DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —PEIS PP.ESS ASSOCIATION.] SCHOOL DESTROYED. INVERCARGILL, July I. The Limestone Plains School was destroyed by fire at three o’clock this morning. The origin of the fire is unknown. The school was valued at £IOOO. WELLINGTON CASES. WELLINGTON, July 2. For fixing an advertisement to a telegraph pole in the city, Harold Thomas was charged at the Magistrate’s Court and was fined £l. All Page said the practice was illegal and must be stopped. AN APPEAL CASE. AUCKLAND, July 2. An appeal was lodged yesterday by Air R. A. Singer on behalf of Airs Margaret Denver, who appealed against .Magistrate Poynton’s decision in the case this week in which she was fined for assaulting John Henry Ilanna.ni. Counsel protested before the hearing of the case, alleging the Alag-strate was biassed because Hanna ni was a personal friend of the Magistrate. BIRTHDAY HONOURS. WELLINGTON. July 2.

Tha Governor-General announces that His Majesty, the King, has graciously pleased on. the occasion of his birthday honors’ list to confer the following distinctions: Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Civil Division (0.8. E). —Airs AY. F. Afassoy, Wellington.

Knight Bachelor—Charles Holdswortli, Esq., Managing Director of the Union Steam Ship Coy. of New Zealand; Hon. Charles Ernest Statham, M.P. (Speaker of the House of Representatives) .

Companion of the Alost Honourable Order of the Bath. Alilitary Division (C.B.) —Commodore .Mister Francis Beal, C.ALG., Commodore of the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, and Naval Adviser to the Government of New Zealand.

Companion of the Alost Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.ALG.) —John Sutherland Ross, Esq. (Chairman of Directors of New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibiton, Dunedin); Harold Livingstone Tapley. Esq.. ALP. (Mayor of Dunedin). Commander of the Alost Excellent Order of the British Empire, Civil Division (C.B.E.) —Samuel Hurst Seager Esq., F.R-. LB.A., Architect (Christchurch) ; Charles Speight Esq. (Vice-Chairman of Directors of the Now Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition, Dunedin).

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (T.S.O.) —Robert Edward Hayes, Esq.. Secretary to the Treasury. AYollington. GOLD COINS AS WATCH CHAIN. AUCKLAND, July 2. Ah Wing - fliis morning pleaded guilty to using a. gold coin for other than currency purposes. Ten half sovereigns forming a watch chain, wore taken off Him by tho police on the eve of ibis departure on a trip to China. A nominal fine was made and an order for /the return of tlie chain to tho defendant.

MAN KILLED. WELLINGTON, July 3. J. S. Taylor, single, 54, was knocked down by the Corporation Inis on Cambridge Terrace and died on the way to tho Hospital. The night was wet and when the driver saw Taylor he endeavoured to swerve hut was too late. ANOTHER BURGLARY. ASHBURTON. July 3. Another burglary took place last night, the local office of the Christchurch Press Company being entered and between two auid three pounds stolen. Entrance was gained by breaking a street window and unfastening a catch. IXFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. CHRISTCHURCH, July 2. The East Christchurch School, one of the largest primary schools in the city, closed down to-day for a week on account of influenza. Other schools nave depleted attendances and two more arc likely to close if the position docs not improve. At the Boys’ High School to-drv, there wore only 39:) out of 900 pupils present. RTORF.AIEN’S A AVAR IX WELLINGTON, July 2. The award of the storemen and packers lias been fixed by the Arbitration Court. Wages are; storemen and packers, in charge of two or more men. other than £4 Bis; other storemen packers £4 os: juniors from £1 os at seventeen to £3 at 21. SUNDAY TRADING. CH'RIXTC'-v RCH, July 3. The proprietor of the Strand tearooms was charged with Sunday trading in the .Magistrate’s Court; the police stating he’had a slot machine lor the sale of chocolate on a Sunday. People had been seen inserting coins in the machine and securing chocolates. The defence was that there was no personal service and that the machine was outside the shop door. Lhc decision was reserved.