DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[IIY TKLEGItAPE —l'Klt PKES3 ASSOCIATION.] NEW I! H Kill TON SHOPKEEPERS. CHRISTCHURCH, dune 10. After having Inilcd by application to the Courts Hi secure I lie right to keep their shops open on Saturday afternoons the tradespeople ol New Rriglitnn have decided to appeal by deputation. to tin- .Minister n| Labour. ENGINEERS APPOINTED. AUCKLAND, dune 0. Mr I). I Inlderncss has been appointed Engineer to the Auckland Harbour Hoard, and Mr N. L. Yickerman has been appointed Assistant Engineer.

Tl-ev have been acting in these positions since the resignation of Mr \Y. 11. Dinner, after the inquiry into tlm

co'iujise of the western wharf. Mr K. W. I nder. a member of the Hoard, moved that applications should he called, hut the motion was not folded PROMINENT MAN’S DEATH. AUCKLAND, dune 0. The death occurred of Mr \Y. K. 1 larrup. a prominent Auckland Inr-i----uf ss man, aged -50 years. A TRACIC AFFAIR. WAXGANLI. dune K. A tragic ali'air oeeiirred to-night when Murdoch McKenzie, aged about JO. a farm labourer, of Daunevit ke, totally eiil his throat at a hotel where he was staying. Deceased and a friend I led Lore. L. 'll! been holiday-making for ten de"1 tiring the time. ALKcnzic visited his ' ter at New PKmoiii h. To-night lave and he visited the pictures, hut Hi -v eaie'- av.av before the limsli and went to bed. An hour later Love awakened to discover that McKenzie bail taken a razor from his hag and cut his throat.

Deceased was for about 15 years a resident of New /.i nland.

SENCAD OFFENCE. BIENHEIM. dune ft. At the Supreme Courl David Henry Henderson, a young man. was tumid guilty of carnal knowledge of a girl under 111 years. The 'videire showed Hie girl In he of loose moral charutder. and his Honor siml that taking all the cii'i'iinistam es into consideral ion. the ends of justice would he lei by putting the accused on probation for two years, and ordering him to pay the rusts of the prosecution. Allred dames Desmond Miteh'-il. on a charge of carnal knowledge in respect to the same girl, was found not guilty. JOCKEY’S DEATH. DCNEDIN. dune !!. Percy Keene, jockey. who was thrown at Wingaltii on Thursday hist, when Captain Sarto fell in the Otago Hurdle Handicap, died ill the hospital to-day. lie was nineteen years of age. and was employed by I!. Alexatider of Sfiekburii. with whom he served his time. This was his see oud season in jumping races. An inquest was formally opened this afternoon mid adjourned. A K.C.S APPEAL. CIIRISTCH I'lK 11. -June 10. Al t'-e Sunreme Court this morning .lodge Adams is hearing the appeal by Ereileriek Wilding, K.C.. against his conviction by Magistrate Wilson on a tliarge of omitting to set iorth all the facts in connection with a land transfer under the Stamp Duty Aet with intent to defraud. Mr MeCtissey, for the Crown, opened on the same lines as previously. 1 Proceed i ng.)

AYARNING TO LICENSEES. El.Til AM. dun, HI. A warning In licensees that they must not permit, bookmakers to frequent their premises or transact business, wax issued by fee Egmo'it Licensing •Committee at the annua! meeting here. Sergeant Henry tha-w-era) said be would not mention specific hotels, but. lie asked the commit tee to give a warning. .Magistrate Alorlcm (chairman) said in New Zeajjind. bookmakers were non-exis-tent, which Was pure supposition. The Sergeant’s complaint was no siiipii.-e as such happenings were common knowledge. Little reflection was needed by licensees to realise the risk ihe'.

were running, not <d being caught m being involved with bookies, but ol losing their licenses. If they permitted bookies to carry on business in their premises, ihey were md lit urnproper persons wiiieli their Incuses demanded they should he. Ihe ( mnmittee endorsed the Sergeant’s warning.

A SERIOUS CHARGE. AUCKLAND. June D.

At the Supreme Courl. Hugh Grilliths Parry was seulem-.d to live \:>oireformative, cm each id live loatee(,f indecent assault on males. In he concurrent.

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A Tokomartt Buy I-' ‘ c* Mi' Bevvy K AT., charges of Bookmaking and loitering for the purpose' of belling, wort- proferred against Charles C roon and Arthur Owen. It. was a .ego' that accused took up a stand outside Huatnreu racecourse during the tanmeeting on February last, tu t u|>\ >u„ a motor car which was visited >.v a ler 'C uuniltcr ol persons. S' \i t a polite officials pave evidence tlnil me.v saw a stream of peop'e ««>'">£ 1 1 •- wards and forwards from th" eoiirse to the road, presumably to hot with the licensed. Sergeant Carroll said 1,0 saw an ofliei.il ( f the Cltth pass a roll of notes to Owen. The wi.ue-s interfered and made Owen return! the money, Constable Wahlou when approached, said the P° »•' >|’u not loiiclt litem as thes wen 111,1 ' ' 1 public road and not laying odds. two witnesses pave evidence if nuiknip | H .ts with aeettseil. Ac-used _ si. they wished to be tried by a jury on the major count and '> " :l " that a decision on the minor <' deferred pending a settlement e. u . Supreme Court actum. Accused w committed for trial, on «“> 10 ' ' AU.KOKO SI It IK I'.. Cl-tliOnN'K. June 10. As a sequel to an alleged reft,sal by' In.tetters employed at ' Bav Freezing Works on henu.it.i -s to'work overtin,e unless paid dm, >k rates, sixteen men were charged «h > morning at Tokomarn Bav wit.i P-" rating in a strike. The Inspector of Factories claimed £S pe»a n |'” cich. The Inspector deposed that t • .i. 4V i +i) work overt lino to sheep had been sent hack to tle • ion. The hearing ts proeeeittng-