DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS .

BY TXLEOBAPH —PBEBB XIBN., COPYRIGHT. WARSHIP VISITS. 1 WELLINGTON, January 13. Early in the present year New Zealand is to have a visit from the Australian Fleet, a French sloop, and a Japanese training ship. The Australian Fleet will bo represented by the Sydney, Adelaide, and Delhi, under the command of Commodore Wardlc. The Sydney will be the Flagship. The Commodore, in the Sydwill visit Dunedin from February 24th to 28th. Lyttelton will be'visited by the Adelaide and Delhi from February 25th to March Ist, and Wellington by the Sydney, Adelaide, and Delhi from March 2nd to March 6th, and Auckland by the Sydney, Adelaide and Delhi from March Bth to 24tli. TT,v%nr-li wfir sloon Cassiopee

CCapitaine de Frigrate Decoux in command) will be in Dunedin, according to latest advices, from January 21st to February 3rd, Lyttelton, February 3rd to February 7th, Wellington February 7th to February 12th, and Auckland February loth to March Ist. The Japanese training ship Iwate is due at Wellington on February 18th. A visit will also be paid to Auckland. railway traveller fixed. HAMILTON, January 13, For travelling on a railway train between Auckland and Frankton without a ticket, travelling with intent to evade the payment of fare, and for failing to exhibit a. ticket available for the journey when requested to do so

|>yi 1,1 lit ("UillU, j failed to appear, hut entered a plea of guilty, was to-day fined £1 on each of the three Charges. Senior-Sergeant Sweeney said lie had been asked by the Railway Department to ask his Worship to order the defendant to pav the amount of the fare. The Magistrate, Mr Wyvern Wilson, said if the Department wanted this they could make it the subject of a. civil action. He thought the Go\eminent was well recompensed in getting £3 for giving the man a ride.

DUNEDIN BUSES. CITY STANDS IN DISPUTE. DUNEDIN, January 13. In consequence of the heavy Exhibition traffic, competition among motorbuses has been very keen. Some intersetiug sidelights of the position were given publicity at the Police Court yesterday, when Henry Lister answered a charge to tlie effect that he plied for hire at a, place other than the stand authorised by the City Corporation. A plea of not guilty was entered. Mr Irwin, who appeared for defendant., said that the private bus-owners had a. feeling that they were being victimised by the City Corporation in the matter of stands. The Corporation took all the best stands themselves, and gave the private owners one on tlie east side of Queen’s Gardens. It looked as if all that private owners could do was to either take passengers to the Exhibition or give up business. He contended that tho by-law was unreasonable. and was being unreasonably applied, and ho emphasised that the Council had no right to give preference to ils own vehicles at Ihe expense of the private owner. He submitted that the by-law was ultra vires, as it gave preference to the City Council.

Mr Barrowcloiigh, who appeared for the City Corporation, said that it was not, correct to state that the Council had given preference to its own buses ns far as stands were concerned. The first application that private owners had made for a stand was on December 10th, and everything had been dono to meet their request. Defendant was convicted without penalty. In a case in which Stanley Caird was charged with playing for hire on a stand reserved for timetable buses, the Magistrate reserved his decision. BANKING DIPLOMA. WELLINGTON, January 13. As the result of examinations conducted by the University last November. the following hank officers have completed the course for the diploma in hanking:—Miss D. N. 4\i!d (National Bank, Christchurch), T. E. Reynolds (National Rank, Auckland), W. Rowan (Bank of Now Zealand. Auckland), E. H. Tb Waters (National Bank, Auckland). A. IV. Williams (National Bank Auckland), B. E. Free (National Bank, Dunedin), J. IT. Chamberlain (National Bank. Hastings), H. K. Smith (Bank of New Zealand, Sydney), H. K. F. Batchett (Union Bank, Wellington), W. D. Hart (Bank of New Zealand, Wellington), C'. K. Redgrave (Bank of New Zealand, Westport). FIRE IN FREEZING WORKS. CHRISTCHURCH, January 14. A fire occurred at Bortlnviek’s Belfast freezing works to-night; the wool room being gutted. Eiglity-five bales of wool ready for shipment were damaged, while probably other damage was caused to the machinery. ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE HAMILTON. Jan. If. Arising out of a recent case at Nganiawahin, Roy Charles Dorn was charged on remand before Air Wyvern Wilson, S.M.. at the Hamilton Court with attempting to nuirdier Muriel TetzeloafT. Detective Sweeney, in asking for a remand until January 20tli. staled that the girl was still in n critical condition. The remand was granted. No hail was asked for.