DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. VISITING ATHLETES. MASTERTON, February 17. The Australian athletes appeared at the evening meeting to-night. Barker won the 100 yards in ten seconds, with Grehan second. Grehan, from scratch, won the 220 yards by inches from Eastwood (six yards) the schoolboy champion, in 22 2-sseos. Whvte (Australia) and Rose (Mnsterton) had a great battle in the mile, the latter coining away in the last 70 yards to win by twenty yards, in ■!.2osecs.

Harness rode a great second in a mile cycle event, coming through with a phenomenal hurst of speed. The race, however, was declared void, owing to an alleged error in the lapping, and in the run off, the Anstraiain made no attempt to catch the limit man, being content to defeat the scratch riders. A wonderful race in the three miles event saw T. Oakley gain an nd\ai(- v ta<m on the home bond and heat the Australian by a wheel in the time of 7.2lsecs. TIIKURANGI MINERS. HIKURAXGI, February 17.

There are fifty miners at Flikurangi under notice of dismissal, owing to the shortage of trade, due to the coal importations. Yesterday. Mr H. E. Holland addressed lengthy wires to the Prime Minister and the Minister of -Mines, urging steps to obviate the miners having to break up their homes.

H HENDON’S DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH, Feh. !<• A mail named Howard found a body presumed to be that of Harry Hendon, joweller. of Greymouth. in an unoccupied house. 10(5 Hawke St,. A;'"' Brighton, at d. 40 p.m. yesterday. IO man had been dead for several (lays. ;u,d death was evidently due to gas poisoning. The discovery was made b.\ Hownni when lie went to work at Jio house. A letter, addressed to a relative at Greymouth. pointed to S,Ul'On February 7th. a man supposed to 1,0 Hendon left the Shades Hole., where he had been staying, and said i.e might come hack. During the interval df "timo. a young woman, describing herself as a daughter of the man wn.) had left the Shades Hotel, made »u----oiiirios about him. Constable Hidnp. of New Brighton, is endeavouring to interview the woman. KSO AI MvK SENT F, NCR D. TE AWAMUTU. February IS. Harold Keith Jones, a young man who escaped from Waikoria Relormatory on the Bth. inst., and when recaptured next day had a rifle in his possession. was brought before Justices al Te Awamutu Court to-dav. His previous sentence was of two years’ reformat he detention fur forgery and fills.* pretences. To-day's sentence was two years’ hard labour, the Bench emarking that the penalty was intended to act as a deterrant to other inmates. UOKRAKI HOLD-UP. NO LABOR OFFERING. DUNEDIN. Feb. IS. A call for waterside labour this morning elicited no response for the Mocruki. There was a mild ‘‘booing” when the. free labour crew left the vessel.

NO LABOUR FOR MOERAKL DUNEDIN. February 18. Over one hundred watersiders were present when the call was made at ci o o’clock to work the .Moeraki, hut H ■to was no response, so full gangs were signed on to unload the Pipirikt.

MOERAKI’S CREW PAID OFF. DUNEDIN, February )S. Tim free labour crew of the Moeraki were paid oil' and proceeded to 'Wellington this morning in catch Die Maratna.

BOOKMAKER FINED. CHRISTCHURCH, Feh. 18.

A fine of L'2s sterling was imposed on George Alexander Stanley this morning on charges of hookmaking. It was stated that ho formerly had been a Government messenger.

JUSTICE 11 OS KING RETIRES

AA'ELLIXGTOX, February 18.

Alter lifty years in the service of the law. tho last eleven of which have been spent as a judge of the Supreme Court. .Justice Masking delivered a reserved judgment, which was the last official act in Wellington this morning. He. was afterwards fa re welled by the New Zealand Law Society and Wellington branch at a very large gathering. Air Skcrrett. K.C., on lieball' of Dominion probationers, said high as had been the standard of the Judicial Bench, his Honour need not fear to he measured by that standard in the mind of his contemporaries, or i„ the minds of posterity, who were the ultimate judges. It would always he remembered that he brought to the Bench a deep and compendious knowlodge of the law and wide experience of practice and human nature, while he left behind valuable expositions of law which would keep his memory green. . , Mr Arvers, K.C., spoke for the Melling ton Bar. and Justice Hosking made a feeling reply, m winch he n g,-otted that his health did not allow him to continue to assist the pints pirn, i„ which he had carried out his life’s work.

FAR AI Ell SUICIDES. AY AIM ATE, February 18. Thomas Ernest Thomby a middle .„red farmer was found hanging this morning on nts The. deceased at one time was a prominent wrestler, lie was married with a grown-up family.

A SUICIDE. AUCKLAND. Feb. L. John Henry William b ( 1, - v died in the hospital from the effects ,d takiiio poison. At the inquest his wi. said her husband left bis oed came back ami kissed the baby, and went into the kitchen. Soon afterwards be returned, crying: ”1 am dene. M'*•ness later found a poison bottle on tl,« table ill the kitchen. Deceased was addicted to drink. A verdict of suicide by poisoning was returned. THE FIRST BORN. CHRISTCHURCH Feb. IS. The Secretary of ue Wellington Early Settlers Association writes to the “.Star” disputing the claim by Air Install that his mother, r.ec AYoodham. ■was the first white c hild horn in New Zealand. He says two births are officially recorded as having taken place on June 20th. 1810, at Port Nicholson, the names being Rodgers and Lodge. I LOAN FLOATED. I GISBORNE, February 18. Tolnga Bay Harbour Board Loan of seventy thousand pounds at six per cent, has been successfully floated in the open market, a large proportion of the money coming from Nelson.

BAND CONTEST.

AUCKLAND, February IS

At the Band Contest, Afr Code will judge the test selections, hymn selection. music of quickstep and B flat cornet solo championships- The other two judges w|ll adjudicate op the other solos,

MOTOR MISHAP. AUCKLAND, February 18. A motor mishap possessing unusual features occurred in Wellesley Street at three o’clock yesterday afternoon. A postal collecting van drew up at the end of Lome Street, and the driver collected the mail from the post office. While lie was inside signing for tho mail, the van started on its own, and turning practically half a circle it mounted the pavement and crashed into a millinery shop occupied by Alls Woods with a large front of plate glass window and a side window. The glass windows are insured. The van sustained practically no damage. AR BJTRATION COURT. CHRISTCHURCH February 18.

The Arbitration Court this morning adjourned consideration of the journalists disputes both local and Dominion, with a strong recommendation to the parties to hold a further conference. It was suggested for the guidance of parties that if a Dominion award were made it would provide for country districts on the basis of Wellington country districts award, with a separate provision for ( ities.