DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 July 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—FBEBB AEIBN , COPTEIOHT. HOCKEY PLAYERS ARRIVE. PALMERSTON N\, July Id. The Australian Hockey players arrived from Wellington early this afternoon and were accorded a civic reception. The trip across the Tasman was very rough, the team feeling the effect of the had voyage. For the match against ManawaLn the weather is stormy. PALMERSTON. X., July Id. Tlie Australian hockey team opened their tour to-day defeating Mainiwalu by to 2 niter the home side led by 2 to I at half-time. REDDEN DEATHS. CIIKLSTGHI'PiCn, July Id. Mr C, J. Walker. Clerk in the Valuation Department’s Office. Christchurch, dropped dead in Bishop Street. St. Albans, just after leaving his residence to come to work this morning He had keen ill il! health for sonic time and wns under the care of the doctor. Mr Abraham England, a retired farmer. aged 80 years went, to Rangiora to attend a funeral. When walking along High Street, he fell dead. Mr England had boon treated fur heart trouble which, no doubt, was the cause of tiis deatli.

GINSBERG RLE ADS GEII.TY. WELLINGTON, duly Id

Raleigh Ginsberg to-day pleaded guilty to numerous charges of theft of various sums of £dd and £25. totalling .fildSO, received from men applying for positions as travellers and collectors. Ginsberg advertising for such men. When l hey called on him. he demanded a cash bond, slating this would he relurned taler whim the man had established business. In this way lie had victimised many men. some of whom had lost their all. in addition lo having to borrow inouet io make up 1 he amount of I he deposit. When several witnesses had given evidence, the M agist la lc said he had heard enough to warrant a coniniitlai. i hereupon Ginsberg pleaded guiliy. He was committed for sentence. Bail was refused.

N.Z. BREWERIES LTD. WELLINGTON. July Id

Tile annual meeting of the Now Zealand Breweries Ltd., was held today. Mr Bankart (chairman) said the gross profit for the year was £6ol.lii I, from which had been deducted £.">ol .-101 l paid as beer duty. Of the balance of t LO.’!,ill’ll the reserve was voted £50.(100. A ten per cent dividend was declared, absorbing £SOOO. The sum of £11,925 was carried forward. In the course of his remarks at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Breweries Ltd., held to-day. Mr A. 8. Bankart, chairman, tiller referring to flic position and progress of the Company, said: ‘'Last, year..! laid stress upon the fact that your company did not own nor "as it financially interested in, any licensed hotel propei'tv in the Dominion. Although opponents to the eon till mince of license pro less to doubt this statement. I can only repeat it. Your company i- a manufacturing concern, and has no intention of becoming owners of hotels. With the steadily increasing population, however. the position is becoming more acute. No relief by way of extended tenure Inns licet) granted to owners, although possibly something may l>c done. (UirinjsC tin* present .session of Parliament, which would lend to relievo the position. During the next few mouths, the licensed hotel trade is called upon to lace a national option poll, and the electors ol New Zealand "ill he required to decide whether “continuance of licenses shall remain. The answer to that question is. of course, vita! to the loturc success of your company. Apart from the moral aspei t of the question, no doubt the electors "ill have their attention directed to other parts o! the world, and be able to draw their own conclusions as to the respective merits of the case submitted to them. Personally 1 have little doubt, hut that the answer "ill he along the smite linos as in Australia and in Canada, where cverv plebiscite ol the electors has been opposed to prohibition. The very heavy duly imposed by the Customs tariff oil spirits has resulted in a large diminution oi the oiiantity ol spirits consumed, so that in spite of the duty having been doubled, revenue from that source has been less than was anticipated, although showing an increase of JL'd.OOO. At the same time, the excise duty from beer manufactured within tlm Dominion Inis increased by £25,181.

TDK OUDKST JOCKICY DK \D. AUCKLAND, July lb.

George Cults, for many years starter for the Auckland Racing Club. died fast, niglil in his 'blind, year. He aas said lo I;' the oldest surviving jockey in the southern hemisphere. having ridden bis first race 81 years’ ago.

ALL KG KD THKFT. WKLLINGTON. July Hi

George William ’limrpe was 'charged at the .Magistrate’s Court with stealing live sums of money totalling £"-’J 2s bu from Ids employers, C. \\ . Price and Co. Ltd., auctioneers, and also with the forgery ol receipts and the alteiiog of „v,r receipts. Chief Detective Kemp stated I lie accused, prior to Mbth. June was manager ol Price and ( oy.. which was formed into a limited company last year, the accused and bis wile each taking £"-’*>o worth ol shares. Accused. as manager, did most of the buying on beludl ol the Company, me dealings being mostly in second baud furniture. The first six months the business showed a loss wlucli made the directors suspicious. Tile detective said that apparently accused bough I the furniture from people, paving for it out of his own pocket. lie then returned to the office naming a price in excess ol what he bad paid, taking the dill'erence lor himself. •flm charges relating to the lorgeries dealt with receipts signed by vendors null hoi'll* receipt* j'ivcu hy the ,l( ~ cused to the ottice in respect ot t lie same goods showing higher liguies. 'I lie accused pleaded not guilty and was committed tor trial.

DAIRY FAR AIK Its CON KER KNCIt

PUKKKOHE. July 10

'file Dominion Conference of the Dairy Farmers Union opened at I’ukehohe yesterdav and was continued today. delegates being present from Wairarapa. Palmerston North. Wellington. Waikato aiul Lower Waikato.

’l’lie privoiieial executive president. Mr W. Caimpbell. presided. A resolution was tarried supporting the action of the Control Hoard instituting absolute control: also that the direct vote of the producers be retained in the election of members ot the Board and that the Union take every stop to ensure the Ward system of election being in existence.

The Conference favoured the establishment of a State Bank in New Zealand as the best medium to lower the present high rates of interest. The executive was deputed to approach the Government regarding the price of phosphates and ascertain whether a reduction could be made; also if the grading and marketing of pork for export were put on a better basis than dairying, that the .Minister lie approached to make the guiding of milk and cream compulsory nnd repeal the Act providing the inspection of milking machine engines.