DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1926, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nv TELEon.\pn—run press association. POWER BOARD CURT AIL’S STAFF. DANNEVIRKE, September 28. The Dannevirkc Power Board discussed to-day the matter ol the reorganisation of the stalf. It was decided to make certain curtailments and adjustments. During the courses of the discussion, the Secretary and Treasurer, Mr S. M. Quigley, tendered his resignation of position, which lie bad held since the inception of tbe Board. Some members considered that the whole of his time should be devoted to the position, carrying .0(500 per annum. The resignation was accepted. to take effect on the 31st of December next. The Board decided to invite applications for a full time secretary. commencing with a salary of lot) ner annum. EXPRESS DELAYED. WELLINGTON. September 28. Both the Limited and Main Trunk Express arrived at Wellington yesterday several hours behind schedule time. The delay was caused by four wagons and the guard’s van ol a goods train being derailed at Xgatora, two miles north of Tc Awnmutu. No one was injured, but damage was done ’ to the permanent way. which necessitated t'e construction of a loop line. The cause of the derailment was the breaking of an axle box on an “ L ” wagon. BABY HIPPOPOTAMI'S. AUCKLAND. Sept. 29. « A baby hippopotamus born at the | Zoo yesterday could not be found this , morning, but the mangled remains under the ml do parent led to the'conclusion that the monster had devoured 1 the infant. 1 i SOLICITOR (JETS TWO YEARS. AUCKLAND. September 29. I Henry Karo Emanuel, aged 25, a solicitor who pleaded guilty to lorgeries and thefts involving £(>.01)0. was sentenced at the Supreme Court to wo years’ hard labour, to be followed L by three years’ reformative. Justice Herd man characterised the crimes as besmirching a great, profession and the lowering of Emanuel to the level ol a j, common swindler. a .STRONG STRICTURES. v AUCKLAND. Sept. 29. | Mr Singer (Counsel for Emanuel), f admitted there was no possible pallia- p lion for bis clients’ offences. Emanuel li was 2-5 years of age and had been (, employed by a firm of solicitors in Dunedin till 1923 when lie came to y Auckland. He was a diligent student. * but, added Air Singer, tlvere is a fault I in tbe system which allows a modern h student to enter into practice beloro ? bo lias had the necessary training. £ The only plea he could put forward 1 was that Emanuel was mentally mi- ° hinged. 0 His Honor said how the prisoner 1 came to do what lie bad done was v probably accounted for by what counsel had stated, but that would I e looked r into by the proper authorities. Addressing the accused, bis Honor said: “Of many eases of dishonesty that have come by way, this is the most extraordinary. You, as a solicitor of this Court, stole nearly six thousand pounds and how you did it is beyond me. Had you been a poverty stricken man you may have been entitled to more svmpatliy, but you are highly educated and there is no excuse for you. Not only ( | did you steal from people lint you |. have dishonoured a great profession. ( A lawyer knows lie is trusted and to dishonour bis profession is to drag il s through the mud. f shall say no more. ~ Everything that could be said had been put forward by your counsel.” His s Honour then passed sentence as stated. SCHOONER’S ROUGH TRIP. (; AUCKLAND. Sept. 29. ~ On a voyage from Napier the school)- „ or Columbia encountered a succession of westerly gales, which drove her near- [j ]y to the latitude of North Cape and t, about ninety miles oil' land. Five ti sails were torn and the crew were kept busy repairing the damage. « On Friday one of the fresh water ~ tanks burst and there was very little drinking water aboard when tbe ship | ( reached port. d t AUREAL COURT. WELLINGTON. September 29. tl The Court of Appeal was engaged fos morning hearing the ease of the fj Public- Trustee v. Bank of New Zealand. In 1923 John Nicholas Hamblin, s of New Plymouth, died, leaving liabilities to the Bank of New Zealand of „ some £3(1,800. Deceased left certain property mortgaged to the Bank' but it was clearly not sufficient to satisfy the whole debt to the Bank and the question is whether under t h e mortgage the Bank can claim satisfaction out of n the remainder ol the estate 101 lby de- s ceased, but not mortgaged to the Bank and whether the Bank is entitled to satisfaction of the whole of vee amount owed to it. | Decision was reserved and the court adjourned till Friday. t AN INQUEST. 1 AUCKLAND, Sept. 29. j At the inquest on David Brown, aged 21, who was found dead on the beach at Oponn Bay on Saturday with a rifle beside bis body, the Coroner found a verdict of suicide. Tbe deceased had ' a bullet wound in his forehead, and there were indications that lie bad been searching for work at sawmills. j AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. AUCKLAND, Sept. 29. The Auckland Racing Club agreed on the petition from the members to grant them facilities for the investing of ten shilling tickets, ami also to al- f low general patrons of the lawn to patronise the 10s tote on the hill by free passes between the two enclosures. METHYLATED SPIRITS ADDICT. PALMERSTON N.. Sept. 29. This man is a methylated spirits addiet. When arrested he had in his possession half a bottle of methylated spirits, stated Senior Sergt. O’Grady when a man named Crosier appeared at. the Police Court this morning charged with helpless drunkenness. A justice imposed a fine ol £5, remarking: “Tf you take the alternative, of 14 days, it will give you time to sober up a little. MISSING MAX. OTAKI. Sepr. 29. Rumours were prevalent last night that the body of Reid, who Las been, missing for over a week had been found ill the Otaki Curve. ( "lis'-a 1 I Sotherly searched m vain while Ini- I tiler parties sotrehed in (lax uithoul i success. I MII.K VENDOR FIXED. HASTINGS. September 29. This morning Heme, Hager, a milk i vendor, was charged wi'.h not eomplyi inn with the standard required by the - \et. havLn: 12 ner cent of added ’ water. U shown that when sell- ! jnv; milk from his "wn cows the supply viTs al! right, but when bis cows were tiiiuc,; out he got a supply from another farmer selling it as received. j. . \y .-aid it was the defen- , . • • tisiy himself that the ... -p to the standard. Only r for the uvum.-tanees he would have ; fined him £25 or £3O, but in view of a the tV;ts he would inflict a fine of £lO and cqsM

BORING FOR OIL. GISBORNE, September 29. The Taranaki Oil Company’s well at Ruatorea is now down over 2,000 feet. With the information obtained by geologists from this bore, the Company now propose to put down another well close to Tokomaru Bay. It 'is also probable a well will be sunk in central Hawke’s Bay. FINED FOR ASSAULT. AUCKLAND, September 29. Leslie Roy Anderson, the driver of a bus was charged in the Police Court with assaulting a young man late on Sunday night. It was stated that lie approached her where she sat and put his arms around her and kissed her. She called to a motor cyclist passing, who intervened and she escaped in the struggle. She lost her hat, her knees were bruised and lier clothing torn. Defendant admitted the assault but said the woman remained seated in the bus for half an hour after it reached the garage. He spoke to her and while talking put his arms around her. He denied that a struggle took place. Accused was fined £5. costs, and 20s damages. INQUEST FINDING. AUCKLAND. September 29. At the inquest on Charles W. Coleman. a horse trainer, who disappeared from the steamer Rnrawa between New Plymouth and Oncimnga on September Ist, Air Melveeu ‘.Coroner) said there was no evidence of suicide. Coleman was drowned at sea. No one saw him leave the ship or how he got into the water. He returned a verdict accordingly. AUCKLAND. September 29. Constance Grey, dressmaking instructor. said the Director asked her to sign a., letter dissociating Ikerxell with the resolution carried by tbe teachers. Nobody compelled her to sign or threatened her if she refused. She did not know how the letter came to be photographed. Under pressure she said she gave it to summit' for safe