DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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THEFTS REPORTED. CHRISTCHURCH, -Aug. 17.

Goods to the value of £9l were taken front the Oxford branch of tne New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association. Tho articles consisted of watches, pendants, rings, two suit cases, tins of biscuits chocolates and packets of cigarettes. 'fho Leeston branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association was broken into last night and an assortment of. goods valued at several pounds was taken. On Sunday afternoon the home of A. Johnson, Christchurch was broken into and the sunt of £lB in notes stoen. The theft took place in broad daylight. At 2.15 o’clock on Sunday afternooon Air and Mrs .Johnson went out for a drive. They returned at 5.15 o’clock and learned that intruders bad visited tho house. The caslibox was found lying open in a front room. It had been broken open and the sum of £l2 taken. A purse bad also been found in a drawer and the sum of £(> taken from it. A gold watch and other jewellery were not taken . ,

BOOKIE FINED. AUCKLAND, Aug. 17

Charged with 'laying totalisator odds in that lie made a bet with a constable on the Nursery Bhndicap, run at I akapuna on January 14, Richard Masters, for whom Air J. J. Sullivan appeared, this afternoon pleaded guilty when brought before Mr Poyiiton, S.Af. Chief Deteetivo Cummings told how a constable had made several 5s bets with Masters in a Woiteniata billiard saloon, and one liorse, Aliss Vera, had won. Defendant had paid out, and also had returned the money on a nonstarter. There was no suggestion that defendant had been betting in a big way, or that lie had not paid his liabilities.

AJr Sullivan asked that defendant ho treated leniently, stating that, sinco the offence in January, .Masters had not done any further betting. He bad been in a very small way and had always paid. The maximum fine was £29, but counsel asked that a smal.cr fine should bo imposed. His Worship: “ I’ll mjike it £ls and allow a month in which to pay it.

THE LOST, FOUND. AUCKLAND, Aug. 18. Aliss Florence Gertrude Smith, of Onelningn, for whom a search has been made since Sunday morning was found by her cousin in Queen Street, Auckland yesterday afternoon. She is supposed to have been suffering from loss of memory, Und gave no explanation of her actions. WELCOME TO BISHOP. AUCKLAND, Aug. 18.

A welcome homo to Bishop Liston and' Monsignor Ormond, after their visit to the Eucharistic Congress in Chicago, was given last evening. Replying to an address of welcome Bishop Liston said he would reservo his comments on tho Congress for other occasions. Ho spoke of tho progress of Roman, Catholic activities in. United States and Canada, especially the increased numbers of the faithful and advance in hospital and charitable institutions conducted by nuns. The Congress was a. magnificent spectacle and the kindly attitude of the 11011Catholic community of Chicago cfndd net he spoken of too highly. A FIRE. TIMARU, Aug. 18. This morning about 2.39 the premises of Lyall and Dewar, jewellers, at Fairlie, suffered heavily by fire. The stock and fittings were totally destroyed. ACCIDENT TO HEARSE. AUCKLAND, August 18.

A remarkable escape from serious injury was experienced' by the driver of a hearse in the New North road. The hearse, which is owned by J. Weir, was returning from the Waikumcte Cemetery, and was driven by N. C. Davis. There was also- another man on the front seat. Shortly belore a rise in the road was reached, a. heavy motor-lorry laden with shingle, ap--pronched from the opposite direction. When almost level with, the hearse, the front wheel shot off and careered across the road. The driver ol the hearse swerved to the left to avoid a collision, and the vehicle missed a telegraph pole by about two feet, hounded across a ditch beside the footpath, j and jumping across an ornamental rockery, came to rest-in a front garden. Fortunately no one was hurt, and a broken spring was the only damage done to the hearse. The lorry was stopped before any damagp was done, and a new wheel was attached. The hearse was towed back to the road bv another lorry after several unsuccessful attempts. demanded. AUCKLAND, August 18. .Colin McDonald, 23, was charged at the Police Court with committing manslaughter by killing Andrew Sputer at Auckland. Accused was brought back from Sydney yesterday and remanded till Monday.