DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1924, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

ET TELEGRAPH— ritESS AB3N , COrrRIGIIT. DEATH UNDER OPERATION. DUNEDIN, Nov, lfi. •Tollit Alexander Hall Anderson, a single man, ol years of age, was admitted to the Dunedin Hospital on Friday evening, sii/foring from severe abdominal pains, lie was operated on on Saturday night, hut died during the operation. At the inquest this afternoon, the Coroner found death was due to gangrene and obstruction of the bowels.

SEX PERVERT. DUNEDIN, November 15. At the Police Court. Charles .James Kories, aged 2.'i on three charges of obscene exposure, was sentenced to three years. Counsel ('untended that prison life would not cure accused, hut he should he allowed probation in order to obtain medical treatment. Medical evidence was called in support of this view. The Magistrate, in sentencing the accused, strongly defended the present prison system of classification and segregation. SlU>|"-LIFTER GAOLED. AUCKLAND. Nov. 15. Charlotte Leonard, aged -10. was charged at the Police Court with the theft, of goods valued at £ lli 12s fid from lfi different shops. She was caught in the act at Reudell’s drapery. She pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one months’ imprisonment on one charge. On another she was placed on probation for two years.

The accused had a hundred pounds in the hank, and her husband had more than five hundred in cash. The latter was known as a man of good character.

A VO IT 11 DROWNED. INVERCARGILL. Nov. 17. •Jnliii Brass, aged 15, was drowned ii the estuary on Sunday while bathing ill) two others. lie got beyond liis ejlh. The body has been recovered. Another youth narrowly escaped from row ning he being rescued, after a truggle. by Stanley Porter. -Neither mild sw iin.

TEN YEARS AND FLOGGING. A I CK LAND, November 17. Frederick Edward Pietro Shortland, god 21, was sentenced to ten years nd a Hogging of ten strokes by Mr list ice llerdm.'iu on a charge of rape. Counsel asked for consideration en (count of-his youth, hut the Judge aid ii was a. callous and heartless outage on a defenceless woman.

According lo the evidence the prison r had said that revenge is sweet.

Edward l.eeky was convicted on two barges of indecent assault, one of mi limn assault and of assaulting Millie Snlrk with intent to do grievous niiily harm. He was seiilelieed to let eii years hard labour. The Judge lid the no'dical eximiiiatioiis showed lint the prisoner was a degenerate, ill wis noi iusaii'.’ and it was desirbll* to out him .iwav lor a long time.

OPIUM PROSECUTION. NAI’I ER. November 17. Ah Kong was fined £SO for being in -session of uncustomed opium, alii! fi for smoking.

.INFANT' SCALDED. GISBORNE. Nov. 17. Ethel M.njorie Peach, aged lo mouths Was fatally s: allied at Wlmtatutu by the upsetting of a tea-cup of boiling water. ARRESTS FOR Til EFT. GISBORNE. November 17. Extensive pillaging of goods from trucks in the railway yards at Gisborne lias been going on for some time past. The police arrested a clerk ill the Department's employ and also an ■ •liipluyi'c ill the Public Works Department and I'ei ovincd a ennsidei ab'e quantity of slnlell geeds role call'd in various [daces in the railwav yards.

AUCKLAND LAND CONTEST*. RECORD ENTRIES. AUCKLAND. Nov. 17. Forty-two bauds, or over 10IK) baml.incii. will lake part in the New /.calami Band Contest itl Auckland in I* ebruary. There are record entries lor till* contest, which will extend over a week, anil iL is expected to eclipse anything of the kind previously held in the Dominion. Two Australian hands, the .Malvern Tramways Baud and the Waratab .Municipal Land, will compete. Sixteen bands have* entered for the A. grade championship, these being the Malvern Tramways, Wonlsloii, port Nicholson silver band, Hauraki liegt.. Christchurch Municipal. Wellington Municipal ami Tramways, Knikorni. Wanganui Garrison. Auckland Artillery. Canterbury Mounted Rillcs Regt.. Invercargill Battalion, (.bioeti Alexandra’s Own liegt. (Wanganui), St Kilda Municipal. Tininru Garrison. Invercargill Hibernian.

For B. grade there are 1. entries: Waratab Municipal Band. Auckland Temperance Guards, Oiicliuuga Municipal. Hamilton City. Wailii Federal. Feilding Citizens. Auckland Waterside Workers, Wliangarei. Minton Municipal, Taranaki. Waikato liegt.. Dunedin Artillery. New Plymouth Citizens, Danuevirke, Gisborne City, Greyniuilth Municipal and Port Auckland.

SUICIDE BY f.!AS. AUCKLAND, Nov. 17. Albert Edward Inglis. married and aged 15. was found dead in liis Hat at Dovonport with his lace over a gasring. lie had been suffering with insomnia. the elfect of war injuries. The Coroner returned a verdict of suicide.

RIFLE SHOOTING RULE. WELLINGTON. Nov. 17. For the National Rille Association Championship meeting it has been decided to adopt the New South Wales rule, which allows only naval anil military trainees serving in citizen forces or senior cadets using the short Lee Knlield rille and to use mark ' H ammunition.

A BOY RUN OYER. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 17. Hei tor McDonald. 13, was run oyei by a horse wagon nt noon, lie died iij the hospital. 11 is parents live in No 397. Cashel St. SUPREME COURT. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 17.

The criminal session of the Supreme Court opened this morning when the Judge commented on tln* serious nature of several charges, including alleged attempted I "-- against John Jeff re vs. The trial is now proceeding of Gertrude Grace Bell, a married woman. on a charge of illegal use of instruments on a girl. CURED OK LEPROS) . CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 17.

Dr Telford (Health Officer) announces that Tim Kokiri aged 11. a native of Raratonga lias been cured of leprosy at (,'nail Island and will shortly be discharged. It is his intention to become a missionary. Kokiri had lost several lingers at the lower joints and his core is due to the use of Cliaulmoongrn oil.