DOMINION NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

DISPUTED DIVORCE CASK. AUCKLAND. April 28. A remarahle divorce case is occupying the Supreme Court, in which William George Bright petitioned for a divorce from his wife Maria Catherine, on the grounds of separation, and the latter counter-petitioned denying any agreement, and if so it was because of wrongful conduct on the part of the husband. There had been seven children, one of whom died. The husband attributed mutual disagreement to the wife’s religious views. To her, ho said the church came first and the homo last. He would prefer jail to life with her. Ife had been paying maintenance of £3 and latterly £4 per week. They had a scene in Queen Street, when ho declined to go back to her and bis wife became hysterical. In answer to :

question what lie was worth, when he was living in Westport, witness said £16,000. He denied he left Westport owing to talk about his conduct with other women.

l’etitoiior said his wife was spending money on racecourses, instead of clothing the children. Much of the trouble in the home had been his wife’s unreasonable jealousy. He denied he had lost his temper and thrown a bucket at. bis "wife, when he heard she had consulted a solicitor. To Mr "Richmond, witness denied any impropriety in his married life prior to the separation, hut admitted it afterward-; with the house-keeper.

Mr Justice Blair said lie had very grave doubts whether petitioner had established mutual separation. The mutuality seemed to lie all on his side. Tlis Honour adjourned the case to consider the legal position. A BURGLARY. HAMILTON, April 21. The Hamilton railway station was entered last night after closing time. The intruders broke a window in the luggage room, 'flu* luggage was disturbed, bitL the losses have not been ascertainable. The Department’s cash is intact.

F. G. HOLMES WINS APPEAL. CHRISTCHURCH, April 26

The appeal of F. G .Holmes against the decision of the New Zealand Trotting Association ill suspending his rider’s and driver’s license for two months was heard to-night by the judges appointed by the Trotting Conference. The judges decided to uphold the appeal, and their written judgment will he given later. IRISH BUDGET. LONDON, April 26. The lion. .Mr Blythe delivered his sixth Budget in the Irish Free State Parliament. He announced that the Free State was faced with a deficit of £1.218,81)3. For the past year the total expenditure has been £23.163,806. The Minister said that lie had decided to resort to Mr Winston Churohill’s last year’s expedients in Britain, such as the speeding up of the collecting ol arrears of income tax ; the reducing of the brewers’ credit; and the colluding of the property tax in one sum, instead of hall-yearly.

Mr Blythe’s proposals include the imposition of a super tax. lie has abolished the entertainment, tax on the rat-einurses. lie has imposed a 6 l> 7’. per cent, tax on those insurance companies in business in Ireland which have not their headquarters at Dublin. A BIGAMIST. WELLINGTON, April 26. When Sydney Lambert Roach married Mary Veronica Mizpali Parker, at Wellington in 1926. lie committed bigamy, for lie already had married Florence Maud l’a rites in Cornwall. England, in 1921. Accused pleaded guilty, anil said tluiL his first marriage had been an unhappy one. He was committed for sentence at the Court today.

CTTAJJGTC OF STEALING. WELLINGTON, A.pn-il -Jfi. Arthur llohhs, a salesman, tailed to appear at Court mi remand, dialled with having to aerount lor L'ti Is (Id. and with stealing on divers dates d(KI

boxes of butter, valued at £2,000, tlie property of Joseph Natlian. A warrant was issued for his arrest. FORGERY AND THEFT. WELLINGTON, April 26. Four charges of forging Post Office Savings Bank receipts and causing them to he acted ujioii as genuine, were preferred against Gordon Lewis Keene, aged 33, at the Magistrate’s Court today. The amount involved was £2Ol. Ernest Alfred Anderson stated that he left his hank hook at the office of Sir Kenneth Douglas, where accused was employed. Some time later he called to collect tile book, but it could not be found. Accused admitted stealing the book. lie stated be was pressed for money. He was committed for sentence.

William Alma Robertson, 34, drainlayer, was committed for sentence, for forging a cheque for £lO. He also pleaded guilty to obtaining £1 Is 6(1 by false pretences. Sentence was deferred until after lie bad Toco dealt with l>v the Supreme Court. Norman Finlayson McMillan, . wool classer, pleaded guilty to failing to comply with the terms of his probation. The police stated that accused neglected to report regularly, mid had incurred two hotel bill--, winch had lml been paid. He appeared to he living by taking other people down. IB’ was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.

The theft of a diamond ring value;! at £750 from Jenness and Partridge, jewellers, by Trevor Leonard Richard Cunningham, 28, taxi driver. was related in the Court to-day. Evidence was given that he went to complainants’ shop, where he staled his name was Lowry, the racehorse owner, lie was shown a ring, which he* took to the door, presumably to see it better, and then rail away with it. Accused waseen later in the afternoon by Detective Jarrold, showing the ring to some one in a bar. When accused saw tic detective, he put the ring down on; of his socks. He pleaded guilty ami was committed for sentence at the Supreme Court.

MOTOR THIEF CHASED. AUCKLAND, April 26.

A motor car belonging to E. R. N. Russell, which was removed from Princess Street early this morning, was recovered about two hours later at Onehunga under exciting circumstances. When the Auckland (xdiee were notio;l of the loss of the car, they immediately communicated with the Oncliuiiga police, and Constable I‘. 41. Johnson, who was on night duty, kept a sharp look-out, with the result that lie saw the car proceeding down Queen •Street, Onohnnga. towards .Man go re Bridge. He called out to the driver to stun, but the latter, instead of doing so, accelerated his speed, and (pissed the constable. Some time afterwards Constable .lohiisen saw the same car returning from the direction of Maligore. and again hailed the driver, who refused to stem. The constable had a motor ear ready, and in this he chased the other up the street. When he overlook it the driver pulled op, and. jumping out, tried to run away, but Constable Johnson proved more sneedv than the fugitive, and collared him. A struggle ensued, in which the constable was strongly rose tc.l, lint be succeeded in landing bis man in th" lock-up. Tin" - , morning Nicholas Frederick l.iv'lln Imi appeared before Mr .1. E. Green. J. P. charged with the conversion of a niolnr car. valued at £so'). and also with resisting: the police. He was remanded for a week. Bail was refused him. MAN RUN 0\ ER. DUNEDIN. April 26. Alter stopping work at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Tin.mu- Godli'o.c. a married man, aged 52. employed ;> a labourer by the Railuav D .pal l men t. was crossing the goods yard, when lie was run over by a shunting train, and killed instantly. The train, which was .stationary when lie began to cross the rails, was started just as he was passing behind it. none of the crew being aware of his presence.