DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

MiV XELEBRAI’II- -PER CHESS ASSOCIATION.] SUNDAY TRADING AND THEFT. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 2-1. A shop-keeper named Martin O’Loughliii. who sold a packet of cigarettes to a hoy on Sunday and retained five shillings from tlio change of a pound note, had to pay over £lO in lines at the Magistrate’s Court to-day. O’Lougliliu admitted Sunday trading and the theft. FIRE OUTBREAK. TIMAKU, Aug. 2-1. Early this morning an old wooden house latterly used as .a workshop by Z. Beri, furnishing warehouseman, was gutted by fire. Too fire bad a good bold before the brigade arrived. A considerable amount of stock was damaged cy fire and water. Both the building and stock were covered by insurance. FAREWELL TO PREMIER. AUCKLAND, Aug. 24, A civic farewell will be tendered to the Premier in Auckland before he leaves to attend the Imperial Conference, either a, public farewell in the Town Hull at midday, or on At Home in the evening. OIL BORING. NEW PLYMOUTH, Aug. 24. The Taranaki oil fields report that the Wuiapii well is now down lot if. feet in hard shale and lrom 1380 to 1390 feet in soft green sandstone. CLEANING A BAR. GREYMOUTH. August 24. Should a housemaid employed at an hotel scrub out the liar? This question was put to Magistrate Moldrum this morning at the Police Court, when the Inspector of Awards proceeded against a Greymouth licensee for requiring a housemaid to scrub out fie bar. The Inspector said the point raised was of Dominion wide interest, and the Magistrate could, if !’:e so desired, refer it to the Arbitration Court, whose previous decisions tended to keep housemaids’ duties separate from bar work. The solicitor for the defence (Mr Hannan) said the bar was part of the house and the cleaning of it came within the duties of the housemaid. The Magistrate reserved his decision.

ACTOR.’S DEATH. AUCKLAND, Aug. 24. 'Herbert J. Bentley, an actor, who had played juvenile leads for A\ illininson and other firms died this morning at Pukeora. Sanatoria, where he had been dangerously ill for some months.

FLOOD CONTROL. PALMERSTON NORTH. Aug. 24. A conference was held this morning between Manawatu-Ormm River, Board and thirteen local bodies, cited h.v it to appear before a commission set up to determine the basis of contribution towards the Board’s £450,000 control scheme. It was mentioned at the conference which took the form of a round table talk, that 70.000 acres ot land were affected and that he scheme provided for shortening the length of Manawatu river from Longhorn bridge to-the sea by over thirty miles. Replying to questions the Chairman of the Board said the State would have to nav £250,000 to enable the execution of the project, various features of which were discussed at length.