Dominion Items.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1925, Page 3

Dominion Items.

HY TEMOTRAPH— VElt I’HKSS ASSOC il IUS . 1 Christchurch sentences. Cl II! ISTCII rl! 11 • °*' t - -•*- u till' Supremo Court. James l.aur:r». tin- tin- ti“‘> l ln, ‘" ll ,‘" Postal Depart nii-Ml anil lorgciv. "•*> sentenced tn reformative treat.,K-t,i Albert" Charles Thompx-m. 3->- 1,11 theft trim, tin- N Aal n C'o-op.. received two A 1 live treatment. - u Robert Henry Edgeworth. nged i'»f UH>rt ot a lM.;y.-.«; |;(li(iUI . veilrs imprisonment w tilt contemht of corin' casks WELLINGTON. Oft. *23. The Appeal Court gave judgment to-tlav in tlte eon tempt of ‘'""ft cases ~,n i, wt the Christchurch “Sum ami .-star." The ease against the hitter was unanimously di-missed r n i\ u , ground that it merely reported what "actually took place in Court a such report "as privileged. I„ the case ot the “Sun" the Court was divided. Sir Robert Stout. I and Mr Justice Ostler holding the ilutfoe should he dismissed while Mr .1 tistTce Heed and Mr Justice Adams were of the opinion 'he paragraph contained the obvious continent that ... was biassed against the pn- ■ niier. As counsel had expressed te,,ret the ease would he met by the payment of the costs. 15 guineas and disbursements. Xo costs wore allowed in the “Star' ease. ] SIX WKKKS GAOL. I CHIUSTCHURCTT. Oct. '23. At- l.vttelton this morning, six seamen from the Hororata were charged with combining to impede the prog, exof the ship and were sentenced to sin weeks gaol.