DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHARGE OF STEAL!.>G LIQUOR. AUCKLAND, June 22. A further development in connection witli a. daring daylight robbery on June 12th., when a. considerable quantity of spirits was removed from the bonded warehouses of L. I). Nathan and Co., Ltd., occurred to-day, when Michael Kendy, hotelkeeper, was arrested in connection with the matter., K-endy was taken to the Police Court and charged, in conjunction with Horace Vincent Speight, who appeared before the Court last week, and was remanded, with breaking and entering the warehouse with intent to commit theft, and nith stealing liquor valued at 1377 Is ]Od, and also with receiving liquor, knowing it to have been dislionestiv obtained.

lit addition, Speight- alone was charged with theft of a quantity of liquor valued at £24 10s -Id. On the application of Senior Sergeant Hammond, a remand was granted until Monday, bail being fixed at £2OO, with one surety of £2OO.

DEATH OF C. P. HULBERT. WELLINGTON, June 23.

Obituary.—C. P. Hulbert, aged S-L formerly a well known business man in Christchurch, where he was twice .Mayor. He was born in Bristol and arrived in New Zealand from Australia in 1860, lie took part in the rush at Gabriel’s Gully and Dunstan in Otago and later served in the Maori War. He was a prominent mason and had five sons serving in the war, the youngest of whom. Captain L. 11. Hulbert, was killed in the battle of Somme in !9!('i. Ho leaves a widow and eight of a family. He will lie buried in Christchurch to-morrow.

THE UNEMPLOYED. DUNEDIN, June 22

Mr .MncManiiN. the local Labour leadc-r, stated this morning that a number of the Southland men have been placed on the Balelutha-Grcen-valc job. which the Government stated was the only schedule with which it could place men. He contended that there should he enough public works in Southland without bringing Southlamlers to Otago, and declared the Government was making a political move to force the unemployment situation.

HfNEMOA FROM NIFF. AUCKLAND. June 23

The Hiiiemon arrived from, Niue Islands this morning. She reports rain fell two days before the ship sailed, 'nit no rain Imd fallen previously for nearly three months. The fruit crops were being affected. A FATALITY. AUCKLAND, June 23. About 11.30 last night outside the gates of Cornwall Park, a motor cycle on which two young men were returning home from a dance, collided with a sanitary service cart. Owen Bray, 19. a resident of Onehuiiga, who was pillion .rilling, was severely injured. Frederick Ilempleieen, 20. who was driving escaped with abrasions. Bray died on the way to the hospital. fire at Hastings. HASTINGS. June 23. Early this morning an eight roomed residence in Duke Street, owned and occupied by Guy Rochl’ort was destroyed by fire. The Brigade was handicapped by the distance from the main water supply and consequently the pressure at the end of a nineteen hundred feet hose was negligible, but they saved the outbuildings. Tile Roehlorts escaped in their clothes, pract i-

•■ally all the furniture and cements were lost. The outbreak is attribut'd to a fire left in the dining room and probably a defective chimney. The insurances on the house* are £-2!.'00 nid contents £SOO.

PARCEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. WELLINGTON, June 23. An agitation is still going on against ihe cash on delivery parcel system of the Post Office. Representations made to the Chamber of Commerce tint it assists traders at Home to the disadvantage of the traders in New Zealand and enables them to escape many charges, the hitter have to hear. It i.s also claimed that the goods are of doubtful origin and may be foreign, though they get the benefit of preferential duties. The Chamber indorsed the complaint and agreed to bring it before the Government.

A WITHDRAWAL. WELLINGTON, June 23

The Secondary Schools’ Association has withdrawn the criticism of the technical school teachers in its comments on Mr late’s report which gave so much offence. It states l.hat the Association had not considered it. before it was published and admits it was not a lair statement.

SENSATION A L BU RGL-ARY. AUCKLAND, June 23

A sensational burglary with every appearance to be the work ol ill'll experienced criminals occurred about 5 o’clock tliis morning in the ■ Montede I’iotc Loan Shoo, in tin* (.as Company’s buildings', Pitt Street. Taking advantage of the police change during the' heavy fog, an attempt was made 'o cut through the heavy plate glass window,. This evidently failed. A substance resembling glue was spread over the window and covered by thick brown paper. A large boulder, trapped in a cloth \Vas thrown through 'he window, making a large hole through which the thieves removed a ',. y laden with diamond rings, etc. They wore then evidently disturbed. David Bookman (proprietor) is unable to give an estimate of the value of the rings stolen.