DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

A BOGUS DRUG

WELLINGTON. March 21

Donald Campbell, a salesman, was fined £5 and costs, for selling lozenges composed of charcoal, sugar, and gum, and publishing statements concerning a drug likely to deceive the public.

The Crown Prosecutor said the advertisement alleged that the lozenges were made from the juice of an Indian tree, and would cure the worst of goitre, while patients slept; also that it would cure ptomaine poisoning, and indigestion. The cost of a box of GO lozenges was about Is (id and it sold for 20s. Defending counsel said that the cost of advertising the remedy was 12s (id. which made the total cost 1 Is. The. -Magistrate commented that a person with defendant's imagination deserved a better l'atc than to be prosecuted for bis “cure.” THE OTA Tv T SEAT. WELLINGTON, March 2-1. Mr Charles J. Hark ness, of AA'er.icon dairy farmer, is the Liberal-!,a hour candidate for the Otaki seat at Hie General Election. Mr if ark ness, v.'im is a dairy farmer, lias been for 'even years a member of the Wellington Education Board, and for seven years a member of the Ilorowheima (lu.nty Council. He is a member of the Provincial Executive of the Dairy Farmers’ Union and president of his hx-a! branch. Mr Darkness takes a keen interest in cninnierciul matters and is a member of the local Chamber of <>mmeree. Mr W. If. Field, a. member of the Reform Party, is the present member for the constituency. WOMEN SHOP-LIFTERS. WELLINGTON. March •'!. At the Police Court to-day, .\nnie Larsen, aged ! I. married, was sentenced to three months’ gaol, to be lollowed by three months' reformative tuatinent. on charges of shoplii ting. Agues Hussey, aged 25. on similar charges, was remanded for the probation officer’s report. I’. AND T. BALLOT. WELLINGTON, March 25. The results of the postal ballot for Wellington rejiresentaLives on tho P. and T. Executive were as follows:—• Postal delegate:—ll. -M. Patrick. 211 ; (i. B. Brown, 158. Telegraph Delegate :—T. E. F alconer, 255; IV. L. Scaldon. GI. -Mr Patrick displaces the sitting delegate, while Mr F’aleoner has increased his majority. THE DRUIDS’ ORDER. • TFJ KUITi. March 25. The biennial conference of the Grand Lodge of Drdids “--as continued tins morning. Alter a lengthy discussion, it was decided to •change (ho method of payment of Lodge contributions by making them payable in advance in accordance with the practice generally followed by an insurance company. This system, it was contended, would ronler great security against members losing benefits through being in arrears. It was resolved to amend the rules so as to make sick pay at hi per week pavable immediately alter initiation. Hitherto, sick pay has not been payable until six months alter initiation. The conference is dealing with a large number of remits ol an adminisi.ruLi\e nature.

RAHJWAYMEN OUST' CONN ELI.Y CM R.JSTCH U RiCTI. March 20.

The election of li. Hampton to tho position of President of tho Amalgamated Society of Railway Seivant-s by a majority of 2793 votes over M. Connelly, the sitting President. is held to he an indication of the attitude of the Railway towards those who led them into the strike last Easter. The votes already counted show Hampden 1931. Cm.nelly 2191.

POVERTY V PUBLIC WORN<4 (OSBORNE. .March 25.

The Minister of Public AYorks, Air Coates, arrived this afternoon, and spent a busy evening with deputations on local matters, dealing mainly with tho expediting of road work .o give access for the back block settlers. Air Coates is to leave early in the morning.

I lON E YAIOt >NEH A K It ESTED. ASHBURTON, Alarch 20

Arriving in Ashburton by the slow train from Chiistchureh last evening, a young man named AA illiam James Aloorc, bent on spending bis honey-

moon in the quiet of a country town, was arrested as lie alighted from the train with his bride and spent the night in the luck up. Ibis moining lie" was remanded till to-morrow on three charges of obtaining money by false cheques at llnwera on Dec. 30th. for £4 17s, at Feikling on Jan. Bth. for 13s and at, AYanganui on Jan. loth, for £4 Bs. The polite slated accused had just been married in the North Island. Bail of £IOO in self and one security of £IOO " lis allowed. When arrested accused had 2s 8d in his possession.

AYELLLINGTON RUGBY UNION AVJJLIAXGTON, Alarch 20

The Rugby Union's balance slicc-c shows a loss'for the first time in .several years of £B3l. This is accounted for by ihc falling off of attendances alter the trial games for the All I Harks, and the weather. Two new grounds were purchased, but there is no likelihood of erecting a new stand at Athletic Park, as the cost is too great at present. At the annual meeting it was suggested a percentage of the gate money lie net aside for building lands. ft was decided to move that the Xew Zealand Union increase the mimlier of Unions who could demand special meetings; also to support an increase in the maximum number from a single union to n\c.

AY IRE LESS CT > NEER ENC K. AYELLINGTON, Alarch 2G. \t the Dominion conierenee radio societies’ representatives , held here at live suggestion of the New Zealanil Radio .Institute of ■Christchurch. M,. I.- Slade, of Christchurch presided and suggested that all radio societies should affiliate with the msti-

Alarkiew. an Institute delegate, rer, lying to a question said no soc.ety was' affiliated with the Institute at ln ?S:f then disced the Institute's right to mm.i.mte a member for the proposed Broadcast! „ whose membership is only ~ did not provide for broadcast listeners, wl»o ; iow number 7.000 in the Donnmon whereof 1.1(0 are in Auckland, wlmh i i + iio Coulereiu*e. Radio Society, was tht | ment was not considered satisfactory, the nomination is only S« od ful The delegates subsequently dtecu^ * thc h : ing company, hut tlu u seat is in abeyance pending the coin plot ion of vertain formality i e t fi,,st high pow - r broadcasting station would likely he operation. ___