DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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MAKING FALSE DECLARATION

YOUNG COCH.E IN TROUBLE AUCKLAND, .Tanua**- 11

The marriage of a youth, aged IS, am! a girl, aged 1(5, who gave their ages at the Registry Office as 23 and 21 respectively, had a sequel in the Police Court, when the young couple, whose names were ordered to he suppressed. pleaded guilty to making false declarations.

John H. V. Carr, deputy registrar of marriages at Auckland, deposed that a declaration was signed on October 12 last giving notice of a proposed marriage between the two accused. The ceremony took place in the office the same day.

In a .statement, read hv Detective White, accused said he had known his wife for about two years. She had often told him she was unhappy at home, and threatened to run away. On one occasion she said she could not remain any longer, and so he decided to make her his wife and support her himself, ft was impossble to ask their respective parents for consent, so it was decided to give their ages at the Registry Office as more than they were. Since the marriage, he had supported his wife and was prepared to continue to do so. Accused wore committed to the Supreme Court for sentence, bail being allowed at CIO in their own bond.

BUILDING PERMITS. HAMILTON, January 12.

The value of building permits issued in Hamilton Borough for the last seven years is £1,538,308. The most active period of the term was 1920 when permits to the value of £192,832 were isSHed. SMASH CAUSES EIRE ALARM. HAMILTON, January 12. There was an unusual occurrence at Hamilton last evening, when a motor omnibus, skidding on concrete, crashed against a telegraph post. The fire alarm box was brookn and the brigade clashed to the scene. One passenger in the Inis suffered shock, while a woman fainted. TROPICAL RAIN. AUCKLAND, January 12.

Rain of tropical intensity fell shortly before the Plunket Shield match was due to start and continued for over an hour, converting Eden Park into a shallow lake from which the pitch in the middle emerged at midday. The captains decided that play was impossible. even il the* rain ceased. Ihe ret ore it was decided to postpone' the resumption till to-morrow. PUBLICITY WORK OVERSEAS. NEW ZEALAND'S NAME EXTENDING. WELLINGTON. January 9. The Minister in Charge of Publicity (Hon J.' (!. Anderson) has received word from the High Commissioner’s Office, London, that following upon the closing of the great Wembley Exhibition arrangements are in hand for a steady development of the publieiity work which proved a special feature of the Dominion’s effort there.

Mr 11. T, B. Drew, who is in charge of the publicity branch in London, has managed to secure most of the .spectacular material which will prove most useful for the ma.iiv small exhibitions being held throughout, the United Kingdom to foster Empire trade. Requests lor the above amount to an average of three or four per diem. Mr Drew states that in view of the great Empire movement ami sentiment rapidly developing it is urgently necessary to expand this work. Australia now have five men engaged upon publicity work in London.

Hundreds of refjiies-ts are received from schools lor photographs lor their classes and literature fur "eo-

graph.v lessons. The monthly Ireland lecture tour is proving a great success, and the immigration officer who followed in its wake is having a heavy time attending to the hooking of names of

prospective settlers. The Hon Mr Anderson advises that the local office is increasing its efforts steadily in order to meet the requirements of the United Kingdom, as well as those of Australia and America. New Zealand Government film is now being show throughout Australia on the Afetlro-Goldwyn circuit, which is also displaying it in the principal theatres of this country, and has in view its extension to the United States and Canada. Photographic anil other publicity material is being despatched overseas to an ever-widening circle of agency offices and connections, and no effort is spared to ensure the maximum result being attaained.

ELECTRICAL STORM. WELLINGTON. Jan. 12. During an electrical storm last! evening, lightning struck five electric poles at Kunieroa. Three poles were split from the top to the ground anil strips taken out of two. Half a dozen insulators were damaged and the cross arms broken off. Kumei-oa is completely isolated from the electric fower supply.