DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TfiLKORAPH—PEJt riIESS ASSOCIATION,

BAD RECORDS. AFUKI.AXD. April 90.

At the Police Court. William Rennie, aged 20, and Erie .Malcolm Biel, aged 90, for converting to their own use a car valued at £l5O. the prop ?»Tv of V. Pollard, the thelt of a magneto valued at £5. were sentenced to three years’ reformative treatment for the theft of the magneto. Mr Boynton, S.M.. said the accused had a had record and neither were fit to he at large and prey upon the community. PAYING LOAN CARRIED. WELLINGTON, April 90. The poll for a loan of 9200.090 for the extension of the permanent paving of the city streets was carried by 9105 to 9107. DRAINAGE COAIM LBSIOX APPOINTED. WELLINGTON. Anrii 20. Government has appointed A. Hunter (Auckland) engineer. W. I). Hunt (Wellington) and H. Williams (Gisborne) as a commission to investigate’ matters connected v. iCi Rangtlniki drainage. WORKERS’ DWELLINGS. WELLINGTON. April 28. Sir Francis Bell slated to-day with reference to the Christchurch City Council's protest against the refusal of a State advance le:r a workers' dwelling loan el £20,009 that applications to the AdvanfsL Office for loans to discharge mo: t.gages affected by the .Mortgages Extension Act and for building houses had heron abnormally large and no moneys were available for loans to local authorities. It was necessary to provide first for the class of borrower wlii i could not obtain nicuney from other sources. AIOTOR-CAR DAAIAGEI). Cll RlS'i Cli FRCII. April 29. About four o'clock yesterday afternoon a Cubic motor-car driven hv Air .1. B. Alerrett collided with an InterCity dins in Lin wood Avenue. The car, rounded Buckley’s Road into l.inwood Avenue just behind the bus whir was going towards town. Alt' Alerrett apparently thought the ’lilts would turn into Cashel Street and swerved, hut struck the ’hits, which goes to town via Worcester Street. Fortunately no one was injured, hut the ear was hadlv damaged, the radiator ami mudguards being smashed. CHOKED BY A BONE. DON EDI X. April 2S. I Douglas Alackay. tiineui ninths. ■ was sucking a chop hone when a pie. ca i came off the hone and choked him. 1 I AIR LYSXAR’R CHARGES. s GISBORNE, April 99. < The .Meat Commission sj cut. the niiir- t iiing inspecting the works tormerlv i owned by the Poverty Bay Meat Com- ' pany, but nc;.v in possession ol Vi -lev's 1

.MINERS DOWN TOOLS. AY lIA.XG ARE id April 29-

In consji|uence ot three truckers being piti on to hew coal at Wilson’s mine at 11 ikurangi. the ttl termioti shift refused to turn to unless the three men were replaced by hewers out of employment. The demand was refused so one hundred ami Idly miners downed tools. A meeting of the Miners' Union last night decided against, working at Wilson’s colliery until a s Jut ion was obtained with a cimiereuce with the directors. It is anticipated an adjustment will he reached soon. APPEAL COURT DECISION. WELLINGTON, April 9!) ( At the Appeal Court. Rex. v. Zenzina heat'd cm March 17th. the Court holds that Justice IL’i'ilman mi •’directed the iurv' and the verdi' I ought in set aside and a‘‘'ti-‘d dls-bargcd. The decision in the c-a-o ol Lex '- - Slwrtbiml, argued on April 21th., is that the sentence by Justice Herdman of fifteen years and 'a- Hogging, f'»' rape, is excessive, and the sentcnio was reduced to live years and the Hogging was remitted, v-h-icl Justice Stout dissented regarding the* reduction of sentence. WELLINGTON, April 29. The Appeal Court has given it s uecision in the ease ol Res. v. Inaziua. At the trial Air Justice Herdman held against the contention that there was no offence as there had been nn attempt on the part of the accused to extort anything i'c.r horselL Ihe Court held that, the term "gam anything" from any person means "gain anything for the offender himself." but “extort anything" is dilL'ieul. in meaning. A person may he guilty under Section 2hi), although his only interest was to extort -.mnething tor another without gain for bimseli. I' l this case all the accused demanded was that the tea set .should he returned to the Alangawni Hail Committee, the donor ol the prize. Such demand does not come w ilfiio the sec ’. i ... and m mu i„ the nature ol blackmail. I here was no evidence on which the jury. .1 tb‘‘ ~notion had been left to >U won d luivo been justified in finding intent to exhort anvthittg front Nit/.. 'I tie verdi,, ought to he set aside ami tm? accused discharged.

YCUTCTLTi'P'AL F.DUCAI IGN INVERCARGILL, April 28.

Reference was made at the con incue of South Island Progress Leacues to the question of ugncultura! and pastoral production, and a remit, moved by Mr G. Halford, a delegate from The Canterbury Progress League, was carried as lollous, “That, in view of Hie consideration now being given by .he G»v.-ume.;t and the Hoard of Agriculture G> the question of agricultural education m the Dominion, ibis cnnlcre.u r oesiies that l lie fullest facilities should H given to the Southland by t be provision of a Pniversi i v to.lege of -g _ culture, experiment farms and researen stations, where such arc requncd.

FT?PIT CONTROL. WELLINGTON. April 24. The “Gazette” announces that the fee payable to the chairman or tho Fruit Export Control Board is to >e £SO per annum, plus £2 2s pci c ■*.' when engaged on business other t n.n that connected with ordinary hoard meetings, members of the board £-“ per annum and £1 U I»r day. with £1 per day travelling allowance plus actual locomotion expen.wrf. The lew on all fruit in the distuct in which part 1 of the Act is in operation. and intended for export is to hid per case up to half a bushel, and id per ease from half bushel to bushel payable immediately upon shipment o( fruit.

RUSH FOR NFAY ZEALAND. WELLINGTON. April 2.

“Within a week T have met no lever than Three people who purposed, wintering in New Zealand, but have had to exercise Hobson’s choice and select another mild resort in which to escape our London rigours.”, says a writer in “The Englishman. Calcutta. “The reason in each case was the same. All berths on boats now Uniting. or due to leave within the next few weeks, are hooked right-up. “Wliat the precise explanation ot this rush to New Zealand may be just at this time I have not heard, but possibly ft gi-eni many Ne>y Zen'fi'A 1

cousins, who came over here for tlie Exhibition are now returning homo. And it is even conceivable that recent specimens of our winter climate, with the last ‘London particular’ as n grand finale, have impelled our visitors to stay not upon the order ol their going. hut so at once by the earliest boats. Au.vhow. New _ Zealand as a winter resort is growing m favour, but in the ease of two ol the disappointed, would-be travellers T have mentioned, while one is off to 'leneriffe the other has consoled himself with Ceylon.