DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1925, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION..! KlSil LMTORTATTON. AUCKLAND, Novcndier 20. The Auckland Acclimatisation Society has been endeavouring to have black bass and Atlantic salmon importtod into New Zealand for liberation in various .suitable rivers itt its district. The Minister of Internal Affairs has refused to give permission to import .TOO large mouthed black bass, as these would eat trout and it was impossible to confine them to certain streams. He notified the council that the Government was to take no further action in regard to the liberation of Atlantic salmon. The conned, however, has decided to interview two fishing experts coming from American and report their views to the Government. A JEWELLER’S OFFENCE. WELLINGTON, November 20. Misfortunes that attended a jeweller who lias just started business in Wellington were ventilated in the Alagistrate’s Court, when Victor Brownson and Robert Gcddes were charged with working at their calling on a Sunday. It was stated that lirownson stocked, a. jeweller’s shop in a city street, hut a motor-cyclist crashed through one of his windows and the opening ol the business was postponed. Accordingly, Brownson and Gcddes, his assistant, hurried on with the rearrangement of their windows, fiut misfortune again befell them when one of the shelves crashed and damaged the window stock to the extent of about LOO. Tll order to have everything in readiness for the opening of the business on a Monday they dressed the windows on it Sunday. They were warned liv the poliee against their action, hut continued to work, with the result that proceedings were taken against them. The .Magistrate, Air E. Page, imposed a fine of Cl in each case.

BANKRUPT’S POSITION. AUCKLAND, Nov. 21. A discharge from bankruptcy was sought in tlie Supreme Court before Mr Justice Reid by Albert Berry Proud, formerly an Auckland jeweller, now a commission agent. The application was opposed by the ollicial Assignee. Leonard. a public accountant, said the

bankrupt's hooks did not set out the I ransactions. Bankrupt's methods of keeping hooks was not such as to make the books agree with ihe statements of the London house. There was a record of £lu.(>')3 worth of business which was purely imaginary and the bankrupt, was claiming commission on it. The hooks consisted mainly of cheque bulls, sheets of paper and a pocket ledger.

His Honour: I am not satisfied with this bankrupt, as the business has been kept in anything but a proper manner, lie would make an order lor discharge if the bankrupt would agree to the official assignee taking out a judgment for £.->!:!) against him. Mr Dickson, (counsel for htiukrupl). 1 do not apply under those circumstances. Your Honour. His Honour replied that the discharge need not fie applied for. The enforcement of the judgment was at the discretion ol the Ollicial Assignee. 1 CHRISTCHURCH TRAGEDY. ■ CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 22. William Thomas Bnyliss, who al-tac-ked his wife with a razor and revolver on Friday morning, and then shot, himself twice in the head, died in the hospital at I Flo o’clock last night. An operation was pcrlormcd at five o’clock to remove one lmllot. and though he rallied after il. he. later sank and died at the hour stated. The condition Mrs Beyliss is much the same. Her injuries are not regarded as erit ieal. BURGLAR GETS AWAY. AUCKLAND. Nov. 21. A burglar entered a boardinghouse al Dcvonport at two o clock in the morning. Groping about a bedroom, lie awakened one ol the hoarders, and thereupon bolted. He tripped, however. and fell down a stairway, awaking the whole ol the occupants. Hrhiirglar got dear away with a gold watch, chain, sovereign case, and a wallet containing a few pounds in notes. Ol’Al’A TRAIN SMASH. INQUEST VERDICT. XAIMER. Nov. 21. Evidence at the inquest (his morning concerning the deaths ol Kathleen Begley, Edward Vivian Iggithlen. and Murdoch Campbell, victims of tlie OpaI>:i train smash, was given by eight ot the witnesses, who appeared in ihe ease against Frederick I.avin, and vaa repetition of their former testimony. The Coroner found that the injuiics which resulted in ihe deaths were sustained in a railway accident al Opapa cut ting lo a mail train driven by !■ rederick I.avin. which train descended the hill at an cx.i'-ivc speed. EOI'ND drowned. MTKI.AXn. Nov. 22. The fiuilv ol Alts Annie .McMViHiam, a widow, aged Si>. was found floating under the wharf shortly alter three o’clock on Saturday afternoon. It was thought Mrs Ale William was alive when first observed, hut efforts at artificial respiration failed. If is not known how the deceased got into the water.