DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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CARRYING OFFENSIVE WEAPONS INVERCARGILL, July 23. At the Police Court, Leslie Edyva-m, arrested with three revolvers (one loaded) and two sheath knives in l.is possession, was charged with being found by night with the offensive weapons. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to fourteen days. The prisoner admitted to the police breaking into the Ford premises at Christchurch and stealing a ear and other goods. Several charges will he preferred against him at Christchurch.

SCHOOL BOY ATTACKED. GISBORNE, July 23. An eight-year-old schopl-boy, Clive Brown, was found lying on the footpath. with a knife wound in his hack. It was stated he had had a scrap with another hoy who stabbed him with a penknife. The wound is not serious. Efforts to trace tile other boy so far are unavailing.

MAORI BELIEF AND FAITH IN HEALING. TAUAIARUNUI, July 23. At the adjourned inquest on the Maori female child who died at Kite- - paka, tlio Coroner returned a verdict that death was due to a pulmonary affection and was probably accellerated by improper food and lack of proper tin rsing. Terha Takuia who adopted the deceased child two months ago, said her husband bad some knowledge of native remedies and was often appealed to for advice by the Natives in time of sickness. None of the Natives in tiie vicinity of Waimita were followers of Ratana, hut.they believed in Tolinngaism to the extent in many cases that a Tolmnga could cure sickness. Her husband treated the deceased for whooping cough. He sprinkled water on its bead and prayed God to restore it. She believed in faith-healing, and that was the reason why she did not call in a doctor. She would act in a similar manner again. She was the grandmother of the deceased. The Coroner stated lie would inform the Departments of Justice and Health of tlio facts af the case.

FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT. IV AI MATE. July 23

James Hart, single, farmer, aged 30, ran into a culvert when driving his ear late last night. The injuries necessitated taking the victim to the hospital where he died at live this morning. STRIKE OF REFEREES. AUCKLAND, July 23. The Soccer Referees’ Association resolved to inform the A.F.A. that no referees would lie available next Saturday, except for primary school games. Friction arose last Saturday over a number of referees regularly controlling junior matches, desiring a day off to watch senior games, and the management declining to accede to the request intimated the referees’ passes for senior games would be withdrawn in the event of the referees not fulfilling their engagements. The Chairman said the Committee had arranged for referees other than those of the Association to take charge of the senior games.

THE PUBLIC PROTECTION. CHRISTCHURCH, July 23.

Til sentencing Selwyn Baker, aged 17, to two years in the Borstal Institute, on five charges of indecent assault. Judges Adams said it was his duty to protect young girls from men who had not liad sufficient control as youngsters and who pleaded the acts were the result of ignorance.

WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR AUCKLAND, July 23.

A woman about 35 years of age. not yet identified, was knocked clown by a 'motor-ear at the junction of two city streets at 7.30 this morning and died almost immediately. The car was driven by J. K. Hale, who was following a tram ear. It is stated that as the tram was turning a corner the deceased stepped off and the impetus carried her forward. .Hale swerved blit struck the wom.hu who was thrown heavily and rolled towards the gutter. She was conveyed to St. .John’s Ambulance Station, blit was dead on arrival there.

PRISONE ItS SENTENCED. CHRISTCHURCH. July 23. At the Supreme Court the following prisoners were sentenced : John Ronald Lynch, 21, burglary at Ashburton, reformative treatment for three years. Sydney Smith, burglary at Ellesmere, two years’ gaol, mid again declared a habitual criminal. Edgar Henry Afiller, a letter-carrier, theft of ehewing-gu.ni from mail bag. probation for one year.