DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS

BY TEEEOHAPH —IgtESS ABBN , COPYRIGHT. THE DIVORCE LAW. i AUCKLAND. May 28. "It seems almost a iarce going through these, proceedings," declared Mr .Justice Reed at the Supreme Court this morning, when an order lor restitution of conjugal rights was being sought. “The law,” added his Honor, •• might as well lie amended to on able parties to make a declaration that they have separated. That is all the application amounts to these days.” Counsel in the particular case, Mr M'Liver, said he understood that such an opinion was expressed by a learned Judge before this particular procedure was confirmed. Ilis Honor replied that when Mr Justice Denniston made that comment restitution of conjugal rights was quite a rare application. Now it was quite an accepted way of getting divorce. It was no good limiting two lutes of a cherry. It might he just as well to have divorce hv consent.

When another decree was asked on the grounds that an order for restitution had not been complied with his Honor asked the petitioner, a woman, if she was disappointed. " Yes." petitioner replied meekly.

Concerning another case his Honor stated: "if you want costs against Mi-respondent you will have to prove that co-respondent knew that respondent was married.”

RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. AE("Kf.AND. May 28. An echo of burglaries by Mike Elyim, prol'c.xional boxer, and Robert Heaton Munro was heard at the Police Court this afternoon, when Ada May Bleascl. married, was charged with receiving cigarettes, gramophones, and clothing. Chief Detective Cummings said accused was the mother-in-law of Flynn, and. with her husband, wndticied a hairdressing and tobacconist's business in Newmarket. In n statement made to the police she admitted receiving the goods, which were valued nt £ll2 IDs, and which she said she paid £l3 for. On behalf of accused. .Mr Moody said that neither Flynn nor accused had attempted to remove brands or marks from any of the .goods, and she had given llq. police every assistance when they were making their inquiries. The Magistrate (Mr Hunt): Is that The Chief .Detective: Generally speaking, she placed nothing in our way. Mho is a woman of means, with a g-'od turnover in her simp. Mr Mo-.idy : We plead guilty to the charge.-, in respect of cigarettes and two gramophones. The cigarettes were lv"oVcreil. and it is not suggested that a. , used : Uelnpied to dispose of the gramophones. ! hiel" Detect ivy. Cummings: Some !'■>..a;;> cigarettes were stolen, and we recovered only 10. RIM. The two gramophones Weis' si- 1 *1 c u froln the next shop, tuit cm- to her ow n. If your Woi-shijs inllicl- a fine. I a-k tliat it 1.-.' substantial.

The Magistrate: 1 am loth to send the woman to prison. Du the charge of receiving cigarettes site is lined WO. The Chief Detective: The maximum is C If).

I'll • Magistrate: Well, make it £lO in default three months. (In the (barge of receiving two gramophones she is lined £lO.

The Chief Detective then withdrew four other charges. Mr Moody: I lie Chief Detective lias -t.o objection to a month being al-

lo'-'cd to pay. Ilis Worship: No. i won't allow a month. . I'll allow fourteen days. DAIRY CONTROL. .MFRCmSON, May JO. J. N. Hamilton of Southland, a iiicmb"|- ol the Daily Control Hoard addressed a representative meeting of dairy farmers yesterday explaining luridly tin- operations Mini future policy of (lie I’oard. At th" conclusion a vole of thanks to the speaker and confidence in the I’oard was (allied enthusiastically. WANCANI'I’S PAR. Wang a Nil, May jo. As the result of dragging ‘operations this morning the harbour-muster and in Mite r discovered an ohsl I'Uflioil right in the middle of the fairway at the entrance to the harbour. I’hc obstruction was located approximately seven hundred feel from the nudes. It has been anchored end buoyed Mini j shipping are warned to lake notice ! I’l'eparatiolis are being made to have the obstruction removed. ROY'S SCODEX DEATH. NELSON". May JO. | The seven year old son of Thomas Edward Eastahrouk, a t-unmercia! . traveller died yesterday afternoon. ' While cycling, lie had a mishap and j fell on hi- head and on arriving home (-.unplaim-d ,1 not f, Ming well. He ' went li. lie do,-, n. and later suddenly ! expired. The verdict was that death was due to laceration of the nnmengeal artery. I caus'd by a blow, no blame being attached to the hoy Raid, uilli whose bicycle deceased collided.