DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 October 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—IT.ESS ASSN , COPYRIGHT. REMOVING POSTAGE STAMPS. TI.UAKU, October 29. At the Magistrate's Court George 1). Lockhart was charged with fraudulently removing stamps from postal packages with the intent to use them again. There were live charges the value of the stamps amounting to os (id. The accused was convicted and lined live pounds on one charge and convicted and discharged on the others. ARTIFILIAL 1.1 MRS FOR SOLDIERS. WELLINGTON. Oct. 28. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes. Minister of Defence, has written to the secretary of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers’ Association as follows:—“U would appear that you are still under some serious misapprehensions as records the supply and repair of artificial limits by my Department. Service amputees are now being supplied wilh a light metal limit which is superior to tin 1 woollen limit. The fitting, supply, and repair of this limit can at present hi' carried out only at the artificial limit workshop in Wellington, and it is only there that the method of working the metal employed is understood. If. in Iho future, artificial limit makers elsewhere in New Zealand acquire the knowledge necessary lit work in this metal and are aide to carry out this work at a reasonable cost to the Department. their employment will of course lie considered. “With reference to the statement in the body of your letter, in which you say: ‘They would lose their employment, as their employers would output up with the inconvenience of their absence from work every time they needed repairs to their artificial limbs,’ you are also in this respect under a very grave misapprehension. The majority of repairs to artificial limbs can be. and are, carried out by forwarding the limb by post to the artificial limb workshop. “In the case of the supply of now limbs, measurements have been taken over a large part of New Zealand, and the Canterbury district will shortly be visited with the same object, so that it will only be in exceptional cases that the man will be required to attend the fact nry. “1 shall be glad if you would please explain the position to the limbless soldiers, as it is clear from their resolution that they do not understand it.’’ SHOW CASES RAIDED. WELLINGTON, October US. Armed with a | ieco of iron, a man was seen to force open three show-eases outside the D.I.C. last night. A constable was informed of the occurrence, and as the outcome, of a brief chase a middle-aged labourer named William Simmons was taken into custory. ’I he suspect was charged before Mr L. i'ege S.M.. at the Magistrate’s Court to-day. with wilfully damaging the' show-cases, and, further, with the theft ef ten dozen ladies' handkerchiefs, twelve pairs of stockings and thirtylive pairs of gloves, the property of the D.I.C. In applying for a remand for a week. Sub-Inspector Hollis slated that the matter was now in the hands of detet lives,- who had found a quantity of other property in the man’s possession. Accused was remanded in custody. THE EI.OCR CASK. EFFECT OF DISTRIIIFTORS LTD. HFNKDIN. Hi toiler ‘_V. In the Ilnur milling ease, thirteen witnesses gave evidence lor the ( row n to-day to the effect, that, after Distributors Ltd. was established, they were unable to obtain I lie brands ol Hour desired, but bad to take wlint Distributors Ltd., sent them. THEATRE WORKERS AWARD. ■WELLINGTON. October 29. An application by the New Zealand -Federated Theatrical and Stage Employees Industrial Association for a new ward came betore tin' C one*j!iation Council. The proposed award is to cover Wellington. Canterbury, (dago and Southland districts. Regarding hours, smile discussion took place. Eventually no agreement was touched with little or no alteration in the provisions of the standing award. Mr E. .T. Righton. on behalf of the picture theatres, entered a strong protest, against the method of citing various picture theatre proprietors to appear at the council table. 'I bore were ddo picture theatres in New Zealand, nnd only five bail been cited. Something was radically wrong if they could make awards and bring parties under the awards later.