DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. RETIRING CAPTAIN. AUCKLAND. April 13. After lony-five years at sea Captain Jackson of the Slmw Savill and Albion liner lonic, will relinquish his command when the ship’s next voyage t(* England is completed. He retires under the :ige limit clause, but lie lias no intention of giving up active work, for lie will practice in his native port of Liverpool as a marine surveyor. Beginning his sea life as an apprentice in a sailing ship, Captain .Jacksoil lnus worked his way up through every rank of the nierehamt service, and in the course of a long career lie has met many interesting personalities and had many exciting e.xpcricnc-

Wlien he retires Captain .Jackson will have completed thirty years as tut officer of Lbe White Star Line. Mis commands have been tue Zea-hU’Utie, Bavic. Cuiixc. Suevie, Arabic and la.-dlv the lonic, which he has commanded on many voyages.

A WINDOW SMASHER. WELLINGTON. April 13. Armed with a section of half-ii it'll water pipe, at least six leet in length, a man smashed no fewer than nine window panes at Parliament House early to-night. A shattering hammer-like hang on the window of the office, occupied by the Minister of Health (the Him. J. A. Young), at (3.5 p.m.. was Ihe first intimation that some one had run amok. A face appeared al the broken window, and then disappeared, the disappearance being followed by another hind sound of glass splintering. Messengers hurried outside, and secured the window smasher, holding him until the arrival of ihe police. A siibse(|uent oxnivinatum showed that nine panes had come in contact with the iron pipe. All the windows broken were of rooms situated on tlv ground lloor. and offered an easy target. once the individual lelt. the path and gained the lawn. It. was suggested that the window breaker had a grudge against she Government, and adopted a erode' method of venting his disapprobation. His apprehension was effected. however, fore he cracked the windows of the room occupied hv the Prime Miruister.

VAGRANT MAORI. AVKT.I.INTON. April T 3. George Grace, a Maori, aged I!), appeared before Mi’ W. .1. Riddell. B.XI-. in the Magistrate’s Court to-day. and pleaded guilty to being a rogue and vagabond, having previously been convicted of being an idle and disorderly person with insufficient lawful means of support. He also pleaded guilty to stealing at Tnngoio, a blue dress, a signet ring, and a 10s note, to a total value of L*4 IPs. the properly of Mary Tdtii. and to stealing at Tangoio a nave* blue dress, valued at Cl IPs. the property of Bangi Amiru. Aeeo'ivliijg to Sub-Inspector Lander, accused', a native of the iiorlliern east coast distvK'i. was staying at. Tangoio in Eebriut/yr with some Maoris, when lie nun mi tied the thefts complained of. He then left there and came to Wellington. stopping at .Levin. Otaki anil Pnrirua on route. Ho was subsequently arrested by Constable Cleverly on the wharf in Wellington. Acidised ap-

peared to he of a very cl 'emi iiate nature. and when arrested was wearing Hu. clothing stolen from Mary lulu, lie had previously sorted a sentence of three mouths" imprisonment for I ■■• mg an idle and' disorderly nersnn. and two months for I'hett. Mr Riddell: Ho you think lie is sound mentally? Siili-lnspeclor f.a ruler: I don’t flunk lie is sufficiently defective I" he examined. He knows enough to live with the natives, and to pack up and go ■win’ll they gel suspicious. Tie has been doing this for months past.* Mr It iihh.4l : i prefer to have him examined liv a medical man before J pass sentence on him. Accused was remanded for sentence ui■ ti! .Monday morning.

REFORM CAUCUS. WELLINGTON. April 13. The caucus of the Reform Party members of Parliament next Tuesday ; promises to be of much interest. Hi is understood that the primary pnr-f pose in calling it is to discuss legislation for the coming session and matters pertaning to the internal organisation of the party. Tit political circles if is fully expected that the licensing issue will l.e raised by members anxious' to see the two-issue ballot paper and bare majority carried. When the caucus is considering questions of internal organisation it is riot unlikely that the general f|iiestion ot loyalty to the party will be touched upon.