DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS

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ATTEMPTED MURDER. HUSBAND CHARGED. A UCKLAND. J uly 14. John Edward .leiikinson. aged 28. was committed for trial on a charge of attempted murder of his wile. -Mrs Mabel Jenkinson. •file wife stated in her evidence, that on Sundav. June 23th. her husband was shaving. He asked if dinner was reailv. She replied that he had not I icon working, and there was hardly any food in the house. Some words ensued about her getting a separation order. Her husband struck her neck with the i.azor. inflicting a cut halt an inch long. On the following night at 11.30 she found her husband treating n young man to supper. Ibis made lier angry, as she was receiving charitable aid." and she got out of the house through a window and informed the police of the previous day’s happening. Accused pleaded not guilty and reserved 1 1 is defence.

A SHOOTING ACCIDENT. CARTERTON. August 13,

A youth named Jack Farfeita. aged seventeen, was out shooting with a party on Sunday. A companion fin at a rabbit, and the pellets struck a Stone and ricocheted. One entered the eve. The lad was brought to a doctor who sent him to a specialist in Wellington on Monday. It is feared he will lose his eye. Farfeita was on holiday from Eketaliuna staying with friends. MISAPPROPRIATION. CARTERTON. July 13. Ernest McFadgen. at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, pleaded giiiin to a charge of misappropriation of moneys belonging to his employer, amounting to over £3O sterling lie was remanded to the Supreme Court. Wellington, on Saturday, for sentence. Bail r.f self in £2OO and a surety of £2CO was allowed. A HEAVY FROST. CARTERTON. July 13. Eleven degrees of frost were exfenenceil last night, the highest so !':•• this winter. SPLIT BANK NOTES. CHRISTCHURCH. July 13. David Good.sir. it young man. was nriostcil this morning on a charge of issuing split hank notes at Ashburton. UNEMPLOYED IN TIM ABU. RELIEF WORKS WANTED. TLMARU. July 13 . The Borough Council has decided to draw the attention of the Government to the large amount of unemployment i„ Timnrii and to ask that relief works he established.