DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

10VI LOK BAD LITIOBA'iTI!K. i’ALAI lOBSTOX X.. July I

“ I think he is reading literature ol a class no use to him. In his room Mere found • Deadwood Diels ’ novels." stated Senior-Sergeant O'Gradv at the Police Court this morning of Clarence Ralph Kdwin Wheeler, 10. charged with theft of Ids. When arrested the Sen-ior-Sergeant proceeded, lie was wearing a heit with cartridge pouches and had an imitation automatic pistol, reall.v a war pistol stuck in it. This was harmless of course, hut it shows the ideas that were running through liis mind. Hi l also stated accused had rv widowed mother and had been previously in trouble. He was admitted to prnbat ion.

BPRGI.ABY. A ICELAND. JuiY 1. A grocery store and residence on opposite corners of Hanliirly Road. Epsom, were both burglarised last night. .Money and jewellery were stolen from the house. An attack on .the shops was apparently slopped after the window.-, had been broken.

£!U.OOO LOST. LLOYD'S BANK OPPOSE PA YAIKXT. WKI.I.IXGTOX. June 30. Tiie (piestion of the disposal of money lying to his credit at the Post Office Savings flank again arose when Joseph Poster appeared on remand ill the Afagistrate’s Court to-day on a charge id having stolen a mailbag containing ClO.Odtl, the propci l.y of Lhe British Government, from a Lon-don-bound express on February 2nd. On tlie application of Chief-Detec-tive Ward, the- accused was further remanded tor a week, a course to which counsel did not ohjci t.

Air P. S. K. Alacassey. for the Crown, said he understood that .Mr I. Al. W illord. who wit- representing the accused, had made an application to have paid to Poster and his wile the money in the hank at I lamilloii. Air P. Page. S.M., said Unit counsel had intimated that he intended to do so. hut had not yet given formal notice ol his intention.

"if appear for Lloyds Hank to oppose such an application." said Mr T. ('. A. Hislnp. He added that lie would like an opportunity to argue the matter.

The .Magistrate said .Mr Hislnp would he able to do so. hut must first serve notice on the Magistrate, who would consider the matter.

HOSPITAL picks. TREATAIKNT OK MAORIS. WELLINGTON. June 30. The difficulty experienced by Hospital Hoards in collecting lees in respect of the treatment, of Maori patients was explained to the Prime .Minister to-day by a, deputation from the executive of the Hospital Hoards’ Assoei a t foil. It was stated (by Air \Y. Wallace, chairman of the Association, that probably not more than It) per cent ol the lees were collected from the ATaoris. This ran jintn many thousands of pounds. The Association wished to obtain some relief in tins respect.

A suggestion was made by the deputation that in the case of any oinipenxution being granted by the confiscated lauds commission, a certain portion might he set aside i"r the purpose of assisting Hospital Hoards.

Air Coates; It amounts to this. You are asking the Government to provide the money. It comes lo the same thing, because the money is in the Consolidated Fund somewhere. It means you are going to get two dips —one from the Government and one from the local bodies. I mean that, the local bodies have to pay your levy irrespective of'whether they get rates from the Maori or not.

After some further discussion. Air Coates intimated that he would give some consideration to the request ol the deputation.

MARRIED MAN'S SUICIDE, AUCKLAND. June 30

An inquest concerning the death ot a, middle-aged man, .John Melville Lord, who was found dead in a house at Archhill on Wednesday evening, was held before Mr A). R. McKean. Coroner.

John AValter Thomas, labourer, said Lord had been boarding with him lor six months. He was married, but lived apart from his wife. He was very depressed when witness left home on AATdnesday morning. He said the Probation Officer told him lie would have to go back to his wile, but lie would die rather than do so. On returning home at 5.30 p.m. witness found him lying dead before the kitchen stove, with the gas turned on, and the gas tube in his mouth. The Coroner returned a verdict of suicide by gas poisoning.

A LIBEL ACTION. AUCKLAND, July 1

An actiun against the “ Sun ” newspaper, a claim for £3OO damages, was brought by Morton Aldis, formerly secretary for the Blind Institute, is proceeding at the Supreme Court, tlie words complained of being: “ Ex-secre-tary to .Jubilee Institution for tlie Blind. Mr Morton, attacked methods of Clutlia Mackenzie, the present director, at a meeting held m tile Newmarket Town Hall. He also mane charges of faulty administration.” Replviug to these allegations the I rustces say that the resignation of Aldis was accepted with relief, and that they regard his allegations as the undignified talk of a man who has lailed in his position.

Plaintiff alleged he had been greatly injured and prejudiced in credit and reputation, and had been brought into public scandal, hatred ami contempt. The defence is a plea ol justification and absence of malice.

P.P.A. ORGANISERS. AA'EL LING TON. July I

The P.P.A. to-day decided to appoint a supervising organiser for the South Island to direct organisation and to afford a closer contact with all* the electorates and with the groups therein. Organisers are also to be appointed in each provincial district. It was resolved: ■‘That the P.P.A. Council again expresses its pride and confidence in our national system of education, its operations and results, and resents the calumnious attacks upon the system and the children educated thereunder by the Hierarchy of the Church of Rome: and Protestant parents are urged to give their children the advantage of the superior educational and moral training afforded by the State schools, wfio.se efficiency and high moral standard are proved by the statistical returns."

It was also resolved to direct the attention of the Minister of Labour to ali'eged irritation and humiliation caused through tactless and arbitrary administration ol the labour laws by the officials in his Department. Another resolution passed was:—

“ That it is undesirable that there should be any increase in the number of the denominational schools, as this tends to satisfy sectional difference and to compete with the State system, which satisfies all requirements.