DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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NO NEAY TRIAL

AUCKLAND, A lay 30

Air Justice Ilerdman declined tb grant a new trial in tlie ease of the Hon G. R- AY. APDonald v. Arthur Cleave, applied for on grounds alleging that thedamages were excessive, that new material evidence had heen obtained hy tlie unfair and improper practices of the plaintiff’s counsel, and that tho Judge misdirected the jury on material points of law.

TAXATION COALMISSIOX. WELLINGTON, Alav 30. The report of the Taxation Commission has bten completed and is on its way to the Governor-General, who will in due course return it to tlie Prime -Minister. It will probably he laid on the table of the House of Representatives early in the session. Bit OKU lilS PROBATION. DUNEDIN, May 30. AVhoii Thomas AlcFarlane came beforo tho Supreme Court, charged with a breach of his probation, his counsel, Alt- 11. E. S. Irwin, said that he was not- recognised by tho police as one of the criminal class. The trouble seemed to he that accused became somewhat famous as a cricketer, ultimately representing Now Zealand. His friends admired him so much that they got him drinking until he became addicted to tlie habit. After being granted probation, accused kept to the terms of it for a while, hut recently lie hail become addicted to liquor again.

Counsel asked that accused he given another chance, on condition that he went to a no-license district.

llis Honour: 1 was in a no-license district, and all the eases except one, was due to drink.

MeEarltme, who was on probation lor breaking and entering, was sentenced to twelve months’ reformative treatment.

DOMESTIC I)IIT'KKENCES. AUCKLAND, May .‘lO. Another testimony to the fact that love in a cottii"e may he all very nice whereas love in anything less than a cottage, lodgings for instance, may he quite the reverse was afforded this morning when “agony” cases were in full swing at the Magistrate's Court. The couple concerned had been married for some eight years, hut, owing to unfortunate circumstances, they had „to sell up their home. They went into lodgings. That started the trouble. Tilings went front had to worse. The wife alleged that her husband began to misbehave himself in the hoardinghouse and that ho did so quite openly. He would, for instance, put liis arm around other women in the house and go out to dances alone every Friday night. Once when the wife said she would go too, he stayed sit home ; also he would wander out into the kitchen and address the landlady as “darling” to which she would reply with “love.” “lie told me to pack up and go, and it's five weeks since I left him,” declared the wife, who said she was earning Cl per week as a waitress. “Although I’ve sided with you T don’t think you’ve been just- the wife you might have been,” said Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., addressing the complainant. “Husbands don’t want to go off to dances on their own and all that sort of thing. I'm going to adjourn this case for a couple of months, because 1 thinlc a voting couple like you should have a home. The man is earning enough, lie'll have to provide a home and I’ll inspect it if necessary so see if it is the right kind.”