DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 June 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TKI.EGRAI’U —t’Elt I'ItESS ASSOCIATION.J AFTER HOURS LIQUOR TRADING CHRISTCHURCH. June 5. ‘The Committee cannot too strongly emphasise that it is absolutely unlair to those licensees who endeavour to observe the provisions of the Act for other licensw to carry on after-hours trading.” (-aid Mr AYiddov.son K.M.. (cliairniau of the Christchurch Licensing Committee) at the annual committee meeting to-day. Mr Widdoumiii said that, without making reference to anv particular hotel, lie wished to cay tlie Committee viewed seriously and with regret that several licensees in the distnet had been convicted of after-hour trading during the past twelve months. The Committee were careful in granting new I ire uses lo applicant-. Inn patently when they

got into ike lintel-, some of them wore not above cranniitting broaches of the Licensing Act. This sort of thing wo - absolutely unfair to the licensees vlio endeavour to observe the provisions of the Act. He thought the p'-'i; v'-ii' io he '-(anmended for their endeaVi i a j-- to stop after-hours trading.

HEEP-STKALIXG CHARGES GISBORNE, June 5

Before Air E. C. Dewey K.M.. at the .\iaei.-,tr:ite's Court fip-day a sheepfarmer front the Hangarou district named Alfred James .McGregor, was charged with stealing on .May 12th.. 15 sheep valued at £ls. the property of J. !’,. Murphy and on February 15th. stealing 12 sheep, valued at £l2. tho property of A. J. Jackman. Murphy and the accused are neighbours. 1 1 was stated in evidence that at a muster at aieiised’s place, 21] withers wit.' found, which were the property of Murphy, and bore his mark, and also aicuscd’s mark. In regard to Jackman's cheep accused said that when he was at .McLaurin's place looking for stragglers, there were fourteen of Jackman's .shoe]) there. Jackman used to lie his neighbour, hut had leit the district. MeLaurin said Jackman's sheep were a nuisance, so aceused took them, and after a week or two, put his earmark on the sheep, and made a note in his diary, intending to inform Jack-man when they met. Accused pleaded not guilty. He was committed for trial, on hail of self in £2OO, one surety of £2OO or two of £IOO.

A DEG AD FIGHT. MAXTKRTON, June 5. A writ has been i-suej by ihe depositors in the Wellington Karmers' Meat and Manufacturing Co,. Ltd. (in liqiiklnthii). claiming the amounts of their individual deposits. The writ lias been n'cepted hv a solicitor on behalf of seven ex-directors, tt i- expected that the claim will he heard at "Wellington shortly. The amount involved is £II,OOO, INFANTILE PARALYSIS again. TDM ARIL June 5. Alter a period id' immunity from the disease, infantile paralysis has reappeared here. There is a positive ease (a little girl) in Timarn. and a suspected case from Paerca was admit It'd r-.i lie- public hu-pila! to-night.