DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGBtrn —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.!

RADIO BBOA ROASTING. WELLINGTON, August ]. Professor Salt, lecturer and demonstrator in physics at Auckland University has been elected representative of the licensees on the radio broadcasting hua.nl by a ballot conducted by the Post and Telegraph Department. The voting was: G. .ADIT Salt (Auckland) ... 1 :18g F. IT Hollands (Wellington) 3(13 L-. G. . Slade (Christchurch) .T ill AYO.AIF.X AND HOTELS. TUAIABU. Aug. I. At a meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Society, Sister Annie said that during six mouths she had investigated the matter of drinking among women in the' city, and had tabulated her experiences. She was amazed at. the result. The report stated that there were IS hotels in Christchurch and in many of these •special provision was made for women customers, a room being provided, olien several rooms. Xcarly -lOD women were seen taking alcoholic liquors in t!ic-‘- looms in one hour. and. from |0 o’clock to .A o'clock in the afternoon. I AH'S were eaunlcd. 80 to 00 per cent, of whom were from ID to ■ls years of age. The liquors mostly consumed were wld.-ky and beer, wine and gin coming next. Some ol the women drunk as much as lour or five glasses, while many took lupior home with them. In one hotel live small rooms were provided, where men and women oculd drink together. Children were taken into the hotels and were also served at the bottle stores. Not much evidence of drinking was to he seen in the streets, but visits to llagley Park at (’> o’clock in the morning revealed a terrible state n! things.

AX INQUEST. TUAIABU. Aug. An inquest was held on the body of F. W. l-'oley. late manager of the Xew Zealand Express Company here, which was found in a plantation thirty miles from Tiinarii. with a. rilie alongside, and a. bullet in the temple. The verdict was- that death was caused through a hullel wound, selt-inllieted. while in a depressed state of mind. A HAD RECOK I). DUNEDIN. August David Baden Powell. If. pleaded guilty to charges ol breaking and entering locally ami in other cities. In a signed statement, he said, that ho left home in Thames some time ago first proceeding to Hamilton, thence to Auckland, where he burgled live houses. Xext to Wellington where he broke into eight houses stealing seven diamond rings and a £lO note. lie took the stones from all the rings throwing the rings into Wellington Harbour. At Christchurch he burgled three houses and a. similar number al Dunedin. The articles found in accused's possession included lOi gems and £3 I in money. Ac-used was committed for senteme a! the Supreme Court. Auckland, lie was also rein tided to Christchurch for a further charge. DUX EDIX. August 3. The young man. David Baden Powell, was charged on three informations with breaking ami entering dwellings by day. The first information was in rci-pecl ol the dwelling of Richard Henry Knowles. Kemptuo. from which it was alleged there were stolen a gold and diamond ring, it gold wedding ring, a pair of scissors, a calendar holder and £1 lls in money. The second was in respect of the dwelling of Elizabeth Melville, from which a pearl necklace valued at los. was stolen, and the third was in respect of Hie dwelling ol Mary Samson, the articles involved in thicase being a number of American coins. Chief-Detective Lewis, who prosecuted. said that the youth might he adequately dealt with on the present occasion for all ofleiiee.s said to lie committed by him. hut for the laet that-stolon property to the value ol £ISOO or £-100 had been broken up by the accused, v, oh had about 100 loose gems, and had ihrovn away the gold rings I rum which he had removed them. The police here would have diliiculty in allocating tlu* stolen gems, as only accused conh point out the houses from which Inlaid stolen them.

The accused made a signed statement in which he said lie laid left his home in Thames some time ago, and that lie had eoivinmnieated with his parents si nee he lirsi went in Hamilton, whore lie .stayed for three days. From there he went to Auckland, where he stayed live weeks, breaking into five houses. Next at Wellington he broke into eight houses, front one of which lie stole seven diamond rings, and from another a CIO note. In one house a man had caught him, hut he managed to get iiwtiv. lie took the stones irom all the rings, and threw the settings into Wellington Harbour. Next he went to Christchurch, where lie broke into three houses, and then to Dunedin, where he broke into three also. The accused pleaded guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court at Auckland for sentence. Accused was also remanded to appear at Christchurch ou further charges. CHILD'S IIODY TX SACK. CHRISTCHIFIKTI. August 3. A sack containing tiro body ol a well-developed male child, was found on the bank of the Ifeatlieote lliver, near Tleekenham, to-day. The indications are that the hotly had ottl.v te-r-entlv been plaeetl in the sack. AID A BOXES El XI). CHRISTCHURCH. August 3. Afon who were engaged in putting

down water pipes near the tennis courts tit Sumner, unearthed several huge Mott hones, about three feet below the surface, close to the foresjtore. Air K. ,J. Haynes. Taxidermist at the Canterbury .Museum, collected lrom the deposit six large leg hones. 1 heir length and thickness show that thc\ belonged to a gigantic species of tuna. wliic.lt stood about twelve feet high. Throe of the bones, belonging apparently to one leg. have a total length of about five feet five inches, exclusive of the toes, which have not been found. The hones have been added to the extensive collection of A Ton bones in the museum

A search will he made for further hones at the same piaeo QUEST FOR A BISHOP. CHRISTCHURCH, August 3. “Many rumours are current, 1 know: but they are quite unfounded.-' said Dean Carrington, when asked if it- was true that the Committee of Delegation set up to elect a Bishop for the Diocese of Christchurch, had failed in its third attempt. “That is not true,” lie said. “Me will not know anything definite for a month.” Dean Carrington said that there had been no decision to hand the responsibility of electing a Bishop to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

DECOMPOSED BODY" FOUND. OKAHUXE, August 3. Tiie badly decomposed remains of a male were found hanging in the- lower branches of a tree bordering a creek at Oluikune on Sunday afternoon. They are thought to he the remains of a man named "Wilson, who disappeared twelve months ago. The body evidently was carried along by the late floods and became caught in the trees. An inquest was held this afternoon hut the remains could not he identified. It is a coincidence that exactly twelve months has elapsed since the disappearance of AYilsou. DA.IRY.ArAX FIXED. CHRISTCHURCH, August :1. At llangiora. George H. AYood. dairyman, was tilled CIO and costs, for vending milk with 25 per cent of water added. ACCIDENT TO TRAM PASSENGER. DUNEDIN, August 3. .fames Patterson, 70, fell from a tranicar on Saturday night sustaining severe fraciure to the facial hones. DROWNING FEARED. DUNEDIN, August 3. Hugh Albert Parker and A. X”. Thompson, employees of the Post and Telegraph Department, left the wharf in a t raw lei- yesterday morning. Enter Thompson was missed from the deck, and it is presumed that he had lallcn over and was drowned. COMPENSATION CLAIM. OAMARU, August 3.

A case was heard in the Arbitration Court to-day in which Catherine Ann Bolton claimed C 750 compensation from the AA’aitaki County Council in respect to the death of her husband. The deceased was a surfaceman in the employ of the Council. During the performance of his duties, la- sustained an injure to his linger and septic poisoning resulted. Ho was admitted to the Hospital, and died a few days later. The Hospital Surgeon stated oil the certificate that the cause of death was pneumonia. The statement of claim alleged that the pneumonia was the result of the poisoning of the finger. After hearing medical evidence, the Court gave judgment for the defendants, holding that the evidence did not disclose that the pneumonia was the result of the injury to the linger, as alleged. The Court leaves lor t hri-tchurcli and Weliingion to-morrow. ILLEGAL TREATMENT. DUXEinX. Aug. 3. At the Police Court to-day. William Michael AVilkinson, who described himself as a specialist, was charged that lie did undertake treatment for payment. of venereal disease. The evidence showed I hat a prisoner in gaol had been treated. The Magistrate inllicted a fine of £li and costs. FORGERY AND TIIEKT. WELLINGTON. Aug. 3. George William Thorpe was found guilty of forgery and theft of monies paid for furniture, during the time he was manager of the firm of C. and W. Price. Thorpe is a well-known business man ui Nelson and Wellington. He had occupied various responsible positions for forty years. lie was the director of auct ioiieei'ing. and acting as manager. He purchased various lots of furniture, paying cash in the majority of cases, and produced a lorged receipt for a large amount, rccciv jug this amount from the firm, and pocketing the dilfercn-eo. lb- claimed that lie was eiilitled to do thi-. hut lie failed to sal islacloril.v explain the fact that in the majority of cases, forged sigmituries had been placed on Ihe receipts produced. lie will lie sentenced to-morrow. A NEW LINER. DUNEDIX. Aug. 3. The Commonwealth and Dominion l ine’s new motor vessel Fort Dunedin, arrived this afternoon from London. via Panama, on her maiden voy.The trip was most suecesslul, and a (min proved the efficiency ol the motor driven vessels. The actual steam inn tiino ln*sn London Docks to Otago Heads, where she arrived ill !> p.m. on Sunday was ill days, I) houis 5| minutes. She brought twelve passengers, who speak highly of the *ucommodat ion. The passengers included Dr Barnett, of Dunedin, who has just completed his studies in the Homeland. INCIDENTS OX AIAKURA'S VOY AGE. WELLINGTON. August J.

When the Makura was about to leave M-’i-iseo an elderly lady fell oil the wharf. Mr Ludic. I lie second oli’i.r, jumped in and held her up at some risk, her skirls being entangled around her head, till ropes "ere lowered. Both were in risk of being jammed between the vessel and the wharf and l.undie’s promptitude was enllmsiaStic,ally commended. ,jusl before arriving at Papeete a passenger was taken seriously ill and nu operation was perlormod by Ih Joseph, -also a passenger. The doctor was assisted by several trained nurses who were on hoard. The patient was removed to the hospital lane.

DEATH Til ROUGH KAIX. CIIRISTC LU RCH. August I. Enoch Wilson .aged 77, died at the Hospital from injuries caused hv a lull on :i rum-re to path.

DANNEYIRKK high school APPOINTMENT. DAXN EYIETvE. August 1. To succeed Air J. Al. Simmers, 8.A., who lias retired front the position of principal of the Daunevirke Boys High School, which he lias occupied since the school was established about 22 years ago. Alan G. Tait. 8.A., fu*t assistant at the Timaru Boys’ High School lots beett appointed out of thir-ty-six applicants.

PUBLIC WORKS FUND. WELLINGTON. August I

The Public Works Fund statement eanetted with the Public Accounts for the quarter ended 30th. dune shows that the balance at the beginning of Jim quarter was £379X39. which, with the receipts from various sotuees, brought the total to £3.170.284. The expenditure on the various works was .0307 3P7. unauthorisedi expondituie £A0.121. temporary transfer from Consolidated Fund, now restored. £125.000 loan charges £IOO. balance at end of quarter. £2.107.002. total £3.170.284. For the corresponding quarter of 1924 the public works fund receipts totalled £3.253.538. whereof £1.252,529 was expended on various works.