DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TEIiEORAm —TRESS ASSN., rorYRIGIIT.

DELEGATION TO AFRICA. WELLINGTON, July 15.

The Hon A. F. Hawke, .M.L.C., Invercargill, has I teen chosen to represent the Legislative Council in the New Zealand Parliamentary delegation to South Africa. The Reform Party, at a meeting held during tho supper adjournment, tonight. selected Sir John for Wellington North, and the* Liberal Party Mr James Horn, the member for Wakatipu and Chief Whip of the partv. The Labour Party’s representative will lie Mr E. J. Howard, the memlter for C'bristcburcli South. The expenses of the party will he paid by the South African Government.

JOCKEY’S APPEAL. AUCKLAND. July Hi.

A jockey named Harold Norman Wiggins, who was recently deprived of his civil rights for ten years, applied at the Court to-day for a re-hearing. It was stated at the hearing that Wiggins who is ID years old, pleaded as an excuse fur failing to attend drill that lie was often away from Auckland, whereas the real reason was that ho melfred frimS physical fatigue as the result of rheumatic fever and cardiac trouble in 1923. Ilorsoviding did .not aiiect him. lie couldn't stand still for any length of time. M’iggins’ health bad not improved. He was ready to drill. , , Mr Poyutoh. S.M.. adjourned the case for one year, the threat ol deprivation living held over the ilolendaut. bankrupt PAYS UP. TLMARU. July lli. Waller Henry Batclielur. enginedriver. who filed his schedule in Imnkruptcy a month ago, has since paid all creditors 2lls in the £.

ROY KILLED BY LOG. TIM’AR I‘. July 1C

A lad aged 12 years, Richard Tlmmas .Marshall, of Arundel died to-day from injuries received through a log, which ho was assisting to haul on a lorry, rolling on him. At the inquest the verdict was one of accidental death. N.Z. BREWERIES LTD. WELLINGTON. July Hi. The first annual meeting of the New Zealand Breweries Ltd., was held today The statement of accounts presented for nine months showed that, after making allowances for management charges, interest, debentures and the necessary reserve for taxation, the company had made a gross profit, of £15:1,550. from which had to be deducted the amount paid in beer duty of £.‘57,910. leaving n net profit of L85,(110. 'flic directors recommended that 111,, whole of the preliminary excuses. £1.1,43-1 be written olf and L 25.000 was placed to lie reserve. A dividend at tlie rale of ten per cent, per annum, absorbing £37.509 was ordered to lie paid, and the balance of L 3.705 carried forward.

The Chairman said that ol the C ustniiis. alcoholic beverages paid nearly Hi per cent, on the total. A LAD’S ESCAPADES. WELLINGTON! July 17. A hoy of fourteen who escaped from Weraroa and slowed away on the Mann, and committed two burglaries at Christchurch, admitted the charges. Tl„. Magistrate I'nis morning nnlored lli,li to l»c returned to tile Jndust-nal School. THROWING THE DICE. ■27 MEN ARRESTED. AUCKLAND. July 17. There was a mild sensation in Hobson Street last inglit when detectives raided a large boarding bouse known as .Marlborough House, in which it was suspected organised gambling was carried oil. The raiding force found the proprietor, John 11. Rnklicb, in the doorway and the they Inis!led him into a small room on Hie third lloor where, they found a long baize covered table around which Iweiily—even men sat intently watching the operations "I in i heir number with a pair ol dice. There was a rush lor the exits, but the detectives held the key to the position. Some players managed to gain access to adjoining rooms, but being unable In reach the lire escape, bad perforce to wait until the detectives bad time to round them up. Motors were obtained and twentyeight were taken to the police station where tlicv were charged. Baklich with being the keeper of a common gaming house and the remainder with being ” found in a common gaming bouse. Raklieli was granted bail at LUX' and the remainder at LA each. There was £235 mi the watch linusc desk. All were remanded to appear at the Police Court.