DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1925, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS

BY TELEGRAPH —PEH PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DIVORCE CASE. HAMILTON, November 30. A defended divorce action was heard at tho Supreme Court before Mr Justice Herdman and a jury of twelve. The "petitioner was Albert Ed war I Vine, and the respondent Edith Yarn. They were together formerly, and had a music store, while the co-respondent •John Fisher, was formerly a land agent in the town. Petitioner claimed CotII) damages from the co-respondent. The jury found that adultery had been committed and granted the petitioner C2o(). A decree nisi was granted and costs were granted the petitioner on the highest scale, including costs which l lie petitioner lias to pay for the respondent for an extra day was certifml at Id guineas. The damages were ordered to be paid into the Cour l within thirtv days.

COUNTY TO PAY DAMAGES CHRISTCHURCH", Nov. 30. Damages amounting to £1250 were awarded by the iurv in the Supreme Court this afternoon against tho Ashburton County Council in a case in which Leo Roliert Stoddnrt, a farmer, of Willow bv claimed from the Ashburton County Council the sum of £2001) as damages in respect of the death of his wife, Elizabeth May Gladstone j Stsddart. who was killed on the main—-A South Road, just over the southern end of the Ashburton Traffic bridge, on the evening of August 18th. when a gig. which she was driving, collided with a temporary fence erected hv tho County Council. BOY SCOUTS’ CAMP. DUNEDIN, November 20. Dunedin is to lie invaded on January 9 by 1100 Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and Scoutmasters, who will go into camp at Taliuna Park for a jamboree extending over a fortnight. > The executive in charge of the jamboree lias secured a grant of £2OOO from the Government, and this sum will pay a very large proportion of the fares of 900 Scoutmasters and Scouts. The fares of Scoutmasters and boys under fifteen will be paid in full, and Scouts over sixteen years of age will g be called upon to pay only half of ® their travelling expenses. An arrangement lias been made with ibe Union Steam Ship Company by which 220 boys will leave Wellington <m Friday, January 8, and the remaining 112 will leave on the following day. To obviate the necessity of billeting the boys in Christchurch on Sunday, a sjiecial train will be run from Lyttelton to Dunedin on the day. The camp will be broken up on Sunday. January 24. and a. special train will take the boys to Lyttelton, w'hore the ferry boat will be waiting to take them to f Wellington. R.S.A. SECRETARY. CHRISTCHURCH. Nov. 30. Mr A. F. Graham, of Invercargill lias liven appointed Secretary of the Christchurch Branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association. There were 20 applicants for the position.