DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1924, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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THEFT OF TOBACCO. AUCKLAND, November 18,

Thieves entered the warehouse of Hutchinson Pros., Ltd., A tissue Avenue, during the week-end, stealing £HSA worth of tobacco and cigarettes. Untry was effected by breaking a window on the ground lloor.

TWO YKAILS R KFOR.MATI YE. AUCKLAND, November IS

At the Police Court, Frederick Henry Rowley, aged -11, on nine charges of theft involving CM and on nine charges of unlawfully assuming the designation of detective received two years reformative detention. DAMAGES AWARDED. At the Supreme Court, Clinie .Tames Drike, a farmer of Waorangi, was awarded. Cool damages against Harry White Gretwell and Thomas .Malcolm Grctwell, for a cowardly and brutal assault on the Te Kaiwahata road on August- 21, ini’ll, for which the accused have now served .sentences of three years imprisonment on llie Waikcria prison farm.

TON'D AT! I l!f) PARK. WELLINGTON. November c’O. A deputation waited on the Toiigariro Park Hoard and protested strongly against the site chosen for the hostel and the introduction of heather and grouse. The site favoured was Wliakapnpn. The Chairman considered too much was made of the point. The .Park would become a shooting reserve that was not intended. The Minister of Lands opposed the contention that heather would interfere with the growch of forest trees. Later on Mr Salt gave notice to rescind the resolution in favour of the Haunted Wliare site for the hostel. The motion that the Park be regarded as an absolute sanctuary for New Zealand flora and fauna was lost by six to live and Hie amendment, on the casting vote of the Chairman, that nothing should lie introduced into the Park without resolution by the Hoard. Tt was stated the Hoard still requested further contributions from local bodies and societies in provide the hostel etc. There are now motor roads to within half a mile of the Haunted Wliare and two hot baths at Whaknpnpn. RETURN OF GLOAMING. RLUI'T, November 18. Gloaming returned by the Moernki, which arrived to-night from Melbourne. The champion is in splendid letlle.

ASSAULT CHARGE. NELSON, November I'.l. Walter A. 11. Crichton, licensee of the Turf Hotel at Stoke, was charged at the Court to-day with, on the ISinsl, at Stoke of (I) assaulting .lolin R. Kerr by pointing a loaded gnu al him: and <•_’) that he did, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, attempt, to discharge a loaded gun at .lolin R. Kerr. When the ease was called on. Sen-ior-Sergeant Harrell said accused was not well enough to appear in ( 'our!. The Magistrate: Where is her Senior-Sergeant I’arrett : " lie is in (he cells.'' The police then asked tor a remand in order that the incused should reinia ii vc t rent incut The \ 1 a". M late gia'iled a remand mil i| Monday next. DAIRY EXPORTS. WELLINGTON. November 10. In connection with an Order-in-Coiin-ci, recently gazetted, giving the New Zealand Dairy Produce Control Hoard, Ltd., control of the export of butter and cheese, M.r T. C.Rrnsb (Secretary of the Hoard) states that this limited control applies for marine insurance purposes only. AN ACQUITTAL. AUCKLAND. November 10. At the Supreme Court. Mailer McCarthy, an electrician, was re-tried on a charge ul having received stolen electrical "material, the jury having disagreed at the lirsl trial. Alter an hour's deliberation the jury returned a verdict of not guilty and accused was discharged.

|)AIKY T*li<iDl'Cl'.. AYKI.IANDTON. N-.v. >*• liiis been received liy tin' T> S .*irv Division Hint in Aus lr,, ln. tln-n; was graded during October <• Im.sc- of Inillor ninl '■"•‘•‘l ( .|„, ( , so Tlii- Division is m receipt ol advice from tin- Argentine Dairy Association slalii.tr Hint Hu- "’"V'n ,110111 totalloil I TDD tons of butt-'.. I l l , Olls of oliooso and DD.O ions ol .asoi... Duo to tlio nlwomo of niin. tho on - nut i< iimliu-oil oompjirvd with 11,0 corresponding polio, l of hist yoar. OAAfAIIT "siToDTIXD CASK. OAAIAKC. Nov. I*. John Holmes. who it is alleged attempted to commit suicide over a tmlnii;hl non after shooting his wife an, who has since hoon undergoing treatment in Oamarti Hospital, has snllicioiitly recovered to he aide, to app.ai hefoio the Stipendiary Magistrate. To-morrow he will he charged wit i attempting to ■commit suicide. ,'raver char-re of attempting to miirdei his wife will Ih' preferred at a late, (late. Mrs Holmes is sljll in Dunedin Hospital. hut. althmifrh the bullet has not vet heen located, her condition is reported to he satisfactory.

\0 BIIKACH OF CONTI!ACT. AUCKLAND. Nov. IS

Tronhle over the advertisin«z ol medicated wine mi Wellington t rallicars resulted in a lircach of contract brought in the Supreme Court hefore Mr Justice TTerdman and a jury, hv 11. C'. Smart. •Ltd., against Chandler and Co. T.td. lMaintilf’s counsel said that it was a lie-red that the contract was made l.y a representative of the defendant company in the capacity of ape,it. when he had no such authority to act as an a pent, and at a time when the defendan company, moreover, hnew that it? representative. Air Parr, had no iuithoritv to act as agent. The' defence said that there was no contract and that the orders were giyon subject to the approval of the municipal authorities. Air Parr expressly told Air Smart that, the Wellington order was subject to approval. John Parr pave evidence that he had no conversations with Smart regarding the powers of mimciipal bodies throughout New Zealand coueoi ninp tramcar advertisinp. His Honour said that if the jury found that Parr told Smart the advertisinp had t» he approved by the municipal authorities the whole of plaintiff’s ease fell to the ground. _ After a short, retirement, tlie jury returned a verdict for the defendant company.