DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[I!T TELEGRAPH —PEP. PKESS ASSOCIATION.] A .MISERABLE BLACKGUARD. DUNEDIN, October 5. Frederick Norman Lloyd, with several aliases, 'and titles, was charged in the City Police Court to-day with having issued valueless cheques to Sehniedemaii and Sons, and Dawson and Co., in payment for goods. He was also charged with defrauding a waitress with whom he became engaged. hy giving her a valueless cheque for CIOO in exchange for Col) in money. He was charged with a lack of adequate support for his wife and a charge of fraud at Auckland was also preferred. He has posed as Sir .Maurice Norman Raymond, with several decorations.

The .Magistrate, Mr H. W. Bundle, said:—“Lloyd you are a miserabh blackguard, and a liar into the bar-

ldoyd was sen toilet'd to six months on tho fraud charge in eoniioetioii with the oiil. He wiis oonvietod on the other elnirot's :md was renmnded to appoiir ;it Christchurch ;illd ;it Auekhmd in ooinuvlion with the charges there. .1 UKCOIM) row. PAI.MPHSTOX X., Old. A. A record for the British Hmpirc has leen estnhlished hy the Jersey cow Molly Oak Annie, owned hy .Mr W. I'. Williams, of ‘‘To Ante,” I’likehoii. In .!(>■) days, as a live-year-old. she has produced HloTlhs of butter-fat, which has distinguished her as the thirdhighest record Jersey cow in the world. She was bred l>v Mr I. Hale of Xew Plymouth and was sold in April. 1021, hy 11. 11. Sutton and Co., to the present owner for Jot) oilmens. Other Jerseys whirl) have produced over 1000 lbs of better-fa! in New Zealand in a year are: Vivnndiere (lO.'ili). and Pretty's Klirt (1010). I.KOITIMATFOX QPItSTIOX. WKI.UNOTOX. October (1. 11l the ease of the Public Trustee v. Mr “ (' " the judgment of the Appeal Court was that the mother was entitled to obtain legitimat ion of a child at any time, even although after the | father's death. When a child is legitimated it is deemed legitimated from the date of birth. The act was undoubtedly intended to lie retrospective by the legislature, therefore the female child is held entitled to a share in one third of the estate with the male child. Costs (u he iixed hy the registrar. Til K I.KOPABD. A CCK I,A XI), October I. There were unfounded rumours in town that the body ol the missing leopard had been found. The corpse according to icport was discovered in (I) the cave at the Zoo; (2) a vat at (lie tannery which lirst featured in the story; and id) various other places. Communicated with, the authorities said no trace ol the animal, dead or alive, had been seen. It had been suggest ed that the leopard was hiding a mono the hie rocks in the enclosure outside the animals' den. and. while knowing eiiite well that this was iin- i possible, the area having been thoroughly searched previously. Hie Zoo I officials, in order to explode any | theories on the point, had the rocks | ripped from their Inundations and the. ( enclosure minutely examined. Some | of the people who observed the workers ( were probably responsible for spreading i

tin- rumours. It "ill he remembered that about a fortnight ago, .Mr .1. .MeOair, who lives in (inrnett road. (Irey Lynn, near tile tannery, went out searching with his three dogs. lit- reported that lie sent tlie dogs into some thick hush and shrubbery, and after a .good deal of

comir'.otio ll they came out again. Then one of the animals, a small spaniel, returned to the hushes. A lew moments later Mr .McNair heard a few short, volps and the dog tailed to appear. To-day the remains of the dog were found in the hushes.

It is suggested by those who saw the skeleton that the dog was killed by l!.e leopard.

FARMING IN OTAGO. DUNEDIN, Oct. 4. Otago farmers in common with farmers all over New Zealand.' are facing trying conditions owing to the lateness of the winter and the wetness of the spring. Losses in lambs are reported from everywhere. Ten per cent, seems to le about an average. The

sufferers are. of course those- sheepmen who breed early lambs and have no shelter such as is provided by plantations and gorse hedges. The lambing in tho opeit has been deadly. The pasturage is poor, and as a result- the owes have tin inadequate supply of milk, so in many cases they walk away from the lamb, and those who are born in the night are often unable to rise to their feet. That is the sad side of the picture. The hopeful view is that tin* general lambing on the hills is only just beginning and if warm weather sots in there is no reason why it should not lie satisfactorv.

As to agricultural farming, the rain; of the past week have moistened the ground that was caked by the cold winds, and sunshine will put it into perfect condition for cultivation. A great deal can be done yet. Turnips and mangles are to sow. and we can still put in oats. The spring sowing of wheat is over except in a few favoured places, but autumn sown wheat is now an assured crop. Autumn sown oats will provide spring feed for cattle. ewes and lambs, and after being fed off it will come away again for a crop of oaten bay. A M.\SQER AITER. AUCKLAND. Oct. 3. Kenneth .Tames Doil, who was charged with masquerading in female attidc, did not- appear at the Police Court when called fliis morning and his (onnsel stated that, he had met wit'nn accident and was taken to hospital. The police said they did not think the accused intended any harm. The Magistrate (Mr Cutten) dismissed the charge on payment of Ills expenses. NURBTNG HOME CASE. CHRISTCHURCH. October A. In giving judgment in the nursing homo case, the Magistrate said that there was no evidence of negligence against Nurse King’s home. On the contrary, negligence have been disproved. Judgment was given for defendant with costs.