection with the examination for the Teachers’ T). Certificate, in November Inst, when the students impersonated others and wrote the answers to certain papers. The Piincipal of the Training College gave evidence that the writing on the papers produced was not in the hand of the student whose number appealed on the top. All the accused subsequently con tossed and were suspended. No doubt the students had been severely punished. |,ut lie considered, by their notion, they had placed themselves outside the teaching profession. All were commit ted for sentence on hail of £3.

N.Z. WORKERS UNION

WELLINGTON. May 2. The results oi the ballot* for the election of officer.* of Ihe New /.calami Workers Union weir as follows;- National President. A. Conk ; \ iee-i’re-sidents, S. Horelmm and 1. Townsend. Delegate* to the ('onl'erctiro of Agricultural nnd Pastoral Department of (lingo and Soul bland industrial district. .1. Jcffrev: Canterbury industrial district. (>. K. .1. McKee; M cliioglnn ii■< I ii—t rial district. It. Tulnki ; Public Work* Department, North Island. J. H. Williams.

Organisms. Public Works Department : A. Cook and J. lb Williams. ■ Other officers not mentioned were elected unopposed.

MORE POWER WANTED. TA I'M ARANI" I. May 2. Yesterday's express train Imm Auckland to Wellington consisting of I!) cars proved to i lieitvv to negotiate, t lie’spiral, despite the tact, that it v i ; drawn by two locomotives. The left Rnurimu at .“•.38 p.m. hut alter climbing to the month el' the first ti'.'iUfl had It: ret urn to Rmirini't wint<* in was divided and taken in. in two -<'• - (inns to Waimarino. S( HOONEII'S ROUGH TIME. GISBORNE. .May 2. The schooner Joseph Sims. from Purl Ilium In Tasmania met with heavy weather and was blown 27.0 miles, out ~i |„.|. course. The seas carried away it large mirtiun of the bulwarks, ihe lifeboat, was stove in. the deck cargo washed overboard, and the sail* damaged.