DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1924, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH— 1'P.r.33 AEBX., COPYRIGHT. A Slit IT AI, HOLIDAY. BIGHTS OF SHOPKEEPERS. » GISBORNE, August 27. An interesting tti.se was brought un<ler the Shops and Offices Act to-day, wli''H four chemists appeared at the ■MagTstrate s Court. The defendants, it wa.s alleged, liiul responded to a toques t. made hy the -Mayor to ob-serve a Ital,-holiday on the oeeasion of the Chinese football match and had reopened tor an hour in the evening, thereby committing a breach of the Act. which required them to close at I.HO ji.ml -Alter Jiea ring the eridenue. tl|" -Magi.stra.Le said tho .Mayer had called to all goad citizens to observe n Imlida\. What other soil of local holiday could they pn-silily have, and t.i what other holidays ic.uld the rc<|ni.sitioii aj -piy t

.Mr W Idling, inspector <if faeteries, said the reqiii.sition had been prepared by the chemists themselves, and the majority of them were of the opinion that they were rer|uired to keep cl i-.--.il under tlie eiivnmstam es. A general holiday, he maintained, must he n whole ditv.

The .Magistrate said he eouhi not think of any day that would be observed as a holiday locally and licit nationally. Thi- being so. what was the interpretation of the winds in the regulations if it did not apply to it holiday such is the one in question t

Mr Whiting said he contended it should he a whole day's holiday. Some of the chemists in town had only closed at 2.T) ami ivo; cuen at- I.TO. Mr P.nrnard: That does not apply to the defendants.

The .Magistrate said tin* real point was as to whether or not the day was a holiday within the meaning of the requisition. Under the circumstances he did not think there was any breach. He held that it was a holiday, and that the *• la use in the requisition was intendeil for a day such as April 2.lth. That- being so. there was no breach, and the inlormatii.a.s would he dismissed. ■* KENNEL CLUB SHOW. \V El. I.I.NGT DN. Aug. 27. The annual show of the Wellington Kennel (Tub opened tci-dnv there being a lirst-cTass entry of all the popular breeds. Owing to tlie late* arrival of the judge. .Mr Harry .Maude, ol Sydney. the judging was nut commenced niil.il this afternoon.

In greyhounds, A. Buick, of .Masterton. scored in dogs with Roy. winning in the e ihiiiial-hred. limit, and open: Forward l.ass. owned by .1. Devine, of .Mastertcm. winning the same classes for hitches. In pointers O. Waekrow, of .1 uhnsoiiville. won seven firsts with his dog puppy SealTiril Select. L. .1. Ell winning the* eohiiiial-hi'ed and open with his hileh. Countess. K. I!. Bourett. of Christchurch, won the colonial-bred and open with his English settler dog liamniti. and three firsts v.il.h his hitch Blue Sox. being beaten in the colonial-I-red and open hy I. 11. Lange’s Braeeleigli Xokotnis. The judging will he eontiiiued toneirrow. AN X-RAY BURN. AI'CKBAND. Aug. 27. Alter a l lire: l days’ hearing, the jury niiled to agree in tlie re-trial at the Supreme Court for an action for ihimalues in resmvt of injuries alleged to have ht-eti earned hy an X-ray horn. W lien lilie .*ll-11011 was originally Ii aril on -illy 21st. and 22nd. Deter Andrew Nairn Smitli, motor engineer, ef Dioi'oiihy. sought to reraver CKS It > general damagi-s. e ) special ilaiiiagi'.s. and t'R):.' medical and hospital expens -s from Dr G. de Clive Lowe and August lirai-kehush. professional m.-:s-feiir. alleging negligence in the application of X-ray treatment. During the hearing Dr l.awe was dismissed from tin* notion. The claim was then continued against Rrnc-keliush. the.inrv

disagreeing. In the prc-' ii! a: tinn. Smith i Infill ed tlie same allioinit nf damages agiiu-t l!i'.'iil;cliii:di ru the grmind of alleged negligent treatment. The defence was a g'uoi'al denial uf the :d----lega t inn-.

Air .lust ice Stringer said il seemed highly imnr-.ipcr that there should he no regain t inn emit rolling the practice of X-ray 1 refitmmit. There might to be smne system of examination or licensing nf people v. ho practised. His llmiinr made II clear lie was. in no way referring in the defendant.

MAPI bd! SI ' AT. NAIM KID Aug. 27

MV Anhn Alas ill tu-liight Mas scle'-t----ed bv the divi-imial eummittee of the I’nliticid 11 Ini ill Dengue as the idlieial eandidate fur the Napier seat at the next general elect inn. The names of .Mi-sis .Mason. .1. Vigor Urown and .1. 1!. Andrew (.Mayor), were submit led to the i immiltee.