DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1926, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TELECUAriI—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] * SENTENCES. AUCKLAND, September 29. Justice Herdman'admitted Jtaymond Ijrnest Parkinson, 19, for breaking, 'entering and theft, at Opotiki, to two years probation on condition he made restitution. Margaret Barker, for lorgory, at Auckland, to two years’ reformative. Prisoner was carried out shrieking. Arthur Francis Olsen, for forgery on a wholesale scale, to twelve months’ hard, followed by twelve months’ reformative. ATTKMPTED M UR RE R. WAII’AWA. Sept. 28. A Maori youth, Hori. Ngatoro, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of attempting to murder an elderly man, Edward Grace Walts, at Otanc on September 6th. Accused, in a signed statement to the police admitted entering "Watt's bouse during the latter’s absence. After taking food, he, lay down on a bed, where he was surprised by Watts. According to accused. Watts punched him first, then they closed. Both shots of the gun were fired during a struggle for possession of the weapon, one entering Watt’s left arm and side. Accused stated that lie had been an inmate of the receiving home at Napier. The evidence of Watts went to show that as soon as be opened the bedroom door accused fired at him point ijlank. The second shot went off dining the struggle. GALLOPS OR TROTS. CHEVIOT CLUB’S PROBLEM SETTLED. WELLINGTON, Sept. 28. Tiiic difficulty experienced by the Cheviot Racing Club in securing permission to change its activities to trotting was a subject of lively discussion during tho recent session. A select committee recommended the Government to give favourable consideration to the Club’s petition that it should bo permitted to change its constitution, though tile Racing Conference’ had refused to sanction this request.

The decision in the last resort rests with the Minister of Internal Affairs, who grants racing or trotting permits, and it is evident that the ventilation of the Cheviot Club’s trouble will have good results, it being understood that the Club is advised to apply for a change of constitution to enable if to conduct trotting races, for which its course is more suitable than for gallyps. If this is done, if may be regarded as certain that one trotting permit will lie issued to Cheviot. The matter interests a number of oilier country chilis which hold racing permits and are inclined to make a change to trotting owing to the fact that they can get better fields and make these small meetings pay better than under flat racing'terms.

AA’OMAN ASSAULTED. AUCKLAND. Sept. 29. A widow residing; in Renmera was finvagelv assaulted in Clonbnm Read on Hon day n igjifc by an unknown man who beat her with a stick. She was able to walk home, but- has been prostrated ever'since. PERRIN FA AULA' TRAGEDY. AY ELLINGTON. September 29. AALen the case in which Airs Perrin is charged with the murder of her children at IVtnne on September It. came before the Court to-day. AD Leicester appealed on behalf of her husband, against a remand from week to week. The woman was detained in a mental hospital, and might never come out. The, remand did not affect her, hut her husband, an elderly man was gradually breaking down under the strain. AD Page. N.AL, said it was a rase where the police might consider withdrawing the proceedings mentioned, and L 0 adjourned it another week in order that the Chief Detective might consult his superior officer. BULLET SENSATION. AVANGANUI, Sept. 29. A sensation was caused to-night when a bullet shattered a dinner room window at. the Nurses’ Home at the AY'anganni Hospital.' The nurse who generally sits opposite the broken window was aweiy. and the bullet did no harm. The police were summoned. but there has been no development. An extensive plantation surrounds the home. The theory advanced is that the bullet was a stray missile tired by hoys or ft careless sportsman.