DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

IMAITGRAXTS ARRIVE. WELLINGTON, Oct. 26. By the liner Corinthie to-day there arrived 138 assisted immigrants. They are made up partly of 28 domestic servants, 7 Flock House girls, and 38 Salvation Army boys, the ages of the hoys ranging from 16 to 19 years. Tho total was made up of 53 men, 72 women and 13 children.

N.Z. CONDOLENCES. WELLINGTON, Oct. 26. • The Governor-General has forwarded to the Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs, the following telegram. on the occasion of the death of the -Marquis of Cambridge: “ On behalf of the Government and people of New Zealand f beg that you will convey to the Queen, their deep and respectful sympathy in tho death of Her .Majesty's brother, the late Alarquis of Cambridge.”

SERIES OF THEFTS. WELLINGTON, Oct. 26. James Walter Houston, 28. appealed before Air Justice McGregor at the Supreme Court for sentence for theft of clothing, valued at £SB, from a dwelling in New Plymouth. His Honor said the prisoner had got into the place by professing an attachment for the housekeeper, and while lie had the run of the house he stole a number of articles and some clothing. This was not the first time he had been in trouble. He had been only two years in New Zealand. In August. 1926, he started by unlawfully using a motor-car and received a month’s imprisonment. He got three years’ probation on charges of dishonesty. and in AT,arch this year two months. It was hopeless to talk of probation. Ho imposed a sentence of reformative detention for a period not exceeding two years.

DANGEROUS DRIVING. WELLINGTON, Oct. 27. J. Price, a coat merchant, was fined £25 and costs on a charge of dangerous driving of a motor lorry. One woman stepping from a trumenr with a baby in her arms was knocked down, and another had a narrow escape. Fortunately no serious harm was inflicted. Both women said tho accused was drunk hut the tram men denied this.

RIVAL TRAIN ROUTES. WELLINGTON, Oct. 28. A controversy is still going on as to the wisdom if substituting an expensive tunnel with one-in-120 grade for the present new line via Jolmsonville. A prominent engineer has stated a nearly flat grade can he obtained by another route and other lines are suggested as preferable. The Public A\orks Department sticks to their plan, but the 1-in-120 grade sticks in the public throat and argument for it is not considered convincing.

HOSPITAL NURSES’ HOURS. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 27

At a meeting of North Canterbury Hospital Board, several members expressed disappointment that a weekly half holiday for nurses had broken down, owing to the large amount ol sickness among the stall. Airs McCombs said nurses should be able to leave the hospital as well, il not better in health than when they commenced their training. That was not the position, however, and she considered that it should he guarded against. No other class of the community was expected to work seven days a week. Nurses had to work about eight hours forty minutes a day, and if their duties were not finished when they were supposed to go off duty, they must stay ami complete them. If the duties of nurses were such as could not he (Mined out in eight hours, the duties should he reduced.

LOTTERIES ILLEGAL. CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 27

“ The lotteries are illegal under our Gaming Act,” said Magistrate Mosley to-day, in convicting and discharging several defendants on charges of running raffles in aid of Christmas parties for "children. “They should not he persisted in even for charitable purposes,” said Mr Mosley. “ fhat tlie\ are held in the cause of charily is no excuse. They assume tremendous proportions after a while. Look at the art unions. They became so big that the Minister had to close down on them.”

EUCHRE TOURNAMENTS LEGAL CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 27.

Euchre tournaments are not a breach of Hie Gaining Act, according to a, decision hv Air Afosolv S.AL to-da.T. The police prosecuted Wm. Alfred Britton win) had conducted tournaments for his own profit. It was admitted tho functions were fairly conducted. The chief detective said there was an cloniont of chance in that the cards were dealt and players had different partners. Tn dismissing the information, the Afagistrate held that skill predominated and said there was nothing prejudicial to the public morals, where games were played as in the case under consideration.

UNLICENSED HAWKER. AUCTyTJAND, Oct. 27. At the police court William Brigliting .aged 49, was sentenced to twelve months’ gaol for hawking tinuuie without a license. He was stated to he afflicted with St. Vitus dance and was a menace to women when lie called at their hack doors. He became abusive when they refused to buy his goods. lAIPOSTOR FINED. AUCKLAND, Oct. 27. Arthur James Regan, aged 22, a railway servant, who while on leave posed as a superintending engineer in the New Zealand Railways, obtaining credit by fraud was fined £5 or 14 days imprisonment on one charge, and ordered to come up for sentence on another. SERIOUS CHARGES. DUNEDIN. Oct. 27. During the past ten days there have been five cases of interference with young children byj men. This morning two young men were be!ore the Afagistrate on separate charges of indecently assaulting children. Another rase was against a married man. All three were remanded.