DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

(US' TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. THF lIONEYAI.OONE.R REMANDED. CHRISTCHURCH; .March 27. William James Moore, the honey--1110011 arrestee, was remanded to appear at Wanganui on Alouday, £1505 PER FOOT PROPERTY. AUCKLAND, March 27. The Queen Street property of Warwick and Chambers has been purchased by the Alooro Piano Company, the price being £35,000. The property has a frontage of 23’, feet to Queen Street and runs hark to High Street. The priie lor the land and building is over £15D.5 per fool. DRUNK IN CHARGE OF CAR. CHRISTCHURCH, March 2G. William Hayes, farmer, of West .Melton, charged before Air Cruiekshauks, S.M., with having been found in a state of intoxication while in charge of a motor ear. After hearing evidence, the Magistrate said: “One has to make an example of a mail like this. He is quite a decent man, but be bail :i glass of beer. After that its much easier io accept another, and gradually he got live beers into him.” The Sub-Inspector: “There's nothing suggested against his character.’’ The Magistrate: “lie is lined £5, and disqualified from obtaining a driver's license for six months, Ironi today. Six months is not a very long time, and he will have to use a buggy or something when he comes in.” DUNEDIN EXHIBITION. DUNEDIN, March 2d. At a meeting of the directors ol the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition Company to-night, the Chairman ,Air J. Sutherland Ross) referred to the opening date. He explained the position in regard u> Carnival Week in Christchurch, and said that it seemed undesirable to. clash with the fixture there. Mr Hayward said he thought that all the directors agreed that they should avoid clashing with the ( hristchurch fixture. Mr Sincock said he was in lavoiir of opening a little earlier than the date originally proposed, and he would stroin'lv suggest that the opening day ho a Saturday. After little further discussion it was agreed to open the Exhibition on Tuesday, November 17th, provided that date was .suitable to the Govern-or-Goneral. who would he asked to perform the opening ceremony. A line collection of fifty or sixty photographs of various exhibits at Wembley Exhibition lias been received by th" Exhibition Executive. SOLICITORS STRUCK OFF. C’HRISTCHURCM, March 27. Before* (Mir Justice McGregor this morning, the Canterbury Law Society moved tor a rule nisi against Lionel L. Hitehings to show cause why he should not he struck off the law practitioners roll. Last year he had pleaded guilty to failing to account for uioncvs. An order was made to have ilitchiJig’s name struck offA similar order was made against Mari in Joseph O’Brien, ol Fiuiaiu, ’ wlm had pleaded guilty to the forgery of a hill of exchange.