DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. FOUND SHOT. NEW PLYMOUTH, July 4. A middle-aged man named Ilelge Alfred Holm, was found yesterday afternoon fatally shot in his garden at Inglewood. It is believed lie had been shooting sparrows anil had fallen, causing the gun to explode, the charge entering his head. He was a married man and is believed to have come from Australia. He has no relatives here.

REMAND GRANTED. WELLINGTON, July 4. Feiklen Taylor, on a charge of alleged indecent assault was further remanded to-day to the 19th. The case of alleged attempted murder of her husband by Marion Kcerbin, was remanded to the 11th.

A MAYOR KILLED. WAIPAWA, July 4. The Mayor (H. M. Rathbone) was the victim of a motor accident last evening and died: this morning without recovering consciousness. He was crossing a road on bis way home- when a motor lorry, driven by W.-. F. Stanley, knocked him down, causing a fracture of the base of the skull and other injuries. Deceased was fiftyeight and loaves a widow and four of a grown-up family. Ho had been prominently identified with the civic life of the community for the past thirty years, and for seven years was Mayor.

APPEAL COURT. WELLINGTON, July 4. The Appeal Court (Justices Rcitl, Ostler, Smith and Blair) is hearing J. M. Samson, of Dunedin, auctioneer, v. White Car Brewery, an appeal from the decision of Justice Sim in April last. The facts are that appellant was employed by two directors of the respondent Company to find a purchase! for a sub-lease of Junction Hotel, Rangiora. Samson duly found a. purchaser, anil it was agreed £125 should be paid him as commission. His appointment, however, was not in writing, and the directors, of the respondent Company subsequently repudiated their promise to pay such commission. An action was brought in the Supreme Court last April to obtain commission, anil the respondent Company, relying on Section 30 of the Land Agents’ Act 1921-22, which provides that all appointments of land agents must lie in writing, were successful in their defence, and appellant was 'non-suited. In the course of his judgment, Justice Sim commented severely on the action of the two directors of the Company. Mr A. T. Donnelly appeared for appellant and Mr F. D. Sargent for respondent.

A FIRE. CHRISTCHURCH, July 4. Damage estimated at £IOOO was caused by a tiro early this morning in a store at the rear of a factory, owned by Fox Olivers, Ltd., confeetoners, in Stt. Asaph St. When the brigade arrived tlie building was ablaze. The origin is unknown.

PICTURE PROPRIETORS. AUCKLAND, July 4. The Government proposal to enforce tho screening of a substantial quota of British films was opposed by speakears at the annual meetings of Fullers and Hayward’s pictures. P. AHerman described the Bill as an attempt at further State interference in private enterprise. .John Fuller remarked that the Bill might well have a crippling effect. Henry Hayward said the' matter was causing exhibitors grave concern. Renters, on the other hand, would be provided with.a ready made market and he inclined to purchase cheaper British productions to make up the quota while exhibitors

would have to screen them at the best showing periods whether the pictures wore good, bail or indifferent. Both Fullers and Hayward’s declared nine per cent dividends.

.SHOPLIFTER GAOLED. GISBORNE, July 4. A voting married woman, Margaret Kirkwood Houghton, 24, admitted eighteen charges of theft and two of shoplifting. Police information disclosed the fact that since the- beginning of the year the woman hail iol lowed a career of shoplifting. Magistrate Levvy declined to grant the privileges of probation and sentenced her to three months' imprisonment.

BONELESS VEAL. PAIIIATUA, July 4

A large meeting passed unanimously a resolution to support the National Dairy Association scheme lor tlm handling of honeless veal on a national co-operative basis. A representative committee was set up.

TAUPO TROUT. WELLINGTON, July -1. Some comment last fishing season that there was not the number of trout at Lake Tatipo as in previous years, is not substantiated bv an interesting return furnished to Hon. Pomare. Aeting-Miuistei' of Internal Affairs. The. return shows the number of trout smoked at Taupo as fol-lows:—l923-24, 640;. 1924-25, 1000; 1925-26, 1316; 1926-27, 1317; 192/-28, 0310 ]’f the proof of the pudding is in the eating, said the Minister, so might it be said at least to some extent that the number ot trout smoked is a relative indication of tbe total number taken.

GISBORNE REQUEST. GISBORNE, July 4. Tbe Chamber of Commerce in view of tbe announcement of tbe Tatipo railway proposal decided to write to tbe Prime Minister and Minister ot Public Works asking for an assurance that the Government’s uiulei taking with respect to the East Const line would not he lost sight of.