DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by TKLEOBAPH PEB PP.ESS ASSOCIATION ] DISAPPOINTED. ! WAPUKURAfjj, March 5. Hundreds of Waipukurau town and country residents assembled at the station yesterday afternoon in the hope of a fleeting glance of the Royalties northward bound, but were disappointed. This morning under the impression that the train was stopping here for water for the engine a larger number at nine o’clock were again disappointed, there being no stop nnd no appearance at the largest town stretch of seventy miles between Hastings ’ Pannevirke. THE TUTANEKAJ. . GISBORNE, j March 5.

The Tutauekai which has been here since last- Saturday surveying the locality of the mishap to the Northumberland with a view to locating an unehartered rock, completed the investigation yesterday and sailed for Wellington this morning.

FEBII EAR Y WE ATM ER. WELLINGTON, March 5. The meteorological office supplies the following weather summary for .February : The rainfall was above the average in most parts of Otago and West Coast and northern parts of the North Island, hut was deficient elsewhere. The backwardness of the early summer season was compensated for by the intensity of the later part in most parts of the country. A heat wave which came on about the middle of January continued until the third week in February and some very high temperatures were recorded particularly 011 the 7th. IMth and Lilli in East Coast districts of both Islands. A westerly area of low pressure of moderate intensity ruled at the beginning of the month and several minor disturbances passed south of the Dominion. One on the ‘Jilt'd was J olio wed by a cold snap and a short, but rather severe storm with southerly gale prevailed on 27th. Electrical conditio, were in evidence in many p'arts of the country about Ist, JOLli, I.lth, 2(sth and 2 7 th. During the moinh ih, investigations of upper air currents were made at Wigram luerodrnme Christchurch. The ascents of twenty-one pilot balloons were r "-wed and records lelegraphed to Wellington. A preliminary examination of these results show that the winds were Irom all directions at the surface; above 0000 loot of elevation were from the west and afterwards attained their greatest velocity. On one occasion a balloon was “followed up to a height of 5,000 feet, while on two occasions they were lost in the clouds at 3000 lect.

favouritism alleged

ACCESS TO POLICE REPORTS

■'CHRISTCHURCH March. 3. 'Lite possibility that privileges which are denied solicitors in obtaining evidence inlay be extended by the police in pertain circumstances to persons less entitled to it than members of the legal profession was raised by Mr \\ . F. Trae.v in Magistrate's Court this morning during the progress of n civil action against AY. E. Simcs, land agent. The claim was for £lO as damages alleged to have been suffered by O. AY. Morris, labourer, through negligence in defendant’s driving of a motor ear, when he collided with a bicycle ridden by plaintiff. Mr Tracy appeared for plaintiff and Mr IT. A. A’oiing. S.-'I . was on the Bench. . Evidence of three witnesses showed that Simcs was driving cm the wrong side of the ro'.id at between 2,7 and 20 miles an hour. Air Tracy protested when Sinv-s produced a copy of what he saitl was a statement made to police by Mortis regarding the accident. "It appears lc me” said counsel, "that soma pc-pit in this city are allowed privileges which are denied to others. I hope the Press will take some of this. Superintendent of Police Kales, since he came to Christchurch has laid it clown lir.t no statements made are to be g'ven out arid counsel time after time have been refused requests, yet h-re is a Justice of Ponce ccmiiig to the court and saying that lie has a copy ol ia stnteinent made by plaintiff to tinpolice. There is something worng .somehere.” Giving evidence. Simcs said the cyclist catne suddenly from behind two others without a light on his machine. Witness added that Morris admitted the accident was his own fault. Simcs said he got the statement front Constable Griffon who had reported the accident. He had asked the Police Department for it and it was left at bis office. Defendant had no witnesses Air Tracy citimed that the report was an exhibit. It had been produced, and he had cross-examined on it, hut defendant objected. The Alagisti'ate hold that it was not an exhibit, hut just the notes taken by D policeman. It appeared that the accident had never been reported. Simcs; I reported it. . I Judgment was given for plaintiff foy the amount claimed, £lO and costs totaling £3 3s 6d.

TELEGRAPH ROY KILLED. TAIII APE, March

A telegraph messenger If. R. Dewar, aged Id years, was found unconscious beside his bicycle on the public road at 1 p.m. yesterday. He was removed to the public hospital, where an operaon was performed. There was no fracture, hut it haemmorhage in the brain. Dewar died at 11.15 last night.