DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

(_BY TELEGRAPH--PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] XGQXGOTAIfA TRAGEDY'. ROTORUA, .June 2. Mope is practically abandoned of the survivors of Xgongtaha boating accident. Launches dragging the lake discovered the boat sank in twenty feet

of water, sitting on its stern and tho liow sonic four feet below the surface yesterday afternoon. No bodies have been recovered and dragging is being continued. ‘VVolfgramm was a very powerful swimmer. Me is married, with four small children. LATER, 'l'lie body of the lad Sedan Matthews was found this morning in the vicinity of the sunken boat, and it was taken to Xgongotalin.

ASSOCIATION FOOTIiALD. A I'CIvLAXI), June 2. The Management Committee of the ’ A.F.H.U. at Inst night’s Council wrote asking the opinion of the local centre regarding the proposed North versus South Island match this season. It was resolved to agree to the fixture and also to release any Auckland players selected to take part. An amended rule governing the competition for the English Football Association trophy were .submitted. Dates for further matches for the trophy were approved, August 1 7. Canterbury v. Auckland, at Auckland ; and September 18th Otago v. Auckland, at Auckland. The Chatham Cup final will ho play-

ed at Wellington on September 4th. STOWAWAYS GAOLED. AUCKLAND, June 2. Tlie Canadian Explorer hound for New York put hack last night and landed five stowaways all natives of Britain. At the Police Court to-day two of them were sentenced to fourteen days hard, .and three to seven days hard. One of them. Albert George J.arsen was also sentenced to three months hard for converting to his own use another, person’s motor-car and two months for breach of probation, to bo cumulative. FINED £lO. AUCKLAND, June 2. At the Police Court, Mr Boynton S.M., fined Henry White Hawthorne, aged 40, £IOO for being intoxicated in charge of a motor car on Kyber Pass Road. Accused’s counsel said he could personally testify that ibis client was a good man. lie had a little sickness and a little over-indulgence in liquor. He is married with a family and was

in good circumstances and making money. Tlie constable stated accused’s car was standing in the street, accused and one woman in the front seat, and another man and another woman in the rear seat. There was no question about accused’s condition or the condition of the other three persons. The two women were arrested on a charge of drunkenness, but the second man escaped.

CHIEF JUSTICE’S DECISION. WELLINGTON. June 2

A reserved decision of the Supremo Court declined to give a declaratory judgment in the matter of questions put by the Dairy Proprietary Association and Waikato Dairy Coy Ltd in regard to the powers of the Dairy Produce Control Board. In the conclusion of the judgment the Chief Justice says our decision places no real difficulty in plaintiff’s way. They can obtain a decision of the Court upon any action contemplated hv the Board which they claim to contravene their rights, in the action claiming a declaration of rights and injunction they cannot, however, in such an action as the present, obtain tlie opinion of the Court oil the interpretation of substantially all the provisions of the Statute.

FORGERY CHARGES. BLENHEIM, June 2.

On two charges of forging and litterin chequjss drawn by Hope Gibbons on the Bank of New Zealand. Christchurch, payable to order of A. Loadsman, a man named Robert. Cooke, 29. pleaded guilty and wa.s committed for sentence at the* Supreme Court.

FALSE DECLARATION. BLENHEIM, June 2

Ernest Thomas Read was charged with a breach of the Marriage Act by making; a false declaration regarding his age, stating he wa.s 31 when 40. He married a girl whose age was given as 16. He was found guilty and was committed for .sentence.

OBJECTION TO LICENSE. AYANGANUI, June 2

The licensing bench was engaged today hearing an objection by the police lo the way the Commercial Hotel had been conducted; The proceedings were taken under section 190 (I) of the Licensing Act. The objection was that the house was conducted in an improper manner, drunkenness permitted therein and that during part of February, 1926, .and from about April 26th to May 12th, one, William Stevenson, lodged at the Commercial Hotel, handed over a large sum of money to the licensee in advance for liquor and lodgings to he supplied; that he received lodgings, was supplied with intoxioating liquor and was frequently in a state of intoxication and drunkenness. Stevenson alleged that he handed over three sums of money of £SO to the licensee. These were cut out between the above-mentioned dates. The hearing is adjourned.