DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1926, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH rER PRESS ASSOCIATION'.} BOGUS TELEGRAMS. YOUNG -MAN IN TROUBLE. WELLINGTON, July 0. How a young man short of money attempted to relieve his financial embarrassment by sending bogus telegrams was told iu Court when Arthur Francis Olsen, aged twenty-three, admitted delivering three telegrams tor transmissibn with false signatures attached.

Chief-Detective Ward said Olsen left Auckland where lie bad been out ol work, oil June 9. and travelled to Taumarunui. On arrival there be sent a telegram to Auckland purporting to be sent by Stanley Miller to bis mother, reading: “Stranded here. Wire £5.”

Fearing that something might have happened to her son, Airs Aliller went to Taumarunui. where Olsen told her tales about her son having gone to Te Kuiti.

He wont to Raurimu without getting any money from her. On the train he met a man named Knapp. On reaching Raurimu he despatched a telegram, to Knapp's son: —“Vue Li here urgent.’’ While waiting for a reply he noticed the Raurimu constable watching him. He did not wait for the answer to the telegram, but went on to -Marten, and from there he sent a telegram to one, Carswell, in the name of his son. that ho had lost his wallet and wanted £->• He received a reply that the money would he waiting at the police station He was not inclined to call there and came on to Wellington., staying at various hoarding houses on the way without paying. When accused was eleven years o age he was committed to an nulustria home for breaking and entering. Chief-Detective Ward said he could have charged accused with f"ns«ry and false pretences, but they had adopted tho present course to save the expense of calling witnesses Horn the country. Mr I’age imposed a term ol reformative treatment lor twelve months on each charge, the sentences to be eoncurrent.

KALI, FRO AI TP.AAICAR. AUCKLAND, July 6

In the case of Robert Henry Duddiim- the Coroner found that deceased died from shock following injuries through falling or attempting to alight from a moving tram car, later being struck by a bus. The tramwaymeu knew nothing of the accident and there was no suggestion that the driver of the bus was in any way to blame. FULL ON HIS HF.AD. AUCKLAND. July 0. The adjourned inquest touching the death of Sidney Ernest Postlcwait, aged fifty-two. was Hold this morning. Evidence was given that deceased was unloading from a truck into a shed at the ’Chelsea, ugar AYorks on June 22nd. and was leaning over the side straightening a stack when a sling came up. A hag of suger bumped him and he fell on iiis head. He died in hospital next morning.

A verdict of accidental death was returned.

R ESIDENCE DESTROYED. KAIKOI'BA, July 0. Early on Monday morning. Bert Hamilton, a returned soldier, residing at Puhipulii, had the misfortune to lose his four-roomed residence, furniture and elicits by fire, the house being demolished within half an hour. Hamilton and his wife and child escißy ed in their night attire. Nothing was saved. The building was insured in the State Office for £SOO, Hamilton’s loss being £4OO above that’.sum.

PENSIONER FINED. WAIAIATE, July 7

A lino of CIO and costs, in default a month's hard labour, was imposed by Magistrate E. D. Mosley, on Thomas George Lopor, married, with two cliildri.ni, a returned soldier receiving; disability and economic pensions, who pleaded guilty to falsely representing to the pensions’ officer that lie had earned nothing for two months, thereby receiving thirteen pounds to "liicli he was unentitled. Investigation showed that during the period hi- earning totalled £3O 16s Od. The Magistrate said that the sentence was severe to deter others, adding that the maximum penalty was £IOO in default 12 months.

RACING DATES. WELLINGTON. July 6. The Dates Committee of the Racing (oiilercnec and Trotting Conference had a busy time preparing their important work for the two conference meetings. One important result is that the Manawatn Racing Club will probably have to find new dates for Hie autumn meeting. The dates applied lor in .March, a week after Trcntham, clashed with Rangitikei, and as tlie latter club had raced on these dates for years past its claim was recognised. .Manawatn will race a week before Easter. In the trotting sport it may also he iound that several clubs will have to secure fresh dates, those applied for not being permitted. Here again clubs seeking to come in on new dates have been prevented from, interfering with the old-established claims of other clubs. At least one South Island trotling club may have to secure new dates.

SOLI Cl TO II SUS PENT) ED. WELLINGTON. July 6. The Court of Appeal was engaged to-day hearing an application from the Wellington Law Society to deal with William Henry Tustin. of Wellington, solicitor, for failure to audit 'his trust account. Counsel for defendant stated that the intention of the Law Society was that the offence should be dealt with as a technical breach of ki duty imposed bv the Law Practitioners Act to audit trust accounts. Irregularities had been going on since the big fire at Raetihi. which had caused a slump ill business and had forced defendant to come to Wellington and start in practice here.

The Chief Justice was of opinion that the Court should only deal with the specific charge of failure to audit the trust account, and stated that the judgment of tlie Court- would lie that Tustin would he suspended for throe months on this charge alone, and if the Law Society thought fit on investigation the matter could again bo brought before the Court. Costs, £ls 15s and disbursements were allowed to the society. Mr von Haast appeared for the society and Air Cornish for defendant. NELSON’S PAPER. NELSON, July 7. The old established publishing firm of R-. Lucas and Son. proprietors of the “Evening Mail.” is being formed into a Limited Liability Coy. The directorate will he composed of the present proprietors, and Afr Tx. G. Lucas. Mr F. J- Earle, of Wellington, a well-known journalist of wide experience. is joining the Coy., and will be the Managing Editor of the paper. It is of interest to recall that Mr Earle was a member of the “Mail” staff in his journalistic career.