DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ABSN , COPYRIGHT. BIG LOSS OF LAMBS. CHRISTCIICRCH. Sept. 10. Bad went her has led to heavy lamhtng losses in North ( auterbury this season. One larnior in the llawarden district lost over 100 lambs from the effects of tin- weather. Till.- iveek there are many similar ia-.es. Lambing is non general over the plains at present. It i- impossible to ascertain the pen outage ol lamb.-, as most, of the returns have not come to hand. A DENIAL. ( HBISTCIH IU II Sept. 10. There i.s no truth in the report that an inquest will he held on the charred fragments ol hone which figured so prominently ie the triad of Mount tor nife murder.

PRISONERS ESCAPE. AUCKLAND. Sept.. 1(1. Hanson. O'Brian and Bra.stmg. nho were -etit'.'iiei'd to twelve, nine and six mouths' imprisonment yesterday on various charges, escaped from the lockup at the C.-ntral Police Station. Hanson uas recaptured on the waterfront at midnight. The other two men are still at liberty. They cut an iron bar in the cell. Then they passed through .1 Siuali hole I .Si n. hv 9in. Regarding the escape ol the prisoner.-. it would seem fairly evident that the prisoners contemplated an attempt ti icguin their freedom, and had carefully planned it. To carry ■nit the scheme, it was necessary that thcv should he held overnight at the polin' station, iii'tead of being scut up to Mount Eden. Their trial lasted for three days. When tlie adjournment na.- taken on .Monday afternoon, they asked that thcv he lodged at the polico station cells. a< they wi-hed to communicate informal ion to the police which would lead to the recovery of the stolen property. This was agreed to. a- wa- a similar request on Tuesday afternoon. If an escape 'Mis contemplated it tailed to come oil on Monday or Ttlesdav evenings, and on Wednesday, after they had been seiiten cd on the summary charges, they again asked to he returned to the nnliec station, as they wished to identify witnesses whom they wished to have subpoenaed to appear mi their hehall at the Supreme Court when the indictable charges are heai'd. Thi- was reasonable and not an unusual request and had ii not lean granted, they would all have been sent to tlm greater security of Mount Eden gaol. At a late hour to-night, the two missing men were still at liberty.

POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OPENED. ROTOoi'A. Sept. .11. Mr C. 11. ( linkard. represent ing the National Party, opened the political campaign at I! itorna last night. lie trenchantly attacked the Reform Government mi its poli. ics of railway and land settlement. Ihe speaker advocated agricultural hank', economy m defence .mil lers a lid the breaking in ot hi.or. u|lie, 1 lands. Ile o| pesed pt'opiirtioiial represen lat h m and fusion. The si eecli na- very well received, and a vote of ceulideii e v, a- carried hv acclamation. A LA Rot I! ( AN'DID.M E. WELLINGTON. Sept. 11. \V. Bromley ha- been .-oleeled athe I,ahour 1 aiidida te for I'a Imerst on North. lie i- the see re (ary ol tln> \malgamalei! ring Unions and the Wellington Trade- ( oiiih il. \'o: AL SCHOLARSHIP. WELLINGTON. September 111. The result ol the Vocal Scholar-hip lor gents (final) na-- Frank Bryant I’eloiie) 20; Bov Hill (Wadesloivn) 282: Robert Alli-on i( lirist i hut cht 218 \' l( I'l-R I'll G\ I. VISIT. WANGANUI. September ID. The (lover .eiieral. Sir ( ha rles Fergilsson. and l.ndy Alio- I-ei gu-sou arrived at Wanganui this afternoon on an ollicial visit. 1 hey were eiilhus-ia-lleallv welcomed by a veil" large gathering ot the public. Later His Kxrellellev uas entertained at dimier hv the Deputy Mayor and he attended a large .Masonic gathering. Lady Fergilsson attended a perlorinaiue by local amateur-. SUPPRESSION OF NAMES. AGO lx' LAN I >. I I . At ihe Police Court this inonuiig. .Mr Poviiloii. 5.. M.. said alter experi of a year in Dial Court, he has decided to eolilinue the prartiee ot s.llppre-sion ol liana's ot tir-t olienders of nil ages. The act is ol a humane intention and provisions ale intended to apply to persons ol all ages. Pliere are. however, cases in which the. public should know ihe oM'einlers and this class will not he given any protection. STATE MINE DISPUTE. (; R F.YMI M"!'! I. September 11. The St.ite mines held a slopwork meeting to-day in connect ion with the limbering dispute and decided to send a deputation to the Minister at Wellington. Meanwhile the mine will ho idle. BLACKBALL MINES. C R EY.MOUTI I. September 11. 1 1 js understood tlie Blackball ininei - decided to adhere to a five daiweek from to-m.orroii.

CHPSIIKP BV A DOG. TAGMABGNPI. September 11. Thomas Hogg, a carrier, married, met with a tragi.- accident this niorn(i,g. lie was loading logs from a niotor lorry into a wagon with a jack in the railway yards when lie lost his balance, the log rolling on his head, indicting fatal injuries, lie died in ten minutes. Hogg leaves a widow and a lamilv.

ATTP.M I’TP.D SPICIDK. WKSTPOHT. September IF A man named Robinson, aged about op,, attempted suicide by jumping oil the wharf this morning. He was resliied after a struggle and is now ill eharge of the police and has recovered.

A TA I DOH FINF.D. APCKDAND. Sept. 11. At the Bolin- Court Andrew Worthiitlgou , a Karaitgaha: e lb-ad tailor, was titled £5 1- lor selling as hand-made a garment net wholly made liv hand. Mr l’ovntoii. S.M. said the defendant advertised : "Yes all oar seven guinea -nits are hand-made; call tomorrow and leave your instruction for :1 , K >w suit. Have it hand-made. The whole advertisement, the magistrate added, was obviously intended to make the reader believe that the offer ma-.lc was ot a hand-made suit. A suit was ordered by the Inspector ~l Pa< tones, who stipulated that it must he hand-made. It was found after making, that the suit was not wholly hand-sewn, but about 00 per

cent of it was machine matte. The Magistrate was ot the opinion that the regulations were not ultta vires. They, or similar regulations were necessary for the protection of the public, and to prevent unfair (aimpetition. The penalty would not he heavy as the regulations lunl not been |.,ng in for-e. A fine was made of or, Is. that an appeal might he lodged.