DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegraph—HEß TRESS ASSOCIATION.]

THE INJURED AIRMAN AUCKLAND, May 10

Frank Charles Ewan, who was badly injured in an aeroplane smash at Canberra, is an Aucklander, and was formerly in the defence force at Hamilton. He left two years ago to join the Australian Air Force.

N.Z. ’VARSITY TEAM. WELLINGTON. May

Focikrs iiterbiirv) replaces Keene (Auckland) in the New Zealand Universities' i . m for Sydney.

ACC lir XT AT DOCKYARDS. AUCKLAND FAST. May 10

As 11.M.5. Veronica was being made fast after clocking at the Calliope Dock vestcrclay afternoon, an anchor we ighing 2] tons was unexpectedly released and struck and capsized a cutter containing five bluejackets. Finest Percy Parton. 39. sustained injuries, which will confine him to the hospital for some weeks, lie kept his head nbcnc the water and was assisted to the dockside and lifted from the clock on a stretcher. Doekhand Allan McDonald had bis log fractured through being caught lev the rope when the anchor fell. He also is in flic hospital.

WOMAN HELD T P. AUCKLAND EAST. May 70. Late last night, a lady cashier in tlm office of a large city hotel was accosted by a masked man, who pointed a revolver at her head and said: “Gimme (lie hag.” The Indy, who was alone In the office, promptly stepped out of the line of fire and rang the house bell, with the result that the intruder bolted. Ik' had a him k handkerchief over the lower part of his lace and had to fairly gasp out his demand for the ling, lie was seemingly more nervous than the lady in the office. At the time when the affair occurred, the liend cashier is usually placing in the strong room the receipts for the day. a not i ir oiisii lerahle sum. SUPREME COURT. ('ll RiISTC! IU ROM. May Mb The criminal sessions of the Supreme Court opened to-dav before Mr Justice Adams. “Sonic of the offences are ol a grave character.” said His Honour to the Grand Jury. I regret that amongst them are not less than three charges of rape and one of indecent assault.. There are some serious cases chiefly because of the large amounts involved of alleged thefts from employers by servants. The chief of these concerns the maintenance branch ol the Railwav Department, charges in this respect involving about £ I OOO. Alleged thefts by servants involve a total of about £10.030 which is quite a serious thing.

PALMERSTON X.. May Kb The quarterly session of the Supreme Court opened this morning before Justice Alpcrs. In his charge to the Grand Jury His Honour said there was a pleasing absence ol crime in the district. One case that needed trial belonged to the last sitting while the only other case related to a series ol charges of breaking. entering and theft against Alfred, Frederick and George Windsor, three brothers. It was alleged on the same night they broke into the l-cvin and Pahiatna railway stations, and offices ol the Otaki Dairy Coy., stealing money and other property valued in all at over L'l(K) sterling. It was said they used explosives and got from place to place in a motor car. A true hill was returned lev the Grand Jury.

EXPRESS HITS ROLLER. AFC ELAND, .May 10

The outward hound North .Auckland express this morning struck a heavy steamer roller, on a love! crossing at Mount Albert and carried it fully eight Icct, doing considerable damage to I he roller. The express sustained no damage and no passengers were injured. The express continued its journey.