DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1927, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

POLICK COURT CASKS. AUCKLAND. Oft. 22. Hilda Bryant, .‘i i, who has a husband and three children, was charged at the j Police Court with having stolen from a I drapery shop two dresses valued at CM its Ad. She was seen to take a dress, and another stolen dress was Initial ini her possession. Her husband is a well known man and there was absolutely no need lor her to steal. I lie .Magistrate imposed a fine of kid. Arthur .James Ryan. 32. who posed as a superintendent engineer ol the New Zealand Railways. obtained board and lodging lor two days under false pretences at Devonport Hotel, lie laid been employed by the Railway Department but was not a superintendent engineer. lie had since paid his bill. On its being stated there were some valueless cheques flouting around. Hvan wtts remanded for sentence.

TIIKFTS ERO.AT .MOTOR CARS. OrSBORNK. Oct. ■22. Ooorge .McKinley, aged 32. married, a watersider. was charged at the Police Court with a series ol thefts j from tor cars parked in streets at night. lie pleaded guilty to four charges and was remanded till Oct. 31. POUND DROWNMI). MASTERTON. Oct. 22. Kdgar Widxon 'Wilton was found drowned in the park lake this morning. He left a note saying lie was going to take his life. TIOOK.M AKKR PI.NP.I) £IOO. AUCKLAND. Oct. 22. Harry Kmanuel. said to be a bookmaker doing extensive business, was, lined £IOO on a charge of keeping :v ; common gaming house in Commerce Street. FOUND DEAD. NAIM KB. Oct. 22. Mrs Kirby, a visitor to Napier from Klfliam, aged 71). was found dead in bed at her boarding-house this morning. SERIOUS CYCLINO ACCIDENT. CARTERTON. Od. 22. There was a serious accident at Kealhorston on Thursday evening. A lad. John Strang, whose parents reside tit Nelson, was cycling on the road and ran into Nurse 'I hompson attached to Dr Price's private hospital knocking her down. Both were rendered unconscious, but the boy recovered sufficiently to walk to [[idton's where he is staying. Nurse Thompson was picked up and taken to the hospital. Her condition is sol-iou-s. The boy. though apparently recovered had a relapse the next morning, when the doctor was called in. CRUSHED BETWEEN TRUCKS. AUCKLAND, Oct 22 Alexander Henderson, 3-1, employed by tlie Taitpiri Coal Coy., with three other miners, was pushing a ini! truck, when an empty truck moving downhill from smother direction, crashed into him. lie. was rius.ie.between the two trucks and died when being conveyed to Himtly. H. was married and resided stl Huntlx. Ho arrived from Kent hi ml last dan tiary.

decrees conferred. WEI .LI NOTON. Oct. 22. At a special meeting yesterday of the Council of the University of New Zealand the following degrees were conferred : Doctor of Science-—Hamid John Kinlav (Otago). Doctor of Philosophy -Rudolf George Pdiscler (Otago). Master of Arts—Richard Peter Kurt Kanin (second class in mathematics). Otago). Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) -Douglas Bruce Sangster (Canterbury ( ollege) ; Arthur Morrell Spencer (Canterbury College). Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. University ol Otago—Melville Aiken. Thomas Hamilton, Lewis Jordan. Her.vl Lawrence, Alexandra Ma t hieson, Alexander Minn, James Murdoch, .Mary Bussell. MEAT BOARD'S POWERS. DUNEDIN. Oct. 22. At the annual meeting of the South Otago Freezing Company. Mi .Tames Regg criticised the Meat Board’s power to prevent, sales ol freezing works, which had made such works worthless as securities. Presumably, lie said, the Meat Board was not exceeding the power granted by the Government, so the responsibility must rest upon the latter. The Reform Government apparently approved of this confiscatory legislation, and its example might he greedily followed by more radical successors. They could easily imagine a board set up with power to veto all transfers of land or other property. By its action in making property valueless, n useful precedent had been given hr the Reform Government.