DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1927, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) BETTING CASES. AUCKLAND, July It). Joseph O'-orgc Rees aged 52, was lined 11v Mr .McKean. S..M. a maxi-, mum of C2O on each of two charges for laying tote odds on the result of the Wellington races, and on two rurtlier charges of laying tote odds. The .Magistrate reserved bis decision on the charges of carrying on business as a bookmaker no evidence was offered. Constable Helton, a recent arrival' in Auckland, gave evidence of having made bets with accused in the Criterion Hotel, and stated on one of these accused paid him lib's for 10s invested on Ranjuke. Deteetive-Sergi. O'Brien, who arrested the accused, said he found on Rees one five pound note, thirteen one pound notes, eleven ten shilling notes, and twenty-one hillf-erowns. Mr Skelton, counsel for accused, said his client would donv taking bets from a policeman. He was a stationer, nun trie book found in bis overcoat was merely notes on business transactions. Many of these were loans. One entry was: “l’oliie. five pounds.” This, said Skelton, was a policeman who didn’t want liis name known in ease the bonk might be lost. Rees was pressed fo give the name of the eonstable. At first lie positively refused, but. ovenluaTly lie wrote the name on a. paper for the Magistrate. The Chief Detective said accused admitted he had been convicted previously Tor offences under the Gaming Aet. and that since lie was lined C 100 he had discontinued business as a bookmaker.

THE UNEMPLOYED. W!ELT.TXGT(W. July 10. Not withstanding tlm large numbers of men employed on relic! works in the city and elsewhere both bv the Government and the various local bodies, the position locally is still serious. For the week ended on-Monday last bo.'i men had registered at the Labour Department’s Employ men t Bureau. This was an increase of fil. compared with Hie figures for the previous week. PALMERSTON X., July 18. Over fifty able-bodied men attended a meeting of unemployed to-day when it was decided to wait as a, deputation on Mayor Graham, and bring to bis notice the .seriousness of ihe unemployment in Palmerston North. Figures of the Labour Department office reveal that one hundred and eight men are seeking work, of whom seventy-seven are married, with 2-o dependents. The men complained Unit the Department, is transferring single labourers to Palmerston Railway deviation. thus neglecting the call made Py the local unemployed. They also complained that the Government wage of nine shillings for single and twelve shillings for married men, employed on tin- rock work on the Pnhiaiiia road is not commensurate with the risk run by men using drill explosies.

Ml! XOSWORTHY’S REPLY. Wellington. July io. § Re 11 10 cable message Mint Samoa is preparing for revolt, Air Xnsworthv sjivs that Mr Yore is an American novelist, now at Honolulu. He was in the niaiulateil territory the same time as Mr Nosworthv. and left Apia on the same day. As for the three causes in regard to which Air Yore says the natives are preparing a. revolt. Air Nosworthy savs: Firstly, a clear statement of the method of selection of Faipnles is to lie laid before Parliament; secondly, the preferential duty is a duty of 71 percent, imposed by the Samoan Customs on all goods other than British. This is strictly in accord with the mandate. and simply applying New Zealand’s policy. The duty principally affects American goods. 'I his is the first time either the Samoan Administration or the New Zealand Government heard the suggestion that the duty i.s a matter of moment in the Samoan native mind. Thirdly, prohibition. Comment is needless. It is impossible' to believe that any native Samian who has a real regard for his rare could object to the on forcemeat. Fourthly, the Afinisteiial party was there ihe same Lime as ATr \ ore. No tribal war songs wore then being sung.

VALUABLE REQUESTS. DUNEDIN, July IP. Under the will of the late David Sutherland, of East Taicri. who died in April last, the following legacies were given, upon the expiry of a life interest for religious and charitable purposes: Presbyterian Social Service Association. Dunedin, £1000; Presbyterian Foreign Mission, £1000: Salvation Army, for its work throughout New Zealand. £IOOO.

HIDDEN .MONEY. A UCTC I.IAND, July 10. All unusual story of money being hidden away in an old tin chest, and being discovered by accident, was told at a meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board. Nearly a year ago, the late .1 nines Harley Lucas and his wife, who were living in rooms at Otahnhu. handed over it chest to their landlady to do what she liked with. Lucas was then aged 84 years and liis wife was over 00. They appeared to he in poor circumstances, and they were in receipt of the pension. The landlady. ATics Fothergill. opened the chest, and finding only old clothes in it..shut it up again. Some months later, however. curiosity prompted her to open it again, and. wrapped awav hy a lot of old clothes she came across a suni of £260 in notes and other coin. Shortly afterwards ATr Lucas died, and his wife seemed too aged to know whether the money belonged to them or not. Afr.s Fothergill handed the sum over to her solicitor, who gave it to the Secretary of the Hospital Board. Tn the meantime, the Pensions Department was informed of the discovery. and it has now issued a writ against the Board for the recovery of the money. The Chairman said the Board intended to fight the case, and that it.> defence had been fded.