DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 October 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press- Association.) LOADED DICE BOX. AUCKLAND, Oct. o. “ If I bad known as much yesterday as I do now, 1 would have fined the keeper of tbe boose the maximum of Cloo. I now hear that one of the dice boxes had a special trap which would admit loaded dice,” said .Air F. K. Hunt at the Police Court to-day. in the adjourned case against Louis Ivan, a Dalmatian, who was charged yesterday with being on tlio premises when the police raided the premises of Marian Glavas, who was yesterday fined C 25 for keeping a common gaming house. Counsel said that Ivan owned the racehorse. A'alintino. and, if convicted, would he debarred from a racecourse.The evidence showed that lie called tit the house a few minutes before the raid, Mr Hunt dismissed the charge on payment of costs, and suggested that Ivan contribute £2, the equivalent of the fines imposed on the others yesterday, to the unemployment fund. Ivan agreed to do this. INTOXICATED DRIVER. AA’ELLIXGTON, Oct. 5. A lorry driver, Henry Mitchell, forty-nine, against whom there were no previous convictions, was to-day fined C2O and his license was suspended for six months on a charge of lveing intoxicated while in charge of a motor vehicle. He was found trying to crank the lorry in front of a hotel. LICENSEE ARRESTED. WELLINGTON, Oct. 5. The police to-day raided the City Hotel, in Clyde Quay, and arrested the licensee, Michael Burke, who is alleged to be a bookmaker’s agent. He will appear at the Magistrate’s Court tomorrow morning, when n charge of keeping a common gaming-house will be preferred.

NURSES MEMORIAL FUND. WELLINGTON, Oct. 5. The position of tbe New Zealand Nurses’ Memorial Fund was the chief question discussed at the annual conference of the Trained Nurses’ Association to-day.

Calls on the fund are increasing, and if all were granted the fund’s income from capital would all be absorbed, and no further annuity could lie granted until a vacancy occurs among the present recipients. An account of the origin and aims of the fund is to be published in the “ Nurses’ Journal,” with nil account of the financial condition.

An invitation was received to send a delegate to the Women’s Pan-Pacific Conference at Honolulu in July. The invitation is being forwarded to branches. If no delegates can attend, a paper will be forwarded.

EDUCATION BOARDS. AUCKLAND, Oct. 5

“ They can’t wipe us out by Act ol Parliament, and they are now asking us to commit suicide,” said Air Burns, at the Education Board meeting, referring to a letter from the Minister of Education asking the hoard’s views regarding the suggestion that the control of Training Colleges be transferred from boards to tlio Education Department. “ They are threatening us more like children than men and women, trying little by little to relieve us of our work,” said Air Burns, “it" they have their way it will be whittled down to nothing.” Correspondence was read from other boards.

The chairman said that the Education Boards’ Association might take the matter up. but that body could only be called together if the Minister convened it. The board left the chairman to voice a unanimous protest, and resolved that the Minister be asked to (all a meeting of the Association, which lias not met for two years. BIGAMY CHARGE. AUCKLAND, Oct. 5.

“That seems to throw quite a difl'erI cut light on the matter.” said his i Honour Mr Justice Stringer, in the Supreme Court, after hearing a statement by My Paterson regarding the ease of lan Cameron, who appeared for sentence for bigamy. The ease, which came before the Court on Monday, was adjourned to enable Mr Dickson, counsel for prisoner, to find security. Mr Paterson, for the Crown, said he bad received information since the adjournment that the allegations made against the prisoner’s first wife were totally unfounded. She was 19 years of age when be first kept company with her, against her mother’s will. She lived with her husband until he deserted her. She then went back to live with her mother,, with whom she had been ever since. He had letters which showed that while prisoner was living with his first wife he had been carrying on a clandestine affair with another woman. His Honour adjourned the ease until -Monday week, remarking that either party would have the right to call evidence.

THREE MONTHS GAOL. BLENHEIM, Oct. 6. Roy Allen, a one-legged man, was sentenced to three months’ gaol for a series of five charges of false pretences and vagrancy. He was described as I a drug addict. The Bench recommended medical treatment whilst in gaol. WHARF DISPUTE. NAPIER. Oct. 6. A dispute arose on the waterfront hero to-day between the waterside workers and the employers as to the number of men necessary for each gang to work Richardson and Coy’s coaster ‘‘Pakura'.” The watersiders wanted six men for each gang, and the employers were willing to engage only four. Endeavours to bring about an agreement failed and the result was that the “Pakura” remained in port all the aftornon without a start being made with the discharge of her cargo. The dispute has been referred to Wellington. Meantime, the employers have ;e----solved to employ no union labour until gangs are forthcoming for the “Pakura.” If tlie call at So’clock t®-morrow morning is not answered, it is likely that, the employers will engage nonunion labour.

FARMER’S DISSENTION. HAWSER A, Oct. 6. The Otnkeho branch recently seceded from the Farmers’ Union. The ensuing correspondence between the South Taranaki Provincial and Dominion Secretaries was reviewed at a meeting of the Executive to-day, showing that the Dominion Secretary has passed strictures upon the action of the Provincial Executive and Secretary, blaming them for failure to check the secession movement. The Dominion Secretary’s statements were .strongly criticised at to-day’s meeting. The loss of Otakeho’s support was attributed to the “Farmers’ Weekly” and the Union’s organiser. Regarding the Dominion Secretary’s statement that the provincial executive had committed a grave error in allowing the publication of the Otakeho discussions, members unanimonsly

supported the Secretary’s attitude, that there should he no muzzling cf the press. Approval was expressed unanimously of the part played by the President and Secretary. No resolution was adopted, the President stating that he merely wished p. l>c--c the feeling of the Executive in view of the Conference in Wellington on Wednesday.

A CLOSE SHAVE. OAMARU, Oct. 6. A serious accident was narrowly averted at a level crossing at Otiake, where a race train to Kurow collided with a ear, driven by R. Baird, of Oamaru. The ear driver’s vision was obscured by a cutting and the prompt action of the engine-driver in applying the brakes, resulted only in damage to flie front of the ear. SUR YEYORS’ EXAMINATIONS. WELLINGTON. Oct. 6. The Lands Surveyors’ License examination pass results are- as follows:—G. Bishop . (Auckland), W. L. Bygrave (Hamilton"). Clark-Walker (Whangarei), R. G. Drummond (Wellington), L. J. Empen (Auckland), A. M. Fletcher (Wellington). D. H. Fraser (Westpor)t, D. T. Gilders (Christchurch), J. R. Hawcridge (Dunedin), F. S. I-ittlo (Dunedin), A. H. Pickmere (Whangarei), E. E. Service (Auckland), R. A. Simcock (Napier 1 F. L. Wood (Wellington).