DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 August 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—per press association'. A MAN KILLED. WANGANUI, Aug. 9. James William AlcDougall, single. 3S, was found lying on the roadside of Somme Parade at three o’clock yesterday unconscious.' Ho had been knocked off a bicycle by a motor car about an hour earlier and sustained terrible injuries. lie was hospitalled and died at 5 a.m. The police later located the driver of the ear who was totally unaware of the accident.

WELLINGTON AVAR. MEMORIAL. WELLINGTON, August 7. The awards in the Citizens’ War Memorial Competition are as follow: First (£250) —Grierson, Aimer, and Draffin (Auckland), associated with Gross, sculptor (Auckland;. Second (£l5O)—C. Massey (Auckland). Third (£100). —King (Wellington).

AN ART UNION CASE. AUCKLAND, August 7. George Robert Stewart pleaded guilty to-day to a charge of conducting a lottery. The Chief Detective said that the lottery in question was the Takapuna Band’s Art Union. Defendant was secretary. Instead of paying out in alluvial gold, the prizes were paid by cheque. In future, when the license was obtained and where alluvial gold was advertised as prizes and paid out by cheque, prosecutions would he brought. Air Dickson, for defendant, submitted that the, charge was really a technical one. The gold had been purchased by the hank, which paid out hv cheque. “Yes, it is not a serious matter. Defendant will he fined £1 and costs,” said Mr Boynton, S.AT.

END OF A CRUISE. WELLINGTON, August 7. At mid-night the Harbour Board’s launch Huia was missing from her moorings at the Glasgow wharf. Early this morning she was found on the rocks near Kaiwarra. slightly damaged about the hull.

The sole occupant was a lad named Joseph Patterson, aged sixteen ami a-lialf, who was semi-conscious when found.

At the Police Station later, Patterson recovered sufficiently to give details to the effect that shortly before mid-night he went aboard with the intention of taking the launch out for a cruise on the harbour. There was no steam on, and he slipped the moorings and allowed the launch to drift out- into the harbour. He then attempted to raise steam, but was overcome by sickness. Afeantime the launch drifted towards Kaiwarra. ana went ashore. The youth will he charged with wilful damage, and also with unlawfully converting a boat to his own use.

ADULT ER A TED AtILK. NELSON, Aug. 9Several dairymen wore fined in the Magistrate’s Court to-day for selling adulterated mills. Charles Fred Sandford, of Richmond, was fined £5, Arthur William Wells £ls, Harry Sowman £24, Allan P Bagle and A’ictov Thomason £5. MINERS’ TROUBLE. INVERCARGILL. Aug. 9. The miners at the Black Diamond Aline, Ohai, went out on strike to-day as a protest against the dismissal 1 of twenty-two men. The miners contend that a ballot should have been taken ta decide which men were to go off. and. ns this has not been done, the remaining ten have gone out in sympathy. SIB iR. STOUT, AI.L.C. CHRTSTCHTTROII, Aug. 9. The Prime Minister announced that Sir Robert Stout had been appointed to tho Legislative Council as from August 3rd. SOLICITOR SUSPENDED. AUCKLAND,August 7.

For some time past, the Auckland Law Society, through its solicitor, Afr Bloomfield, has been making an applicnation to have a young Auckland solicitor, H. K. Emanuel, struck off the rolls and the matter has been before tho Supreme Court.

ft was carried h stage further yesterday morning, when Air Justice Herdman ordered the solicitor to he suspended until after the. decision of the Court of Appeal. Air Hall Skelton, who appeared - for Ematnuel, stated tlliat most of the books asked for by the Law Society had been handed over. He contended thfit the affidavits dealt with hearsay and not with facts. He had only been instructed in the matter on the previous night and would ask for an adjournment in order to let the solicitor handling the case in Wellington confer with Emanuel.

His Honor: This case has been dragged on too long and I should suspend him from practice. That is what I should have done in tho first place. Accusations were made by his own clerk for falsifying statements and the tho clerk withdrew the allegations. r Afr Bloomfield : The solicitor is at present in Court and ho could now say whether the amounts are procurable.

His Honor : I see that there is a shortage of £4OOO in one case and £9OO seems to have disappeared in another.

Air Hall Skelton said that his client was not prepared to say anything. His Honor: Under the Statute, I will suspend Emanuel from practice until the case has been determined by the Court of Appeal.

AUCKLAND THEFTS

AUCKLAND, August 9,

At the Police Court, John Arthur Crawford, aged 35, who came out of gaol last Saturday afternoon, and who the same evening stole a motor car a coat containing a wallet, was sentenced to two years’ reformative treatment. The police described the accused as a well known sneak thief. Clement Alurpliy, aged 22, who was arrested on Saturday night, on a charge of breaking and entering a shop in Newton, stealing 15s. a chequebook and goods to the value of £5 12s Id. was remanded till August 16. Alervyn Roy AYalker, aged 34, pleaded guilty to the theft of £33 5s 9d from the till of the Afaple Furnishing Coy, where he was employed as clerk, and who was on probation for the theft of £49, and had failed to make restitution. was sentenced to three years reformative treatment for theft, and six months’ for breach of probation, the sentences being concurrent. Leonie AlacAlalion, a young woman, was remanded to August 12 on a charge of stealing a georgette gown, valued at £l9 10s 6d, from a city emporium. A detective stated that when the accused was before the Court last week there was only one charge.

Since then between £SOO and £7OO worth of goods had been traced to her possession. As there were special circumstances concerning the accused, he asked that the bail be made substantial. Bail was fixed at £SOO.

Claud Capron, aged 20 years, was given probation by the Supremo Court last week on a charge of forgery. Ho was to-day sentenced to two months’ gaol for stealing a registered letter containing a returned soldiers’ pension of £2 3s 4d.