DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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"I think you can make no your minds on this, that the New Zealand Parliament will no! see anv injustices done lo the women of (he country. I can say that right away." So su'd Alt .Massey lo a deputation from the .National Council of Women which requ, sled Hint there be no inequality between ii-.-ii and women, and that women should not l.e debarred l-v sex In in oeeuoviiip any civil position, such :ix Dial o| .1 listi. os of the Pence, and that they should also be able lo serve mi juries, ami given equal rights ol

guardianship over children a.s I hen. The d-puialioii id,!) urged ihe establishment of women patrol'. Air .Massey assured the deputation that its reiirescntMtions would not be lost -in the (iovernment. So far as wi in-ii patrols were concerned he was quit,- convinced there was necessity lor something more drastic in the war of punishment for those who assaulted children. If it depended on him. it would l.e much more drastic than it had ever 111-oil vet.

AYBUXCITI.I.Y ( OXYKRTTXfL WKLI.IXOTOX, Sent. II * Boliert Snowdon Rush, aped 22, tiji|:eared at tho .Magistrate's Court loday, (harped with the converting tliis own Use, the sum of Eli BAs (id received mi terms requiring the n-.-niey lo lie paid into the account of Ihe Native Trust Department, where he formerly was employed. The chief defective said the defalcatii-ns totalled ibont !J155. Bush was remanded till '••ptelnber 17.

Ml >T< MI CAB I-. i’ll NT. DABHAVII.I.I-:. Sept. 12 "[ I ice m il, .lack A'odanovieb. A’iseue ami A. Polly, had a narrow escape I rum a serious accident when returning I min I lab viol i to Darpavilie in Ihe former’s motor ear. I hey were going through a cull inp v. lien lia- engine bael.iired and In-lnre (lie driver (oul-l -In aliylhinp, Ihe ear iuteki-d oxer a bank ’Dll high, with the engine blazing. Ti-e neeiijianls iiuiuediat-.Ty jnmpout, the owner only reeeivitlp iujurv t-i bis hitlii 1. A\ hell about 2dD down tbe bank the ear gut stm k ->u ;( post Tlie ii'.oTiiile was tot ally destroyed by tire. \ iIKADAIASTKIFS DI-'ATH. Sll A N N!) N. S|'t. 12. At tin- inquest on William Yoy-ev. the headmaster at the Shannon Stale School, il was (li-eliised that deceased mot his death through a gm.-hoi wound, self inlli- te-l. A'ovsev was foum! -lead in Ilea kit.'ball lII' the ivhi.ol I'-'. i-leoee v. Dll a gun alongside, and a wound over ibe in-art. II- left a m-t - indicating the intent ion ol taking liis til-' on account of ill-health. There were also directions In, the disposal of liis aliair-. The I had heen headmaster at Shannon lor 5.5 years, and was preX'iouslv a t 'a-'her m Westlauil. li*-‘ was a single men ami dim t-> retire at tlien- 1 of the xeill'. WAB PKXSBINS BOABD. Xil.DI KRS’ BFPlir'SI N'i'ATl VK. WKLI.i'NCTTIN. S-q-i. 12 Doctor F. T. B-iwerhank has r"Si.-.u----,.,1 the pos ii ton as Hie Returned Sol-

,j io is' Association's rejire-entativ,' on tlie War I’;'ii-ii Ms Aiqieal poai-l and Donor W. K. Ilerhert. o! W.-llilipt-m. has been nominat.d as his successor. STB .\NDKD W AKATF. I I.KNIIKIAI, S-pt. 12 I’ll,. Wak.ilu lias been abalidoned. ami ti-e - rexv let t lor (TiristehuriTi xoster-lay. Caiit. Wills is now 'U|ierietemiinp -alvapinp o|ierat ion-. Tin smoi'tb to dux bill light sb-e'er 1 ' (;| J. now tailing. T'eiuiTs are invit. I l-r tl.e W::La;u a' -I -n»« 1,.. . . :m!-l M \T ID iN A I’l’t 'I M I D DFNI'.DIN Sect. 11.. a eeial meeting ■ I thi- < I j..,j j-oa d. Mi ■ Ala 1 I Thurston Mai,-on -It the Duke.in Sanatorium. Waij-ul'.e.r:iu. was a; j --int-sl Mali’' " th,. Dun.-dii: 11--j ital. ami Dir," l-r of Nor-i up in ibe Hi ago district. Ai FT 111 11 'IST MINIS'! FIRS DKAT H !! AAi I I.T'HN. S"|it. In. 'l 1,,. B -v 11. K. BotliwiTl. formerly I’lesi-lent --I tin- AI--I hoiti'l Conlei .oiee. ,jjo,j thi- morning. He had a ,tro... ~ year ago an,l bad been .11 ever since. WATKBSIDKB KII.LKD. AFCKI.ANI). Sept. 12. John lx ell v. a xva ti-r-i-le worker, apeil u;l s , nixii.-l I. "tween two wagons „l' ih- wharf. H-' was walking bcixx'en a si at ione.ry motor lorry and a j.. li-s,' drawn wagon while tire latter xxas Leing backed llgaili-t the Inl'llter lor iioloading jiuiquises.

i, j I!! ACCIDENTALLY KILLER. NEW PY.MIIFTH. Sept. 12. ’l'li,. police have i-.'ieiv-'d advice from the Conslahl-- at Alakau of a -hooiiiia falalily at Molienui oil Thursday. A pnilv ~r Maoiis. i iel ml iup , hildieii. were ell a pip hunting expedition, ami whil- the party were t- ting, a Util" |.,,V |»ieke.| nj: a ml aecp.ciitally di-'e’iarg"(i it. killing a little girl named K’-d.ii. I’arama is a gel about ix. All iliqil-'St has liecli ordered. V-ii'NG MAN CHARGEDAl'Clxl AND. 'b j.t. 12. EH, IL ni v Th-itii! ‘■‘ui. a young man. ~,,,'j loved a-’ ea.-bier l y the W. and IF j.j,-teller (N.Z.I l imit"!, was arrested „n a charge of tie- theft « f £ll2 7; lid. .city of the lil'iil. I!-- ajqeare,! at the l’.il-ee C> in t and xxas la iiianded to Seri. 1511 1 . A MOTORIST'S (‘.M.I.DUSNFSS COSTS HIM £ls. AYF.I I.INGTON. Sept. 12. Ti„- sequel to tie- recent fatality on the I i tilt Bmid. wle u Henry Derail re-eeix-ed injuries from wliK-n he du-il as ..-'-nil - f b'-ine knoeked d-,xvn liy a nmtV.i- ear was' heard at tho Police Court tu-day when Wnlt.-r 1‘ tederiek Aland', the driver ol the ear. !> ■■•aib-u euiK.v t-i failing t-> -toj) after the aecid'mt and to cxi'Ci-iliup He- repulaimi! 1 The Chief Detective ile-sei ibe-l as eallous ib- accused's action in driving away when lie knew iliaf serious barm must 1 illx e been done. j.'or failing to stop Mains was lined £l!!. and for exceeding the speed limit