DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) THEFT CHARGE. CHRISTCHURCH. Oct. 22. Charged with stealing the sum of 15157 lUs, Samuel Phoenix Briggs, law clerk, appeared at the Police Court this morning. The money allegedly stolen was the property of the Simmons Estate. Chief Detective Lewis said that the defendant had been employed as law clerk by a solicitor, and he had failed to account ior certain moneys which had been entrusted to him. The accused was remanded on bail of £2OO. with a surety of £2OO. DELAYED VESSEL. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 25. The Koliri. with a crew of five. still missing, though due here on Friday. The search boat Pioneer returned to Lyttelton to-day, being forced hack by the weather. It is thought the Kotiri may he heading for AA’ellington. Later advice states the Kotiri was sighted ten miles off Lyttelton Heads at II) a.m. A tug has gone out to tow her into port.

GIRL ESCAPES. DUNEDfN. Oct. 21

Two girls, aged IG years, escaped from the industrial school three weeks ago, taking to the hush at Purakanui. After an exhaustive search they were located h.v the police on Saturday in a crib near AYaitati. One was dressed in male attire, and neither showed any trace of having enjoyed their extended picnic. They appeared at the Police Court this morning, charged with being idle and disorderly, and were remanded to Wednesday.

ASHBURTON WEATHER. ASHBURTON, Oct. 24

The county had a touch of winter yesterday. In Ihe Borough, light snow and sleet, fell for half an hour in tho afternoon and for u while in the evening with very heavy hail Further inland the snow fell for two hours in the alternoon hut did not lie as rain had fallen Vie previous evening. There was a heavy tall of snow the hills being covered to the foot. Losses of lambs in the hack country will he heavy, as the lambing was ill progress, while on the plains even some were lost. To-day is brighter hut threatening. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 21. Bitterly cold weather prevailed today with intermittent rain, the showers hearing snowflakes. Most holiday fixtures were postponed.

PRIEST DEAD. HAW ERA. Oct. 24. Obituary—At- 7 o’clock this morning, after a short illness. Monsignor Patrick Joseph Power, in charge of the Hawera Catholic Parochial district for 30 years. He came to New Zealand from Ireland shortly after ordination in 1887 as a curate. For six years he was at the Basilica at Wellington, and successively in charge ol Patea and AVaipawa. He was appointed in 1897 Perpetuated Rector of Hnwera controlling the district since it. developed into four centres. Since coming to Unworn, lie has twice been given preferment and appointed Dean shortly before the occasion of the silver jubilee of liis ordination. A few years ago ho was titled Afousignor. He represented AYellington Diocese at the Australian Congress at Melbourne in 1901, and .Sydney in 191)9 and was inspector of Catholic schools from 1895 to 1908. He was a /onions and loyal worker much beloved by his parishioners.

accidents. WELLINGTON - . Oct, 23. Injuries to his hack were suffered by Frederick Foothcad aged 47. by falling down a cliff at Pakerua Bay yesterday. His condition is.serious. Ho is a married mail, a plumber. Airs Martin Evans, a widow, was knocked down by a motor car as she stepped from behind a tramear as she was crossing tho street about 8.30 < n Saturday night. She was seriously injured and is in the hospital in a critical condition.

INQUEST. PALMERSTON N.. Oct. 21. At the inquest held by the Coroner concerning the death of Alary Rowbot.hain, wifo of John Algernon Rowhothain, a farmer of Renmati, whose body was found hanging the previous day, the evidence given showed that the deceased lady had suffered from ill-health for some time past. A verdict of death due to hanging was passed.

HEAVY SNOWFALL. OHAKUXE, Oct. 2d. Six inches of snow fell on Sunday, night at Ohakune. I There was a further fall on Monday night giving farmers anxiety as tho winter feed has been practically all used up. INQUEST VERRTCT. GISBORNE, Oct. 25. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned by the Coroner at. the inquest on Mrs Elsie Alaude "White- j lock, wlm died .suddenly at Alangitpapa, \ collapsing in her husband s arms. DRUNKEN DRIVER. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 25. "Taxi drivers have a duty to cn_ | sure the safety of fares. 1. cannot allow this man to continue to drive,” said Magistrate Mosley, in lining taxi driver on a charge of driving while •intoxicated and cancelling his licenso until April 1. 1929. AIIRACFLOUS ESCAPE. Auckland, o*t. 25. A five-seater car, owned and driven by T. Rasney, conveying a lady, young nian, anti three hoys, had the biakes suddenly applied to avoid a collision with another car. The band of the brakes were smashed and the car ran | down a steep grade till a speed of J hftv miles an hour was reached. The ! vehicle skidded at a corner, collided | with a heap of metal, turned over i three times and stopped in an upright position. The ear was badly damaged ' and the occupants extricated themI selves from the wreckage none the 1 Mors", except the lady, she suffering | on I v from shock and was not. seriously injured.

MOTOR. CYCLE RACE. KOXTOX. Oct. 21. At the Foxton United Sports Association annual motor cycle races yesterday the middleweight championship of New Zealand, ten miles, resulted:—D .C. Alanagh 1. T. Morgan •2, Wallen 3. Alanagh displayed great generalship and lti.s excellent judgment enabled him to win Hie race in brilliant fashion by a narrow margin. Time 9.31 2-5. DEATH FROAI ACCIDENT. NELSON. Oct. 25. Brian .Jones, son of B. B. .Tones, who sustained serious internal injuries in a collision between a motor Pvcle he was riding and a motor ear died in the public hospital this mornMOTOR VESSEL'S EXPERIENCE. CHRISTCHURCH. Oct. 20. On the arrival of the motor vessel Kotiti at Lyttelton yesterday, three days overdue, Captain Anderson stated' that the vessel broke her taU

shaft as the engines were started alongside the Kaikoura wharf. 3he weather conditions had every appearance of keeping favourable, to enable the vessel to return to Lyttelton under canvas and she was towed out fom Kaikouha by a trawler at midday on Wednesday. On Tlnirsrday afternoon a fair wind arose and progress was made towards Gore Bay which was reached on Saturday morning. Tho wind then went all round the compass and the vessel drifted here and there. On Sunday morning they got down as far as Kaiapoi c.i a little further down, and there dropper anchor as they could not make further progress. They must. hare then Been about three or four miles off tho shore. Sknm' -ere at the masthead so that anybody sighting them could report to the owners. Captain Anderson added JVat the vessel behaved splendidly, hut they could do nothing again very chnliveable winds.

AIR. HOLLAND’S ADDRESS. INVERCARGILL. Oct. 25.

Air 11. Holland addressed a large meeting on Sunday evening in Victoria Hall. Referring to the proposed abolition of the Arbitration Court, he said tho change would lead to the victimisation of employees, who took part as assessors or arbitrators and workers would have only a recourse to strike as a means of redress. Those unionists who supported the Government at last election were only getting "hat they voted for. I think, said AH Holland, there is a rc-awakening of feeling among the people. There is a wave gathering, which, like the psychological wave that swept the waters of Government into power •mil will sweep them out again. The Mayor, John Miller, presided, and the speaker had a. cordial reception. DUNEDIN WEATHER. DUNEDIN. Oct. 24. Heavy hail showers, with a .strong southerly prevailed yesterday, with snow during the night. To-day it* is blustery and cold. The big Labour picnic at Evansdalc was postponed, there being a considerable fall of snow at the venue. LABOR. PROTEST. DUNEDIN. Oct. 24. A special mooting of the Otago Labour Council expressed strong disapproval of the Government’s Bill to amend the Arbitration Act. and resolved to hold a. meeting of officers of all unions to elect delegates to give evidence and to appear at a combined conference at AYellington. It was urged that while tho proposal to appoint assessors from the trades concerned in the dispute seemed innocent, it was a trap, because it was competent that the arbitrators must have a knowledge of the general principles of governing all industries in respect to wages and conditions, and must he a free agent which could not lie under the proposal, since the workers’ arbitrator wouldn't he independent of the economic position. The judge and the employer’s arbitrator would he free, hut the workers’ representative would only he ft servant, called in to sustain the fiction of equal representation. Regarding the farmers’ exemption, it was pointed out that in butter and cheese production had increased 38 per cent, between 1921 and 1925 and wages only 12 per cent. Generally .screaking, it was claimed the passing of the Bill would hind the workers to an act th'at gave them little security, and prevented, by penalty, the adoption of other protective measures. The good nature of our local musicians w ill he demonstrated at the Railway Ball on Thursday night, when several of the leading players will gi\c their services free for the supply of the music as a special contribution towards the wireless fund. The programme of the dftiiee music will include many of the latest novelties, and votaries will find the music provided all that they could desire.

LOST A FORTUNE. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 25. Worth about £30.000 in 1925, Edward Albert Drougliton, a sheep farmer, of Christchurch, speculated in sheep, experienced the slump of 1925 and to-day faced a meeting of creditors with a deficiency of £5,500. . He attributed Ins position to falling prices. The meeting was adjourned.