DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TELEGRAPH —rER PRESS ASSOCIATION. WOMAN SUICIDES. OAMARU, September 21, Wilhelma Tel for, 38, wife of William Teller, a fanner of Kianra. committed suicide this meriting. She was found by her husband hanging in an outbuilding. She leaves a young family. AR BIT RATI ON COURT. ■l -vLMKRSTON NORTH, Sept, 24. A sitting of the Arbitration Court was held here to-day when William Frederick Liddicoat, a sawmill worker of Raetihi, claimed compensation from Svtno and Coy. Ltd, sawntillers of Raetihi and Jlnwer.i. The plaintiff was injured in November, 1925, and fie alleged has been totally disabled ever since, from working for the defendant. The company contended that the period of disablement ended on May 24th last, since when, plaintiff had been fully capable of resuming his duties. A Raetihi doctor gave evievideneo as to the wasting of plaintiff’s thigh, resulting in an accident, with injury to sciatic nerve. The plaintiff was totally disabled for the hush work concerned. After medical evidence had been given for defendant that sciatica was not due to the accident, the Court said it seemed from the evidence of the plaintiff- he would lie fit to work at present but for •sciatica and synovitis. The Court derided to award compensation from the time of the accident to date at the rate of C2 9s 2d per week, plus expenses -and credit to- be given for the amount already paid. MYTHICAL ROCK. WELLINGTON, Sept. 23. Captain B. Bollons, of the Tutanokai, reports having on September 10th exhaustively searched for the sunken rock reported on May 11th, 1925, to exist at an estimated distance of about ono mile southward of Dog Island. Captain Bollons reports that the search was carried out under conditions of the sea which, would, have shown distinctly any shoal carrying up to seven fathoms of water, that the bottom in the locality in which .the rock was reported to exist was clear and had a uniform depth of 14 fathoms at low water, and the reported shoal did not exist. Captain Bollons supplies the following information for the use of vessels when nearing Dog Island: “By keeping AVlple Point, (south west point), open of Lookout Point (of Bluff Hill). Dog Island will. be passed at a distance of at least one mile in a depth of from 13 to 14 fathoms of water.” AMATEUR. RULE. DUNEDIN, Sept. 23. “We must keep the game clean. We don’t want pn.v pothunters in the vowing sport." Such was the expressed opinion of tho president (Mr M. If. Priest) at a meeting of the 'Otago Rowing Association. The subject arose for discussion when a, letter was read from the New Zealand Council directing attention to Rule 2,' which insists that any member of a dub under the control of tile New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association must sign a declaration that lie lias at no time competed in other brunches of sport for cash prizes. Mr Priest said the "matter lipd come up at a conference held when the New Zealand championship regatta was held here. Some of the delegates held that if the rule were strictly insisted on sonic 50 or 100 men would be lost to the sport. He thought there was only one wayin which the Association could move, and they could afford to lose “cash amateurs.” Mi- E. A'. Fail-bairn moved that, they support the clause ill Rule 2. His recollection was that Christchurch did not like it because several cyclists would be lost t<l the rowing sport there. “AA’hat with the wav these people behave at their sports meetings, they are no acquisition to any sport at all,” he declared. The chairman: I think that is the position. The motion was carried. DI VO RCE COM PI jETED. AUCKLAND,', Sept. 23. As no effort had been made by Lilian Charlsworth to complete tbo decree nisi granted to her in February, 1922. the husband, 1,-. 1 nil (1 Frederick Saxon Charlsworth, who was respondent in the proceedings of four years ago, took the unusual course at the Supreme Court to-day of applying for a decree absolute. Ah- Alexander, who represented the wife, did not oppose the petition, hut he hoped it was clear to the respond-ent-applicant- that, a further matrimonial venture, if that were being considered, would not relieve him of his financial obligations to his first wife. Mr Sullivan, for applicant: I can assure the Court that I would always warn p prospoetve bridegroom if he were in applicant’s position. (Laughter). He added that lie did not anticipate such a sequel. Mr Justice Herdmau (smilingly): The application is-not opposed. Mr Alexander: Not if my friend undertakes to warn his client. (laughter) . A decree absolute was made. BIG BUSINESS DEAL. AVELLTNGTON, Sept. 23. A big business deal was announced in the taking over of the New Zealand Bacon and-Meat Racking Company, Ltd., by the New Zcnlanl, branch of J. C. Hutton Proprietary, Ltd., of Australia. A New Zealand branch lias been formed with a capital of £250,000. It will commence operations next, month. AN AMUSING CASE. IN AUER CAR G ILL, Sept. 24. A licensing ease presented some highly unusual features was heard at Otutau on September 13. The defendant was George Cunningham Bain, licensee of the AA ait'io Hotel, who was charged w.ith permitting' the sale of liquor after hours. In giving his reserved decision today. Air G. Cruickshnnk, S.AL, said that it appeared that recently the licensee had left on a visit to Christchurch leaving the hotel in the charge of his wife! Soon after his departure his wife also left for Christchurch and delegated the management of the hotel to a boarder named Gains. Gains happened to he away at the time that, the alleged offence was committed, -and ho had left the place in charge of the licensee’s daughter. The latter, however left town for the evening, and handed the keys over to her brother, who supplied drinks to a temporary boarder and his friends. The boarder paid, and as bis status was not-ques-tioned by the prosecution, the Magistrate said that the case would be dismissed. . .. There was a charge against the licensee’s son. tint, being a person other than the licensee he supplied liquor to a person not legally entitled to he supplied, was also dismissed. REGISTRAR’S LAPSE. ‘ PALAIERSTON N-. Sept. 24 George H. Lang, until recently the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Palmerston North, was charged to-day with the theft of various sums totalling £©o9 0s 6d, which he had receiver terms requiring him to account for them to the Government The accused pleaded gtnlty AYm. J. Kane,. Inspector of the Audit

Department, said he found the register of sales by mortgages to show deficiencies of £llß, and the Sheriff’s Register showed a shortage of £9O odd. Acused had given every possible assistance in tracing the amounts, and, beyond the omissions, there were no signs of iilsifieatic.il. The accused, in a lengthy, sworn statement, trenchantly attacked the administration of the Justice Department, to which lie directly attributed his present position. A refund of the amount involved had been arranged. The accused was committed to the Supreme Court at AA'ellington for sentence, on hail ol '£2oo in self,' and two sureties of £IOO FIREMAN DROPS DEAD. NEW PLYMOUTH, Sept. 24 A tragic occurrence attended a fire in Hardwood’s Ltd., a house decorating establishment to-night, when a fireman, named A. C. Allen, droppeddead after coupling up a hose to fight the flames. He had resided on the station for 13 years, with a break of three years, when he served at the war. AA r hen the hell rang to-night he rode on the engine to the scene of the fire, aiid lie immediately took the hydrant. \He had made the connection, and turned.on the water, when he suddenly collapsed, and died. He was a j single man, and was popular with tho j Brigade. j Heart failure is assumed to bo the- f cause of death. . The fire was in an old wooden build- j ing in the heart of the main street, | the premises being heavily stocked j with paints, oils, paper, etc. The fire . was firmly established when the brigade arrived, and some difficulty was ! experienced in subdujng it. It is estimated the stock was damaged to the extent of two thousand sterling. The insurance on the stock is £4OOO The insurance on the huiidihg, which was not greatly damaged is not available. .