DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 June 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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RLFXIIKIAI, Tune 21

About a year ago Messrs T. Fekford and Company purchased the old hulk Rlaelcwall in Wellington and had her towed across Cook Strait lo Port Underwood. it was the intention to fill the vessel with ballast, moor her alongside the breakwater at AVarran Far, and at f-' omo propitious moment sent tie her. The idst was that the Rlaekwall, which is of eon.-idorahle length, would form tin extension of the training wall which ttlrcady has keen erected tit ip.e bar.■ All this work was to he done without expense to anyone but the main users of the river, namely the proprietors of the river cargo boat". Rvi'ore the boat was sunk, however, tin,- Marino Department was consulted hy the Waitin’. Harbour Hoard. The Department's display of dilatoriuesrs ha- now led to an unfortunate position arising, for the lllaekwall has gone ashore at Port Underwood, and will nrohahlv he a total loss.

JXCOAIF TAX FRAUD. CHRISTCHURCH, Tune 25. At the .Magistrate’s Court to-day. Alfred William Hrimmer, a butcher, was convicted of making false income tax returns for four years, lie was lined a total ol CiNII), and costs. The .Magistrate said that defendant's profits for four years amounted to L'KI.OiIO hilt he had stated in the income las return that it was £(>8111!. Therefore it followed that for a period of four years defendant had delraildcd Ihe counlrv of a considerable amount of revenue. TI!I P.UTK TO AIR (OXXF.I.hY. WELLINGTON. Tune 25. '•f think we may say that when wo started we had -ome qualms us to wluit might happen.” remarked Titsliee Frasier at the eoneliuling stages of the Rail"ay Inquiry Hoard's sitting this Hint niiig. “So Inr as I ant toueernod. and [ think so far tts the members of the Hoard are concerned, we have been surprised. hvi-au-e the case has I.een conducted will),oil any ill looting at till, ease would he well presented by Alt' Sterling, and 1 have been agtooahly 1 was .satisfied that the l)e| ailmetiUs surprised with the ability and cure with "Inch Air Connelly lias placed his side before the Court. Wo have lmd less difficult eases that have extended over several weeks.”

His Honour reinnked that the most ddl'ieult work of the Hoard had vet to he done. The Arbitration Court menthol's had other appointments to go to, Imt they were putting those aside, and they would go right into ihi- ease, and got out their report as soon as possible. nut only because the ease was important. Imt heeau.se their other work was getting behind. The order of reference gave them until Hist. July lo present their report. Inti they cspeeled fha I ii would lie in the hands of the Minister much earlier than that.

NEW CARIXF.T .MINISTER. HOX. A. D. Ah T.F.OD. AV.K 1.1. l XHTOX. Time !!5. lion. AVIIT 7iTr.T-.cod. ALP.. for A\aiijii;i| ii. was sworn to-day as a Member of the Fxei uiivo Council and as Alinisler of I.ands. in suecc.ss.ion to the lion D. D. r.iH-hrie. who lias ictired for health :rea-nn-. Aft (iuthric retains his seat on the Uxi-entive Council as Alini'der without a portfolio.

DAM AH'ES SECEDED. GISJIOILXK. -I une 25. 'lll ih.' ease ol IVrev \V. ltu-hiH-ll v. Ceorge Pullet l and Company, the jnrv returned a Verdi't lor tho lull amount claimed. £.50. I liis was a ea-e where Itushnel! exchanged seetioll.s uorlli £I.'IOO lor a. house owned hv (!. I!. Wvlie. nil the iinilristaniliiig ihat W'vllie wanted £2250. whereas he afterwards a-eertaiued that Myllie (inly wanted Clstio.

Though Ituslliiell's sections went to a third party, .lolm C”drie Xe-hitt. who claimed he gave only L'<oo fur them, liushiii'll -uggosted that Nr-hitt wa, <i■ 1 1 v a ''1111111111.'" to tlm UaiiMrr at Ihe direction of Chas t*. Du-eke ami t hallos Parker the former of "hum. an nudist liarged hankrnpi. had traiisaeled tlio exchange hetween I'uishnell and Wvllir.

A MASSE I'I! El NED Cll i? I<T Cl 11 !i( 11. dune 25. Edward Jennings, a registered masseur. was lined live pounds at the Magistrate'- Court lor a luoaeli of tlm .Medical Practitioner- Act. in dial, lie implied hy advert i.-emciit that lie was a registered specialist in "niueti’s di

The Magistrate iMr Wyvcrn Wil-on) said that, in hi- opinion, dofoiuiaiit had heoii holding out wrungly a- having special (p.aililicatioiis lor the treatment uf "ommi's ili-.ease-.* A mail who advertised in the way Jennings had done was a menace to the eommunitv. .U'CKI.AXI) SENTENCES. AI'f'KLAXI). June 25 At the Supreme Court. Lewis Weeks Hymn was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for indecent assaults on Ilia lev. Judge Stringer said: "You have admitted being sentenced lor similar offences in die past, and have expressed a willingness m undergo surgical treatment. I have in. power to order it." Tin' Judge added: "I wish I had. A commission i- sitting on this subject, and maybe they will find Mime hotter means ~f dealing witli eaves of your kind."

William Webb Pullman, aged S 3, wa- convicted of breaking, entering and theft of a mattress, lie had hist his position in the Railway service. Lie received two years' probation. Walter Erie Harland. aged 22. on. nine charges of breaking, entering and thdi. and breaking with intent to commit a crime, was sentenced to two years' reformative treatment. James Thoma- EtivU-r lloivartli. on six charges of theft of Govonmioiit money as a Postal 'ollieer, got two years' imprisonment. Perry Cleary, on two eharges of breaking, entering and of possession of housebreaking implements, received three years. CO.d M ITTED EOT! SENTENC E. WELLINGTON. JI! MO

Percy Hcgiunld Sutherland, aged w;ln to-day committed for sentence for forging a Post and Telegraph vouchor for L’-Jd IPs Id. It was >la tod that the accused had a record tor work above iho average employee. Lately he had jiivon wav to gambling and dissipation. He made out a voucher for freight alleged to have come overseas and been forwarded to Wairoa. The voucher was taken to the room of the Stores Manager, and accused waited while a storeman signed it. Apparently the voucher was not checked, for it was taken to the Accountants Branch, and accused arranged for authority for a payment stamp to he attached. lie presented it for payment at the Money Order Office, where the voucher was cashed. Accused said lie had no accomplices, but worked tbc scheme out himself.

POLITICAL. INVERCARGILL, June 25

Approached by a representative of the ‘‘Southland Times” last evening. Sir Joseph AVard, who is at present on a visit to Invercargill, impressed on the pressman that it was hi-, preference not to speak on the political situation to-day.

Asked his opinion concerning the coalition rumours, Sir Joseph said that lie was out of politics at the present moment, and- he preferred to lei it -stand tit that.

-MAX KILLED RY MOTOR. PALMERSTON X., .Tune 2-->. Charles Lowe Fenton, a singla man, ■ld years of age, was killed tl»is evening hy a ear driven bv 'J'. Avery. A.s deceased, leading a bicycle, stepped from behind a ittxi rink he was struck, lie expired on the wav to the hospital. WOAfAX’S RIG CLAI.AI. MERCHANT SUED FOR L'7,000. CiISRORXE, .lime 2o A sensational ease is now occupying the attention of Sir Jadm Salmond and a common jury. A schoolmistress, at Waikohu, lvv Hell Carr, is sueing T.ionel Clare, coal anti shipping merchant lor L'oPdl) damages. Tho statement of claim alleges that Clare tricked the woman Carr into visiting his homo, gave her drink which rendered her unconscious, and then had sexual intercourse with her. as the result of which her health was seriously affected, an site was at the time in a weak state, having recently been in a hospital. Plaintiff also alleges that her career hits boon ruined, and that she has suffered great agony of mind by reason of the shame attached to the assault, and sin- felt compelled to separate herself from her husband. Plaintiff was tinder cross-examina-tion when the court adjourned.

PECULIAR DEATH. TIMAR'U, June 2o Iv.lward Tames Wright, aged 50, employed in a local auction room, scratched one of his fingers it fortnight ago. Flood poisoning set in and the finger was removed, hut the patient developed acute mania and died. At the inquest a verdict that death was due to syncope, hastened hy exhaustion and acute mania was returned.