DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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MAN LOSES ALL JUS FINGERS. DUNEDIN, August 5. William Duncan, single, aged 20, | Employed in the Otago Preserving I Company's work at Burnside, had eight lingers cut off through getting I his hands taught in a cutting machine which he was explaining to a now workman. The four fingers of the left hand were actually cut off at the time of the accident. The other four on the right hand were hanging, and had to he amputated at Dunedin Hospital. The injured man resides at Green Island. FERRY STEAMER SINKS SCOW. AUCKLAND. August 5. During a dense fog the ferry steamer “AlLatross” collided with. a.nd sank the scow “Scott.” Two men were aboard. They were picked up by the steamer. SHUNTER KILLED. PALMERSTON NORTH, Aug. 5. This morning, Thomas Carmichael, a shunter, was caught between a wire tail rope and a. waggon and crushed suffering a compound fracture of the thigh. He was taken to the hospital and died this evening at B.fit). Ho was a married man with three children. WAITAKI LIBERAL CANDIDATE. WA I MATE. August 5. George Barclay has booh selected as the official Liberal candidate for Waitaki. LYTTELTON WHARF DISPUTE. CHRISTCHURCH, August 5. The deadlock continues at Lyttelton over the unloading of phosphates and guano from the Peurlmoor and l’eiimoroali. DAIRY CONTROL. TE AWAMUTU, August G. A meeting of dairy farmers at Hairini last night unanimously protested against any other method of electing the Dairy Control Board than by the single Ward system. The suppliers of the New Zealand Dairy Coy., at a meeting also protested against Goodfellow wasting the aim of the Company hv trying to secure other means of election ; further that a.s Mr Grounds, as Chairman, is the mouthpiece of the Control Board, Mr Goodfellow should not irnerieie. A SOCIAL BLACKGUARD. AUCKLAND. Aug. (i. At the Supreme Court Norman Angus on a charge of rape, was found not guilty liy the jury, who at tho same time asked Judge Heed to inlorin the accused that he was a social black-

guard. The Foreman said the circumstances under which, the misconduct took place rendered it credible that there had been no resistance on the girl’s part. His Honour said lie thoroughly agreed with the Jury's finding. Addressing the accused he said: “Prisoner you will he discharged. ) our act was the act of a blackguard. You took advantage of this girl, who is a little soft. You cannot lie punished in this Court, hut your conduct will he remembered.”

James Daverit charged with breaking and entering the premises ol Hardwick and Co. was found not guilty, after hearing evidence ny \\ ihlermoth and Rea. sentenced previously to Iwo years' reformative detention lor their parts in the burglary. Judge Herdman had pointed out to the Jm\ that it was dangerous to convict on the uncorroborated evidence of accomplices.

MR. ism's BILL. WELLINGTON. August 6. A protest against t lu* principle underlying Mr ls.it.fs Religious 'Exercises Bill now before Parliament, was made by a deputation to the Prime Minister to-day. which asked that no depart uro should he nllowod' from the present- secular systmo ol education. Mr Coates gave an assurance that every opportunity would be afforded for objections to be made against the Bill before the committee of the House of Representatives.