DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 September 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ABSN , COPYRIGHT. SHIPPING DUES REDUCED. CHRISTCHURCH Sept, 2. The Lyttelton Harbour Board decided to-day to make a reduction in | the shipping dues which will amount I to approximately £7,299. A special ! committee set up to consider the proposed reductions in shipping does, reported that it had considered carefully a comparative table of the dues and charges on ships in forte at other ports in New Zealand and also the Secretary's memorandum thereon. It recommended that the Board’s surcharges of 10 |or cent, upon all dues and charged on the vessels to which it now applies he abolished. The rteeomine'jtdatioti was adopted without discussion. INJURED NURSE. GISBORNE, September 3. With reference to Nurse Elsie Maitland. found seriously injured at Mt. Albert tramline. Auckland, a message states she was employed in Gisborne Hospital and gave her mother's address in Gisborne. The police are .tilvised the young lady is in a serious condition and were asked to advise her relatives. Enquiries made,, however, have not enabled them to get in touch with anyone who knew .Miss Maitland. Site is not known in any of the local hospitals and no one of that name can he found at the address given. Line fact established is that a Miss .Maitland left for Auckland by a steamer last Saturday.

A HUMAN BRUTE. HAMILTON, Kept. 3

John Wey rou tor, convicted on 15 charge of indecent assault. carnal knowledge and rape on girls aged 7 tt-> 13 was sentenced by Judge llordinnn to two years on each of five charges to be cumulative and one year on each of tea charges to he concurrent with the cumulative sentences, making ton years to serve. His Honour characterised Lite olfoneos as the most revolting that had ever outne under his notice. May lie. he added, a Judge should order a Hogging also, but ill view of the recent decision of the Court 'of Appeal in a ease, I considered Hogging desirable. I retrain. The prisoner was only in the Dominion three years and nothing is known of his antecedents. The Judge commented, that if this type of immigrant is coining to the Dominion, the outlook is not. blight. William Sydney Ferguson, wits -ettietiei'd to two years probation, for obtaining it. quantity ol coal hv lalso pretences. THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN. II AM I ETON, September 3. The National Council of Women have opened their business session under the presidency of Miss A. Kane, who gave a lengthy report on the quinqiiienni.il conference at Washington and also oil her visit to England. The annual report dealt with activities during the year, which showed that good work hail been ncconiplishod tit mauv diroetions.

Remits adopted were; 'llmt the Government he asked to continue to pros, lor reciprocity in the paymeti' ol old ogo pensions between New /ealamt and it her parts of the Empire ; that the

Government he urged to itiirod t bill in term-; of the Act recently passed hv the British Parliament wherein women marrying aliens may choose t uoir na I ionalil y : that, as in other countries, the work of woman justices of the peace, women on juries and women notice had been proved beneficial, women should he appointed to similar positions in Now Zealand; that the Council eimtiuti" to press tor inI reduction into Parliament o| the Kex IJisqualiticiition Removal Bill, similar to that passed Gy the British Parliament. and Iliitl the Government he urged to promote a hill to enable the measure to been me law alter it had been three times passed by the Lower House, even though rejected a third time by the Upper House.

N.Z. ALLIANCE DEPUTATION. WELLINGTON. September 3. A strong donut at ion from the New Zealand Alliance waited on the Prime Minister this morning ami laid before hint eonsiderattolls hearing upon the question of licensing legislation. The Prime Minister told the deputation that Cabinet would consider the quest ion of amending the present law this session and issue a statement tn the course of a few days. the motor accident. NAPIER. Kept. 3. Mrs Jack-sou’s condition is critical, but Driver Coghill is expected to recover.