DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS

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ciißisTcnuitrii. sept. ji. T. .1. Stewart. aged Ml*, single, ol liner Bond. ( bristcborcli, was killed last evening at Perrin'- Lord. Kainpni. 1 broilgii Die < .ir. in "hidi In- wa- a passenger, overt urning.

Slim ITT NO IN 111 1* PARKciirist( iiPisen, sept, ji

Wben AA'illiam Alexander Findlay, hricklavcr. wa- r.-mtindctl this morniiifS on ;t arge of burglary. The police sialft! ihat sinn'tly hefore his arrest. iMudlav iirctl ill fee shots from the revolver in the I'arlc. f,liter lie said he was firing : ,i a woman, but tin' police believed the man was testing the revolver on t lie trees. Counsel said [•‘imlhiy laid heen drinking.

TIM 1C I!K.SSIVK Cdl'N'TV COt'.NT It.. BRK.XHK.JM. Scjit. 21. Of three Ma rll >o run "Ii County Council |..;in proposals presented. two "eic carried. JL' 10.(100 for (he purchase of road-making machinery, and cy,(U!l) for the erection ol a scries of bridges. The third proposal t.i lav down. certain sections of roail in bitumen was detcated.

Til IT CVCT.TXC PROTESTS. Clll!l>T(TlCTff'll. Sept. 21. The protest. Indeed by competitors in (In' cvcle race, allowing outside pacing. will bo dealt with at a special meeting of the C ycling I'nion on AA'edi »(*?d a v.

DRIVER'S I.K'KN'SK SKSPKXDK.D WKI.EIXOTOX. Sept. 19.

Harold llrown. a well-known wine and spirit merehant, ('harm'd with dangerous driving, was lined Co anti his iicui-e suspemlfd for six months. He was also convicted and discharged lor failing to report an accitl"ut. It- was alleged in evidence th.nl defendant was drunk iu_ his car when returning from the Heel races knocked down an elderly man. Medical evidence was given that Brown was not intoxicated. In his decision the Magistrate sau be would wash out the inference ol drunkenness against Brown but be tbought. however, that at the >'"ie of the accident defendant was not dinting in a manner safe to the public.

PEEPING TOM" SEN TEXT ITO WK.ERINGTOX, September 21.

Beniamin Heifer. alias I'retl alias .1 antes laike. 11. was sent to six months’ hard labour at the Police Court to-day.

The police said that the man was seen at night acting as ‘-Pooping Tom’’ hv watching a young girl in her bedroom. He was recognised by a neighbour when running away.

THK ITF.OP.AKI> 6REX. A ITERANT). Sept. 21. The escaped leopard has evaded all efforts to capture her. She was seen in a garden at Mount Albert, and she made off stealthily into neighbouring cover. A close watch is being kept. An effort will be made to capture the beast alive. STATE BAPIO. OrXKDIX. Sept. 21. At a meeting of the Otago Radio Association, which was held in the Returned Soldiers’ Rooms this evening. the following motions were passed':- . That this Association view witn great concern the recent decision of the Government to erect two broadcasting stations only instead of lour, as promised : and further that the Association consider the above decision to be a breach of faith with the listen-ers-iu. That this Association urges the Government to immediately carry nut their promise and erect the stations previously agreed upon, or take over the stations at present in operation and make such alterations and additions as are necessary to bring them up-to-date.

A NEW MKASRRK. WELUXCTOX. Sept. JI. A -liort amendment to the Stamp Duties A.-t. was introduced last liigbt. Ii- aims at strengthening the law relating i" attempts to defraud. The iluii on mortgages is altered Iroiu os per £1(1(1 lo os if the mortgage does not d £IOO, and 10s where ii; docs exceed that amount. The stamp itntv on a mortgage release is to he os if the principal is under £o(10, and 111-, in cases where the principal exceed.', £.-,!!0. The instruments by dedication of highways are to be wholly exempt from payment of stump duty.

REGISTRATION <i K !T!.E( ToliS WERI.IXGTOX. Sept. 21

The following is ilic full text of a statement math* in the House on the siiliicci t,I the registration ol’ eleciors: ”lii response in represent ai ions made in the House recently, that (.Here are a number of persons who have failed to register under the compulsory provisions of Hit' Electoral AH. passed kt-i session, it is nnimiiiit ct! t’.iat if such persons make application for registration and satisfy the l(egistritr ol Electors conci'i'iii'd i bat tlic neglect to register was mil tine t" wilful default, silt’ll electors can rcsl assured that ihcy will uni be prosecuted, To facilitate the registration of electors who are unahlc to go to the oilier of t lie Itegist rar ol Electors, or 1" a Post Office. it lias been decided to give accredited persons wlm an- engaged on licit! work by various organisations authority to witness the signatures of any persons desiring to register, in addition, police oflicers will also have full authority to witness signatures in luiinlry districts. It is expected this arrangement will he ol great help to those no! having any opportunity ot going heloro the Registrar or a Postmaster.

SOFT 11ITRX RIGHTS. Al ASTEIEI’OX. Sepi. 21

A vivid display, gorgeously coloured of the Aurora Australis, was observed in Masterton this evening. The phenomena commenced shortly before se\en o'clock, last ing for thirty minutes, am! kaleidoscopic Changes of richly toned orange, pink, and it’d, relieved wiih faint ray-', heavenward, resembling a searchlight display, presenting a rare spectacle.

FARMERS CO-OP. COMPANY. (TIRISTCIIEKCH. Bent. 21. The annual report ol the diieetots of tlie New Zealand Earmcrs’ Co-op contains the following: The confident anticipations expressed last year have been fulilled. and w feel that the accounts now presented to you "ill be considered satisfactory. The gross profit amounted to L 221 "d 1 los against £191.251 As lOd last year, an increase of £64.27)0 S- 2d. Ibe net profit upon tbc trailing operations amounted to £60.16:1 l.s 10d. Imm which has been deducted the cost ol renovations and alterations to ptemisos and any bad debts denlib with during lho year have been written out of the profits, thereby leaving our reserve for doubtful accounts intact. In tact, it lias been increased to £4u.>H)o. 1 ics uni ing tlie proposal for the reduction „f capital, etc., as recently summed to the shareholders, and which was (arried by an overwhelming majority, is continued, it is proposed to pay six months’ di\ idem! b> the pivlereuce shareholders.

A FATALITY. AYEERIXGTON. Sept. 21. An accident occurred at Nivens Foundry. in Luke's Rane, this mornii," as the result of which Regina.:! Cook. 26 years of age. lost his Ido. Cook went up "it t.» the ratters R> replace the b-clt of one of the lathes, and became caught in the belting. Ho received terrible inittftcs. and was t.ycii to the litj-pital at nine o clock, lie Pied two and a halt hours later. CHIRR PERSON EH ■ \Y AIM ATE. Sept. IS. Becoming ill after drinking the unknown contents of a l«t«le dan--Roper, aged three, died at the hos--I,U ’S’xtiRITST OX MOTORIST CHPHSTCHERCII. Sept. 21. At tlie inriuest on >tewart Indt-r it was stated that he was returning from A mbcrley through Raniv i or a to avoid the Mam .until load U> Christchurch, under the direction ot Mr Stewart. As he approached Ixatapoi. he did not notice a bad cornet at Forrests Ford. He got slightly off

the road, and attempted to recover the road at a corner, but the grade ot the road was against the turn, and the sharp comer caused his ear to oveiturn. The verdict was that death was due to injuries received in a motor accident at Forrests Kurd Corner. The coroner recommended that it was desirable that a white fence should he erected at the corner to warn motor traffic at night.

ART SCHOLARSHIP. CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. JI. The first travelling art scholarship offered in New Zealand lias been won |,v All- AY. E. .1. Cook, a student and part time toucher at Canterbury (M----lege School of Art. The award he has gained is the Sawteet Scholarship, given by the Society for Imperial Culture, and the holder will be able to study for two years at some European art .school. \ PHILANTHROPIST. WELL!NOTON, Sept. JI. Under the will of tlies laic C. H. Izard, M.L.C. a very large sum is left on trust for charitable and educational purposes. Alter the payment ol crilaii legacies, the bulk of (lie estate is left, subject to a life interest to bis widow, upon trust on the following terms:-- Lor such charitable or educational purposes or object' to be carried out or affected within the Dominion ol' New Zealand as the Wellington City Council shall, from time to time, by resolution, direct or appoint, and in such shares or proportions (it more than one object or purpose), and in such manner and form in every respect as Mich Council shall, Irom time lo time, by resolution direct or appoint.

A BRUTAL ASSAULT. WELLINGTON. Sept. JI

A brutal assault- on an elderly woman was committed at Northland by a.n unknown assailant shortly allot midnight on Saturday. Mrs J. Read, of Wilton Road, who had been to the Town Hal! was about to enter her gate when sin* was .suddenly attacked by a man from behind, and received severe blows ill Hie face, which dazed her considerable. Her bag. which contained her purse, with a tram ticket and a few coppers, was snatched from her band, and the assailant made oilMrs Read was later found by her daughter, and assisted borne. Her bag wasLecover-ed in some gorso by the roadside. Mrs Head who is “7 years of age, sustained injuries which notessilatcd her removal to the hospital.