DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1928, Page 3

DOMINION NEWS.

(By telegraph—Per Press Association.)

ARMY BRIGADE RE-UNION WELLINGTON, Aug. 13

Members of tlie Second Army Brigade of New Zealand Field Artillery, held a reunion an Saturday night, at which Lieut. Colonel Falla, who commanded it from March 1918 until the Armistice, presided. Great enthusiasm was displayed by those present, particularly when the name of Colonel Sykes, who was commander till March 1918, was mentioned.

Every speaker took occasion to refer to him amt later on a letter was read from the Colonel stating iie had commanded tliree Brigades since the war, and none better than his first. He expected to be retired in December.

SUPREME COUNT SENTENCES ' CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 13. At the Supreme Court to-day Judge '■ ’ Adams sentenced Walter Patrick Mur- * phv, alias Murray, to tliree years’ reformative on charges of breaking, ©n- ’ “ tering and theft. . A youth of 17, who pleaded guilty to assault with intent on a female, was '* sentenced to five years’ Borstal. Ut ADMUITEI) TO PROBATION. GHEYMOUTH, August 13. William I.inklater, who pleaded guilty to theft of £23 11s lOil. the property of the Grey Power Board, by whom he c formerly was employed as a meter reader, was admitted to probation for two years by Mr W. Meldrmn, S.M., II on condition that he takes out a prohibition order for that period. |l THEFT CHARGE;. GISBORNE, Aug. 13. William Henry Danvers, aged 22, I ]. pleaded guilty to three charges of theft by misappropriation. At the Police Court he was admitted to pro- « hat ion for twelve months.’ Accused s was employed as a hook canvasser by I , a Dunedin firm and the amounts un- I accounted for were received at Woodvillc. Cambridge and Matamata. a fire. CM H rSTC'HURCII. Aug. 13. A fire late last evening destroyed a j house owned and occupied by .T. I Grant Mackie in Hoon Hay Hoad. I The occupants of the house. Mackie I and family, who include W. Mnekie. I well known cyclist, had little time to I escape and some of the family were clad only in their night attire. ' Tlio insurances on the house are £ISOO in tin- Phoenix Office, and the I furniture £7OO in the Australian Al- < lianco. I EXPRESS COLLIDES WITH CAR. I LEVIN. Aug. 13. j At Shannon on Saturday afternoon I i tlie Auckland express collided with a I c car driven by .1. Spooner, of Palm-I v erston North. The ear was thrown t over the cattlestop and down an cm- I bankment and sinaslied to match- I wood. The driver and the other oeou- I pant, Mrs Baker, of Shannon, were injured and both were taken to the sPalmerston Hospital where they arc q in a critical condition. I> T cl UNEMPLOYED LEADER’S THEFTS cl CHRISTCHURCH. Aug. 13. s: Arthur Leonard Fisher, lately a j leader of the unemployed, pleaded guilty this morning to the theft of £lO 15s, the property of the Christchurch Organisation of Unemployed. '1 He was fined £lO and ordered to refund the amount stolen, in default six weeks imprisonment The police said the money had been pi obtained by tickets sold by the a ecus- ih eil for a concert held on behalf of the 15 unemployed in July. ai Magistrate Mosley said: “With the genuine unemployed one must syir.- ha pnthise sincerely, hut with men of th this type, I cannot have any sym- sp pa thy at all." Ve Owing to Hie lack of subsidies on to the amount stolen. Fisher lia.s depriv- fia eil tlie unemployed of practically .£SO. ttC

FALSE EIRE ALARM PENALTY. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 13. To seven charges of giving false alarms of fire, David Hull, 2, years, pleaded guilty this morning. He was fined £2O in default one month. Magistrate Mosley remarking:—“'You can consider yourself mighty lucky I do not send you to gaol.” Counsel said accused had been drinking heavily. An officer of the brigade bad surprised Hull breaking an alarm box on Saturday. REGISTERED MAIL LOST. GREYMOUTH, Aug. 13. A mail bag. containing registered letters was missed from the Blackball train oil Friday evening. The discovery was made when the bags were checked with the waybills. 'Enquiries so far have been fruitless. LEAGUE OF NATIONS. WELLINGTON, Aug. ,13. At a meeting of members of both Houses at which Sir James Allen was appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the League of Nations formed, the following provisional committee was set up:-—Sir James Allen (Chairman), Hons. Triggs, Newman, Messrs P. Fraser, Atmore, Veitch, Mac Dickson and Waite (secretary and treasurer). SHORT-WEIGHT BREAD. GR EYMO UTH, August 13. James Bertie, a baker, of Dobson, was fined £3 with costs for selling short-weight bread. The Inspector stated that of fifteen loaves tested only one was the correct weight. OBITUARY. GREYMOUTH, Aug. 13. Obituary.—James Oreagh, ex-Mayor of Brminerton and one of the Coast’s earliest settlers. Aged 72 years.