DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 August 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nT TELEGRArn —PER TRESS ASSOCIATION. XAI'RF IMIOSPIIATK-S. AHCKI.AXD, Any. 1 Referring to it rc-eont cableyram reyardiity Xttttrti phosphates, Mr A. F. Ellis. New Zealand epresentative on tlit. Rritisli Rbospliatc Commission, said it was in no sense correct to say that a deadlock had been rein lied. 'J ha New Zealand Government was fully posted as Po the situation and the Dominion’s interests were beiny safeytiardetl. He also mcntioiietl that details of the proposed developments were the -tibiert of negotiations between the various Commissioners, who wen- in communication with each otln-r, ami there wuis every reason to hope the irtitcomw would be siltitjlaetory to all interests. CAR Till EYES SENTENCED. RAIMEUSTOX X., Any list A. At the Mnyistrate's -Court Frederiek Rule, Xci! I.iirsen and Charles iSt-iick-liind wore convieteil and .-ontenoed to a iiioiiths’ hr.vd lahottir for unlawfully tiikiny a motor ear and eenvertiny same. to their ou ii n.. The Maoist rate said that be was yoiuy to jmt this sort of thiny down. Each day sotileoite’s ear Wits taken. On the in i.!h at ion of counsel that each ,-entonoe lie imreascd l-; eua'.ib" an iijipeal to be- lodyed. the Mayistrate added that ‘ .ioy-i idiny'' and the takiny oi' tins w;e. beiomliifj a serious mailer. More cats laid lx-ou taken locally over the week-end. Scnior-Seryt. O'Drady: ‘'Three <ars have Peril taken stint c Friday last." Timai. of harnes. WEf.I.IXfiTD.V. Any. !. \t the Supreme Court the cliarye of murder iiyainst, .losenli Harnes. who is alleyed to have fatally stablied Walter .l.dt'i Wli.all. on Mily 1-t. was heard. The facts adduced were its teleyraphed at th - lime of the trayedy. The evidence was yiven tliiit Whall ami his wife had sepittiited. Whall was not on Irietidly terms with Ikmtes. its the lat-tj-r hid .roue away with Mrs Wlmll. and had lived w ith her at various times. Ai the tiiim of Whall's death. Harnes was liwiiiy with her in Wellinytnu. Ten (lavs before Hie date of tlie alloyed crime, the accused bad ymie to (lie house where Whall and Mr- Whall wore liviny. From that time. Mrs Whall left her husband, and had yono to live with I'ai'Kes. Do tlm niy'it of the trayed v, Wlmll w -iit in sc.'in'll of his wife with others, lie went to it boardiltyhoitse at which Harnes Wiis lieml cook. Wlmll and Harnes came out t-yether. A i|U;mi.| ami :i liyhl, ensued. R.anmi went to the In tt.-e, triok ti knife from a plalo-r.aek. went outside, ami the liylit w:.- resumed. Harnes stabbed Whali in the yrtiili. and lie bled to (licith. Dei east d said: "! am liyhtiny for my wife." DIXoX STREET TR.MMVDY. IX'iU'KST YEitDlt T. WEI.I IN'DTDN. Amttt-I I. At tlie impicst i,n tile Dixon Stivet ti.ayedy, wb u a motor ear ran into a weddiny pa: tv. -Ichtt. 1,. I’iekford. drive:' ol the i iir. said tliiit lie njiplied ila- hand and fool-brakes immediately tile car jumped, but- la- could not tell why th- car jumped forward. He thought the car skidded .-liter the • 'rake went oil. lie lmd a driver’s cejliti ate and dci'iuy the hist twelve t-i-intl - be I'-i-l covered about three tlmesaitd 111 ilie i.litained his taxi drivt :’s cui tilii-at-e lla- day In-lcie the wiildii.y. I!.- was sati-li"! that the

brakes were in yond order. 1.. 11. Harker. one of the lirm owniny llm i-ir. said that tie- brakes were •..-■t.-d bv an it:- c tor the day after the a-i id til. It "a- fnuil'l that the fool hill!.,- would pull the .in il|i on a hill, and hold it. Alter the tests, they lock the hand hraki's to piece.-:, ami b :u::l that one luiyic was inokeit lie 1 ‘ lie'.'cd licit it Would hi- safer to yo d• • ti in .'t it: wi:h the .lioin'*. s"ii- , bed ell. 11l • I .-it a y-1!• e . idem I- tim 1 ,he di ivei »as ipiite dier. Tin- Cnroii.-r said he tlioiiyht it v. ai I air that there was a lilek cl Is in: -v----b b'e ami -l.ill ou the part of the drivel'. mi'! lu- had made an error rf jt; :y. m-in in th:- maun - in which la- startel tb ■ I-:- 11's vi-rdi- I was that i lie ded dial tha iiyli b.-ii:y run down l-y a i.ar dm an by I’ll klci l. but be did not t.ni'.i' l •• r that lc- t-.-ts n<-yliy-"i:t. The test lor Hie l;i>:i i11.'.In CUM"- s!:-.iihl be ; ear< liiny ami tlloroiiyli.