DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv TELEOKAPH —PF.tt PIIESS ASSOCIATION.] Katal Fall. CTIRISTCHriUTI . Sept. 22. _ Charles Worth Alhistou. aged bo. manager of the Textile Bag Company, died this morning as the result ot injuries (imsed by falling down the stairs in the factory yesterday, lie leaves a widow and child.

A TItr.MBERV CASE. HAMILTON. Sept. •22. The attention of Mr Justice Herdman was occupied in hearing a dispute over the ownership of three sheep. Ronald Charles Tapp, butcher of Rukemiro and Norman Leslie I app. iaimei. „f Teakau. sued Harold Wilson. Farmer of Waingam. for the recovery of £4 10s being the value of three slmeo. £3 os the value of the lambs and £3 IPs tbe value of the wool clips and £lo<> damages. r,,wards of twenty witnesses woro in attcnidmuio. After evidence had proceeded some time 11 is Honour remarked that the ease was a yerv trumpery one to hring before the Supreme Court. Ho did tint think it right that he should lie askeu l(> sit couple of days to determine tin* ownership of three sheep. Counsel for the defendant stated she cases were not trumpery as plaintiffs, until the day of hearing, asserted the defendant had stolen the sheep and the matter was a serious one tor Wilson, but the allegations ol eriliiinalitv had now been withdrawn. The Government Block Inspector stated it often happened that people I,ought sheep from a distance _ which bad earmarks similar to those ol their neighbours. He produced earmarks of five I a niters in the Waiknio which correspond in every respect. His Honour gave judgment lor the defendant witlTeosls. lie considered the q'lo.’lion arose mil of a bona iide mistake. The whole proceedings had been misconceived and should never lut\e_ e'e.i brought.

EttOTBA LLEILS SI'SI'ENHED. HAMILTON. Sept. 22. The South Auckland A—-iieiation Eootball Executive suspended the members of the Thames team who walked „|f the held in the cup gaum with Wailti on the fifth <>f Septcinlicr. the captain heiug deharred trom artue partieifiation until after lour playing games of the cluh in the 1020 season. The other ten liieink'.'fs were suspended for :t month from the date oi Ihe oil',Mice. AIR FORBES AT WANG AXEL AY ANO AN l'l, Sept. 22. Mr (i. W. Forbes, the leader of the opposition addre.s-ed a well-at ten,ten meeting at the Opera House last evening. In reply to the recent speech by lhe lion. 11. I). McLeod (Minister of Hands) Mr Eorlies criticised the Reform Party and dealt severely with their ael ion over fin- fusion negotinj j ms. -| lie speaker was given a very attentive hearing and was aceiriled a. vine of thanks and e.mlideiue. Ihe imvinng also pa-sed a vole ol ' oi.ii(leiiee in Mr \ citrii. the nietufei' for district.

ECHO t.)F MOL A T ( ASF. CASES REMOVED TO WELLINGTON. Cl I R ISTCH FRAIL Sept. 22. Judge Sint mad.- an eider this morning removing the ea-cs against the mu Ciiri.Ueliiireh newspapers, tor alleged eon ten: el of Court, to the Court „f Appeal. Wellington. MASSEY MEMORIAL FIND. AUCKLAND. Sept. 21. Ihe 11 ‘still ol the appeal in Auckland I'rn'-i.e.-e log contributions n lb,, Massev natiomd memorial fund lias so far pri .ed very do appoint lug. ihe total ol the various aimmuts forwarded to idle provisional treasurer At it meeting of the Auckland provincial committee held at the I own Hall the treasurer reported that ahnitl 700 li-.|s had Iteeti sent out to various local hollies throughout the province and the majority T.'id non be.-a returned, the total amount of piKm toptions accompanying them heiug £ti,2. Ibe amount el illy emi ilih it I i t.s and included in ihe loan Hall Its! was tofts, making a grand total "1 £l2b>. Rmini.-.os of an additional £.YI had been received in the city, and there were a mini!, i' of suburban and country list-, yet to 1.0 ret tinted. .Members oi the «. .min it lee agreed that the result was disappointing and it lias stated the deei-tmi made at the out-el of the campanil! that I'moe , ill be no personal lam ass hm tlial people --litm 1 1 1 ! meivly bo a-ked to make t I’.ei r eon I ribii i ton» at cent rn I points had mdital.d ag.iin-l a 1 •, -1 t - e result. tin the motion ol the Mayor it tin - decided that subscript ion lists -nil outstanding should be closet! at tlleeild of I be present mom li. BODY WASHED ASHORE. WEI.LIN( (TON. Sept. 21. The la ul v of a young woman "awashed ashore near Terawliili ye-ler-day al'lernoini, but lias not yet been ideutilied. Nobody has been tepurled mis- ing from Wellington. It is suggested that the tliseov. I’y may have a beaniig on the recent

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