DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.

A MAORI FUNERAL. NEW PLYMOTH, Nov. 4. The burial of Rangi Matatoro, chief of Ngatinwa tribe at Matarikioki, near Waitara, on Saturday afternoon, was a most impressive ceremony largely attended by both Maori and pakelia.

SUPREME COURT. GISBORNE. Nov. 14

The .Supreme Court opened before Mr Justice .McGregor, with a very light calendar, comprising two charges against Maoris. True Li Us were found on charges of cattle stealing against John Marshall Reed.v and carnal knowledge against Eripi Telinu.

DAYLIGHT SAVING. DUNEDIN, Nov. 14

After one week’s trial of commencing their programmes one half hour later in the cause of daylight saving, all the picture theatres have reverted to pre-suminer-tirne hours.

SLY-G HOGGING. NAPIER, Nov. 14

Arnold William Stewart, a storekeeper, was fined C 25 at Court tor selling liquor without a license. Ihe police asserted that beer was charged to the credit of customers as cauliflowers. MAYOR’S DEATH. NEW PLYMOUTH, Nov. \ I. Obituary.—Frank Edwin Wilson, mayor of . New Plymouth since 1921. Though in indifferent health, he attended to mayoral duties and his profession up to Saturday morning. He was verv unwell on Saturday night and a doctor was called in. lie became unconscious and was removed to tho hospital at 4 a.m. on Sunday and remained unconscious until the end came at It a.m. to-day. It is understood cerebral meningitis was tho cause ot death.

FALSE PRETENCES. AUCKLAND, Nov. 14. \t the Supreme Court, Harold •Vvedv Clayton, who it was said, picked on the public hv posing as Doctor Clayton, was sentenced to twelve months hard labour, to he followed b\ two year’s reformative. Accused had obtained credit- hv fraud and false pretences at Hamilton, and had served sentences previously.

SALYAG INC i OPF.R ATTONS. GISBORNE. Nov. 14

To have succeeded in bringing their ship practically to deep water with the prospect of getting her clear of the rocks, with tho help of one more high tide, and then to have her driven hack by a vicious southerly, has been the experience of the men engaged on the salvage of the schooner Mnroro. stranded recently near Black Head. The vessel should have boon afloat and in port by Saturday, hut for a sudden turn in the weather, states Air Goodman. who lias charge of the salvage operations. A FIRE. AUCKLAND. Nov. 14. An unoccupied nursing home oil Manukau Rond owned by D. McKatrcn and leased by Nurse E. C'rossan was partly' destroyed by fire at 2 a..m. on Sunday. The flames practically destroyed three rooms and the other four rooms were badly damaged. The building was insured for CBOO and furniture for £273.

BODY FOUND. DUNEDIN, Nov. 14

The body of William Robertson, aged 20, single, missing since yesterday from Waipori Falls, was tumid in the Waipnri River this morning. Deceased was ott holidays from Wanganui and left for Waipori on a fishing expedition.

GREYMOUTH CAMING CASES. CHARGES DISMISSED. GREYMOUTH, Xov. 14. The charges against .Tas. Hassell and Albert Henry Clmiin, of keeping common gaming bouses, were dismissed by Air W. Aleldrum, S.M., on the ground that there was no evidence of actual betting having occurred. The police therefore withdrew the charge of assisting to keep a common gaming bouse against Jas. Bernard Ileffernan, and eleven men found on the premises. One of the men protested against arrest by the police, but bis application for a day’s wages was refused. The Magistrate said the police were acting in the interests of the public and it was not usual to allow costs against them.

AfOTORISTS AND PETROL. DUNEDIN Xov. 14

Although the petrol tax lias been passed by the House motorists of the South Island have not finished with opposition to the Government s past policy of spreading any portion of the motoring taxes on any roads in New Z on land. Mr Anscll (President of South Island Alotor Union) says the Minister’s refusal to allocate the petrel tax raised in the South Island for spending on roads in the South Island is a serious matter for the South Island. Motorists are entitled to assume that when agreeing to the imposition of a petrol las they would have first an equitable share of the revenue provided, and it has come as a bombshell to know the Minister might, at bis discretion, spend any portion of the tax in any part of New Zealand that he desires. Referring to the proposed motor regulations. Air Anscll said lie was strongly against the law forbidding dimming when it was evident that dimming was safe and necessary. The traffic signals prescribed were fairly good, but the rule that warning instruments must be sounded twice when turning to the left- was absurd and calculated to cause trouble and confusion. The legalising of pillion riding was very satisfactory.