DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.

'SOCCER PLAYER SUSPENDED WELLINGTON, July 24.

The Otago Association reported at to-nigbt’s meeting of the New Zealand Soccer Council having suspended P. Hall, of Afosgiel Club, for three Saturdays, for threatening the referee during the progress of the game and striking him< after the game. The reports of the case were read over and it was decided to telegraph Otago that the committee took a serious view of this offence and had decided to increase the suspension to the end of the season.

RAILAVAY ACCIDENT. HAAIILTON, July 24. A. T. Rodgers, a farmer, of Ngaruawahin, was crushed between cattle trucks at the Frankton railway yards. His condition is serious. FOUND DROAVNED. TAUAIARUNUI, July 24. The body of Patrick Alaloney, a single man, with no relatives in New Zealand, a road foreman, was found in the. Huitahi stream, near Ohura, on Sunday. At the inquest the Coroner, Mr A. S. Laird, returned a verdict of found drowned. HAMILTON, July 24. An important bankruptcy case was before Air Justice Blair at the Supreme Court to-day, when George Cornfoot, who till recently was partowner of a large run in Hawke’s Bay, applied for a, discharge in bankruptcy. The liabilities were £28,093. while tlio assets were small. The Official Assignee, Air J. 11. Robertson, opposed the discharge. Ho said he had just received a telegram from Mr Coulter a sheep farmer, of Blenheim, a creditor for over £BOOO, that Coulter had received no notification. In this connection His Honour asked bankrupt’s counsel wliat was the reason for burry. Cornfoot had been adjudicated bankrupt only six weeks ago.

Counsel said there were private reasons for haste.

His Honour adjourned the application till the August sessions.

ARCH BISHOP REDWOOD’S VIEWS WELLINGTON. July 23.

In regard to the Mental Defectives Bill Archbishop Redwood stated today that the Church did not blame any reasonable efforts to improve the race, provided it did not curtail the freedom of the individual and Catholic conscience. Thus the Church views with misgivings the present bill as it introduced a dangerous principle and was likely to interfere seriously with individual rights. Catholic experience was that an operation was no remedy against inordinate sexual desire. On the contrary it might possibly open the door to immoral practices, which would constitute a worse evil than the one'to he avoided. An operation might also encourage abuse of matrimonial rela"tions. The Church held an operation was not permissible even with a patient’s consent, except as a necessary means to bodily health.

RE-TRIAL AVANTED. CHRISTCHURCH, July 25

Alagistrate Lowry adjourned till tomorrow an application lor a re-trial made by Robert AVilliam Allen, 18, sentenced to two years in Borstal yesterday for receiving stolen goods. Counsel for prisoner said Allen had been induced to plead guilty by a certain detective who promised him if he pleaded guilty that no harm would come to him. Allen said he was innocent of the charges.

POAVER BOARDS CONFER. AVELLTNGTON, July 25

The sixth conference of Power Boards was opened by the Premier today, Air J. Nash, ALP., presiding. Air Coates commended the gathering on the small agenda paper, which seemed to foreshadow a lack of troublesome problems, There had always been close eo-opiration between the supply authorities and departments of state. He quoted statistics showing the tremendous growth of power production, capital invested in supply authorities and generating stations had increased from £1,500,000 In 1918 to £18,900,000 in 1927 and from 54,900 consumers to 228,345. The revenue in 1927 was approximately three million. The Government’s policy was to undertake the supply of electricity to all who would guarantee to take power. The development of power in New ZeaInd, said Air Coates, read, like n romance, and was brightening the lives of the people throughout the Dominion.

A NURSE’S DEATH. CHRISTCHURCH, July 25

Charges that nurses at Christchurch Hospital who report sick were sometimes snubbed and told not to “coddle” themselves, were made by a member, Airs E. R, McCombs at a meeting of the North Canterlnuy Hospital Board to-day. On her motion the Board resolved that the Hospital Committee he asked to inquire into and report on the circumstances of the death of Nurse Helen Jones who died last week.

Mrs McCombs said circumstances called for investigation. “I want to know why it was that Nurse Jones continued on duty till five or six weeks before her death. I have been told that Nurse Jones was unwell. While on duty she'reported that she wanted a rest and would go. into the country. She went and became worse and then had to come hack suddenly to the hospital. She received such a reception from the Matron that she was exceedingly upset. It was not such a reception as should have been given to a sick person. Three weeks Liter the girl was dead. A large number of nurses have the feeding that if they report sick they will be snubbed.”

POWER BOARDS. WELLINGTON, 'July 25. The Power Hoards’ Conference carried a remit to urge Government to fix the uniform rate to be charged oil Boards, irrespective of the quantity; also to issue a definite pronouncement that all the profits of Government from electrical undertakings will he used, firstly for placing all such undertakings on a sound financial basis, and secondly in reduction charges for power to distributing authorities.

FARMERS CONFERENCE. WELLINGTON, July 25. The Farmers’ Union carried remits— That preferential railway freights on imported goods lie removed. - That precautions against foot and mouth disease should not he relaxed in any way at all. It was resolved that the Government he asked to rectify the anomaly in the franchise for the electioii o, Harbour, Hospital, and Power Boards representatives, by extending fu country franchise to rural voters. A protest was entered against the lnirden of hospital and charitable aid rates. The Government was requested to provide a larger subsidy or find such exepnses out of the national funds. The first thing this morning the conference passed a resolution of confidence in Mr Poison, in view of the attacks in a section of the press, wi i regard to daylight saving. The conference decided to send a once q stropg letter to Air Coates, ob-

jecting to it and urging it be not passed into law again. , A meeting of spinsters will he held in Mclntosh’s Club Rooms this (AA’ednesday) evening at 7 o’clock sharp. Advt. lii connection with the fire tins morning there is an insurance of £IOO in the London and Lancashire office. The property belongs to the estate ol the late Aliss Fanny Nicholson. FERRY STEAAIERS COLLIDE. AUCKLAND, July 2*5. The ferry steamers Albatross and Sparrowhawk, on the Birkenhead run, collided in a thick fog, before eight this morning. Although the impact brought both vessels to a standstill, very little damage was sustained and the vessels continued their trips. PRISON ESCAPEE CHARGED. AVELLINGTON, July 23. John Leslie Bucldey, a prisoner, who escaped from Alount Eden prison, and was subsequently arrested in AA'ellington, was sentenced to-day to four months’ "imprisonment on each of three charges of theft, to be served concurrently with the present sentence. On three* charges of breaking and entering he pleaded guilty and was remanded 1 to Auckland on Friday for sentence. To a charge of being an incorrigible rogue in that he escaped from prison before the expiration of bis sentence, lie* intimated bo intended to plead not guilty and ho elected to be tried by a jury. He was also remandod to Auckland on this charge. ILLICIT STILLS. INVERCARGILL, July 25. At the Police Court, Duncan Alexander was charged with being unlawfully in possession of a still at Atupiri Gorge and unlawfully making spirits. Accused pleaded guilty and was fined £450 on the first charge and £SO on the second. James'Robertson, similarly charged, in connection with a still found at. Awarua Bay, was fined £SO on each charge. The Collector of Customs said the making of whisky was notorious in Southland for the last fifty years, lie estimated the loss to the Government during that period at tens of thousands of pounds. He stressed the fact that it was being made wholesale and even offered for sale in Dunedin. Both accused were relatives of AlacRae’s, who were fined four years ago for running a still at Springhills. T!:e night previous to Stuart’s arrest 20 gallons were sold at Hedgehope at .22 a gallon.

CHARGE DISMISSED. FALAIBRiSTON N., July 21. At thb Police Court this morning Leonard Aiellos, motor mechanic, aged thirty, was charged with intoxication while in charge of a motor ear. Evidence was given by several police witnesses that accused was under the influence of liquor while a companion was lying in a ditch, drunk, the ear at the time of accused’s”arrest having gone over, a hank on- the main road at AA'hakarongo. For the defence, a doctor gave evidence that lie examined accused in thn cells, subsequent to arrest, finding him excited and talkative, but perfectly coherent, with full control of his muscular powers. Accused was not drunk although be had had drink. Accused in his evidence said ho had two drinks, one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. His companion had been pieke*l up in town and was then drunk. The accident to the car happened in avoiding another zigzagging along the road. Saving that there was a great difficulty in defining what a state of intoxication was, Alagistrate Stout decided the cause of the borderline was not proved and that Mellcs was in such a state as to bring him within the Act and the charge would be dismissed.

DRUNKEN INTRUDER. RLENHEIAI, July 25

Hex Brydon, aged 25, arrested at Wellington on Friday, on a charge of being found in a girl’s bedroom at Renwicktown near Blenheim at 4.30 a.m. on Thursday last, and with assaulting the parents of the girl when she called them in, pleaded guilty this morning at the Blenheim Court. He urged drunkenness as the extenuating circumstances and stated he had no evil intent. He merely entered the room through tho window to have a talk. When the parents arrived naturally he attempted to get away and a scuffle ensued. The Alagistrate accepted the explanation on the accused promising to take out a prohibition order, and ordered him to come up for sentence within six months. On the major charge he fined |,i m £5, and for assault ordered bun to pay the costs of the prosecution £3 14s. MINER KILLEDWESTPORT, July 20. Thomas Aliddleton, aged 51, a miner, was killed at Millerton, mine to-day while blasting stone. Deceased was married with a wife and four childien in England.