DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 June 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

JJay irFXEGRAI-H PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! i joyriders. ' WELLINGTON, June 22. j Two of three youths arrested at. [ lUelcnsvillc after a joy-ride in n, .motor ear belonging to W. J. Brieu. I -mere before the Polico Court to-day. j ;Alr Boynton S.AI . sentenced Ronald ? line Philmister, aged 17, to three J,months’ imprisonment: Leslie Charles \ Rose, aged 17. to tiniee years’ proI bastion. The other member of the trio • -will be charged before the. Children’s if. Vu rt. !' RESIDENCE PURCHASED.

WELLINGTON, June 22. The riuuket Society lias bought the ’ iiiir- largo residence of Dr Dundas | 'AfaeKcnzio, of Abraham’s treatment ! lame, situated in Syinonds St., for j £6250. This foreshadows a large cx- | {tension of the Society’s activities. A'LL EG ED MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. ■ WELLINGTON, June 22. j At tho Polico Court, Richard ALit- ; •fliew Walker was committed for trial 1 -on bail of £SO and surety of tho same amount, on a charge of manslaughter, '• having, it is alleged, left an insufficiently lighted motor lorry on the ; road at Avondale, thereby causing tho j •death'of Charles Owen Elder, who was I Tiding on the hack of a motor cycle • that, collided with tho lorry on Alny | ,22nd. AN INSURANCE CLAIM. AV FLING TON, June 21. A judgment of interest to insurance companies was given by ATr Justice Ostler to-day. A firm laid insured its losses on the hire purchase system with an insurance company under an agreement by which the latter paid 75 per cent, of losses incurred when the firm had to take possession of mo-tor-vehicles for which payment could not he obtained. The firm claimed on one transaction £220. hut included in their loss £26 5s paid for insurance. They had twenty-one insurances in one document, and the defeneo was that non-disclosure of material facts in anyone case invalidated all. The Judge not only held that this was wrong, hut ; that the non-disclosures alleged were immaterial or not proved. He disallowed the inclusion of the insurance premium and gave judgment for plaintiffs for £2OO with costs.

TAHITI’S FAST TRIP. WELLINGTON, June 21. The Tahiti made a remarkably fast trip from Sydney, assisted by fair weather and, a smooth sea. The ship was delayed by the remarkable fog mentioned in the cables, and slic did not get away from Sydney Heads till 6 a.m. on Friday, and she arrived hero at 9.40 a-m. to-day. This beats her performance in 1924, from Wellington to Sydney, bv 40 minutes. DROPPED DEAD. ASHBURTON. June 2i. Mi- Janies Al’Rohan, aged seventyfour, residing at 49, Tauraiigi Street, dropped dead in Peter Street East, while unloading a sack of potatoes from a cart at 12.30 p.m. to-day. Air AP Roll an was taking two sacks of potatoes into Jordan’s bakehouse in a cart. Air Jordan told him, where to put the potatoes, anil then went inside. On returning lie saw Air Al’Rohan lying dead on tlie floor of the cart. The police were communicated with, and the body was conveyed to the morgue. The cause oT death is believed to be heart failure. BONING AfARQUIS. MATCHES MAY BE ARRANGED. WELLINGTON, June 21. The Afnrquis of Clydesdale, "the eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton, accompanied by Edward Fagan, American Rhodes Scholar, winner of the heavy-weight boxing championship at the last Olympic Games, and Alessrs R. and T. f’iric, arrived this morning by the Tahiti from Sydney. The Afarqtii.s and bis party intend to visit Alount Cook and later to tour the North Island.

It expected that matches will be a ranged shortly for the visitor. who lias been a. prominent figure.., in Scottish boxing circles since 1023. when he entered for the Scottish middle-weight amateur boxing championship. The Marquis is an Eton boy. While there he twice competed in the finals of the middle-weight section. He also represented Oxford in the light-heavy section of the inter-university tournament. In the Scottish championships the- Marquis was beaten in the finals, but he made such a brilliant showing that both boxers and critics wore, much impressed by bis style and were not a little astonished at his skill, as when contrasted with some of his opponents he. appeared frail, without hope of ever heating them. "Displaying wonderful grit and cleverness, however, he was more than a. match for Henderson, a doughty collier, who was knocked out id three rounds. This incident brought him into prominence. Ever since ho has taken an active interest in boxing.

Tlie party have visited India and Australia. It is proposed to spend about a month in New Zealand. From here they will proceed to Australia, thence to the East. It was reported that Brian M’Cleary, the 1924 All Black, was to have boxed the Marquis while he was in England, hut the match was not held. ' NATIONAL BANK. A YEAR’S PROFIT. £333.088 "WELLINGTON, June 21. Cable advice lias been received by the general manager of the National Bank of Now Zealand Ltd., that the net profit for the year ended March 31st. last, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, and after paying a bonus to the staff", absorbing £14,010. amounted to £333,088, which, witlp £167,697 brought forward from the previous year, leaves available for distribution £500,785, which it is proposed to allocate as follows:

In payment of dividend at rate of 12 per-cent, per annum, and bonus of 2 per cent, per annum 277,741 To Reserve Fund, which will then stand at £2,000,060 ... 20,000 To Premises Account 20.000 To Pension Fund 10,000 Balance to he carried forward 173,014 Total £500.785 The dividend is at the same rate as last year, "but it absorbs £69,054 more because of the increase of capital during tbs vear.

ACCIDENT AT .MOUNT COOK. YOUNG LADY INJURED. TF.MARU, .Tunc 21. A serious accident occurred at Mount Cook oil Saturday. Miss Davidson, a young lady from Melbourne, left the Hermitage at 10.45 a.m. to go to Red Lake, at Sebastopol. As she took no guide -slm was warned not to depart from the track. As she did not return v.ithin what, was considered a reasonable time, the manager of the Hermitage despatched several guides to look for her. They searched for a long time without success and were just about to return home when they heard a moan, and found Mi?.s Davidson in some scrub on the. side of a precipitous slope, down which she had fallen a distance estimated at 200 feet. The sufferer "'as conveyed to the Hermitage on a stretcher, and a doctor was sent for from Fairlic. Besides being bruised ail over. Miss Davidson had several ribs broken, and suffered injury to .her chest and head. The doctor is hopeful for her recovery. ACTION AGAINST EXECUTORS 'NAPIER. June 21. This morning at the Supreme- Court before Air Justice Reed, the hearing commenced of a case, in which Ida Taw.se, one of the beneficiaries under the will of the late 11. J. Glazebrook, sheep farmer, brought an action against Henry Gascoyne, Howard Glazebrook and IV. G. Mood, trustees of this estate, claiming accounts, the removal of the executors and damages through alleged improper sale. Plain-

tiff was represented by Sir John Findlay, K.C., and Air K-. Grant, and defendants by Afr Gray, K.C., and Air H. B. I.usk. Testator left among his properties a sheep farm known as AA'ashpool, of 2713 acres, to one son and six daughters. At a meeting of trustees, it- was alleged, it was decided to sell contrary to the beneficiaries’ wishes, at £lO 6s 8d per acre, whereas the property was valued at £3O. Sir -Johij Findlay, in opening, said it was ,i case in which plaintiff sought relief through a breach of trust. The executors were given ample power under the will to continue working the property as a sheep farm for two years, and unanimously decided to do so, but later through pressure by the mother, some of the daughters and Howard Glazebrook the executors gave way and effected a sale at the Government valuation. Counsel quoted at length from meetings of the trustees and beneficiaries, his address lasting four hours. The case will last several davs.