DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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APPEAL AGAINST' DECISION. NEW PI.YAIOUTH. April (5. The .Board of Trade has decided, on the advice of the Crown Law officers, to appeal against the decision given in the Supreme Court at Dunedin against the board in the action against Distributors, Ltd. This statement was made by the Hon. G. J. Anderson to-night.

RAILWAY ACL I DENTS AT WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, Anril 8

Both in l.iunbton (City) and Pctone Railway yards slight accidents happened at almost th:> same hour which bad the effect of holding up traffic for some time. At the formal- place a empty passenger carriage was derailed and unset the signal post, it was not till 5 o’clock that the rails could be cleared. Ten trains were held up mean while, al Petone, a goods train was backed over some paints and blocked the main line, but an emergency route was found at the back of the yard, (ELMARU MURDER. OAMABU. April 7. Reginald Hoad, will probably bo (barged with murder and attempted suicide at the conclusion of the inquest on his daughter on Thursday. THE MOt'AT MYSTERY. HEARING APRIL Kith. Cl I RISTCIIRCII. April S. The polite informed the Magistrate this morning that the evidence for the Crown against Frederick Peter Mount, charged with the murder of Ids wife, would he heard t o Anril l-itli. A remand was granted accordingly. EMPLOYERS CONCEDE DEMAND CHRISTCHURCH, April 8. Work was commenced on the Omblin at LyttelLon this morning, the employers conceding the men's demands for extra pay to cover standing time on Monday. SWIMMING RECORD. AUCKLAND, April 8. . At the tepid baths last night L. Krciirieh! (imputed) swam one hundred metres in !>7 2-7. beating X. Batchelor’s record by three-filths. A WARSHIP'S VISIT. GISBORNE. April 8. The Borough Council discussed the projected visit of 11..M.5. Veronica and the fear was expressed that d would lead to the congregation of young people, which was undesirable in view of llie present epidemic. Tile Council resolved emphatically to protest against the visit, and ask that it be postponed, but that if the vessel came here a welcome would be extended. MOTOR LORRY FATALITY. IIAWERA, April 8. A fatal accident occurred on the .Mangawhero Road at Riverlea yesterday, the victim being Sydney Barker, married with one child, resident -at Ha worn. Deceased was driving a motor lorry and while going up hill some difficulty in changing gear was experienced. The vehicle stopped and then began to go down lull. His companion jumped clear, but Parker, while following suit, tripped and fell under the lorry, the wheel crushing his head, death being instantaneous.

H..M.S. VERONICA. WELLINGTON. April 8. Advice has been received that the Veronica will not now visit Gisborne, in reximuso-tu a request by Die municipal authorities.

INQUEST VERDICT. GREY.MOUTII. April 8

At tlie inquest to-day on Raymond It.’ Biickell. killed in the railway work Ouj| c a vet diet af arc idciit.nl death was returned, no Maine been..; ullaebnMe Ice anyone. Et ) hi -• was given that Ihr at. idem wo - I through cicecasctl replacing a licit, on a pulley bcl.ue hating the machinery stopped. Deceased served 3[ years in the war and was wounded three times. MOTORISTS CA t i iO.\ED. PUBLIC IGNORANCE. (WELLINGTON, April I. ■‘ft is not generally known that every motorist must actually stop before going over a railway crossing, reninrked Mr C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M., .it the Magistrate's Court yesterday when two charges were laid again:*, i! rive is who had not slowed down to the regulation 111 miles per hour on approaching, crossings.

There was a remarkable ignorance by motorists on the point, observe the magistrate. It was the duty oi people driving a vehicle to actually stop before they even attempted to cress. In addition it was imperative they iliould slow down to 10 miles per hour before the crossing w as rein lied. The line must even then not he crossed unless the driver were sure ll vVns quite clear. The- idea ol Purlin me,it was to reduce the number of accidents to a minimum, and people who drove cars across railway crossings lock

a large risk. The accused', Charles Ernest Alsop. and Erie Martin, were lined £5 and costs and £1 and costs, respectively, with solicitors’ ices, £.3 3s, in each

YOUNG WOMAN IN TROUBLE. PALMERSTON N , April S.

At the Police Court, a young doines[ir servant pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court lor sentence on a charge of opening a postal oacket addressed to another woman. The accused, tin- publication of whose name was forbidden, was employed at a boarding-house prior to ’Xmas, ’file parcel was posted Irom Hamilton to a lodger at the house and was signed for by the accused win. retained it, sending the dressing packet it contained to her mother. Later Hie packet was returned and the accused „avo it to the addressee who. meanwhile. had left the boarding-house, the accused returning it to her mother for safe custody. WINE MERCHANT FINED. DUNEDIN. April K. Edward Henry Freed, proprietor of a wine business for the past two years was lined an aggregate of £2O for three breaches of the Act. filing without a license.

BOVS FOR FLOCK HOUSE. PALMERSTON NORTH. April S. Advice has been received by ti e m: naging trustee of the Shipowners’ Fund for British Seamen that thirty trainees have left England by the Cormthie. Wi.cn they arrive there will be seventy in residence at Flock House. To date forty-five have been trained there, being -apprenticed to farmers all over the Diminion.

COUNCILLOR’S CONTUMACIOUS

obstinacy

BLENHEIM. April In stating that Councillor AVillum Joseph Humphreys had been guilty r. contumacious obstinacy and conduct dlbocoming of a. Borough Councillor m declining to observe the Borough bylaw which compels householders to provide themselves with the regulation pattern rubbish tin, Mr T. E. Maunsell, S.M.. to-day fined Humphreys £lO and rests totalling £3 &h