DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 May 1927, Page 4

DOMINION ITEMS.

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SHIPPING PAY. AUCKLAND. May 1" Interpretation of the northern industrial district, of shipmasters and officers award in respect to holidays and overtimes was sought at ihe •recent session I* the Arbitration Court. In del' 1 'ung judgment' yesterday, Justice f-'inzw jsrocl the Court had al ready dealt with ihe iin-vtion - that c. l \sos, whei a vessel i-.-.er returuiug from a Sci-t-biy o; holiday excursion sails again or.- a fine table trip before 5 p.m. on - vtonhi.i .ne master non j nffi'-i-rs are -111 it led ■ a 1-oth extra -lay- j on. holiday ~nd -> .< pay The preset.c cnesriou relates to an excursion that J commences before r, p.m or. Sunday or | a holiday it being r: -un i the u-ssel • I'enniits in port a Pei i". . i-mog hole’ the excursion. In su-di case the - - tra I '.ay s sea pay is l ot payable !'---' clause j •v- n I complete ii i id. ami -t-is oat ; I ' -i-i ipee.-a'.ion n, a a I mas-j ii:.-. am! othcers for in ■ <»!■ Sunday • or l.idiilay through tin i nt.iung of ru » i c-xcursioii ’ I ! A nil Iff SCENE. tj i ILI-S'i f ill Rt'K May 12. ' There were some intense moment, .uir.ng Hr L arittg •) ai. sank •••■»■■■ a. '.re Sup emc Colin >■ ‘"i a yoio.g woman id .) w.o- Be'iig n. v\- man"' heeiLiu.- upset. -Ihe ipll;. rrit! til -i■ j .,ss hex and Hn- 1 1 in •• no-:'-.. ; .i - ! veil-t.aiii-i 'i- toll i 'O'you! •••ii” was infilling the dire •• rinn of tin.- . Lone 's .ho k the tin: | A puli o i-nnsiiiLk? win: oear tl. -* i box te di'-H .1 nine; a- . . tuM glass of .vii icf Mvu/.l:l for * --- The itn WIJ-- i '»fl: o! til-. I,*: : !,t tie !;•.;i! I'l-r in- r.i' cn a seal 11- file -dy ol Ml art O-o- ---' Illilia t ion > ■i■■ i. .fil'd - | MOL Vi.UN : it.-.' ir'.H'. i 1 AH 1 . EL ' 'L.v ;o. ! Latham. I'.aim- and !ayl.-i ; - ! of the Wanganui ■ '••!• go. end a pupil 1 Dennis Allen, were ibmU.ig -.r i'-g----j mont last niuhl ams .'iu-r rc-mhii.g the I summit aiul on ihe reun'ii slipped a* the ice, falling a- distune.-. E'tl.e----j Latham or Bainc-i (it N nm-ortaii. y-t . which.) is killed. Hi h-ad .•.«•' -1 '-'k- ! ingly mutilated. One oi ihe tu« -I'll is missing, hut it is believed !.t .*'• 1- ' ed towards Opunake. One party ela n | cd to the mountain house at Dawson Falls at 11.15 last night and ra-v- ii,e 1 alarm. A search party went n m-; 1 diatcly. A body was found i ' ■ .1 third of the way between Fantlmm'-; ! Peak and tlic summit. Taylor and j 1 u-ii are safe at the mountain lionssuffering from shock. Taylor is unn-h bruised. A SENSATIONAL ESCAPE, j. TE KUITI, May 12. 1 Two prisoners, brothers named Wind sor. who hail boon sentenced yesterday

at Palmerston North to five years for burglary, made an escape from the ' train as it was passing Te Kuiti at 2.51) I o’clock this mnnmg. The two men ■! were hr ndcuiTed together and i s La ira:,: .: s pulling out of the station. 1 they got permission from the warder ■jto go to the lavatory. The warder . followed, hut the door slammed in h s | face and the men rushed through the other compartment and jumped off the 1 train a! King Street crossing. Won' was sent hack from Otorelianga and r ’ thorough search was made, hut there i was no result until daylight this 1110:11- ■, ini', when the escapees were locate ! in 1 the bathroom of a private hotel at . Otorohanga. and taken in charge h- , Constable Try without resistance. II appeared that one man got clear o : the handcuffs, hut the other had his up liis sleeve. They stole a motor-car and drove to Otorohanga, 12 miles away. The men are to he taken on to their destination at Mt. Eden to-day. IMPOSTER CAUGHT NEW PLYMOUTH, May 11. He was 'Warrant-Officer Henry William Charles Beaumont, he said, and was on leave from ILM.N. Renown. According to his credentials lie was well connected at Home. He carried newspaper photographs of the Hon. Wentworth Beaumont and the Hon 1511 a Beaumont, ‘‘his little sister,” off lor a drive at Bretton Park, the home ; of Viscountess Allendale, their father. | He also carried a letter addressed to ' Viscountess Allendale, his mother. He

had badges and u cutting from a newspaper announcing tlie arrival in Hnwera of “Record-Quartermaster Staff Officer Beaumont, of H.M.S. Renown,” and he wore a bright uniform in kec-p----i ng. He- stepped jauntily into the dock at the Police Court this morning, for . all his confidence and his documentary . evidence had failed to convince Detec-tive-Sergeant Mcikle,joint that ho was genuine. Although he had stayed at ; the best- hotels in Hawern and New Plymouth, he had only Is fid when arrested, and further, his finger-prints corresponded with those of William Henry McKay, who was well-known to the police. Up to the morning of his appearance in Court he had maintained he was not McKay. Nevertheless, when charged with being an idle anil disorderly person, with insufficient means of ' support, he pleaded guilty. Accused was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment with hard lahour.

A DOG’S SAGACITY. DUNEDIN, May 11. A remarkable story of the sagacity that- is sometimes shown by animals is related by the owner of a Pomeranian dog, the circumstances being associated with the disappearance of a woman from her home in the Roslvn district towards the end of last month. From the time that the woman was reported missing the dog made many visits between the house and the piece of bush on the south side of Roslvn where the woman’s body was ultimately found by the owner of file animal. The dog appeared to be always uneasy when any member of the household went into the garden. The animal would run to the .base of the hill closo to the hush and would squat there for a time and wag its tail, but it did not make any sound. The dog’s actions were thought to be strange, but no particular attention was paid to them. On the day the woman’s body was found the bead of the household required a piece of timber, and, accompanied by the dog, lie set out for the bush, and the animal raced towards the bush and back again repeatedly. The owner watched the dog closely and following it into the hush, discovered the body of the unfortunate woman. In its actions previously the dog bad apparently had the object of trying to attract someone to follow it and see what' it bad found.

POLICE TRANSFERS. .WELLINGTON, -May 11. The Commissioner of Police, Air AV. B. Alellveney, announced to-day the following transfers: Constable G. A. Baskin from the District Police Office, Gisborne, to take charge of Alotu station ; Constable D. H. AfcLean, from Rotorua, to take charge of the Thames South station; Constable D. W. Black, from Christchurch, to take charge of Ruatorea station; Constable H. Welsh from Thames to Waiiti; Constablo L. Nidhol, from Auckland to Thames; Constables H. L. Butler and D. J. O’Carroll from Auckland to Devonport.

A ASSET '.MEMORIAL. WELLINGTON, -May 11. Though Mr Massey's grave is still marked by the -temporary obelisk erected on the day of the funeral it*is probable that n. move will shortly be made to erect a permanent monument. The money for the memorial has been in hand some time anil it now remains for tlie board which was set up by legislation in 1925 to control the burial ground and make provision for the memorial to decide upon the torm of tlm monument amt carry it into effect. The hoard meets shortly when ii m expect'.- that a- working decision will W ai'ri ed nt. At a later date it is propose i to ereci a statue ol Mr .Massey 11 Parliament- House grounds, but this i- not part of the duty entrusted ; to tile ' urial ground board, which is j

nutliOii>od te administer the funds sub- | scrib, Jby the pi,Mi. and appr-p '' :U-d • 1,. La.-nt a- oistiiiel hum v.'ha!-j j v„t-- may be made on behalf of j the- slate or contributed by 'he Re-j 1 ~n League for a --tatuc A ALE Ol' Pl-VNo IN\ I'.RC ARGIL!., Ma> 10. ; Si. ! tit: !.• I LlUlllv XI.VJV. I-' •' • ‘j f -Uy; liilliU- ’■ j »| -IVSS- j c ,; y. n ,;i V irtti l.iiijN out Oi Ii Vt .yJ lightly as it .W aiu ' he Magistrate n. Crui. li.-hank). -'-'i.fß convictL.g ) I-:.I ordering .Sy-h.e;- M'Mo u ro i up fur sentence v.hcu called upon on \ eh.irgM of false pr-:-ii.-;>< :-s in the Pone® i ' tort _\!’.M illne. ,-.i.e is a mavrieU ! e.ith eight H-i •r- appiaroii If j Hie .(Mill til 111!-"'! !• oiiUtgf .iflf ’.W j t rep;- rented that a .-ormin piano, ibe | ! rt.y « La.le H- J.g and f'e'.i:i'!'.j ! , (>.ii:udiii> Vi.- in- • property, and I I -f,. neniiL.eied and time lie obtained ’ | ii-un ..Laiu Hniioway the .-um > 1 Lit | ! pie.,,. !: -- a,dn - ■-> [ I 1. ii i-enre-i. j, L-aded i-.u 1 y ! "it.u Lve A -. :e t. -i-roll -aiii iih.l* { j cJ -1 - aei-ii'ie 1 kict t-eughl tlu : pia)ll< !«>»• i I veiii.s ace r. Idle w. uinng m t*n Callus, j 111 -i. 111 •l. lie 1. ‘ • 1 -a ill only LID dawn, i I Die. find tee.-iv,'ll yar-se- sioii el Ihi j ! p:;-11 *, 1, . Hub- i-'ju--i-' ly be r.-ie-.i -ci i< | i inveieiegd! ami w:e rather pressed ( ii -r inOiiiy He s;i- -all of employ n.rill j i bis lauillotil was pushing him for j j 1 cm The accused had jiaid only the ] 1 £;){ 1 altogetliiT on the piano, j ] He iheu L -ok U to Holloway and s' Id j | ii, I'm if. Although he stated that il j was Dili \ pledged, the books -l-.uuei'j j r,liat the trail-action was a sale. 'Hf j !ai eiiseii a .iei-e.it sort ot i-liap, said j j the deicci-ivi am: at the time he was j I ret dy up ugfiiu: l n. He i- a nm'rrir-.' J j man yii,h eight ebihhei;, ami .bis si we | j of iiii'iiii-h, i believe, lilt: ibe »‘dy Mim j chat induced him to no on"-. I hav< I yiityKithy with !L-gg:- ,u f liis u'liit- | ter. If a man is abli to pay only LIT i down on a piano lie li.ts no right to ! buy- it at all. in tile same nay HelloI way paid only £ls for a piano l ha: u.'S wol'i-ti a •ci- a: dl'-aJ mere.