DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1927, Page 2

DOMINION ITEMS.

[nr TULF.ORAPH PER PRESS ASSOCIATION I A STCDEXTS SCENE. CHRISTCHURCH • April 11. There was a lively scene at the Christchurch railway station last evening, w hen after some hakas and cheering by students front Canterbury College. two of their number were taken to the police suition. The students who numbered over a hundred were at tho'statiou to welcome the Otago University team, which was on its way to Auckland to participate in the interUniversity tournament. Prior to the .arrival of the Otago team, the Canterbury College team had been given a rousing send off. As the boat train carrying the Canterbury team departed the large crowd on the platform were jostled mid shoved about in confusion. A student humped into one of the railway officials, who highly incensed tailed on a police constable to arrest the student. Suhsequenty two were taken away in a t'l.xi by a constable. In the opinion of railway people the thing went beyond skylarking and strong measures were necessary for the protection of the tilt veiling public. 1) 1 SQUAD 1 FIEI> I.EAGUEPS. CHRISTCHURCH, April If. That there can be no appeal against the decision of the New Zealand Rugby League Council is a statement made in a letter to six of the seven New Zealand reps, who were disqualified l° r life at the conclusion of the English tour. The Council acknowledges the receipt of letters from the six men asking ‘‘for a fair trial and a. publicone if possible.” The reply is that according to a c lause in the rules there can he no appeal agJiust the decision of the governing body. DAIRYMAN’S LICENSE CANCELLED. WELLINGTON. April 13. At Upper Hutt this morning, he. fore Air Salmon. S.M.. a dairy farmer, L. Scholes. for failing to clean his milking machines was fined £25. and this being his second conviction, his license to sell milk to retailers is automatically cancelled. The inspector said he had made no attempt to improve matters. The defence was made that the manager was in charge during the defendant’s absence. To the statement, that if his license were cancelled defendant would probably end in bankruptcy, the Inspector said the Department would grant a fresh license to a capable manager, but not to Scholes, whose methods were a menace to the public health. AN UNUSUAL CASE. WELLINGTON, April 13. Mr Page, S.M.. gave his reserved judgment to-day in regard to a dispute respecting £79 claimed by a waterside!', Thomas Samuel Harvey, from his stepfather, Joseph Dooley. The story was that the money was banked for plaintiff by ATrs Dooley over a period of two years, so that he could return to England, marry a girl in Liverpool. and set up a home. However, an affiliation order, by consent, was made against the plaintiff in respect of a AYellington girl. The money was transferred to the defendant when fears were entertained that the AA’ellinprton girl was going to proceed for breach of promise. Plaintiff, however, did not go home, hut'married the AYellington girl, against her parents’ wishes. Air Page found for plaintiff for the full amount and costs,