DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TEI-EGRAPB —FSF.9S AOBN'., COPYRIGHT. A REVOLTING CASE. CHRISTCHURCH, July 7. One of the statements made by a delicate young married women in the .Magistrate's Court to-day was that, when her lit'sl baby lay dead in its coffin, her husband came home drunk and ill-treated her. He threatened to kill her anti put her in the coffin also. Her counsel said the man had had the unique experience of being i barged with drunkenness on the day the child v.,is to he tinned, and ho ■•liarne leri'cl it as the nur-t ease ho had had to handle in his legal career. The .Magistrate granted a separatum.

FATAL CAGLE ACCIDENT. (11 R ISTf'H t'R( 11, July 7. Harold S. 11 a ndi-iih-s, aged ju. residing in Worcester Street. died in the Hospital to-day. alter he had been operated upon. He was taken to the in-tituiinn on Sunday, sulleriag from injuries received to his head a~ the result of a motor e.Vele accident.

MOTOR APPRENTICES. AUCKLAND. Julv

The Arbitration Court was asked by the Dominion Motor Traders’ Association for an Apprentices Committee to he set up. under the Apprentices Act. and covering the motor-meeluunie trade, to strike a levy upon all the employ-

ers within :: PJ-mile ratlins of 'Auckland C.P.O. having apprentices in the motor trade to provide a fund from, which equipment could he purchased and installed at the Technical Collcgo for training apprentice-.

Mr Cousins, in supporting the application. suggested that an order bo made for ten shillings per annum per apprentice for each employer for two years, and the employer to pay affording to the number of apprentices employed. It was honed t-.i have similar orders made in Wellington and other towns. The scheme met with tla- unanimous support of the employers. quested. DEATH UNDER ANAESTHETIC. ( HEps'I'CHUHCII. July 7. -Mrs Jemima Pine, aged 11. residing at Upper Rb-ravton. died in the llospita 110-dny. under an a iia.-sthet ie. witde being operated upon lor a tumor at the hack of the head. ANOTHER ANAESTHETIC FATALITY. GISBORNE. July 7. At Cook Hospital this alternoon. a married woman, named Mrs Hyde, aged, about -I'-’ years, had just commenced to take an anaesthetic for the purpose of a medical examination, u hen she suddenly collapsed. Three doctors were in attendance, Imt al! eiforts at resuscitation failed. BAND CONTEST. DUNEDIN SCHEME. DEN EI>TX. July 7. Al a meeting ol' the Exhibition Band Contest Committee, the syllabus lor the coil! itig contest am I tile prize mon■v were arranged, suhi.-.-i to the approval o; ilie Monti, 1-1 and Bands As-j - or! a t ion . j i t was d-".-i led to hold A. I! and (' i Grade Contests, an A Grade Quick- | step ( 'mu p‘ ti t ion. I! Grade Quick step J Competition and an Own ( hnire l'oil- j Lest, open to A and li- Grade Bands. I

The contest, will he held at the Exhibition from Ecbrtin t y Cl it Ft to '.'7 th inclusive. It is antiepialed that this win prove to lie one of the most important contests yet Imld >u Nov, Zealand. Already eimuiries have beet, received from several Australian bands, and it is anticipated that a large entry will la- received from Ncv. Zealand bands. 'Lite solo contests will al! htest selections. The music Ini' been ordered and will tie distributed to the competing hands three months prior to the coolest by the South Islam! Association. A BURG I. A R ESCAPES. WELLINGTON. July M. A burglar was caught in a bouse at Ha.ilait.ai yesterday afternoon, and tlmplace was sun minded by tour neighbours. The man was strongly built, and put up a good light. Imt was overpowered and thrown down. lie cajoled liis captors into letting him up mi the. pretence it was cowardly, as they wentour to (me, and foolishly they did and lie immediately broke away, leaped down a bank into the back yard of the next house and was oil into tie’ scrub up the hillside before they could get round. Moreutcr, In- took his plunder in the shape el some valuable rings with him. and got eh-ar away. DAMAGE TO STREETS. WELLINGTON, July R. Continuous rain of the last ten weeks has severely damaged the city streets, which are not paved and the Mayor estimated it will require thousands ol pounds to repair them. This will curtail the improvements intended to hit done out of revenue this year. THE LIQUOR QUESTION. WELLINGTON. July 7. Interviewed, .Mr George Balloon (Mayor of Auckland) said that a message from Auckland tha: appeared ia

tin- newsoaners contained an el lor which he wished to have coiTected. He had been credited with saving that there had never been liquor at civic function,-; in Ike town Hull, lie b.ui not made any such statemeiil. I lie civic authorities of Auckland bad net er allowed divergent views on the liquor question to tntei'lei'e wilh the hospitality extended to their guests, who had alwnvs been provided with anything thev required in the way ol relreshliients. Councillor J. Aston has given notice of his iiiteii! ion in move at l in* meeting the Wellington (itv Council on Tiuirsduv evening : “That the resolution Ol the City Connell authorising tie expenditure of a sum ol L'7o(io towards entertain!" :; the American fleet |,e rescinded, pending definite undertaking being given that no portion m this sum will he expended on ahnkoiie liquors." In conversing with a reporter. Councillor Aston said that he took the view that the L'7oo; was the ratepayers' money, and among ratepayers there were very many who would he very much averse to the spending ot tneii money upon alcoholic liquor tor the entertainment ol the visitors, as well as many who would not object. He was not moving that the grant would he withheld hut that the resolutions authorising the expenditure should he rescinded " pending definite undertakings being given that no nortiou oj this sunt will he expended on alcoholic liquors.” A WINDOW BREAKER. GISBORNE, July ». While a dance was proceeding at a public hall, dancers were startled bv bricks i cashing through two windows. A man was found in the street hurling' missiles at shop windows. George Arthur Thompson, alias Kemp, was charged at the Magistrate's Court this morning with smashing five wondows valued at £7O. He had been in goal for vagrancy and when released he told the gaoler he would return. He was remanded for medical treatment-,

GAMING AND EUCHRE. CHRISTCHURCH, July 8. | When Alexander James Blackburn, was charged this morning with using Caledonian Hull as a common gaming .house, counsel stated that this was to be a test case, in connection with euchre tournaments. A week’s adjournment was granted. THE LOST CUMBER. NEW PLYMOUTH. July =. Portions of clothing worn by Scanlon, who fell from Paritutu ten days ago. were loum! yesterday oil the beach at tin- loot of the rock. SEEKING OIL. NEW PLYMOUTH. July M. Taranaki Oilfields Limited report Tarala bore drilled to J.IM) feet in shale and ten ill casing, run to J.lofi led. Moturoa well is being tilled with water and mud to hold the gas pressure preparatory to a resumption of drii li tig. WATERFRONT LABOUR. GISBORNE, July S. Every year after the closing down of the freezing works there is an intlux of labour to the various water fronts of the Dominion and in Gisborne this influx i< being experienced at the pre-

-dti time. The natural result is that lim.se men who rely all the year round on wharf work now find that some ol the work which would in the ordinary course l,e theirs, is going to the new tr.eln tiers. Reeanse of this the local union has appiuaehctl tin- Employers’ Federation with a request that the number of members of the union he limited. The union contends there is insullieieni work offering at present for those pel mallet!tie engaged on the wharf and no linin' should he allowed into Hu- local branch. The Shipowners’ Federation derided to consult hcadqiui rters as to the position. DISSENTING OPINIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, July 8. At a special meeting of the Hospital limit'd this morning, the report nt Superintendent Dr. l-ox on venereal disease was considered. Airs McCombs moved I'liat. the Board disassociates itself from the sentiments expressed by Dr. Eon." She objected to the statement that men had been led a-.tray by unscrupulous women. Rev. fan- seconding, said he thought Dr Fox wished to create a storm as that was the t.uh way to get under the skill ol the ait-rage citizen. Dr. Fox replying said he had not referred to women in general. The motion was lo,t by six votes to four. OLD COLONIST 'PASSES. ( lIRISTC Hi RCi I. July 8. Obituary: R. ('. Bishop, aged 7S, lately general manager of the ( liristehurrh Gas ( ny. 11.- lived for seventyiive years in ( a iiterlmry, having arrived as a hoy on one of the historical lir-t four ships. lie was senior iiicmLer ol 1 tie Grand Ma-onir i.odge ol New Zealand. A LAUNCH MI NK. AUCKLAND. July 8. The Union Gin's steamer Waiuui collided with and sank the stea'in launch Iris Kilet-n ~l Rangilolo Beacon after leaving for Gist-nrne lost night. T'-'-o men mi tin- launch Albert Law. mu e O' Rrieit and Raymond Lit itjumped in the water and were picked up by -.he Wainm's boat.- and brought back to Auckland By the Wainui. apparently little tin- worse lor their immersion. The launch was owned by O'Brien a,ml Ids bi-other and '-'-as valued at about BPJtli.l sterling A CHILD'S DEATH. AUCKLAND. July M. At the impii-st on 1 lie two year old sol, 111 ( . K. Skipper cl Papaloetoe. it. transpired that, the child It-il from a chair and .suffered injuries to the head, and fii ml at, the hospital alter two operation'. A verdict was .returned ol death from cerebral i umpre.ssimi.

ELI ton RE-CEDING. AUCKLAND. July M. Flood water al Mercer is receding sjoii!;,' lui i ,st cad ill'. UNREGISTERED LETTERS. Al ('K LAND, July m. The nruelite of enclosing money in unregistered letter.', was condemned by Air Justice Reid at the Supreme Court ill sentencing a young Rost Oiiiee uflieial ill two years in the Borstal Institute lor tlad t ! nun a postal packet. His Honour said mi the confession ol the women whose money was stolen In must tell her die was responsible fur the downfall of inis young mail. He asked the Crown-Solicitor to rci-um-ini'iiil the Government- to provide a penalty for' person-, who euelo-e money tit unregistered h-tt -is-. AUCKLAND SENTENCES. AUCKLAND, July S. At the Supremo Court Air Justice Reed sentem cd 11 irn Alokil. lor assault, and robbery, to eight months; Samuel Henry ltoulston. for incest, to three vents; Leslie Devin Wilson, for theft of a postal packet to two years in the Borstal Institute; whilst Sydney Forman. for bignmv. received twelve mon tln imprisonment.