DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

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! FORGERY CHARGE. AUCKLAND, March 3. In the Police Court, Win. Ernest Carrington, aged 23. was remanded oil a charge of forging the name of \Y. McMillan, of Dunedin, on a withdrawal slip of the Post Office Savings Bank for Cold. Further charges were staled l to he pending. LIBEL CLAIM. FAILS. HAMILTON. .March 3. An • ,i ding libel action was decided the .Supreme Court to-day before . entice Stringer and a jury of 12. daintiff being John Henry Hannan. i Auckland, and tin* deli ndent W. Bloomfield. printer, publisher ami proprietor of the “N.Z. Observer.” The claim was for C.TJn. Being damages for alleged libel contained in an article stating that Hannan was unlit to hold a Justice of the Peace Commission. In view of other recorded convictions and other conduct, Hannan did not give evidence. The jury found there was no libel, the verdict being for tHo defendant. Costs and disbursements were allowed i against Hannan. FISHERMAN'S PAY. THAMES. Manli 2. r ! lie fishing dispute lias reached a deadlock. A meeting of fishermen last evening resolved to adhere to the decision not to accept less than twopence a pound. It is stated that this amount is procurable at Auckland. Some boats intend lisliing and taking the catches direct to the city. At present lish is unprocurable in town, the hospital having to send to Auckland for supplus. If no settlement is reached by the < if-.l of the week, ihc companies Will pay off the hands, meaning about fifty men will be out of employment. J he fishermen number about 200. TWO FIRES. WELLINGTON. March 3. A lAvo-sLorey joinery factory at Taiti, belonging to Fugi and Jackson was desi roved by lire shortly alter mid-night. Ihe building and machinery and contents were valued at 21300. Tho building was insured for CO!Hi. A three-storey brick and concrete building in Tory Street, was damaged by fire. It was owned by T. G. Ricketts who carried on a printing business and bad insurances of 22300. The other occupant was Cowan and Son, envelope manufacturers, whose stock mi (lVred some damage, and was insured for C-T.OOO. The building was insured for 21300. IDLE AND DISORDERLY. WELLINGTON. March 3. Found in Chinese premises in Taranaki Street in the early hours of the morning. Mildred Audrey Jones, domestic. 23. who pleaded guilty on Monday to being idle and disorderly, in I bur she bad insufficient lawful means of support, was sentenced 10-da.v to twelve months’ reformative detention.

FIRE AT FREEZING WORKS. NEW PLYMOUTH. March 3. Shortly before live this morning a lire was discovered in liorthwii kb< freezing works. Waitarn and the position was so threatening that the man-

ager telephoned for the New Plymouth Eire Brigade, which quickly responded, but found on arrival, that Waitara Brigade had the lire well under control. The fire apparently originated in men’s clothes in the drying room, through steam pipes igniting tlie tiin- !•(']*. The beef cooling room was gutted in a! ve>,tenlay\s kiil spoilt but the slaughtermen are still working to-day and operations "ill not he seriously hindered. Waitara Brigade made r. wonderful save and tlie damage probably will not exceed a lew hundred. Insurances are unavailable.

A GENEROUS DONATION. HAMILTON. March 3. Practical .-.empathy with ih" relatives of Hie victims of the two coal mine disasters in England this week "-ns expressed to-day by Mr F. V- . Bnlley. u well-known Hamilton resilient, win has instructed his Bank .Manager to cable the Prime .Minister of Englnml asking him to accept his sympathy, and forwarding CSQO for the relations ot the men lost in the disaster. MINISTER RESIGNS. DUNEDIN. March 1. Dean pitchett. vicar of All Saints’ has resigned aficr 17 years service in the parish. DIRECTOR OF EDl't \TIDX. WELLINGTON. March I. Air T. B. Strong, the present Assis-tant-Director. has 1 tec ll appointed Directin' of Education. A TEST ( ASK. ('LIR ISTC'M URCTI. March I. An important test ease involving farmers’ interests, came formally before the Magistrate to-day and was removed to the Supreme Court. Waller Frederick Kerr, sued the Avon Dairy nCy for £ll, the balance of the purchase price claimed to he due on butler fat. The Comp,any went into liquidation ill 1825. Tt, was stated that about £SO(SO was involved in resneet of all suppliers. Other compnnios are also interested in the dcision. OBfTUAEY. THAMES. March 4. Obituary—Albert Bruce, one time Town Clerk and treasurer of Thames. He was horn at Sydney in ISIS and came to Thames in 1837. He was manager of Wniotahi Gold Coy.. ,iud acted as secretary of the ThamesCoroniandel Board. ’l'hames Harbour Board. Sell no I of Mines Council, and took all active port in the formation of Hie South Auckland Racing Club and Thames Jockey Club. For the last three years he had been in failing health and last year resigned from business.