DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1925, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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SOLICITOR IN TROUBLE. WELLINGTON. October Id. The Court o| appeal was engaged tills morning in bearing an application to strike off the roll of solicitors William .lobii Organ of Wellington, barrister and solicitor. The charge is that Organ fraudulently converted certain sums of money to bis own u-e. Mr Yon ilansi. tor the Law Society and Ml- I.iickie, for Organ, referred to hiunusual career at the bar and fine military services. ( uunscl said be was awarded the A.M.C. and was wounded several times. lie struck the slump ■.ear alter returning and became disheartened. lie did considerable service pir a Wellington Bormigh as ,-01111eitlor and .Mayor. tie onutteil to account tor moneys. .1 list ice Sim- Thai put- it mildly. He look no not ice ol the Court unti. alter the rule nisi and then lie "stumped lip." .Mr I.iickie---Siuiielhing less than striking off would meet the ea~e. Once j -truck oil’ it is very diflic nit to get back. The 1111 lili«ily will, in tins ease, be s.ullieieitt puiii-kmciijl. Mr \ (in llaast said tl’.e ease was a difficult one. What counsel said was true. Drink had been the trouble. A summons was taken out lor the moneys and he confessed judgment. Decision wa> reserved.

ECHO OK AIOUAT ( ASE. WELLINGTON, October pi. The Appeal Court is engaged hearing .1 motion hy tlm Attorney-General to attaeli Thomas Edward Robson, ol Addington. Christchurch, and commit him to prison lor publishing in the newspaper ‘Star'' in August last, certain matter in relation to one Lucy Prosser, a wilne-s in the Mount ease, calculated to prejudice or inlereterc with the due administration of justice A similar motion was made against the publisher of the 'Sun ” newspaper for contempt arising out ol a paragraph which was quoted by tile "Star.”

The Attorney-General said the mallei' had been brought before the Court by the order ol tile dodge. Ibe paragraph beaded "Smiles tor Mount was considered a grave interference with the trial as the witness concerned was an important one. having identified Airs .Mount's clothes. The comment was mole than a suggestion that witness was favourable 10 the prisoner. Argument is unliiii-hcd.

COLERIDGE DISASTER

.MACEARI.ANE'S BODY KOI Nl). CHRISTA 111 IP 11. October Hi. The body of Archibald Alaefarlane. killed in the recent disaster was reach'd by the workers at Coleridge this morning. The .-eaivh ha- lasted Id days. OBIT!' \RY. WELLINGTON. October Id. Obi Imi rv. Captain .1. II Ski n net', al Oinaio to-day. He was born at New Plymouth in I -.Vd and wa- a son of Hie late Mr Thomas Skinner, a tea.Ter in ill" Atei limli-t .Mission. lie missed hi- exa 111111:1 1lull for a captain's cert alien te at the age 21. being one of the youngest sea captain in New Zealand. Captain Skinner was well known • m the East Coast where lie had traded ITir nianv veals. Ilis wife died three, vears ago. there being no children.

SUES ON BOAD. opt FIT KI. tII I . Id. . The Opol iki-Aln|n mad is blm kod by a large land slide about fourteen miles from Opnliki. There are many logs ill 1 lie debris and probably the slip will not he cleared loniplelely until to-mor-row evening. Meanwhile the service ears are travelling each side nl the slip, I lie passengers walking across the debris.