DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1926, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

lUY TELEGBArn —FEB. PRESS ASSOCIATION .J UNREGISTERED DENTISTS. * WELLINGTON, April 21. With regard to those unregistered dentists who ask for a further chance to qualify by examination and who were subject to a statement by tho Prime Minister last session, Mr Coates now states that a commission will bo set up to consider the matter. The Commission will sit in time to enable its report to become the basis for legislation next session if required. A CAR ACCIDENT. CHRISTCHURCH, April 21. On .Monday a car driven by Frederick Laeknor of Killinehy, crashed over a cliff at Porters’ Pass. The driver was severely injured and was exposed to the cold all night. He was not found until yesterday morning when Mr Blackley, who was passing, noticed a car at the bottom of the cliff. Laelcner was conveyed to the public hospital in an unconscious condition. An examination revealed that he had fractured his pelvis.

'A YOUTH CHARGED. CHRISTCHURCH, April 20. Subsequent to the hearing of the charge laid in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon lagainst a girl of having attempted to commit suicide, a young man of nineteen was nrrested. Ho was described as lover of the girl, and objections had been made by the parents to his paying attentions to her.

The youth, George Henry Johnson, aged nineteen, came before H. A. Young, S.M., this afternoon, the charge against him being that he unlawfully supplied a woman with a certain noxious thing, knowing that it was intended to he unlawfully used to procure a misairriage.

Johnson was represented by Mr. W F. Tracy.

The girl gave evidence. She said that she had been keeping company with Johnson. He said ho would do what he could for her, and he procured her some pills, expressing tho hope that they would make her better. She took fourteen of these pills. On the night of April 9, she was out with Johnson and that whs the night she took the bottle of iodine. He gave her a second box of pills, saying that he did not think the first box would ho enough. The accused, she said, had nothing to do whatever with the iodine. Detective Bavliss said that on April 18th, he interviewed accused, who made a statement, in which he admitted having purchased and given the girl certain capsules. Witness arrested the laccused on April 19th, who then said tHe statement was correct, except the part stating that he kne'Jli the girl whs with child. He said he - M was not sure. 9 Accused was committed to the Su- 1 preme Court for trial. Mr. Tracy, in asking for bail; said the difficulties facing two young people had been removed. The police did not object, to hail, and the girl’s father did not offer any objection when asked. Bail was (allowed in the sum of £l5O with one surety of £l5O or two of £75 each. SERIES OF THEFTS. TAUMARAXUT, April 20. At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, before J.P.’s, John William Robert Gussy pleaded guilty to seven charges of theft from postal packages, and was committed to the Supreme Court at Auckland for sentence. NO CHINESE THIS YEAR. WELLINGTON, April 20. The Government has decided that no permits shall lie granted this year for the admission of Chinese to New Zealand for permanent residence.