DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1925, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

BY TELEOBAPH —PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. 1.1 lIT Id I’t Ids ('ON UKM X EH. AUCKLAND. Oct. 15. Tlte Baptist Conference passed a ■trouglv worded rc-olution condemning lotteries a- harmful to the interest of the community. The Kev. J. J. North said he did not know what demon possessed the .Mini-let' of Internal Affairs when lie began to issue permissions for rite holding of lotteries for p/izes from to (jAPOtI on a Homitiion wide scale. They were propagated in the an-st lavish and expensive manner. The recently expressed, intention of the .Minister to interpose was a righteous awakening after a lamcnttilile sleep. Tlte Minister -aid he was not awakened too soon, hat even yet ho had nol hilly realised the position. The small lottery v, a - just as. harmful as. the large one. W1d1.1.1 \CTO\ CITY FLOODED. WKf.I.IXCTUX. Or-toller 15. Ilenvv rain fell in the city lasi night. and this morning. The tain ioilav v. as aceioanaitied hy thunder and lightniiip, and such was the volume of water which fell that the drains and : ail er-. were all too small to accommodate it. ttvriilow- were numerous and in many streets the ordinary wa'.'t'.'Ottr.-es am! other courses eaten out for tlte ocea-ion took the lona ol ra:. iiie, torrents. I’arlietihtrly win this rite ea.-e with Tory St reel and a iilimi er of the slopes of t lie cit v and stil)!irl:-. In the main city streets, there was also a cnttsidcrnhle amniint ol water. The amount oi rain which fell in Welliiie.ton doriup; the ‘_M hours precedin' K a. in. I o-dii v v. a - cipial to l hat which made up ilm total lor the II was id-ii the second larpesl amount for one dav during the year, the only heavier fall liavin : l.eeti 1.,:. 1 inches on the 27th of January. The rainfall ii:is ! part ietila r!\ heavy ahout Cook ran. A I'cari from Mnlttoka indicates that llie northern portion of tin* Sou llt Mand i- having a simihir experience to Wellington. Tin's report was to the effect 11■:11. •J.lii inches of rain had hr -n registered there. (11l N A DKAI.KU FINED. 11 AW Id I* A, October 15. A- ;i: v * re-uli o’ cs t; 11; 11 -■ it itt p free gilts a- aii advertising; scheme. .Inhn A. i'iiipety. a china dealer, was eliargci| at ihe Alii J-! rate's (on rt wit It rnnniiip a panic ol chance. Il was staled hy the police that defendant commenced a special sale ol china, and in order to make it. more attractive, advertised a. distribution of live pills, The method, hri.-iiy, was that, in various parts O) tin* shop, articles were mleetcd I:y a local citizen. If any pers.oi pa i .-ha sed ol the selected al'ti .amount paid, refunded. •: let- ill ouidant -aid hi- client aa ■ e Nll - His-i> • itrprised to learn he was iiil'i inpiiw the law. The olicmo a- admitted. There was no inlcmiou ■if I>;tai, i: i a tin- law. The scheme waonly an adverl i-I'lp one. Ice Mapi't rale. Mi liurion. said he «;• ■ ■ i.n\ !!■■-. 11 there wa- no intention of lire," king Ihe la w. lie r< marked that ouhli'-il,' wa- required Lo cheek (tint paito-ulai kind "i Enter;. and declared that -!'opkcrpcr~ mip;!ii t" he t! It ]v ill I the law did keep 101 l erics rheked. Ii lie law were slackened. 11.,. r.ainl rv v. '.ill! I" ovcrcoliic l.v a whirl ■! pa lilt's ol ilia tire, aml .i"p- |.. a pel's would hi' the iir-t lo complain, v i;.,.. !'•; and cost . wa • impo-ed.