DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A DOCTOR FINED. AUCKLAND, September IT. A doctor, whose name was ordered lo he suppressed, charged at the Police Court, pleaded guilty to being drunk while in charge of a. motor-ear. Air Povnton. S.M., imposed a sentence ol throe days’ imprisonment. Defendant's counsel pleaded for a line as in a ease last week against another professional man. Mr Poyntou : “ A es, lie was fined 92 but he damaged his ear to the extent of £35.” Eventually the Magistrate reconsidered the matter and imposed a line of 925 in the present case. RAIN AND FLOODS. OAMA.RU, Sept. IT. Heavy rain has fallen in the country. Rivers, streams and creeks are .all ill Hood. OLD LADY’S DEATH. WHANG AR FI. He pi. 11. The body of .Margaret Neale, widow, aged 05, a resident of Alania, was found floating in the Upper Wlntngarei estuarv yesterday. Deceased had been mentally incapacitated for several year-. She left the home of her relatives at Whangarci ostensibly to visit other relatives at Kauri, and this morning her clothes were found under a bridge on the opposite side of the stream and as her Indy was clad in a nightgown it is thought, the deceased had a hallucination that, she was going to hod. SOI'TII ISLAND MAIN TRUNK. BLENHEIM. Sept. 13. Referring to the completion of the survey to the South Island Main Trunk Railway. Mr AY. J. Girling. ALP. informed a reporter that the Chief Engineer. Mr F. \Y. Furkert, had told him that il was intended to push on with the work at once, and he was looking around with a view to plating the survey in the hands of the 1110-i reliable man available. If necessary. he added, a mail would he brought from Australia for the job.

ENDFRANCE OF SHEEP. 11A M I I.TTIN, September 12. The question of how long sheep can exi.-L without food was debated in an important nnpeiil by William David Williamson, the Tamnarunui manager of Dalgely’s Ltd., against a eonvielion by Mr Platts for alleged cruelty to sheep at the last Taimvtnmui fair. The appeal was heard before Mr Justice. Iferdman. Witnesses for the Crown stated that 132 sheep were left in a hare paddock at the saleyards for four days without food. Four or five animals died daily, and finally the •Mayor communicated with the police and had Ihe sheen removed. About 20 of the animals could not walk, and had lo be carried, while four or five more died that (lay. Tim evidence of experts for the de-l‘-oi-e -howed tp.ai sheep could go for lengthy periods without food, and suffer no inconvenience. Thcv had been known to be dug out of snow after having been buried for three weeks, and ,'lill live. Sheep were often in railway I rucks for three or four days. The appellant said that the -beep were only in the hare paddock lor one day. If the appeal was dismissed the whole -y-teni of handling -In. k would have to he altered. The judge -aid that the evidence for the Crown at lir-1 -eemed startling. Inn '"'pert evidence later 011 had changed the face nf things. Evidently if the anpeul was dismissed them would he great eontmereia I inconvenience. The appeal vc- upheld. CHINAMAN FINED. A\ FIJI N’GT »LX. Keptcmher ! (barged with keeping a roinuen: gaming-house, a Chinaman named Luu Sai Hoy pleaded guilty at the Mugist rate’s Court this morning. Counsel for accused >aid lhai the man was in delicate health, and unable to pav a heavy line. The Magistrate (Mr Riddell): Y„rv well, I will line him fin. in default -ix weeks’ gaol. lie is liable- under the Cuming Act to a line of fHHI. or three months’ imprisonment. Four while men found on the premises were each lined L VALT’EI.E'S CHEQUE?:. DANNF.VTRKE, September 12. Richard Edward Ellis, who left a trail of valueless cheques liehind him. was coiiniitted ill Da 11 nevi rle* to-day to a; pear at the Supreme Con it. at ( lirisiehiiivli. for scnlein-e. There Were file charges of victimising D:\nnevirke shopkeepers. Ellis was also remanded to appear at Afnsterton on a similar charge. FIYE-DAY AYEEK PROPOSAL. REEETON, September I I. The coal mining section of the inangahua .Miners’ I’niun meeting yesterday turned down a live-dav week liy (iS to 2(i and decided to continue to honour the award signed.

STATE ADVANCES. WELLINGTON, September 12. Much has been said by members this session regarding the disappointment of their constituents who have vainly waited for State loans. 'file Minister of Finance (.Mr Nos worthy) anticipated any further ('implants when the State Advances estimates were consider.-d last night by making a statement to demonstrate tlmt a vigorous policy has been adopted to clear oil’ arrears. He reminded the House that he had previously indicated that L2.0110.0H0 new capital had been provided and that repayments enabled the Department to provide AM .125,0011 annually for new loans. AA’ith the additional capital to he raised this year, the office would lie able, il 1 he present rate of applications continued. to overtake last year’s arrears and clear up the position liv March 31 next. Probably a loan of between £4,000,00(1 and £3,000.001) would lie raised. He anticipated no difficulty in finding the money and expected within a few weeks to he able to make an aiuioam-c-meiit regarding tin* terms. “Loans raised now will not be at the low rate of pa-i years." added the Aimi-ter. ' •Consequent !y il may be necessary to increase the rate of interest to workers and settlers, but 1 will not do it unless it is necessary.” Ho assured the House that the Government was very anxious that there should be no delay in clearing lip arrears of applications. Air Forbes : How far are you behind now r That would lie some information tn tlie peolpe waiting. Air Xosworthy: .March or April la-i. AA'e have that to make up.

K AIA POI WOOLLEN COY. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 11. There was a small attendance of shareholders at an extraordinary meeting of the Kaiapoi AYoollen Coy., when a motion regarding reducing share capital by 3s per share was confirmed. The motion had been passed previously, at a special meeting of tlie shareholders, held in connection with tlie annual meeting a few weeks ago. (:ENF.RAL ELECTIONS. DUNEDIN. Sept. ]-!. ATr Sidey to-night announced to his committee his decision to re-contest the Dunedin South seat at the gen- J oral election. j