DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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THEFT OF SHOESAUCKLAND, October 13

A carrier named Joseph Manning, thirty-four, pleaded guilty at the Police Court to the theft of a case of ladies’ shoes, valued at £l5O 18s sd, the property of the New Zealand Shipping Co. The case was one of three tended for Dudley’s Ltd., from the steamer Norfolk in .June last, only two being delivered, 'file salesman stated that accused told him he had a job line of about a thousand pairs of shoes and witness agreed to sell some of them, after asking Manning if the slices n.s well as the juices were all right. Witness received that day live pairs of the shoes which he sold the same evening. .He met accupcd by appointment, and paid over the proceeds of t!ie sale receiving 5s as com-

mission on each jiair. Accused was committed for sentence. ALLEGED BRIBERY.CHRISTCHURCH, October It. In the Magistrate’s Court when told that the Land Agents’ Association opposed his application for a land agent’s license, llorl William Manus, wellknown as a private detective, alleged tliat the Association had offered a bribe to the police. The Magistrate said lie did not believe a word of it. .Muons refused to go into the box. The case was adjourned. REINSTATEMENT OF PROFESSIONALS. WELLINGTON, October M. The local Athletic Association had a long discussion on the reinstatement of professionals as amateurs. The opinion, generally, was in favour, oil the grounds that there were many runners who would gladly become amateurs, IniL the New Zealand Council, supported by the decision of the Australian Council, refuses to admit them. It was stated that only the International Board at Home could alter tiltrules. It was decided to frame a resolution to he sent to the New Zealand Council. in the direction of getting tinrule altered. XK\Y GRADING BIST. WELLINGTON, Ocfoher 11. The new Public Service grading list was issued to-day. Over 89,000 nllicers are affected by it. The Commissioner and his assistants for six months, were visiting the Departments all over the Dominion obtaining first-hand inlormation ami having personal interviews with the olliters affected.

The new schedule of salaries conforms to that recently published for the P. and. T. Department. An attempt has been made to bring the salaries into line with relative salaries offered by private employers. With regard to lower grades the number of steps has been reduced to eleven, the maximum salary ot the lowest grade being L2!).i per annum, attained in the eleventh year. This remains unaltered. In the higher grades, payment is not on a jiarily with outside rates, and, while not expected completely, .such odicers, it is stated, still look forward to a reasonable improvement of status. In the professional division, there are six classes, the lowest ranging, fmm 250 to 2210, and the highest from Eli 15 to 2715 per year. In the clerical division, there are seven classes, the lower one having three sections. In this the salaries also begin at 280 and range to 229.,. The maximum salary in any class is 2705.

OPTICIAN'S CHARGED. AUCKLAND. Oi toher 14. Mr iv.-nlon. S.M.. gave judgment in t!„- on.-e.ulion of (hie- eyesight spe- < i.-,|i-1 s. Edward Smith. Conrad F. M--AVillioiiis, and Edward O. Yon Stunner, for having practised a branch of medicine under the title of “doctor”. The Magistrate said the accused had used the sign at their business places stating that each was a Doctor ol Oplies. the use of the term doctor being permitted only to registered medical practitioners. If optics was a branch „f either surgery or medicine, an olloneo had been committed. There was no doubt about the skill of Hie defendants, who had been many years in practice and ol their high standing. He held that optics was not a branch ol either surgery or medicine, and dismissed the charge, differing fiuin another Magistrate. who had convicted in a similar ease. There was, he added, need for legislation to ensure that only properly (|ii:iliiied persons were allowed to practice as opticians. A BOY’S DEATH. AA'ELLINGTON. October 14. At the inquest on Graham Charles Smith, the loitr-year-old hoy killed by a motor car last Friday, a verdict of accidental death was returned. The evidence was that the ear was going slowly on the right side of the road, and that deceased ran out from belli ml a lorry.

DAIRY COY’S EXPANSION. OPOTIKI. October 15. The shareholders ol the Opotiki Dairy Association conlirnul the resolution increasing the Company’s capital to £25.01)0 by creating fifteen thousand additional shares. The increase is rendered necessary owing to the steady expansion in the supply of cream and the scone ol operations.

CANNING AVoRKS TO BE ESTABLISHED. OPOTIKI. October 15. Tt is understood that ft syndicate is to be formed to can the enormous quantities of mussels, pipis, and cocklefound in the harbour and at other parts on the Opotiki Coasts.

110MKSTK \D DESTROA'ED. AYAIROA, October 1-5. The Ardkeen homestead and contents, owned by O. G. Birred was totally destroyed by lire last night. The building is insured for CIOOO. CHINAMAN FINED £SO. AUCKLAND, Oct. 15. A Chinese laundry-man. Frederick Chinn, aged 65. who was found In be unlawfully in possession of opium in a form suitable for smoking, was lined £.‘.o at the Police Court. The premises won* raided at midnight on Oct. 9th. bv detectives, who found a room fitted out as an opium smoking den. Five persons were found in the room. Three Chinese weie smoking and a white woman was on the 11011,1 OlF's FROM INJURIES. CHRISTCHURCH. October 15. AYillinm George ftteate. aged 24, of AYoolston. died in the hospital this morning from the result of injuries through falling off a motor cyc-lc.