DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[IIV TELEGIt it'll —PEll PitESH ASSOCIATION.]

NATIONAL PARTY. ,STRATFORD, July 28. .Messrs G. W. Forbes and It. .Masters, members of the Executive of the New National Party, addressed a big a 11dien:<* Imre last night, the former dealing at length with fusion history, and stressing the sincerity ol the Liberals. and accusing the Prime .Minister of knowingly mis-stating the National Party’s position in a manner that no fair-minded man would have done.

Air .Masters also spoke on Air Coates' Palmerston speech, which he asserted contained untrue allegations against Air Wiliord'.s party, when Air Coates stilted the Liberals ran away from fusion. bceuti.se they found then* wen* no loaves and fishes for them. Air .Masters went on to indict the Government for waste of public money, departmental extravagance ami lack of a land policy, which Un* National Party could remedy. urging the electors to sec that every candidate was pledged to support the National Party, in the true interests of tin* welfare of the country and the only way to os; ape the dangers of the three parly system. Thi* following resolution was adopted without dissent “This meeting thanks .Messrs Forbes ami Masters tor tlmir explanation of the action ol the Liberal Party in the fusion negotiations and welcomes the formation of the National Parly, which has lor its objects the ending of the three-party system. and bringing together of all who wish to see a Government established that could administer tin* affairs ol the Dominion with .strength and decision, and put into < o-nperution a sound policy of development of the country's resources and the social betterment ol the people; and also expressed continued eonlidonee in Mr .Masters as representative of tla* electorate.” APPEAL CHERT. WELLINGTON. July 2H

The Appeal Court dismissed Die ap peal heard 011 July I7lh against a now trial grunted by Justice Adams, in tin

•.tivorce ease Tranter versus I'ranlor and Lamb, mi the petition ol ro-rev pendent oil tin* ground that Hu* damages awarded hv the jury were excessive. Counsel for the rn-rcspondriii staled the solicitors for tin* parties had agreed that if the Court found in tin* way it had. the damages would he reduced from £1309 to 13:00. each party paving all their own co ts. Ihe matter was relerrcd to tin* Judge te miter judgment by rnnsont lor tm agreed amotnft. TWO MONTHS’ GAOL. CHRISTCHURCH'. .Inly 28. A sentence of Iwo mouths gaol was imposed on \\ illiam Arthur I ten Johnson, a hawker, who was charged with assaulting a little girl m Femlaltou. Hi* had called at the house while the parents were out.