DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TEI.EGEAPir PEII PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

BIG GAME HUNTER ARRIVES AUCKLAND. Feb. 1

Air T. R. Hubhack. the noted Malay game hunter, arrived hy the Aorangi .from London, via New York. He will spend about three months in New Zealand and will tisli at Russel and hunt in tho South Island. Air Hubhack hopes to enter the wapiti country and supply Dr Nelson, the head of the biological survey in the United States, with information regarding wapiti in this country.

CHRISTCHURCH MOTOR

accidents

CHRISTCHURCH. Feh. 1

Five |icrsoiis are in the Christchurch hospital suffering from injuries received in four motor accidents during the week end. The most serious cases are 1 R Crawshaw. aged 49. a fractured arm. and B. -Merritt, aged 27, broken legPRODIGAL, SON RETURNS. AUCKLAND Feh. 1. Vincent Stanley Burchall. aged ?0, charged with being a stowaway oh the Aorangi from Vancouver, is a Wnnniii boy. who worked liix way to America some 'months ago, having about .C 139. of which he was robbed in San Francisco. He was detained in tho States and Canada, and was ordered to lie deported. Burehall got his liberty in Canada and stowed away on the Aorangi. Two days out he gave, himself up to the captain and behaved excellently on the voyage. A remand was asked for to let accused communicate with his parents in AYanganiii. Air Boynton S.M.: 11 is a case of the prodigal son returning. Perhaps his parents will now kill the fatted calf and nay his boat fare. He was muanded until Feb. Bth.

NEW CHIEF JUSTICE SWORN IN WELLINGTON. Feh. 1.

The Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, sin his retirement to-day, was I'arewcl'led by a large and representative gathering of judges, magistrates the legal profession and justice officials. Subsoil neat ly Air P. ('. Skerrett was sworn in as i!i t . new Chief Justice. CHARLES DORN. CHARGED WITH THEFT. 1I AMI ETON. Feb. I. When Roy Charles Dorn, who is. awaiting trial for tic alleged attempted murder of Muriel Tetzlalf, admitted Hie thefl of a dozen knives. a suit i-aso and a. ring from Fow and Co at He Police Couit. this morning, counsel asked Dorn to be given a short term d Lord labour so that lie could have some kind of company which was preferable to the mental strain of solitary coulineapeiit, while awaiting the more serious charge. The Alagistrate. Air AA'yveru Wilson, said he would not consider what the accused wanted, but what, were in ihe best- interests of accused and the community. The accused had been convicted of theft two years ago and was not a novice, lie hail to treat him as a. man charged with a very serious crime and lie thougliT the proper course was to post none sentence till the attempted murder (barge was disposed <>l . . The accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence on March During the bearing of ibis case Detective G u llolv produced a plug ol .relieuite and a fuse which the deU'CVive said was found in accuse,l s possession when arrested.