DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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CO UNTER EE IT ING CHARGE. AUCKLAND. August 5

Tho Government aiialyrst said that tho articles (produced) found in the accused’s house were con ted with genuine silver and contained lead, antimony and tin. Counsel for tho accused in opening the defence, said there was no direct evidence that the accused had the moulds in his possession. Accused gave evidence voluntarily. and stated the moulds were found in a house that had been vacant for four months. There was a vacant section behind tho house used as a public thoroughfare. Certain of the moulds were used by him for chocolates. He denied that he.knew .anything about, the small moulds.

In the Supreme Court case against Grigg, the jury found on questions put by the Judge (1) That the st.itement of the wife was not admissaMo; (2)But that there was sufficient evidence of proof of guilt. Accused was remanded for sentence. CABARET LICENSE. AUCKLAND, August 6. The recent prosecution of the management of Dixieland Ltd for permitting liquor to be consumed at its Cabaret, Point Chevalier, was discussed by the City Council and was referred to the legal finance committee to enable the representatives of the company to attend to show cause why the license granted by tho Council, should not be dealt with.

CUT [IIS THROAT. HASTINGS, August 6. Charles Hioron, 42, a telegraph linesman, was found in a, bathroom of his home with his throat cut. He had been suffering from influenza and the indications point to suicide. MONSTER LAND SLIDE. AUCKLAND, August 6. Following on heavy rain a gigantic landslide shifted twenty thousand tons of earth and rock from the reclamation carried out by Winston’s Ltd., at the head 1 of Grafton Gully adjoining Symonds Street cemetery. After a deafening crash, the ground slipped like a huge wave and as the earth settled, little columns of steam arose giving tho resemblance to a scene in the thermal districts. The landslide left a great crevasse close to a modern building hut it is on piles fifty-three feet long sunk in the papa rock and is not likely to be injuriously affected. FLOOD DAMAGE. TE KUITL Aug. (i. As the result of heavy rain for the last three days, the Moltnu River is in flood and the New Plymouth road is covered by five feet of water, eight miles front To Kuiti. The service cars got through last night but tho rise over night made the rrtid impassable and a, detour via Mararoa is being made. Irar road is still blocked. Tho drivftr of a clnvabane conveying a

touring Auckland football team reports the vehicle w,os struck by the first fall of aMip in Ringiriris. He accelerated and escaped Foe full weight of tho falling earth.

MAORI CHILD’S DEATH. TAUMARANUI. Aug. 0. A .Maori child, aged one year, died on tho railway station last night, when its parents were hoarding the train for Auckland. 'The child had been under medical supervision.

DIED UNDER. OPERATION. TAUMARANUI. Aug. G. Violet Simpson, a married woman, died at Saringamutu white undergoing an operation.

SUTHERLAND PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED MURDER. PALMERSTON NORTH, August 6. Somewhat of a stir was created at the Supreme Court to-day when on .being asked how lie pleaded to charges of attempted murder, assault, causing bodily harm and arson, Ernest Tnniwha Sutherland reversed Lis lower court plea of not guilty'. It had been anticipated that the trial would last all day but Sutherland changing his plea altered the aspect of matters and with accused remanded till to-morrow tor sentence, the proceedings wore- over in five minutes.

Mr Cook for the Crown intimated that Mr Longley who had represented accused at the preliminary hearing had undertaken to appear for Sutherland to-morrow and say what could be said in liis favour. When Sutherland was charged in the Police Court. It was alleged he set fire to tlie dwcling house of his father-in-law Richard Drummond.

Mr Cook for the Crown intimated that Mr Ongley who had represented accused at the preliminary hearing Rid undertaken to appear for Sutherland to-morrow and sav what could be said in his favour. M hen Sutheiland was charged in the Police Court it was alleged he set fire to the dwelling house of his father-in-law, Richard Drummond at Awulmri on l'obruary 10th, causing it to be limned to the ground nnd that on his mother-in-law find wife coming out of the burning building he attacked each with a grubber causing very severe in j lilies in the case of bis wife, who for se\oral weeks lay between life and death at Palmerston Hospital. Sutherland is a half-chstc Maori in the middle thirties and served overseas during, the war with the Flying Corps. This morning lie was quite composed in the court and spoke without any trace o hesitancy.