DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1927, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. N.Z. NAVAL RESERVE. WELLINGTON, Dec. :j. The Alinisten, for Defence (the Hon. Air Rolelston) stated to-day that preliminary steps will he taken next week in connexion with the organisation of the New Zealand Royal Naval Reserve, Class D Divisions, in Christchurch and Dunedin, and that Captain J. R. Aliddleton, D. 5.0., R.N., Director of the New Zealand Royal Naval Reserves, is proceeding south on Alondny night for that purpose. Captain Aliddleton proposes to he in Christchurch on uiesday, and Dunedin on Thursday, and to return to Christchurch on Friday night, December 9th. leaving again for Wellington the tollowing night.

ADMISSION OF BARRISTER. WELLINGTON. Dec. 3. The Full Court dealt this morning with an application by Ernest Thomas Ilrosnahan, of Gisborne, for admission as a barrister on the ground of five years’ continuous practice as a solicitor. The application was brought before the Full Court because it appeared that Brosnaluin’s five years’ practice had been interrupted by fourteen days during which ho was not in actual business. Air AA’atson, for Ilrosnahan, submitted that the hiatus of fourteen days was not sufficient interruption to debar the applicant from admission and drew the Court’s attention to the case of ex parte Afoses. / Air Justice Al.acgregor: That seems a very old authority. The Chief Justice, in granting the application, said that the interruption was not sufficient to prevent the practice being" continuous, but the Court could not lay down any general rule as to what would amount to an invalidating interruption. Each case, said his Honour, must he decided on its own facts.

AAIBULANC'E BUSY. WELLINGTON, Dee. 4. Nineteen eases, including medical and accident, were dealt with by the Wellington free ambulance on Saturday, this being the greatest number of calls on the service for any one day since its inception a lew weeks ago. A SCUFFLE. AVELLINGTON, Doc. 4. A scuffle between two men in Courtenay Palace at about seven o’clock on Saturday evening resulted in one of telini, A. J. Scharny. receiving a lacerated wound at the hack of his head, this being caused when lie fell heavily to the ground. Scharny is a fellmonger by occupation and lives at 32, Patanga Crescent. His opponent was removed bv the police to the lock up.

BLOCK IN NEW RAILWAY YARDS. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 0. Goods trains to all parts of Canterbury were delayed at the new marshalling yards at Aliddleton up to three hours this morning. The delay was due to the men not being used to the new system and were unable to cope with the congestion.

THE NEAV COAI.ET. BLENIIEIAI, Dee. 0

The new comet was plainly visible to the naked eye in the south-western sky from 9 o’clock last night until 12.45 this morning, when it disappeared behind the Western Hills. W hell first observed it had a long, curving tail, but later the curve vanished and the comet presented the appearance of a bright star with a long straight tail. It gained in brightness, and at midnight the head was of a golden, coppery colour.

A GUARD KIULKD. IXVERC'ARGI LL. Dor. 6. Robert Wilson, a guard on Tyatn|>ore train, was killed during shunting operations at Tetua on Monday afternoon. He fell from a truck under the wheels, both logs being severed. Deceased was aged lortv and Icaros a widow and young family. OILFIELDS REPORT. GTSRORXK. Dee. 0. Taranaki Oilfields report states Maiapu No. 2 well is down to a depth of 2895 feet in hard shale. 8J inch easing to 2075 feet. Gisborne No. 1 well is down to a depth of 1500 feet in sandy shale 0J inch easing to 135 feet. Gisborne No. 2 well road is completed, and they are now levelling the site. COLLISION FATALITY. WAIPUKURAU, Dee. 0. Sidney Gundersen, of Palmerston North, the second victim of the motoi collisi in on Pukeora-Sanatorium Hill on Sunday, died at Waipukurau Hospital early this morning. The Cuonial inquiry opened to-day and after identification of the body of Neil Anderson, by Samuel Copp, shearing contractor, of Wanganui, the employer of noth, and that of Gundersell, by the father, Hans Gundersen, farmer, of Norsewood was adjourned sine die. A SERIOUS FIRE. Cambridge, Dec. c. A block of nine wooden shop premises, in Duke Street, was demolished by fire at midnight last night. Five other buildings were saved by the magnificent efforts of the Brigade, assisted by a splendid new water supply, with a good pressure. The fire started in the store room at the rear of the Farmers’ Trading Coy’s, and quickly spread to a big block near by. Ibe Brigade checked the spread, saving several wooden buildings in the same block. Fortunately there was no wind or the lire might have crossed the street to handsome now buildings immediately opposite, which narrowly escaped. Nine or ten large plate glass windows were cracked. There is no accounting for the fire. The losses are very heavy in each instance, all the shops carrying heavy stocks for Xmas. Insurances on the corner block of buildings, owned by E. Veale. £2500 in South British, a heavy loser above i this. Hugos’ own premises £OOO on building in Northern Office. Stock of ironmongery, insurance not available. Farmers’ Trading Coy. about £IOOO on stock in South British. Murray’s restaurant. £IOO on fittings etc. in Atlas Office. Keyes’ (onfeetionery stock £IOO in Xntional Office. Rail ton Bycroft, cycle dealers, stock £IOO in Victoria Office. Miss Connolly, stock of hoots, £7OO in State Office. Reuben Howe, 'fruiterer, no insurance. J. Kidd, saddler, stock, £3OO in Victoria Office. Hally Trustees (D. ,J. Lundon) £250 solicitors’ office. Royal Insurance. H. Nash, fish shop, lmikling £SOO and fittings etc. £l5O in Royal.

MTXISTF.R’S A CCEPT A XCE. DUXEDIX, Dee. (>. Rev. Hector MacT.ean. of St. Andrew’s Clnircti. Dunedin, has accepted the chair of Old Testament Studies at the Theological Hall. Ormond College. Melbourne. THEFT CHARGE. CHRifSTCHFRCH. Doc. fi. .Tosenh Hosran Bvrne called at the Svdeoham Police Station last month. He found no one in and stole a constable’s brief ba*i valued at £l. Today he was sentenced to three months hard labour, Accused said ho had a

few whiskies after being off it for years. The police said he had a record. , FRUIT BARROWS IN STREETS. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 6. After discussing the matter tor two hours last night, ; tjhe City Council decided, on a purely party division, to grant permits for fruit and vegetable Ixm-ows to he placed in the city streets. The Labour Party supported the motion, as the result of the statement made by the Tomato Growers Association that they were suffering financially because they were not getting decent prices for their produce and the margin between the auction and the shop prices were too high. THEFT CHARGE. CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 0. Leo Reginald Dennis, aged 24, who stole a diamond ling valued at. £ , pawned it for 10< and put Che ..loncy on a horse that lost, was sentenced to six months gaol by Magistrate Mosley to-day. Accused had also stolen TV