DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. A .MAGISTRATE’S COMPLAINT. CHRISTCHURCH, May 23.

"After a long succession of licensing eases,” said Mr Mosley, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court to-day, "1 am in-

I eliued to think they are permeated ■ with perjury and lying of all kinds. 1 am not a prnhibitioiisit, but that is I the experience of the Court. Why should it he ft It is not a dishonourable trade, as far as 1 can see personally. 11 is allowed bv tbe law of the country, and why should it be permeated with perjury:-' There seems to la* something lacking. I hope, when the legislature takes on the amending of the Licensing Act, it will amend tin* Ad to some purpose.” .Mr .Mosley said, in dealing with the case under notice, that it was hard to understand how a man could tell lies to the police over a few shillings. Tf a licensee were convicted and fined | lor an offeure, it was not to lie pro- I sinned that licenses would be on dorseil. Convictions brought their I own punishment. SECONDARY SCHOOLS COXTROL. WELLINGTON, May 23 The need for a proper system of control of ex|R*nditure on secondary schools was stressed by the Minister of Education iu addressing the Con- I lerence of High School Boards, which I opened to-day. I 'Fhe .Minister referred to the enormous increase in cxpendiuire since I 1001. when the system was national-1 ised. Rotor ring to the changes made about tbe regulations he said that he would welcome suggestions for improvement. Tile expenditure on so-1 rondarv education was about 3} mil- I lions -per annum. and Parliament I would never band over to local bodies I 1 bat sum. Without some restriction!' or regulation, there would be chaos in a neck. The Government found near-I l.v all the money, and it was not on- I i reasonable that it should have a fair I amount of control over its expend!- < lure. Prior to 1020. every Board had ■ almost a different scale of -tailing and I ( salaries. So serious was the dissaiis-l i

ilion that the Legislature passed an •I which gave a Dominion scale of

salaries, appointments and grading, which lie claimed gave satisfaction to teachers, lie did not think the Boards wanted to revert to I lie old posit ion.

OBITUARY. NELSON. May 20. Obituary. —Frank Whitwell, aged li', a well known settler and ex-President of the Provincial Farmers' Union. I FIX Ell AXT TRADERS AND TRAV'EI.LINd AUCTIONEERS. WELLINGTON, .May 20. A lit in has written to the Wellington Chamber of Commerce drawing the Cham tier's attention to the hyelaw made by tbe Blenheim Borough Council under a clause of the 1920 .Municipal Corporation.-. Act. by which they impose a fee of live pounds on ■'itinerant trailers,’’ before thev are

allowed to solicit orders in the Borough. 'Fhe complaining firm urged the Chamber to take steps In see that such bv-iaws are prohibited. One speaker said tbe question of a travelling auctioneer was also involved. The ease of an auctioneer who paid forty pounds for a license fee covering tbe u bole of the Dominion, when in a position which became 100 lint for him be moved on to an-

otner town without paying any lurcher fee. On tbe motion of the Chairnail the matter was referred to tbe Legislation Committee lor a report.

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At a dispersal sale of W. H. Miers’ Jersey herd n.-dity. I'l.tiv Flirt, with a semi-olluial I'.cord o! plllllb hutlciial. was sold lor |(HI guineas, Ihe purchaser being .Mr .Murray iSoiith Canterbury). Two daugiiteis of Pretty Flit I were rold lor lilt and 325 guineas respectively, the purchaser., being Mr \Y. T. Williams (Hawke's liny) and Mr \Y. 11. Bieliardsoti 'Taranaki). Distinction's Fancy made .'tilt) guineas, 'i i.e purchaser was Mr Murray (South Canterbury). Distinction’s Maize was .‘(.ld for .‘l2O guineas. the purchaser being .Mr A. Christie (North Auckland).

NG.MIKHE KNQITRY. CAPTAIN CON’S EVIDENCE. WELLINGTON. May 28. The Gre.vmoiith Harbour Master, Captain Cox. gave evidence as to the depth on the bar. He staled lie ol>served at the time that the shin took a peculiar course. He did not hear the Regains whistle, although he watched her closely. The signalman said he had done so. but lie thought it a mere acknowledgment of the signal. Witness could not credit that the Regains had struck, and he thought '.lie Ngnfiure would get through. The inquiry was adjourned until tomorrow .

WIfALL MFRRF.R. WELLINGTON. May 20. The heating of the charge of murder against Joseph Barnes concerning the deatli of Walter Whall. who died from injuries inflicted during a fight, in Bouhoit "Street was continued in tlie Magistrate’s Court to-day. Beatrice Wells gave evidence that she saw Barnes in the scullery of tlie Boardinghouse washing his hands. She asked him what he had done and accused replied: "He won’t come here again. Tt is a ease for the hospital or the doctors." Zelhi Taylor, a domestic at the boardinghouse deposed to seeing accused washing a knife similar to the one produced in Court. Sergeant Pender gave evidence that when he arrived on the scene. Barnes said: ‘‘Tie tried to murder me. look at my coat where lie tore it in the struggle, when lie tried to stab mo.” Witness found a blond stained towel in a bedroom which accused admitted was his property.