DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND THEFTS. AUCKLAND, May 8. A live ton auxiliary launch, owned by Harry Osborne, who left t'he craft firmly moored to the jetty at three yesterday afternoon, and at 10.30 p.m. ho found the launch had disappeared. Tho launch contained provisions valued at thirty pounds. Three motor cars wore stolen from the city streets last night while the owners were absent. OBSCENE LANGUAQIC. AIASTERTON, May 8. At Court this morning Leslie MeDougall was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for using obscene language on a motor bus from Carterton to Alasterton, in the presence- of women passengers, and fined £3 for assaulting a passenger, Alfred Dodson, who offered to assist the driver in putting McDougall off the bus. BOY AIOTOR- THIEVES. MARTON, Alay 3. A car found on tho roadside near Ouopuhi led to suspicion by a policeman, who found the vehicle, that it had been appropriated by three Maori boys, aged 12, 14, and 15, who after walking from Kuku to Oliau on Thursday boarded a train at Shannon. The three stole the car belonging to J. Alcdim. manager of the Shannon Dairy Coy. The boys later drove to Alarton and slept in the car. They were seeking benzine when arrested and vdl appear at Iho Children’s Court. A BOY INJURED. AIARTON, Alay 3. A motor lorry proceeding to Tokirangi Hill encountered three horses each ridden by two children. Two horses shot ahead and the third stopped in front of the lorry, throwing tho riders to the ground, one, Darcy Kareluima, fell beneath the lorry and was liospitailed, tho extent of his injuries being unknown, hut lie is believed to he in a- serious condition. The other rider escaped unhurt.

FOOTBALL SCORES. AVELLINGTON, Alay 10. \Y. Nieholl, one of the Y.AI.C.A. players, had his leg broken in a match on the Basin Reserve. In the fourth grade rugby match, Retoiie scored 103 points to their adversaries nil. -Several scores of over 00 were also put up in other junior matches. FLOOD REPORT. WELLINGTON, Alay 10. The Secretary of the Post and telegraph Department received the following message from the Postmaster at Pipiriki.—“Tho Wanganui River here this (Sunday) morning is twenty-seven feet above the wharf and is still rising. Great quantities of drill wood aie passing The rainfall at Taumaranui up to 9 a.in. was 1.08 indies. The steamer services will ho affected.

TIMBER YARD ABLAZE. CHRIST CHURCH, Alay 9. The joinery works at Sydenham, the property of A. H. AYehh and Co., were completely destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon, and St. David’s Church adjoining, was considerably damaged. Bv the time the brigade arrived, the timber in the yard was burning fiercely, and there was no hope of saving anything there. The firemen’s efforts were directed to saving the Church, the roof of which had already ignited. The oast end of the church suffered considerably, and the remainder of the building, including the organ, was damaged by water. No figures arc available ns to the extent of the damage.

A!AN LOSES F»'OT. AUCTvUANI). Alay 9. A young man. Jack Adamson, aged 20. of 00. Alanakau Road, Parnell, was found on the railway line near the Auckland Domain, last evening, with his right font completely severed. He was in a serious condition, when admitted to Hie hospital, hut, after an operation, he made very satisfactory progress. BANKRUPT'S FRAUDS. AUCKLAND. May 9. The trial of C.cnnnro Nigro, on a charge of failure to keep proper hooks and of wilful concealment of liis position from his creditors, and also of concealing part of his property, name lv £3,139, by fraudulently handing it to his brother before bankruptcy was concluded in the Supreme Court, After a short retirement, the jury returned a- verdict of “guilty” on all three counts.

The jury added a rider that, in their opinion, some more drastic regulations were necessary to protect the public against the operations of such agents as Bussell and Dilworth. These agents were concerned in the transactions in question.

Ah- Justice Stringer, in receiving the verdict, said he quite agreed with the rider, which he would forward to the proper authorities. “It is intolerable,” he said, “that business of this character should he carried on by men who have no more sense of responsibility than is shown by the evidence to have been possessed by the persons concerned in these transactions.”

ARGYLL BAND OBDEBED HOArE OHRISTCHURH Atay 9.

The AVar Office has ordered the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders’ Band to return to England by the first steamer, and they will leave by the Remuera from AVellington on A Lay 22. This involves a curtailment of the Baud’s Now Zealand tour, and the abandonment of the Canadian tour. DUNEDIN. May 9.

Tn consequence of the peremptory cable from the AA T ar Office, insisting on the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Band returning to Britain by the end of June, the Exhibition authorities have had not only to cancel the Canadian tour, but also to re-arrange the South Island itinerary, and to cancel most of the North Island tonr.

The Band will play at Greyraouth on Tuesday, at Westport on AYednesday, at Nelson on Thursday, at Blenheim on Friday, and at Wellington on Saturday and ATonday (May 17th). They play at Wanganui on Tuesday 18th, at Masterton on AYednesday 19th. and at AVellington on Thursday 20th, after which they sail for Britain. This means cancelled concerts in Hawera, New Plymouth. Hastings, To KuitL Napier, Rotorua, Hamilton and Auckland.

CENSUS RETURNS. AVELLINGTON, May 10. Further census returns are: Afasterton (increase 298) 8118 Rangiora (increase 78) -2081 Alosgiel- (increase 170) 1932 Springs, Rangiora, Stratford and Pohangina Counties all show decreases.