DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 March 1927, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

[fiy TELEGRAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] PREMIER'S OFFER CONDEMNED. CHRISTCHURCH, March 10. At. a meeting to-day of 200 unemployed they passed the following resolution:—‘'We emphatically suite that wo will not accept Mr Coates’ proposal offering us 9s 'and 12s a day in wages, as it means that the standard of the workers’ living will he lowered.” The spokesman said tin' scheme was scat’,, dalotis. PROFESSIONA L GOLF. ROTORUA, March 10. For the llotorua professiotfal golf the weather is dull but fine. The course is excellent. Championship, first round—Blair 67, Melvin S 3, Ritchie 76, Watt 87, Clements 76, Smith 77, A loss 70, Stratmorc 83, Grcif 83, T. Galloway 74, Shaw 73, Branch 71, Mclntosh ' 71, Lambie 75, J. Galloway 75. .Mvers Cup stroke lialndidap, first' round—Blair 6S, Melvin 79, Watt S2, Ritchie 76, Clements 79, Smith 75, T. Galloway 73, Greig 78, Moss 74, Stratmore 78, Shaw 77. Branch 6S, Lambic 73, AlcTntosh 75, J. Galloway 76. Blair’s perforance is one under the record 66, of Arthur Duncan.

A CLEAN SHEET. MAST.ERTON, March 10. The Supreme Court opened this morning, with no criminal cases, Justice Reed being presented with a pair of white gloves. He congratulated the district upon its freedom from crime. It was the first for six years that he had received ia pair of gloves. He said he had been informed that this was the third sitting of the Supreme Court where there were nr> criminal cases for hearing. He would not attempt to say what the reason was for this. If he suggested that freedom from crime was due to the comparative absence of liquor in Maxterton he may get into trouble, so he would attribute the satisfactory state of affairs to the law 'abiding class ol person who inhabited the district. He iienrily congratulated the district.

COMMITTED FOR SENTENCE. DUNEDIN, March 10. William Ernest Carrington, formerly an official in the Dunedin Post Office Savings Bank, plcudcd guilty at the Police Court to forging the name of At. .McMillan to four withdrawal slips for a total of six hundred and ten pounds. He was committed for sentence. In a statement accused said lie was a single man, aged 26. Four pr five years ago lie contracted a certain disease and got- no sleep owing to the pain. He commenced drinking and got low financially. He decided to get some money to go to Australia. Ho saw that Aliss MeAlilbin’s account had not been operated upon since 1921, and that she was in credit for ovet £6OO. He signed withdrawal slips and collected the money, which he spent in drink and motor drives with bad women in Dunedin. When be finished the operation on .Miss AlcAlillan’s account there remained a credit of nine pounds odd. RED HOT BRAKES. AUCKLAND, March 9. When the Limited express from AVel* lington was passing Rukuhia Swamp, two miles south of Frankt-on Junction, this morning, a new de luxe sleeper was on fire and enveloped in smoke. Noticing a strong smell of paint, the guard, John Hislop, had the train pulled up, when it was found that the .brakes had seized and were red-liot, setting fire to the under-carriage. Sparks were flying in all directions. More serious trouble was averted owing to the steel construction of the newly designed car. The damaged brake-blocks were detached, and the train proceeded slowly to Frankton, where the sleeper still smoked furiously. After examination, the brakes were cut out, and the express reached Auckland twenty-three minutes late. The car was one used on the recent