DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1927, Page 1

DOMINION ITEMS.

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£IOP GRANTED. AUCKLAND. April 11

At the Supreme Court before Justice Stringer, Lizzie Rinieiinun, widow ni Alauku, claimed £1359 a> damwgcs under the estate of the late Samuel K.lliot Pilgrim, of Alatiku. farmer, for whom she. had ac-tco as housekeeper. Counsel stl.il.ed plaintiff acted not only as housekeeper from 1013 till he died in 11)20 but acted as nurse and did work on the farm. She was ottered marriage hy defendant hut declined. Pilgrim had offered In view of her services. to provide lor her alter his death. Under his will pltainliff received only £JO') net. The value of money and property left by Pilgrim was £32.5*21. J’iaintilf in evidence said during the whole time she kepi house for plaintiff she received no more than £(> h year. She bail a small private income. fI is Honour said the trustees were fully justified on insisting on plaintiff making her claim. Ho gave judgment for £IOO and costs.

STONES THU OWN

AT OPEN-AIR SKRVICT

AUCKLAND, April 9

“1 have been an active member n! the Salvation Army lor 32 years, ana this is the worst incident I have experienced.” This declaration was irPide this mom ing hy Adjnlanl W. Fraser, when i •- lating an act of hooliganism, perpetrated during the course of the Army s open-air service, conducted in tue vicinity ol the Civic squoro last dea-

lt appears that while the usual piograninte was being held, no lower ibau three stones landed amongst inr.::hers of the Army, and one of these indicted a severe gash on the eyebrow ol Mr George Phillips, proprietor ol tile Trocodero Dining Booms. Alt, : A slight operation had been perloruiej on the injured man, he was remove,! to his home, where he is progressing asatisfactorily as possible in the tin umstanees.

The incident certainly reveals a perverted sense of humour on the pari ut some irresponsible individual, hut it. K not. believed for a moment that the missile was deliberately thrown at Air Phillips. 'The matter lias been reported to tlie police in order that prolct-

iion might la* accorded the Army in future.

r.n i’KB 'UPPi.nw CO AIR FT IT lON AT HOAiE. AUCKLAND. April 9. During a discussion on dairy t nHo! at. a meeting of the Farmer-’ i I'mu at TalUitniii, Air U. Colbeek -an! ilia; he had recently met an iiinnigmni Iron'. Kngland who told lion ilmt placards bearing the words: “Don’t liny -tale New /.' Jand o' ter. buy fre-h Danish" v.ete ' displayed in the huge meHeii shops in Britain. A member: Who put them there.' Mr Colbeek: r ! l.e\ were put up I-;, tho multiple- shops of Great Britain. Jt has made me very sad to think lhal merchants would descend to such tactics to make a lew -hillings. Mr Colheck vtdded that the value of British goods purchased per head ot population in countries sending butter to Kngland was: Bussia and Siberia ltd: Usthonia. Its Id. Latvia. 17s Gtl ; Finland. £1 2s Sd : Po!< iin I. £2 7m Argentine. £2 IS- ml: Canada. £2 IDs 7.1: Australia. £lO Os KM; New Zealand. £l7 Us 2d; South Africa. £1 2s hi: 1,-isl, Free State. £l2 Ms lid. It would be seen that of these countries New Zeal Old was the biggest purchaser of British goods, yet New Zealand baiter was treated in the way he had indicated hy British simp- run by British capital. A DKNFALLON DON. April H • “A mountain out ot the tiniest molehill.” is how Sir J Parr describes ( apt. Co!heck’s statement from New Zealand that British shops are being placarded: “Buy fresh Danish and not stale New Zealand butter.” He says: "Tt is regrettably unlair to attack British retailers, who are loyally supporting the Now Zealand producer. Colhock’s allegation is apparently based on one or two isolated instances, hut it is absolutely incorrect to say retailers are generally attempting to prejudice New Zealand produce.”

THE I.OXOOX AGENCY. WELLINGTON. April it. II was officially announced to-dav tliiit the Government has accepted the resignation of Mr Stronach Paterson ;is a member of the London agency of the Dairy Export Control Hoard. The resignation will talce effect at once. DEATH AT SEA. AUCKLAND. April 0. \dvice has lietni received that during the early pari of the outward vovapo from Liverpool of the C onnnonwealtli and Dominion Line steamer Port Dennison, which is expected to reach Auckland late this lalternoon. a seaman died and was hnried at sea. It is supposed the cause of death was mehsles. ft. is not anticipated that the steamer will he delayed in berthing this evening. GROCER STAND? BATE. AUCKLAND. April 11. At the Police Court to-day. a grocer was testifying to hi.s ability to hail a middle-aged man charged with theft. Chief Detective: If this man fails to appear again, are you prepared to pay the police £2OO?—T suppose 1 would have to.

The Chief-Detective: But would yon hand over £2OO cash?—Yes, I’d lie quite willing. Do you know that he got into difficulties in another State and left?—No. W o ll, are you still willing to bail?—

Yes. AT agistrate Hunt: Ts accused any relation to you?—None whatever. Bail was granted and the surety approved.

FALL FLOAT LORRY. DUNEDIN. April Tl. That death was due to the effects of an accidental fall from a motoulorrv at Sawyer’s Bay, on April 2nd was the verdict returned by ATr .1. TU Bartholomew, S.AL sitting as Coroner at the Courthouse this morning. Tn the circumstances of the death on April 4th. of Wm. Henry Onple. aged 33 years. “The evidence shows that the occurrence was purely aertidental,” said the Coroner. Tn returning a verdict that death was due to haemorrhage from a fracture of the skull, caused by ah accidental fall from a motor lorry,

AL\our WOMAN’S SENTENCE WELLINGTON, April 11

Martha Taintii, ATaori woman, aged 52, with a list of various convictions, dating from 1888, was sentenced to t wo years" reformative detention, hy Afr Salmon. SAL, to-day, or six charges of thefts of clothing from clothes lines The goods wero valued at £l7 15s. There is a largo quantity of goods, the result of such thefts, lying at the police station unclaimed.