DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[BY TKLEOBATH —PEH PRESS ASSOCIATION.i

ASSAULT CHARGE. AUCKLAND, Fell. 19

There was a. fracas at the corner of Vincent and Federal Streets last night, four men being involved. Throe were waiters or stewards of tin* visiting pleasure liner “Franconia” and the fourth was a local man. Francis Tan-

Tanner. who limped into the dock, was charged in tho Police Court today with having assaulted John AlcOormick. He pleaded not guilty. All that Tanner hail to say to the magistrate was that the three men from tho Franconia came ashore looking tor trouble. “They picked on me. and I was the mug, so 1 only protected myself.” added Tanner.

‘lt is a brutal thing to use a battle on another man.” said the .Magistrate, who sentenced Tanner to two months' imprisonment.

.MOTOR IST FINED. AUCKLAND, Feb. 19

Phillip Robert "Wilson, aged 22, was charged with being intoxicated while driving a motor car. He was fined €2O and tiis license was cancelled for 12 months.

SURKING COMPETITION. NEW PLYMOUTH. Feb. If). In the Nelson Shield Life Saving Competition this morning, land work resulted:—lvy all Hay (Wellington) 06 1 ; Mnranui (Wellington) 04 3-0 2; Canterbury 04 1-0 3; Taranaki 031 4: Wanganui 01 ,3; Milford (Auckland) 33 6. A FIRE. UEILDINO, February 2). At M.akino a store and dwelling house owned bv Alls Jeffries and occupied by D. .Mi Kirov was completely destroyed by (ire at an early hour on Sunday morning. No person was on the premises at the time. Cheltenham Dairy Coy's factory on the next section had a narrow escape. Insurance unavailable.

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL. AUCKLAND, Feb. 21

The elections committee recommomlded to the New Zealand Universitv Council this morning that a system of nroportiomil representation he given a further trial and that the method of counting votes be that of one third the schedule of tho Legislative Council. 1914. hut that voters he requested to arrange in tlie order of preference, tho whole of the candidates. r I he committee further recommended that the same system he adopted for (a) election of members of the Academic Hoard by the professional, (b) election of members of University Entrance Hoard by principals of schools. The recommendations were adopted. A. E. Flower gave notice of motion that the University Entrance. Board ho requested to consider the whole subject of matriculation and entrance scholarship examinations with reference to (I) st.iudard. (2) syllabus. (3) system of marking, (4) accrediting by means of leaving certificates, and to forward its recommendations to the University Council through the Academic Board. REGATTAS. CIIIHSTCIIURCH. February 20. At the Lyttelton Regatta yesterday the Hetty won the race for l I -foolers l>y nearly II mintues. The Usher was second, and the Linnet third. Both arc Lyttelton boats. The competitors included the Wellesley and All Black from Wellington. The "Wellesley was fifth in the field of six. and the AH Black did not finish. K - CHE AM PROSECUTION. WANGANUI, February 21. Wilford 1). Dixon was fined £ls this morning for having premises where ice cream was manfaetured at OastleelilF in a filthy condition. He wrote a. letter to the City Inspector stating that he eouid not face another prosecution ■and that he had assigned his estate, and had left for Austialia. WONDERFUL I HOHAVaYS. PALMERSTON X., Fob. 18. After an absence of forty years. Mr • T . E. Bloom, a former resident of Auckland. and nmv a company director of Sidney, is renewing acquaintances throughout .Yew Ze/iland.

“The biggest surprise I have had L in the remarkable progress the Dominion has made in its main highways,” said Air Bloom to a ‘‘Dominion’’ reuorter to-day. He stated that tho roads in Australia could not compare with those of New Zealand. In and around the Australian cities, the roads were miturnllv very good, but the main arterial highways extending between towns were not to be compared with those of this country. Afr Rloom was surprised to see the popularity of bitumen paving in the Dominion. The climate in the majority of the Australian States was too hot to permit of iis use and concrete rends were becoming popular.

“In Australia wc hear a lot about Hie increasing popularity of New Zealand as a tourist resort,” he added, “'■and after revisiting Rotorua, Taupo, and travelling from Auckland to AVellington by car. .1 must confess that the country has made wonderful strides in catering for visitors.” All' Bloom paid a warm tribute to the efficiency of the various motor services by which ho has travelled during the phst week. Tn no other country had ho found such well planned transport services. Touching on the subject of bote! accommodation, Air Bloom stated that so far he had not paid more than £1 per day at any hotel in the Dominion, and in return had received the very best accommodation. “AYhy. in Australia, ho are in the habit of paying fully 50 per cent more for hotel service that is in no way superior to yours.” AVOAfAN’S THEFT. PALMERSTON N.. Feb. 10.

“Her trouble is drink; she seems to be a decent enough woman except for this.” said Senior-Detective Quirke in the Al.'agistrate’s Court this morning, when Emilia. Hinton, an elderly woman, was charged with stealing on Christmas Eve £3 in money and a wallet, value 35., the property of AValter Bailey. Accused, who elected to he dealt with summ'nrily, pleaded guilty. The police stated that accused was a married woman living with her husband at Linton. On the night of the offence she visited the where of an employee of her husband and took the money and wallet, after which she went into town. The money had sincebeen returned by accused’s husband. It was suggested that accused should take out a prohibition order against herself. , Accused agreed to do this, and she was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence at any time within twelve months. . “Afav T have my name kept out of the papers?” asked accused. The A 1 agist rate: No. you are old enough to have known better.

SEAAIEN’S ALARRI-AGE. NEAV PLYAIOUTH, Feb. 21. William Smith intended to be married to-day, but., instead, he was compelled to keep an appointment at the Police Court because he, with John William Rust and Joseph ALarks, members of the stoke-hohl staff of the liner Rinuitnka. left the ship without the permission of the master. Armed with his marriage license, which appeared to greatly amuse his incredulous mates, Smith stepped into the box to tell the magistrate bo was to have Von married that day. Ho was not willing to go back to the ship. He wished to stay in this country, offering. as an additional reason, that his eyesight was defective. Tho other men were willing to go back. All three were sent to gaol and ordered to be placed on the ship before she leaves Wellington on Alarch 12th. .

ASSAULT ON POLICE.

WELLINGTON', Feb. 22. .Mi- Salmon, S.M., to-day fined two , brothers, Harold William Howe, aped j 21, and Lance Arthur Rowe, 2‘2. £o ' each for assaulting and resisting two j constables in default a month’s ini- j prisonment. On other charges of ob- • structing and wilfully damaging cloth- j ing. they were convicted and dis- ; charged. The police evidence was that accused were l>oth very drunk on Cambridge Terrace. Two constables in plain clothes twice warned them to go home Quiet- i Iv. They refused. When one con- . stable tried to arrest Lance, he kicked and struggled to get away. Ilis brother rushed to his assistance. A crowd gathered and hindered the police and one woman would probably make an apeparance before the Court. ATr Salmon said that if it had not been for the accused’s previous clean record, the fact that the constables were in plain clothes, and the accused*’ age lie woidd not have hesitated m imposing a term of imprisonment. He trusted that anyone in the crowd who obstructed the police would appear before him. He could not understand the wrong-licadcd attitude of the public in these matters. ,

SF.XTKXCF.S PASSKD. INVEHCARGVLL. Fob. 21. At the Supreme Court, the following prisoners wore sentenced : lhiti ios Finn, for assault and robbery, two. years’ reformative detention: Leonard Norman Crawford, lor forgery, three years’ reformative detention ; "Raymond Rov "Whitting, for breaking, entering and theft (two charges) three years’ reformative, one each charge, the terms to be concurrent; Leslie Grey for breaking, entering and tholt, three probation ; Krnost .Joint Didham, for breaking .entering and i lieft, three years’ probation ; Patrick .Joseph Clemenger. for breaking, entering and theft (two charges) two years’ reformative. sentences concurrent. DRITXKKN BURGLARS. DUNKDIX, Feb. 21. A small army of men were occupied this morning in clearing up after the havoc and destruction wrought J>v tho prowlers yesterday at Messrs Murray Roberts’ stores. The fires were liglited in no fewer than seven places, and to t lie damage done by tho lives has to lie added that done by the water used in extinguishing the flames, and also the wanton destruction wrought by knife and chisel on. sacks of seed and wool, and cases of liquor, tea, and tobacco.

The actual amount of the loss caused is not yet estimated, but it will be covered to a large extent by insurance with the North British Office.

Tn wluit hears the appearance of a wild, drunken carousal of the intruders. who first gained entrance by bursting open a trap door in file 'main door, tlu; miscreants even tore the teleplume completely off tho wall.

It: is already evident that a considerable amount of liquor has been j removed, though a complete tally had ( not been taken at four o'clock to-day. I Several attempts, the hist about two j years ago, have previously been made : oil this store, but none have been so determined as this one. So far the police have no announcement to make , as to the discovery of the burglars. : R KOOK 1) HIGH .JUMP. I t WFLI JNGTOX, Feb. 2J. j A remarkably fine perfoi inn nee was j put up in the high jump at Olympic 1 ■Club sports meeting yesterday. Brady and Skeats both cleared oft. lOlin. ] The former then went on to achieve ! (lit. This is the best jump ever recorded by a New Zealander in New Zealand. The Australian record is Oft. 14in. made by Kelly of Victoria, which was also put up in New Zealand. Brady endeavoured to clear Oft. RJin. and only failed by a touch.