DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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BREACH OF PROMISE

NEW PLYSIOUTH. Feb. 24. At the Supreme Court ibis morning the plaintiff in a breach of promise case, sYalter V. Hastie, accepted a nonsuit. The defendant’s application for costs was refused.

NAPIER- WOOL SALES. NAPIER, Feb. 24

The fourth sale of the Napier season commenced this morning when a full bench of buyers displayed keen competition for tho lots ollcring, totalling 19.922 bales. Continental buyers bought freely. America coming in strong for lots suitable for that market. Brailforil on occasions made a firm stand against other competitors and acquire good percentage of the offerings. The sale was of an exceptionally spirited nature, buyers at times getting quite excited. Prices were on a i par with the Napier January sale and evened up on pre-war standards. From the beginning operations wore brisk and Dalgetys, who occupied the rostrum first, disposed of the major portion of their catalogue of 2934 hales in little o'er an hour. The [icreentages of passed in wool so far, are small. CAR CRASHES INTO POLE. DUNEDIN, February 21. At one this morning a Ford coup, driven by Wins tone W. Aitebeson, a commercial traveller, of Kilbirnie, Wellington, got out of control through the steering wheel giving way. The car crashed into an electric pole in Rond Street and smashed it to matchwood. Aitebeson escaped with a broken nose, hut Ellen Haig, the other occupant, was hospitaller! with head injuries, not, however, deemed to ho dangerous. TR ADE COM .Ml SSI ONER. WELLINGTON. Feh. 21. News has been reueived from t.hc Department of Overseas Trade, in 1-on-ilon, that Mr L. B. Beale, His Majesty's Trade Comissioitcr at Vancouver has I,een appointed to succeed sfr Noel Elmsie as llis .Majesty’s Trade Commissioner in Now Zealand. .Mr Be: do is expected to arrive in Auckland on April 2(itli. After eousiderahl'.' business experience both in the United Kingdom and Canada, 51 r Beale, early in 1915 accepted a position in the service of the Government of British Columbia (Forest Braneb Department of Lands). In 1918 bo was engaged on a special mission to the United Kingdom and Franco, as Timber Trade Commissioner for his Government, and in February 1919 entered His Alaic.sty’s Trade Commission Service, being appointed to a post at Winnipeg. Tn April 1923 bis headquarters wow transferred to Vancouver, from which centre he continued to control the activities of the Trade Commissioner Post at Winnipeg. WO.MAN KILLED. NEW PLYMOUTH. Feb. 24. A fatal accident occurred mi Mount .Messenger this morning. Mr A. W. Ogle and hi.s wife left Wnitara early for I'ukeknlie. Turning a sharp corner mi the mountain, their car ran off the road, and fell about thirty feel. Mrs Ogle was killed instantly and slr Ogle suffered minor injuries. MRS CATTAN.VCIL ACQUITTED. HASII ETON, Feh. 21.

AI the Supreme Court the jury returned a verdict- or ‘‘.not guilty” against Mi's Rosa .May Cattanacli. charged with alleged negligent- driving of a service car on the Rotorua-Te Puke road, when two Maoris were killed. A rider was added to the effect that licenses .should not he granted to women to drive service cars. SANDERS CUP. DUNEDIN. February 21. In the final race for the Sanders Cup for 14-footcrs this afternoon, the " Betty ” (Canterbury) defeated * Iho "Avalon” (Auckland) by 41 seconds. HOW SMITH WAS RECAPTURED. AUCKLAND, Feb. 24. Tho capture- of Thomas Smith was brought about by a resident of Pokenio notifying an adjacent police party that tie bail a suspect passenger in his car ami that he was keeping the ear held up on tho pretence Unit the engine needed adjustment. Tho police surrounded tlie building and one of them, entering recognised Smith, who surrendered quietly. Smith had secured a partial change cf clothing and had twelve pounds in his pocket. He bail a sear on his right hand and abrasions in his right knee and shinbone. The prisoner was brought to Auckland last night.

NEW BOROUGH COUNCIL. WELLINGTON. Feb. 25. The first, election tor Mayor and Councillors for the new borough of the l.’pper llntt took place yesterday. 4 here were two candidates for the Mayoralty, Mr A. J. McCurdy, for many years associated with the progress of the tow n, heating Mr \Y. H. P. Barber, a former member of Parliament and a well-known Wellington business man. bv 750 voles to 385. There were twenty candidates for eight seats on the Council, the following being elected: Messrs L. A. Spearman, \\ . p Loiloe. James Blewman, J. W. Beeelley. S. Howell. J. Iv. Johnston, and I. It. Jamieson. EDEN BYE-E 1 -EC’T H)N. AFCKLANI). Feb. 25. Tn the Eden live-election, the indications are the Government will bo represented by .either Sir James Gunson or Miss Melville, and Labour by H. («. IT. Mason wlm was defeated by Sir J. Parr at the General Election. Others mentioned are. C. F. Gardner, a member of the Reform League and V. J. Tait, Mayor of Avondale. The National Party will meet shortly to consider the nomination of a candidate.

THE POLICE CRITICISED. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb 21

\ charge that the police had created a precedent almost unparalleled, and that the good name of the police force had been tarnished by it. was made in the Magistrate’s Court to-day by Mr IT. Twyueham. counsel for a licensee and barman, charged with supplying liquor to persons under the influence of liquor. Mr Twyueham said that the defendants in t-lie present ease had been called as witnesses by the police in an earlier ease, in which two men had been convicted of drunkenness. The licensee and barman had voluntarily given evidence on that occasion. the barman stating that lie had noticed the men were under the influence of liquor after he had served them, and he snatched the drinks a wav. The licensee had deposed that she had subsequently refused to serve the men, and had ordered them off the premises. Counsel criticised the police action in prosecuting these two witnesses, upon whose evident.? they had relied in securing the convictions, stating that they now asked the Court to beliethat the witnesses who had been put forward as witnesses of truth, were now liars. The Magistrate, Mr Young, asked sub-Tnspector Matthew if be tbougbt there was a case to answer. Sub-Inspector Matthews replied in the affirmative. The evidence of the barman was heard and the case was then dismiss-