DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 February 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

CHILD FATALLY SCALDED. (By Telegraph—Press Association). GfISBOR-NE, Feb. 6. Shocking injuries were sustained by a Native child, Mauriki Okeokc, aged 2 years, at Whangara, who pulled a kettle of boiling water over himself. He died in Tolago Bay hospital. DEATH FROM FALL. AT AGE OF 9G. NAPIER, February 6. Obituary.—Airs Ormond, relict of , the late Hon. J. D. Ormond, last Superintendent of Hawke’s Bay. A few days ago sho fell and broke her hip, the injury, resulting in her death, at the age of 9(5 years. REFORMATIVE DETENTION. PALMERSTON N., Feb. 6. “ This is a borderline case. Accused should consider himself lucky he is not sentenced to a term of reformative detention,” said Mr Stout, S.M., when admitting John Berry Proud, a wellknown local resident, to three years’ probation on charges of theft from his employers. Edward Charles Cooper, a fellow employee, also implicated, was admitted to two years’ probation, the Magistrate commenting that there were mitigating tfeatures in the latter’s case also. He did not seem to have been the prime leader in conspiracy to defraud his employers. His need was certainly greater than Proud’s. TAMASESE’S ARREST. AUCKLAND. February 6. I Judge Blair, at the Supreme Court, granted an application for a rule njsi under the Habeas Corpus Act for the production by the Auckland gaoler in Colrt on Saturday next of Tamasese, the Samoan Chief. Mr Hall Skelton in making the application submitted that no valid order or warrant exists for the detention of. Tamasese. That the original warrant ifor his arrest for contempt of court was illegal and void, being an attempt to illegally use the criminal procedure to collect a civil debt. HON ATMORE AT TAURANGA TAURANGA, Feb. 6. The Hon. Atmore (Minister of Educaton) arrived here by train last night. He received deputations on educational matters last evening, and to-day opens the A. and P. Show. He leaves tomorrow for Auckland.