DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ORDERED OFF. WAIROA. May 17.

At Wairoa the All Black. George Nepia, was ordered off the field in a senior game between Mihaka ..and r Pirates on Saturday for illegal tactics. - The game was not without incidents as one on each sule was also ordered off. All Black Corkill and several other Pirates players were injured. The offenders will be dealt with to-morrow night. FALSE PRETENCES. GISBORNE, May 17; The manner by which a war pensioner by fajpely declaring to being unemployed brought earnings up to £4B a month, was revealed in the Magistrate’s Court, when Ronald Third pleaded guilty- to four charges of making a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining an economic pension'. The police stated the offence was repeated for four months, accused being regularly- employed and receiving a pension of £ls 3s 4d, while , bis wife also received £2 weekly. The total amount over paid was £45 10s. Counsel stated the accused bad a splendid war record. Last year lie suffered an illness and received an economic pension. In ah endeavour to make up arrears he succumbed to the temptation to continue obtaining the pension. The Magistrate said that ordinarily a case of such deliberate deceit would he met hv a sharp term of imprisonment. n > view of the circumstances, however, the a ecu secj would be admitted to pro-

hation for twelve months on condition ho repaid the £45 overpaid. A FIRE. BLENHEIM, May 17. A disastrous fire last night destroyed Wensley’s furniture shop in Alfred St., together with a huge stock. A brick wall collapsed on the adjoining furniture shop of G. Dowling and Co and their stock was much damaged by falling debris and by water. Thomson and Llanfenr, music dealers, on the other side of Wensley’s suffered minor damage by smoke and water. At one stage it appeared that the Municipal Chambers would bo destroyed, and the borough archives were removed, while a crowd rescued the portraits of Mayors from the Council Chambers. The Municipal building, however, escaped undamaged. Wensley’s shop was insured for £2,450 in the Phoenix Office and the stock for £3.000 in the London. Liverpool and Globe Office. This will not cover the damage sustained. Air Wenslev is at present in Christchurch. Dowling’s stock was covered by £SOO and machinery £llO, in the Suit Office, and then building, which is owned bv Miss Lucy Adams, was insured for £4OO in the London, Liverpool and Globe Office.