DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

STRUCK TROUBLE. HAWERA, April 24. The speed and erratic course of a motor lorry dashing south through Elthain yesterday morning caused the Borough inspector to plmtie Huwera police with the result that the vehicle was stopped here half an hour later. The driver. Stanley Burden Robertson. pleaded guilty before Justices this morning and was sentenced to fourteen days on a charge of being in charge of a vehicle while drunk, lie also pleaded guilty and was lined £1 on each of two charges of driving without a license, and driving vehicle without current number plates. The police records disclosed That Robertson was wanted on an inlormation laid on September, 1020. alleging the forgery of 'the name of Charles Harrox to a letter tit Dunedin, thereby obtaining goods to the value of Cti IDs. He was remanded to appear at Dunedin next Saturday on this charge. ‘

KIN ED Co. ArC'KLANI >. April '->3. .Maurice Taniriiey. 32. pK-;i*!i•«I not Utility 10-dav to assaulliny Xo.'inai; Augustine Edgar. Complainant said that Tangney threatened to lnurdor him. break his nose* and have his blood been ns. 1 h" alleged that Edom- owed him three weeks’ hoard. On Sunday moining Tangney struck Edgai while in bed. afterwards knoekiim. him down and kicking him.

Tanglier: A'oii pinched my mill, mi' of the billy ever since you -layc! at the bouse, didn’t you • Edgar: No. You’ve thrown stones mi im r*>m al nights ?—N'o. Tangnoy then suggested that Edgar bad not bad a bath since going to hihou.se to live and that he used ha*: language. After a wordy conflict with the Bench the -Magistrate Alt' M’Kean marked : " That’s enough. I can quit** understand anyone using bad languag* at you alter talking with you for two minutes, and each ol your straight lefts "ill cost you L2. lake the man

Rut Tangtiey remained in the dock arguing till Mr M’Kean increased the total fine to CL He then left, mutterin«r objections. FATAL TALL-. AUCKLAND. April 2-L The death occurred yesterday of Charles Dwells, aged 48. a married waterside worker, who was injured on \ i ii- j 1 lltli. through falling fit teen feet from the roof of a house. Deceased struck bis beat! on a concrete yard and sustained a fracture of the skull.

KCAPK FROM BORSTAL. INVERCARGILL. April 25. Another escape was made from the Borstal Institution on Tuesday alter-no'-n. when Thomas Georgs* Klanaghan aged IS years, who was serving a sentence of three years, broke I roe. He is stated to have been working with a gang at Otatara. and when granted a few moments’ respite be made use of the i • • ortunity to gain bis freedom. A seat'di i f the luisb which abounds in that part, was immediately instituted. but so far without success.

DARING ROBBERY. AUCKLAND. April 21. A daring robbery was elicited this morning at the Working Men's Ciub. Kitchener Street, the su.m of £lo(j being taken from the sale shortly after i) a.in. The manager. Mr Robinson, made no tin* takings from the bar. anil placed the money in a Lag in the safe, ready to deposit it at the bank. Sc,:n<> time afterwards l.e found Ibe money bad vanished.

FRAI'D CHARGES. ( HRISTCHI’RCTI. April 25. Sydney Herbert Nunn, a retunied .-'olilier. pleaili'd not guiltv. in He Magistrate's Court vosterila" to a i barge that between August 20tli. 1920 and September 111 1 . 1927. at Fnirlie. lie sold certain chattels eov(*l'e<l by a bill of sale. It was stated that some sheep had been sold by Nunn under the name of Dr J. R. Longlimm. Nunn was committed to the Supreme Court for trial.

James Alright Fines, a bankrupt, was committed lor trial on three charges alleging i«!fence.s under the Bankruptcy Act.

THEFT OF CYCLES. CHRISTCHURCH. April 25. The theft of fourteen bicycles in two mouths and the wholesale victim-i-tioii of cycle dealers In Christchurch, were two sensational allegations made in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when Charles Arthur Kirk', aged 28, laced a long series of charges of stealing bicycles of a total value of £59 17s (id.

Chief Detective Carroll said that in every case except one the bicycles lmd been taken to cycle shops. The man who took the cycles to the shop would say that lie had lost his wallet or had changed his clothes and come into town without money. Then he would raise a loan from the cycle dealer or from a few shillings to a pound, and would not return. The police. said Chief Detective Carroll had been looking for this “financier” for eighteen months. In addition, the man had. in some eases, left I.O.V’s which it would he alleged, were in accused's handwriting. After evidence accused was committed to the Supreme Court on nine indictable charges, the Magistrate reserving liis decision on five summary, charges.

THEFT OF MOTOR CYCLE. fCH RTSTCHUROI-l. April 25. Last year three young men stole a motor cycle and a side chair from a shed in Sydenham, two of the offenders were arrested, but the third. Cihairles Edward Blackblock ran off anil evaded capture for lour months. One day last week lie walked into- the Police Station and gave himself tip. He appeared at the Magistrate's Court and pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a motor cycle valued at C 99. the property of Maurice Cunningham, owner of the cycle, who estimated the damage caused <to the motor cycle and the hiss of the side chair, which is still missing at £(>s. the total value of the outfit being £95. Accused was loinmitted for sentence on hail of £SO. with one xurity of £SO. ANGLICAN SYNOD. MAORI BISHOP PROPOSED. AA'ELLINGTON. April 25.

nut Bishop to work among those of his own nice in the diocese of such bishops as were willing to accept him in that capacity, is recommended by the Select Committee set up by the General Anglican Synod to bring down a report in regard to the Maori Bishopric. The Committee urged that the Canon onact. ed in 1925 to create a diocese of Aoteroa he rescinded, and points out that a bishop, as they suggested, would have no diocese or synod of his own.

The Sessional Committee reported the ordinations were S(i. compared with 57 in the previous triennial returns. Despite this, the number of clergy had decreased. The Sunday School scholars returns show a decrease of 1:109, compared with 192:1-21. despite the increase in teachers in 192(1-27. The confirmations had increased by over -100.

|’y far the greatest cost of work among the M.aoris in 192(J-2i was borne bv the North Island. ( hrist church diocese gave Cold for this mission, and Nelson diocese <-'92. Nothing was received from South .Island dioceses. It was recommended that, in order to secure some support lor the work of the Maori Mission, especially in the Son:h Island, the Mission should be ce-or.limited with the Hoard of Mis sinus a- soon as possible. I, ~; is recommended that the differ (Ibv-cses be urged to use all efforts L ,, a. minimum stipend of £350.

with house and necessary travelling expenses, for all vicars, whether of parishes or parochial districts.