DOMINION NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 September 1928, Page 1

DOMINION NEWS.

(By Telograph—Per Proas Association. ARSON CHARGE. AUCKLAND, Sept. 20. Thomas Francis ' Carroll, Sydney Francis Waters, and James Tate appeared in court to-day charged with wilfully setting fire to a grocery shop valued at £975 and conspiring to defraud tho British Traders’ Insurance Co. of £6OO. Chief Detective Hammond staled a fow days ago Waters was discharged 'from t)ie Polico Force. Evidence was given by tho trustee of the shop that Carroll had forwarded proof of loss through firo and a claim for £394. Witness examined the debris. The stock did not appear to represent the statements in tho stock sheets.

Evidence was given by several witnesses that immediately after the shop was blown up early on the morning oi August 29, they saw three men quickly entering ri waiting car and drive oft hurriedly without lights.

Raymond John Murphy, whose wife is ri sister of Waters, said Writers and Tate wore at his house on the night before the fire. They went away about 10 p.m., returning an hour later with several boxes of groceries. Waters said the stuff was his. They left again and returned rfter midnight, finally leaving Murphy’s at 1.15 a.m. (August 29) and at that time Waters had nr injury to his left arm, hut two days later Murphy saw him in the hospital with severe arm injuries. Waters said the injuries were sustained by falling down. Two days later still, Carroll saw witness and asked what Waters was going to do with tho groceries. Murphy asked if the goods came from his shop. Carroll replied: "Yes. IVlurphy then requested they lie taken' away from the house. Subsequently tho police called at Murphy’s and seized the goods.

REFORM CANDIDATE. AUCKLAND, Sept. 20. Frank Adeane has been accepted as the Reform Party candidate for Auckland West. He was horn at Gisborne 28 years ago and has resided at Porisonby almost his lifetime. He is largely interested jn sport, friendly society work, and musical ' and elocutionary competitions. BETTING FINE, CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 20. Having offered a double chart to Detective Sergeant Young in a billiard saloon, Norman William Robinson found himself in the Magistrate’s Court to-day. He was charged that! on Sept. 14th. he published a double chart for betting,on the "N;Z. Trotting Cup and tile N-Z. Cup. Accused pleaded guilty and was fined £4 and costs. A PROTEST. NELSON, Sept. 19. The Now Zealand Motor Traders’ Conference passed a strong resolution protesting against unjust Government and Municipal competition in motor transport. ' |.

AUCTIONEERS’ COMMISSION. AUCKLAND) Sept. 19. In a reserved judgment to-day, Mr Justice Reed held that on the sale of a property through the. Registrar of the Supreme Court an auctioneer is entitled to charge commission on the gross value of property and not only on the equity of redemption. ACCIDENTS IN WELLINGTON WELLINGTON, Sept. 19. R. Green, glazier of 45, Jackson Street, Petone, while working on the Winter Show building, fell through a skylight on to an exhibitor’s stall, 30 feet below. Ho received injuries to his back and suffered from shock. He was removed to the hosprfal. B. Smith, a labourer employed in a coal-yard, several the fourth finger of his left hand in a, circular saw, necessitating his removal to the hospital.

FOOTBALLEB- INJURED. INVERCARGILL, Sept. 19. B. J. Comaii, a member of the touring Wellington football team, collided with another player during the match with Southland to-day and was removed to the hospital with concussion. Late in the evening he had recovered sufficiently to rejoin his team mates at their hotel. A BUILDING RECORD. AUCKLAND, Sept. 19. The progress made with the Afayfair Flats in Parnell, is claimed to have created an Australian and New Zealand record. Four weeks ago today the Fletcher Construction Company, Ltd. started work on the foundations, and to-day there is a fivestoreyed structure on the site, with the roof ready for the tiles.

Air James Fletcher stated that it had been possible to erect the building which such rapidity through the use of hollow tiles in the floors. Although the use of these tiles was an established practice, the Mayfair Flats was the first building in Auckland in which the tile floor construction had been used.He was satisfied that a record had been established. Hollow filealso be- used for floors and sub-divi-sions in a new eight-storeyed building to be erected in High Street, and to cost about £45,000.

DISTINGUISHED DOCTOR VISITING DOMINION WELLINGTON, Sept. 10. A distinguished New Zealander at present re-visiting his native land is Sir Thomas Parkinson, of London, who arrived in Wellington by the Ulimaroayesterday. Sir Thomas, who is a noted physician and medical authority, was born in Canterbury in 1803. He spent his early life on sheep rind cattle stations ill the South Island and in 1886 proceeded to Edinburgh University, where he studied medicine, taking honors in anatomy, zoology, medicine, and surgerv. After qualifying as a doctor lie practised in Forfarshire and Sutherland until 1900 and then went to London. Ho was physician to the Ala-rch-jonoss of Milford Haven and the late Prince Louis of Ba'ttonberg,' consulting physician to the American hospital for English soldiers, and physician to tho Lady Lyttelton Military Hospital. Sir Thomas Parkinson has travelled extensively through ■ Australia, Japan, China, the United States of America, and in other parts of the world. He is a member of the Royal Society of Medicine and an ex-president of the Chelsea Clinical Society. Contributions -oil a wide range of subjects have also licen made to various medical woTks by Sir Thomas. He received a knighthood in .1916.

licensing interlude. WELLINGTON, September 19. The most vehement opponent of Hie Licensing Bill in the committee stago was Mr Lysnar, who described Prohibition eh godless nnd immoral. He t wished to illustrate his point with cvi-

dcnco. "Only to-night I have had a little message they have solit mo, a New York bottle with a labol on it,” ho said. Tho chairman (interrupting): You arc out of order. Mr L ysnar: If Prohibition is carried it will do a lot of harm and l can illustrate this with the New York bottle. The chairman: The lion, membor is getting away from the Bill, Mr Lysnar: 1 was producing grounds for opposing it. Mr Armstrong: Anything in the bottle F (Laughter.) Tho chairman (firmly): I rule the member out of order. f TO FIGHT AN ELECTION. "AUCKLAND, September 19. It is the opinion of tho Auckland Education Board that two weeks is not oiiough' ill which/to fight an election. At to-day’s meeting of the board a teacher applied for a fortnight’s leave, as he wished to stand for Parliament. M.r Burns (the chairman): I don’t think two weeks is sufficient. Mr E. C. Banks: Giye him two, months without pay. A member: Give him three months and that, with holidays, will take him up to February next. Mr Burns: I am not thinking off the teacher: I am thinking of the children Voices: So are we. A member: Ho can’t pay attention to his job and fight an election, at the same time. The children will b: neglected. It was decided to decline tho request for a fortnight’s leave and grant two months without pay. MANUKAU SEAT. AUCKLAND, September 20. The Reform supporters in Manukau electorate have selected Mr Bertram Bunn to contest that seat as the official Reform candidate. -Air Bunn retired from 'the Auckland Suburbs contest in favour of Sir James Gunson.

FLOUR MILLERS COMBINE. CHRISTCHURCH, September 20. The flour millers who are shareholders in Distributors Ltd. have been meeting in conference at Christchurch for several days past, discussing whether the company should ho wound up. This evening tho office of Distributors, Ltd supplied tbo following, report to the press: “The Flour Millers’ Conference which has been in session all tbe. week has disbanded without result. In view of tho conflicting interests, the matter of iV satisfactory settlement is very doubtful.” TWO MOTORISTS INJURED. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 20. As tho result of a rear wheel collapsing, a motor car overturned dctween Southbrook and Flaxton to-day. Tho two occupants of the car, Gordon Ashby and Kectlev, were severely hurt. Ashby suffered shock and head injures, and was admitted to Christchurch Hospital unconscious. Koetley was injured in the shoulder. Ho was successfully operated upon to-night. Ashby is still unconscious Into to-night. His condition is serious!

A FALL DOWNSTAIRS. DUNEDIN, Sept. 20. James Vial, a single man, 19 years of ago, employed by- the AVardrop Plastering Company, while carrying scaffolding at the Empire Theatre, fell downstairs, and suffered injuries to his hack.