DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

JOCKEY'S CONDITION. ASHBURTON. .May 14. A. ,E. Ellis, who was injured when Star Stranger It fell in the'Trial Plate, suffering injuries to his head and internally, Is now improving, hut is still serious.

ASSAULT CHARGE KINE. CHRISTCHURCH. May 14

At Court to-day. John Edward Prebble, aged 37. charged with unlawfully assaulting Colin McDonald, was fined £l2, in default one month, half the amount to go to .McDonald. The case was a sequel to a dispute while the men were building a bouse. Accused resented some remarks by McDonald and hit him four Mows on the head with a hammer. The Magistrate (Mr Mosley) said—“ You may think yourself lucky that you did not hit -McDonald on another part of the head. Then you may have had to face a much more serious charge.”

VERDICT OF SUICIDE. AUCKLAND, May 14

A verdict of suicide while in a state of mental depression was returned by Mr Hunt in connection with the death of Mrs Ethel red a Chaplin. 31. of Great Smith Road, Ellerslie, found in the kitchen yesterday with a gas tube in her mouth and an overcoat across her head. Deceased was worried about a child in the hospital with an eye injury.

MR SEMPLE’S OUTBURST. CHRISTCHURCH, May 14

‘■To Hell with doles! The unemployed don’t want them. No self-re-specting man wants a woman to stand at" a street corner with a box in her band cadging money in his name. What lie mints is work. I here is no need for cadging exhibitions. I hero is no need to send women to the Social Welfare Committee begging for food.” The above remarks were made by Mr R. Semple. late National President of the New Zealand Labour Party and Secretary of the Wellington General Labourers’ Union, in addressing the gathering of unemployed at the I rades Hall this morning.

MURDER CHARGE. AUCKLAND. May 14. " Allan George Norgrove, 2 ( . was ‘ l _ charged with wilfully murdering his sister-i 11-law, Ernestina May Norgrove, * in her house at New Lynn on March 1 7th. .The Court was crowded, many • spectators being unable to obtain admittance. The women’s gallery was 1 filled by wo! 1 dressed occupants. Nor- t] grove looked much better than at the Police Court hearing and seemed in ' excellent health. To the charge of j wilful murder he made a low hut fum reply of “not guilty.” Judge .McGregor is hearing the v case, Mr Meredith conducting the case '' for the Crown and Allan Moody and Reed are defending. ' Meredith’s opening occupied about d half an hour. Accused stood erect, his « features immobile, and it was,not until a full hour had elapsed and Mavis Frith, daughter of the dead woman, j was giving evidence, that accused showed any sign of emotion, when he passed his hand across his brow in a • gesture of weariness. SOLICITOR SENTENCED. AUCKLAND. May 1-1. f John Henry Victor Mansill, solidtor. for stealing £2041, trust funds, was to-day sen ten cod by Justice Mail to .four years’ reformative. Mansill’s total defalcation's were £7109. ’ MURKER. INURED. , PALMERSTON N.. May 14. Lawrence T.nglis, aged 19. employed in the Railway Deviation' Works at ; Milson. was crushed between two ' trucks and hospitalled. His injuries are not believed to be serious. heavy rain AUCKLAND. May 14. There was 'baß weather for the third successive week-end. The rainfall between nine last night and -1.30 a.m. to-day was three point ten inches. the heaviest for four years. CHAR GE DISAI I'SS-El). DUNEDIN. Mav 14. Giving bis' decision to-day in the charge against Dr James Henry CrawRln *~ (Chief Medical Officer tor Otaoo) of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor. Mr Bundle. ' said doubt was raised by the medical evidence and defendant was entitled to have the benefit.- The police eyi- . tlcnco was reliable, but there was also the evidence of reputable medical ; men. that Crawsl.aw was sober *hen i leaving Ritchie’s home aiul tlwt condition was due to a severe shock, i when coming down Victoria Street. TWO FIRES. ' GISBORNE, May 14. Two houses in the country veiy destroyed by fire overnight. One te 1 roomed at Mateiraka. owned by- the t Malone estate, occupied by <-.has. v Parker and the other of ourtecn .1 rooms at Ormond, owned and occupied by A. J, MoKenzie ;