DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1927, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

AVAR REGULATIONS. AUCKLAND, June 17. A charge of selling a document, namely, “The Labour Monthly,” volume 9, No. 8, which expressed a seditious intention, contrary to the Regulations continued in force under the War Regulations Continuance Act, 1920, was preferred against Albert Edward Basham in the Police Court today. Mr Sullivan, for the defendant, said that he had arranged with the Crown Prosecutor for an adjournment until next Friday.

As Chief Detective Cummings offered no objection, .Magistrate .McKean adjourned the case accordingly.

AYOMAX .INJURED. WHAXG.VREI. June . IG. While Mrs Laird was walking home along the Ahdley Road, Hikurangi, at eleven o’cilock last night, ishe was knocked down by a motor-cyclist, a leg and arm being seriously injured.

CLAY BIRD CHAMPIONSHIP. NAPIER, June 17

The North Island Clav Bird Championship was fired on the Monte Carlo grounds to-day. Thirty-seven competitors from all parts of the Dominion took part. Some phenomenal shooting was witnessed. Five shootists—A. Dobson. I). McLnchan, E. Groome. Duncan Eraser and F. L. Joblin—had the full twenty-one breaks each, and divided the prize money. In shooting off, the veteran shot, Duncan Fraser and E. Groome (Hawke’s Bay) carried on until the former dropped out at fifty-five hits, and Groome got a break and won the championship with fifty-five consecutive hits—the largest shoot oil’ that has ever taken place in the Dominion for clay birds championship. Duncan Fraser is one of the best known shots in the Dominion, and has twice been New Zealand champion. The £25 15s clay bird handicap was fired, the prize money being divided between C. Seddon, Duncan Fraser, J. Benson, M. Pearson, J. G. Syme, G. AV. Beard, J. Beard, G Tnit, D. V. North and A. N. Turner, each having fifteen breaks.

A five-pair double rise match Avas fired, 0. Seddon and A. Dobson dividing first and second, with nine breaks each, and D. P. North being third Avitli eight breaks.

COLLISION IN HARBOUR. AUCKLAND, June 16

A heavy fog hung over Auckland Harbour for several hours this morning and there was one collision, lortunatoTy not attended by any serious results. The fog was one of the heaviest experienced her for several years.

. At 7 a.in. when the Bevonport Ferry Company’s steamer. Toroa, left tli« City wharf for Bevonport, the fog was a,t its worst, and all shipping was keeping a sharp look-out. Half way across the harbour the master of the ferry, which was moving at little more than half speed, picked up the American steamer West Calera, yvhich "'as anchored in the fairway, and immediately reduced speed and altered his course in order to pass the anchored steamer on the North Shore side. Shortly afterwards the master was startled to see the Pacific Cable Board’s steamer Tri.s lying at her usual moorings off Bevonport right ahead. The ferry steamer’s engines were at once rung full astern, but so little dis tance separated the two v/ssefs that a collision was unavoidable. At the time of impact the ferry, which struck the clipper how' of the Iris, was moving only very slowly, hut the crash of the collision was heard some distance

away. Hiere was a crash of splintering woodwork, as the upper deck of the Toroa struck the how of the Iris. The flagstaff in the bow-of the ferrv was brought down and the seating and wooden railing badly smashed. Owing to the early hour there were few passengers on board and there was no one sittiig outside near the how. After the smash, the Toroa was able to continue her trip to Bevonport to pick up her passengers. Throughout the rush hour she continued in the service. She was then withdrawn Unrepairs. It is expected that she will be ready to resume in the service tomorrow morning.