DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH rP.ESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT,

A SLIP CLEARED. TAUAIARUNUI, .May 20. The slip :ii I’akahi was cleared during the night, this being earlier than was at first anticipated, and which was a line | erloimam e by the maintenance stall. SOLICITOR FIXED. THE STAMP DUTY CASE CHRISTCHURCH. Alay 29. (living Ills reserved judgement in tin- Magistrate’s Court to-day, Air W’yvei n W ilson. S.M .. upheld the charge of a breach of the Stamp Duty A( t against Frederick Wilding. K.( .. and lined the defendant £25. Notice (<f appeal was immediately given.

The charge against Wilding was xlmt on August Hi. 1929. at Christchurch being concerned in or ab ittt the preparation of a memorandum of transfer dated August 19. 1929. viil) intent, to delraud llis Majesty, be did omit, wilfully and truly, to set iortb all the facts and circumstances affretin the amount of the ad valorem duty with .which such inslrument was chargeable. The Magistrate said he was unable to accept the defendant’s explanation of his state of mind. Me "'as ol the opinion that the defendant had directed Ids. managing clerk that the transfer should go through villi the sole olFjeet of evading the payment of largo sums of money. The .Magistrate said be took into consideration the fact that l lie defendant had been in practice for many years, and bad risen to high eminence jo bis profession. That, however, must. carry ;i corresponding responsibility. Ho was quite satisfied that the only difficulty to the completion of the transfer in dispute was

Auning’s object ion to pay stanin duty and that the defendant became ..ware of the nature of the obstacle. and thiit. the transfer was made s ih-ly lor l la- purpose of evading the Act. HEAVY PARCELS POST’. WELLINGTON. Alay 29. For some time past llis Majesty’s (.ovrriiiucut has had under consilienttioii ii; i* (>t in auburn ting an inter-! mporial heavy parcel post scheme between the Mother Country and outlying portions o! the Empire. Ihe scheme Inis ns its object the toslcriug of inter-imperial trade. The Positions ter-General now announces that the New Zealand Government Inis agreed to the introduction of the scheme as from the Ist of June next.

Under this scheme, unreels weighing up to 2211 is in weight will lie incepted in Great Britain for despatch to Nev. Zealand. The increased weight limit will he welcomed by business men generally. as the Chamber ol Commerce has. lor some time past, been pressing for on increase in the dimensions of parcels from (Leal Britain. FIRES. DUNEDIN. May 29. Karlv on Sunday morning, a railway engine held at Outram was destroyed and a W.lh (lass tank engine partly destroyed by lire. In the city. W. |). and 11. O. W ills’ tobacco stores were damaged to the extent of (.bout £909. The supposed cause was a fusion of the eleMric w ires.

WATERSIDERS AND DTP I ITT IHR lA. INVERCARGILL. May 29. 1 The Wanak.-t. which arrived at .Bind' from Dunedin, lay idle dining the day. owing to the wiitersiders refusing to 1 work the ship, except under spe; in! conditions. <-wing te the finding in Duimdin of diphtheria narii--rs amongst (lie members of the crow . The wan kers is-fu '-d t • respond P tin- |ir-t call vi-stordny morning, unless 1 1111-\ v.i-i" lodctninlte l eg dust po aLP--ickim-s. They demanded 101 l pin and medical expenses d taken ill. In the early part of the day no move .was made by the Shipping Com] any. and the men refused to respond to the midday call. | Later in the afternoon it was decided that the men .should be ideniniiiod. | lint no response was made to a call at •1.-15 P. m. ( It is. however, probable, that the men will commence work in the morning. ns their demands have been acceded to. , Interviewed by a “limes ’ reporter. Air L. \Y. Spencer (manager of the I'nion Company) stated that the Comp;inv had agreed to indemnify the men, as it could not afford to delay the ship. An agreement was made before the last cull, but the men probably considered that they did not receive sufficient nolcic. “In the circumstances.” lie said, “the demands ol the men are preposterous, as the ship was fumigated and passed by the Health authorities at Dunedin. I understand there are several cases of diphtheria at the Bind, and n man might catch diphtheria in tin l trains or hv contact with other persons in the Bluff. JURY FAILS TO AGREE. WELLINGTON. Alay 27. The jury was unable to agree in the case of John Burns and Coy., versus

tlie New Zealand Shipping Coy., in a claim of £lB3 for damage suffered by Urn consignee. The galvanised wire Mas ship] e.l from Canada to ,\ea /calami io 1923. DAM A OKI) COSiTCMK. AUCKLAND. May 26. Mrs A. Cooper sued \\ . Sinclair, junior, in the Polite Court, claiming £lB 13s damages to her costume, through a waitress spilling tea on it at the Takapuna races. Judgement Wi ,s given for £4 14s. Security for appeal was refused. Mr Hunt. S.M.. remarked that he would not Have the Supreme Court I uiliend willi Mich trivial matters. LOAN FOR ROADINO. PALMERSTON N., May 26. P,V 461 to 87. out o.' a total roll oi IRK) ratepayers, the Manawatu (aunty tu-dav sanctioned a £66.1" ! loan proposal for expenditure, on main highways work. KI'ROW TRAGEDY INQFKST. OAMAiir. May 27.

The inquest on the victims of Kurowtragedy. Olive Rutherford and Tlulip Hudson, concluded this morning. Ihe Coroner returned a verdict that Hudson committed suicide by shooting and drowning on April 22nd. and that Olive Rutherford died at Kurow <,u April 2->, from the elfects of a bullet wound inflicted by Hudson on April 22. srpRF.ME corin' sentences. AUCKLAND. May 27. At the Supreme Court Mr Justice Herdman sentenced prisoners Joseph Dick, breaking and entering, to twelve j months reformative. Richard Charles Brown, technically guilty of forgery, was lined £5 and costs. Robert Thomas Gordon Smith for unlawfull. ( arnal knowledge to two years probation. John William Brooks, forgery and false pretences concerning the purchase of a motor truck, to eighteen months bard labour. David George Henderson technically guilty of forgery by publishing a false apology was tilled £5 and costs.