DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

I DY TELEGRAPH—PER PP.ESS ASSOCIATION.] Post office burgled. AUCKLAND. Aug. 19. Tho Post Office at Royal Oak, on tho Onehunga Road, was broken into and a safe weighing about three hundredweight was removed half a mile away, where it was found with the contents intact, an attempt to break it open having failed. The back door of the Post Office had been opened with a jemmy and an oxv-aeetoiio welding plant had been removed from

garage to the Post Office, where it was used ineffectually in an attempt to bore a hole in the safe.

POLICEMAN SACKED. WELLINGTON, Aug. 19. .As the result of an investigation conducted hy Police Inspector Rawlins 1 1 > the charges of assault made

•minsf a policeman by a civilian, the Constable was found guilty. 'I he Commissioner of Police, Mr .Mcllveny, has dismissed the man from the force, fro also forfeited 20 days’ pay dining the period he was under suspension. PAGE .MURDER TRIAL. AUCKLAND, August T 9. Septimus Page, 35, at Cleralon farmer, appeared at the Police Court charged with murdering his two infant children on March 4th. Page, who lias had a long series of remands owing to

his state of health, took no interest in the proceedings. Matilda flrodio. a maternity nurse, said she had known the accused and his wife- for the past twelve years. They both seemed very good to- each" other and removed their children. On March 4 witness was called to Page’s house and saw the accused and a constable in tlio kitchen. One of the twin Ini hies was on a sofa, her dress covered with blood and the other twin was in a pram dressed and blood-stained. Their 1 throats were apparently cut with a sharp instrument. Roth were dead. Accused had a wound in his throat. Asked what lie did this for, Page replied: “ T've been ill. my head is bad.” Before Page left with the police lie shook hands with witness' and others, and appeared to lie normal.

CABARET LICENSE. AUCKLAND, August 20.

The license of Dixieland Cabaret was suspended by the City Council for one month, as a sequel to the recent Court proceedings against the management for permitting alcoholic liquor to Tie consumed on the premises. An amendment, for .suspension for tjvn months was defeated on the casting vote of the Mayor.

BLENHEIAf, August 20.

A motor-ear owned by Mrs Alary Hill stolen from, a parking place in Blenheim, was recovered bv the police abandoned in a street in Nelson. Nr arrest lias vet been made.

BOLL DOAVN PARLOURS. "WELLINGTON, Aug. 20.

A general nppeal of the proprietors of the roll downs against the decisior of Afr E. Paite, S.AL, holding that they were guilty of keeping common gaming houses was heard in the Supreme Court yesterday before Chief Justice Skerrett. After hearing evidence on lines similar to that given in the Lower Court His Honour reserved his decision.

SIR. J. CARROLL’S BIRTHDAY. GISBORNE, Aug. 20. A representative gathering of native tril:nl lenders and prominent pakelias to-day celebrated Kir James Carroll’s sixty-ninth birthday. The function occurred at the Ancient Alarac of Lady Carroll’s tribe, taking the form of a luncheon, followed by speeches and presentations. Sheaves of telegrams of congratulations from statesmen all over the Empire were received by the veteran New Zealander.

AUCKLAND TENDERS. AUCKLAND, Aug. 29. The City Council received tender.* for six hundred tons of steel rails, one from an agent of United States Steel Rails Coy. for £6569, and four British tenders ranging from £8544 to £9097. three of the latter being subject tr the termination of the coal strike and tho fourth by Cargo Fleet Iron Company, England without that condition. The" Tramway Committee recommended the acceptance of the American tender. The Council decided to -accept a British tender, provided there was delivery before the end of the present year.

WOMAN DIES AT SEA. AUCKLAND. Aug. 29. A wireless from the Corinthic says that Mrs E. Diggorv, a third class passenger, aged fifty-four, died on Friday last of heart failure. She was returning home to Auckland after a visit to England. A COUNCIL’S VIEWS. HASTINGS. A tig. 20. At the Borough Council Meeting yesterday evening the local Government Loans Board Bill was discussed, and it. was decided to forward the following resolution to the Government: That the personnel of tho Board consist of the Secretary of the Treasury, En-gineer-in-Chief of the Public Works Department, one representative from each of the Cities. Boroughs, Counties, Power Boards, Hospital Boards or prefeiably an independent body of experts. AN INQUEST. HAWERA, Aug. 20. At the inquest on the death of E. J. Walker, whose body was found beside a fence with a gun alongside it, the Coroner, Mr Daton returned a verdict of accidentally shot. family allowances. WELLINGTON, Aug. 19. The Family Allowance Bill was put through a committee stage to-night without alteration, but the Minister promised to have an amendment made io include in the scheme such people as the railwaymen who receive £4 9s Sr’ a week.