DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 April 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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MR LYSNAK’S CHARGES

WELLINGTON, April fi. I lie Meat Works Commission resumed to-da,v. Allred Jolly, General Ma linger, National Rank, was cross-exam-ined. Replying to Mr Myers, Jolly said that in August, 1922, Lysnar told him the laying up of the Admiral Codrington was costing £•!::-;> a month. Jolly said the ship was bought contrary to Ihe Bank's advice. ile laid told Lysnar in 1921 thal the Codrington would put the Company on the rocks. The following year, lie told him the prophecy had proved correct. In reply to Mr Lysnar. witness said

the report handed to the Prime Minis-

ter was made to protect the Bank against the charges that it had sacrificed the works and the farmers, made by Lysnar in bis report to the shareholders. and enunciated broadcast by the Farmers’ Union.

Jolly said he knew Lysnar was opposed to the sale of works to Yestey's. except on Lysuar’s terms. Discussing the meeting of directors with Jolly, Lysnar asked if it was a stormy meeting. Jolly said : Not at all.

Mr Lysnar: 1 Did you not tell me you would make me bankrupt within a week ?

Mr Jolly: Unless you signed some .securities. If you had left lie. room with the other two directors. I would have allowed*you to go and never raised tlie question of your private account. J told you if you did not call up your advances. You have dragged this in, I haven’t. Mr Lysnar: Was not that a stormy meet ing h

Jolly: No, it was not. You wept rears at the meeting. Cross-examined, Mr Jolly refuted the suggestion that lie had attempted to influence Mr Lesion's political action, hut said lie objected in Mr Lysnar making political issue out of a hiisilic.-s

matter. He denied making an attempt to wreck the Company, or to poisot the mind of the Meat Board against tin steamer Admiral Codrington. with tin result that the Beat Hoard kept hoi out of the New Zealand trade. Neither diil lie say that the Government would not consent, to- its sale. He regarded the company as hopelessly bankrupt, and lie intimated to the Meat. Roald and the Government to that eli'ect. lie was not prejudiced against the Admiral Codrington. hut he had said plainly that the boat was killing the Company. Me had not discussed the matter with the Shaw Savill Coy. Mr Lysnar contended (liaL the Company was not insolvent. Its assets would realise its indebtedness. Mr Myers: It. may l.e insolvent, hut not bankrupt. The hearing was adjourned until tomorrow.

AUCKLAND STAFF CHANGES. AUCKLAND, April 3

Dr R. Beattie, who lias been Medical Superintendent of the Auckland Mental Hospital for 2S years past has boon given twelve uioiiLlis leave of absence.

Dr T. G. Gray, until recently Superintendent of the Nelson Mental llospital, has been appointed Superintendent- of the Auckland Institution. Dr Gray has brought with him irom Nelson Mr D. Riddle as 11 cad-attendant. and Miss Rlaid as Matron, ’their predecessors, Mr J. Goodwin rod Miss V . C. MeDougall are on leave of absence, pending notice of transfer. WORKERS’ HOMES. - CHRISTCHURCH, April fi. The City Council to-night decided to make application for a further loan of £20,00!) for the erection of workers' dwellings. BELTING FATALITY. G R EYMOUTII. April 7. Raymond Rrieknell, aged 2!). was caught in the belting at the railway workshops this morning, receiving total injuries. He was married only six month ago.

WATERSIDE !lOLD-Ul‘. CIIRISTCHURCII. April 7

At Lyttelton this morning the w ater-iders i. tiled lo work the Dutch steamer <>i iC >1:. • unless paid lor- isx hours standing by lime yesterday, when the weather was wet. Ihe employers will only agree to pay two hours, so the vessel is idle.

A SOLICITOR EXPLAINS. AUCKLAND. April 7

Mervyn Boy Walker stated in the Court last week that a solicitor at Invercargill charged him £7O lor delending him on a charge of tlielt, Ihe solicitor eiaieerned in a letter to the Magistrate, says Walker was lined £25

and Lhe writer's linn paid £75 to cover the line and restitution. 'I lie accused had since paid back L(;o <s 1 ’ *'l and owed Li) 12s 2d. 11 is solicitor had received no fee lor his sen ices end Walker was still in debt for money lent, navigation W.\RNIXG. WELLINGTON. April fi. The .Secretary-General of the Rost Office advises that- the following navigation warning was breadcasted by Sydney radio station on Sunday at 3.12 a.m. :- -‘•Brc-ailsea Spit light vessel lias broken adrift; last seen north olf Lady F.lliot Island: approximate position 21.03 S.. 102.17 E.” -pi,,, message was again broadcasted by the Brisbane radio station at 9.3, p.m. A COLD SXAR. PALM KRSTON N., April fi. \ t old soap, following the delight! 11l weather of the week-end wrs expci ieucyd tlti. morning, snow ‘ailing on the higher levels. MOTOR. CYCLE FATALITY. .•VS HI'RST. April fi. Leslie Redshaw and Charles McKay, while- motor cycling yesterday near Whakarongn apparently crashed into an electric power standaid. both being found unconscious, tlu-y having to he liospitalled. Redshtuvs iiijniie-. piouuc fatal. McKay is not dangerously hurt. MUSIC LECTt RESHTR. DUNEDIN. April 7.

Among the bequests of the late John Blair, lie directs that a sum, probably amounting to £250. be paid to the l niversitv Council as a portion of the annual salary for a lectureship in music. It is practically coitain the Council will institute the lectureship.