DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 June 1928, Page 4

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Pres? Association. MAGNA CHARTA DAY. WELLINGTON, June 15. Tlie Wellington branch of the Eng-lish-speaking Union held a luncheon to-day to celebrate “Magna Charta ” day. Tho president, Sir Frederick Chapman, was in the chair, and tho guest of honour was Sir Francis Bell, who represented the Government. Apologies for absence were received from the Prime Minister and from Mr Gottlieb, American consul. THREE LAD'S CHARGED. DUNEDIN, June 16. Three youth, George William Uren. David Bruce Beaveredge, and Francis Sinclair Ward, all about 19 years of ago, appeared at the Police Court on charges of converting motor cars to their use. The first named two were also charged with breaking and entering. Tho police stated the accused were concerned in about 20 cases of conversion in the past six weeks. (Some of tho cars wore left damaged. All were remanded.

TREATMENT FUR CONSUMPTION PALMERSTON N„ June 16.

The committee appointed by the Government to investigate the treatment of consumption visited Palmerston North to-day taking evidence at the hospital, and later leaving for Waipukurauc

CRICKET COACH. AUCKLAND, Jifrie 45

J. Lungridgo, the young Sussex professional who was in Auckland last sea son. with E. IT. Rowley, the Auckland Cricket Association’s coach, has been re-engaged by the association.

A LICENSING CHARGE. WELLINGTON, June 15,

Tho police paid a visit to the Taka Hotel, some miles past Lower Hutt, oil Sunday, June 3, and found a hum her of people on the premises. Several were each fined £2 to-day and the licensee, Ernest Thorne, was fined £5 for selling liquor. In tho case of five other men, however, and three«women, the defence was raised that those were privileged, as bona lido travellers. 'They all slept the previous night in Wellington, as evidence was called to show, and on this ground, that they had spent the night at least three miles away, counsel submitted tlial they were not obliged to give an explanation why they were at the hotel. Several of those concerned said it was their custom to visit the hotel on Sufi day for tea. The Magistrate reserved liis dccison, pending looking into the legal aspect.

CANON HARVIE. HAMILTON, June 15. The Rev. F. G. Harvie, who recently resigned the positions of canon, dioces an chaplain and diocesan secretary, after being suspended and then rein stated to tho canonry by the Bishop, has been appointed to the temporary charge of St. Thomas’s Church, Freeman’s Bay, Auckland. DAIRY BOARD ELECTION. ' WELLINGTON, Juno 15. in accordance with the provisions of the Dairy Produce Export Con tori Act. 1923, an election was held to-day to fill the vacancies created by the retirement oil June 30th of two producers’ representatives for tlie Tvortli Island and one for tlie South Island. 'I hr members due to retire are Messrs W. Grounds, Dynes, Fulton, and W. Bryant, representatives of Wards 1,2 ami 8 respectively. Ward one may be said to embrace tho North Auckland district, number two ward Waikato and South Auckland district, and ward eight the Ashburton district. In each case tho retiring member was' renominated. An additional candidate, Mr William Lee, of Goodwood, Waikouaiti. opposed Mr Bryant, of Otokia.

It will be remembered that Mr B. T. Booker, of Wliitford, was nominated to oppose Mr IV. Grounds for number one ward, hut his nomination was disallowed as it did not reach the returning officer until nearly three hours after noon on Monday, May 21st. At to-day’s election Messrs William Grounds and Pvnes Fulton were declared re-elected unopposed for their respective wards.' In ward eight Mr W. Bryant polled 31 votes and Mr IV. Loo 165. Mr Lee was elected. The returning officer, Mr 'William G.

Robinson, said that out of 7534 voting; papers sent out 2932 were returned. The voting was on a tonnage basis. ,

TEAROOMS FIRE,

FUNEDIN, Juno 15.

Damage to the extent of about £503 was caused when a fire broke out in tea rooms above the Commercial Rank’s premises in Dowling Street this evening. When the brigade was called out at six o’clock, the fire had a good hold, and it was half an hour before the outbreak was under control. The fire, the actual cause of which is unknown, started in a vicinity of a gas stove in the kitchen of the tea rooms and burnt through the floor into the Commercial Rank, also spreading through the roof into the* university club rooms. A solicitor’s office on the same flat as the tea rooms was damaged by smoke. The insurances on the tea rooms were in the South British office and amounted to £2OO. The University Club was insured in the Mercantile and General office for £250. The total insurance on the building was £II,OOO in various offices.

GAMBLING lUH>

AUCKLAND, June 17. Chief Detective Hammond and a party of detectives raided premises at 48, Victoria Street, last evening, and made 21 arrests. All of those arrested were Dalmatians, and they will be charged at the Police Court to-mor-row morning with either being the keeper of a gaining house or being found on such premises. The illegal game, it is said, that was being indulged in at the time that the detectives entered was “Hazards.”

BETTING OUTSIDE THE TOTE. CHRISTCHURCH, June 10.

Magistrate Mosley gave his reserved judgment in the charge against Mill. Goggin, acting Secretary of the Metropolitan Trotting Club, of a breach of the Gaming Act, by unlawfully permitting to bb received an investment on the totalisator otherwise than at the totalisator itself. The defendant was convicted. As the case was a test, lie was ordered to pay costs only.

MOTOR BUS BURNED. WA TP AAV A, June 16

A car shed and motor bus owned by Carl Petersen, mail contractor, of Tikokino, was destroyed by fire last night. There was no water supply. Nothing was saved. The insurances on the bus is £2OO and on the shed £IOO. The loss is considerably above the insurance.

LABOUR. CANDIDATES. AVELI.TNGTON, Juno 16. The following candidates have been selected to Contest the respective seats for the Labour Party:— Tauranga: D. C. Chalmers. Miirsdcn: AV. 11. Clietham. Masterton: B. Roberts. AA’aitomo: C. Croall. AVith the exception of Mr Chalmers, who is a barrister and solicitor, at AVhakntano, all arc working farmers.

VESSELS STRANDED. AUCKLAND, June 16. An easterly wind swept the harbour n't. an early hour on Saturday morning. The scow pihiki was piled on the Point Chevalier Reef, after an exciting run before the gale, she being left high and dry by the receding tide. The fishing smack Ika was driven ashore alongside the Ponsonby Wharf. Neither vessel was seriously damaged. The wrecked trawler “Thomas Bryan”' lias been abandoned io the underwriters. A SAFE BLOAVN.

INVEROARJLL, Juno 17. At 2.30 tliis morning, the offices of Kocpc and Coy., brewers, of Mary St., were entered and a largo safe blown open by gelignite. The force of the explosion drove tlie dcor of. the safe a distance of twelve feet across the room, sniiKibing a table to matchwood, breaking windows, and tearing a hole in a brick wall on the opposite side of the room. Saturday’s takings, however, were' not in the safe, forty-four shillings in petty cash being all the money that was placed therein. A quantity of silver and copper was found scattered about the floor, and it is believed that the marauders did not secure more, than 15s at the outside. Tlie safe also contained the Company’s hooks, three of which were badly mutilated, the remainder being intact.

A telephone which was on the' table fell to the floor, a connection being thus made with the Exchange, from where it is said, voices could bo heard. A black mask was found in the yard. It appears that .an entry was effected by / smashing the glass on the dcor and then turning the lock from the inside. The disordered appearance of the room suggests that a . considerable quantity of explosive was used, and ic is believed that the outrage has some connection with the disappearance of fifty pounds of gelignite from a magazine earlier in the week. MOTOR COLLISION. AUCKLAND, June 17. Alfred AATn. Hegh, of Onehunga, was seriously injured in a motor accident on Mamiku Road. AA’hen riding a motr cycle towards the city, Hegh collided with a motor car driven by Thomas Dickson. Getting slightly out of control, the motor cycle ran forward about twenty yards and struck a post. Hegh was thrown heavily, and was found to be in an unconscious condition. To-day bis state was serious, ho being -till unconscious.