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Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1926, Page 2

MOTORIST INTOXICATED. WELLINGTON, June 29. Found last evening very intoxicated, whilst ill charge of a motor lorry, Henry Latham, 49, was sentenced to a month’s gaol with hard labour. The police stated that accused hacked the lorry into a shop, causing damage to the extent of £4. Fie had been fined £lO in April for being drunk while in charge of a motor. That a stock siding is a- railway crossing within the meaning of Section 10 of the Railway Amendment Act, 1913. was held by Magistrate Page, on giving judgment in ,a case in which AY. Juckl was charged with failing to slacken the speed of a motor ear to 10 miles an hour when approaching the Gear Company's Petone siding. Tt. was shown that the "line and the yards were constructed and maintained by the Department. A nominal penalty of 10s was imposed.

AUCKLAND MINERS AND OAVNER-S CONFER. AUCKLAND. June 30.

At the first conference of Northern coal mine owners and miners, the former declined to entertain a demand by the Union delegates for it Saturday holiday.

At a second conference yesterday the Union delegates said the men were prepared to work on Saturdays or on eleven days a fortnight. The Conference resumed discussion on the amended proposals. So far no agreement has been reached.

A ArOTOR HAAIILTONr-thino 29. A collision oceu the Junction of and Norton Road yesterd{w ( .o 11 a motor cycle rid-denj-p-' a young man, John Salmon, and <ft Ford truck, belonging to .Messrs Turnbull and Jones, and driven by R. Sherson, As a result, Salmon was removed to the AA’aikato Hospital, where it was found that he was suffering from a fractured right leg. The driver of the truck was not injured.