DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 April 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

A MAORI BOGLE. WELLINGTON. April 16. A nineteen-year old .Maori youth, arrested last week while wearing women’s apparel, got six months’ imprisonment to-day on a. charge of being a rogue and vagabond. On cadi of three (barges of theft lie was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within twelve months.

DAIRY CONTROL ELECTION. WELLINGTON. April Kb On June 3011 1 . Mos-rs YY. Grounds I). Fulton and W. Bryant, representing respectively Walds One. Two and Eight are due to retire from the New Zealand Dairy Produce Export Board. •Mi election will be necessary to Jill the vacancies. Nominations close on May I’Otli. and the election will take |hr ' at mid-day on June 15th. Those entitled to vote are suppliers of milk or cream to factories as at May last. A I OK DA ND. A[n il I (I. I lie advance payment to l.e made by the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company. Limited, on April opt],. |\,r the March supply will total £3?3.(!0.1 compared with £272,000 Ibr .March 1927. The total pnv-oiit by the enmI any to suppliers lor the present seaxui to March 31st. is £2,070.110:) as against £3.112.000 for the corresponding period of last season.

CHEQUE ERA ED. WELLINGTON. April 10. An echo ol the reeenl police raid on the Premier Club was heard today. George I- islier. a labourer, pleaded guilty to a- charge of being found in ((million gaming bouse, and nhtainisg CO by means of a valueless cheque. It was staled that accused Imd presented a cheque to a restaurant proprietor, who subsequently managed to get C-l back. On the first charge Fisher was lined £2 and on the second was admitted to probation tor twelve months on condition that lie refunded the balance ol the money. DRUNKEN MOTORIST. WELLINGTON. April 10. Carl William Hendrickson, a civil servant. 22 .was lined CIO and his license cancelled for six months for being drunk while in charge of a motor cvcle.

A SERIOUS CHARGE. MASTERTOX. April 17

Walter Scott Rugby. a well known jockev aged 211. appeared at court on

a charge of rape. Counsel urged the suppression of hi- name on the ground that his license would be cancelled il bis name was known, blit alter considerable arguments the S..M. relllsed, and remanded him on bail ol Col ID and t -,Y i i sureties of C2')o each.

attempted murder. DUNEDIN. April 17

William llossett. was charged at Winton Court with altupted murder of Albert l.lovd (wounded in abdomen with a pocket knife). Ihe case was adjourned till Monday.

HOUSE BURNT. PALMERSTON X.. April 17. A live roomed house in Buiimlait Road east, outside the Borough houndai\ was destroyed bv lire this morning. The occupants, Mr and Mi's Morgan on dlamil.v were awakened by smoke at live o’clock and barely had lime to escape. Little of value was saved. Ihe outbuildings were prevented from destruction hy the use ol the house watei The insurances are not available.

GAII.It’S DEATH. WOODY’ILLE. April 17. A distressing fatality occurred last evening. Gladys Ran. the .'1 year old da lighter ol John Mai"',', a b'""" 1 ' ”1 Papa I a \v;i being cvci'cly burned tlno'ieh 1a in pci ng willi n lire. hei clothes catching alight. The mother was absent at the moment to gid Ihe mail and returned to find the child in a laid way. .Medical aid was summoned and the child was liospitallcd at Dannevirke hut died at eleven o cluck.

SERUM'S EIRE AVERTED. Oil AKLNE. April 17. Rain arrived in time to prevent a serines conflagration al Ohakune yeslerdav afternoon. The total damage consists of two houses '.unit and various outbuildings and haystacks. Several hundred acre- ol gras- are al-» destroyed. CNITEI) X.Z. I’AR'I'Y. WELLINGTON. April 16. The organiser lor the t nited New Zealand Political Organisation. Mr A. E. Davy, has announced that Mr \\ . A. Yeitch. M.R., has accepted an invitation to link up with the Edited Pa rtv.