DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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INTERESTING WILL CASE. AUCKLAND. Sept. 7. An interesting point was decided by Chief Justice Skerrett, in an action concerning the will of .Jolin Herbertson. who died last .January, leaving an estate valued at five thousand pounds. The testator directed the payment, as commission, to each trustee of a sum equal to five per cent, per annum on the gross capital value of the estate. He also expressed the wish that the commission payable to two of the trustees. Edmund McNair and William McKenzie. should lie paid over to the Mayoress’s War Memorial Library Committee any commission payable to McNair and McKenzie, and that the trustees were bound in law to pay the commission specified to McNair and McKenzie. As to the question of whether, if either of the trustees named did not pay the commission which lie received to the committee, lie ceased his trusteeship, His Honour said that it was clear that the trustees were not entitled to recover commission until the estate had been completely realised. After that, their continuance in the office of trustee was quite unimportant, and the answer to the question was therefore in the negative. No order was made as to costs.

GENEROUS mtQUESTS. WELLINGTON. Sept, 8

Airs AL A. Buckley, widow of General Augustus Buckley, of the Indian Army, who died recently in Wellington left £SOO eacli to the Crippled Children Society, ill London, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and New Zealand Blind Institute and £IOOO To Dr. Barnados’ home. When the life interest falls in. the same charities will share in the residuary estate later on.

DEATH OF ADAAI BLAIR. GRF.YAIOUTH. September 7. Obituary.—Adam. Blair, aged 75 years. He was the oldest member of the Grey County Council, a prominent sawmillcr and the oldest member of the Greymouth Jockey Club, lie arrived on the Coast in 1866.

.MOTOR FATALITIES. AUCKLAND, September 8. Florence Alice Alatuska, an elderly woman, residing at -Mount Roskill, was knocked down by a motor bus in tty) Great North Road and removed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Abraham Fletcher, a resident of Newton, is in tlie hospital with very serious internal injuries, the result of being knocked down by a motor car. AUCKLAND, Sept. 8. The woman killed is Florence ALtlzke, a. widow, aged fifty.

AN ABORTION CHARGE. WELLINGTON. Sept. 7. The case against Elizabeth Ann Wylie, married, 49, of unlawfully using an instrument on three married women with intent to procure a certain result. was continued before Air Page S.M., to-day. The Court was cleared. Allan AI angusson, hotelkeeper, 62, gave evidence. To counsel, lie stated that lie was not giving evidence to escape possible arrest. He understood the police knew what he was going to say. Air Page said lie though! that if an undertaking had been given not to prosecute "is suggested by counsel, it should he. staled. The Chief Detective said that an application had been made. Accused pleaded not guilty, reserved her defence, and was committed for trial. Rail, £3BO, and two sureties of '£lso each, was allowed.

COMPEXSATTON GRANTED. WELLINGTON, Sept. 8,

In the Arbitration Court, Lilian Carney, widow of John Carney, who lost his life landing cargo , from the steamer Pakura. at Akitio on Julio 10. through a surf lir.it swamping, was awarded £750 compensation. It was stated that the only reason the case had come before the Court was that claimant lived in England and the necessary proofs of marriage were required.

AX APPOINTMENT. WELLINGTON. Sept. 8. Mr A. T. Markinan (Secretary

Post and Telegraphs) has resigned his position and has accepted that <>f General Manager of the Pacific Cable Board for New Zetland. He lias been thirty-six years in the Government service and became secretary three years ago. In the ordinary course, no doubt, Mr J. MaoNiminra (Assis-tant-Secretary) will succeed him. The creation of the post Air Marklcnn now takes is looked upon as a presumption that the Pacific Board expects a lug expansion of New Zealand business as soon as the cable is duplicated which should he well before the mil of the venr.

A VETERAN PASSES. PALMERSTON N., Sept. 8

The death occurred last evening of Charles A. M. Hertzer. a veteran of the Maori War and survivor of the engagement at To Xgutu Ote Mann, in which Yon Tempsky was killed. Deceased lias been Curator of the Museum for many years.

MAORI REMANDED. WaIPAWA, Sept. 8

Edward Watts, the victim of the shooting incident at .Otane, giving evidence at the Hospital, stated he believed a watch saved his life. The accused, Hori Ngatoro fired at three yards range, the shot entering the forearm and left side, the watch being shattered. Accused was remanded for a week. Watts is making a good recovery.

THEFT CHARGE. AUCKLAND, Sepi. 8

Henry Karo Emanuel, a solicitor, was arrested in Dunedin a week ago and charged at the police court with stealing £6OO, the property of Marcaret Ward, was remanded to Sept. 16th., on the former bail and two sureties of £250 each, accused to report himself to the police once daily. The chief detective stated the accused had said he would help the police in the matter.

CLAIM FOR. DAMAGES. DUNHDIX. Sept. 8

Arising from a court case in which a drunkenness charge was dismissed, an arresting constable has received notice of a Supreme Court action by the arrested for £4OO sterling for alleged assault and battery, and wrongful imprisonment.

FAREWELL FROM REFORM LEAGUE. AUCKLAND. September 8

Hon. J. G. Coates will fie given a semi-official farewell, arranged by the executive of the Reform League, before his departure for Wellington to-night. The president and at least forty members of the local executive will be on the. station platform when the Limited departs.

BOY SHOT. CARTERTON. Sept. S

Three college lads, cousins, Hector Cameron, John Roberts and Douglas Sutherland, were playing with a nfle at Ngaipu station. Hinakmu. yesterday afternoon. Cameron, aged 15. was handling th? weapon when R exploded-

A bullet went right through his stomach and tlie lad was taken to a private hospital at Mnrtinborough, a distance of twenty miles. The injuries though serious are not considered dangerous. The injured youth is a son of f). Cameron, of Afoeraki station, Hinakura.

BANKRUPTCY ACT. PA LAI ERSTON NORTH, Sept. 8.

Breaches of the Bankruptcy Act were alleged against Hugh Victor AlcKav, engineer, of Bunuyhorpe, in the Magistrate's Court. Defendant was charged with contracting two debts of £4O and £6O without having reasonable or probable expectations of paying; also with obtaining while still an undischarged bankrupt, credit to tiie amount of £6l from a Wanganui firm. The hearing of the last charge and that relating to a sum of £SO was completed. Accused pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial. A BAD RECORD. BLENHEIM, September 8.

At the Magistrate’s Court this morning a had report' was made by the police in regard to a youth, Lewis Gerald Aberhnrdt, aged 17. charged with another youth with theft of a bag of cauliflowers from a Chinaman’s garden. Aberhardt in 1922 was committed to the care of the State farm, not being under proper control. Prior to that he had a record of being in several State institutions, including a special .school for hoys at Otekaike. In committing him to the Borstal Institute for three years the Magistrate remarked that the accused was going the right way to he kept in confinement for his lifetime. His companion in the theft of cauliflowers was admitted to probation for twelve months.