DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ABSN , COPYRIGHT ASSAULT CHARGE. WELLINGTON. September It;. At the .Magistrate's Court to-day. 11 Harry Tail, Superintendent of the Eire Brigade, was charged with assaulting ' Ihcndore De May. Doth aeettsed am! , 0111 plains at were members of the Brigade. They Were subjected in a searching emss-i'Mimmation by counsel. Af- ' ter the bearing of evidence. Tint: was I convicted and lined L's and costs. Tl " evidence disclosed the fact ilia! 1 Tail was mixed up in a ease in which diiorce proceedings were instituted, lie had called Do .May to his oflice and laid accused him. of trying to damage • the name of a good woman. He had then assaulted him. The Dench regretted that it man with such a splendid fire-fighting record was in such a position. FORT I'NATK ESCAPE. 1 XK\V PLYMOUTH. Sent. 10. i A seven-sea ter motor-ear, driven by] .James Christie and owned by 11. Fitzgeralil. of Kapuni. who was also in the ear. ran olf tin- road 011 the summii i f M unt .Messenger this afternoon and fell about seventy left dou 11 ~ bar,' tie elivity. Christie escaped without injury, but Fit zgerald mi.- la i lied deep cuts and bruises, and sprained muscles. The ear was not seriously damaged. The motorists had a miraculous escape. tyj-xt^-ta^jgatoca