DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

AN EFFECTIVE SILENCER, (By Telegraph—Press Association). DANNEVIRKE, Feb. 13. A theft, unique in the history of New Zealand was perpetrated at l)annevirke on Monday. After much agitation, the railway authorities recently installed a wig-wag warning signal at the Allardice Street railway crossing, the scene of several accidents. The hell had such a sonorous tone that it disturbed the peace of the whole neighbourhood. On Monday evening last, a letter on behalf of the residents asking for the abatement of the nuisance was before' the Borough Council, which deputed the Mayor to eonf<T with the authorities, but some unauthorised person got in first by removing the gong of the apparatus, which is now effectively silenced. The matter is in the hands of the police. THEFT FROM CASH REGISTER. WELLINGTON, Feb. 12. Edward .Tames Payton, married, 36. assistant in a store, and wbo cleaned out the premises in the morning, was to-day admitted to two years’ probation on the following charges of theft, from a cash register £2 3s Gd. a box of soap and cigarette papers, from MeDuff’s Ltd., Cuba, Street.-

CREDIT FRAUDS. AUCKLAND, Feb. 12. Probation was asked on behalf of Edward John Samuel, aged 50, who pleaded guilty to three out of eight charges of obtaining credit by means of fraud, over £2OOO being involved. Accused was admitted to probation for two years, with special conditions that he should do his utmost to- make available to bis creditors £2OOO, which was said bis father was prepared to provide, and to pay tbe costs of the prosecution, by instalments.

INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS. WE RUNG TON, February 13. At the annual meet ill" of the Institute df Architects to-day, the President, .Mr -Moody, said the Council had considered the question of establishing bursaries in connection with school of Architecture, at the Auckland Unrversity. The proposals had been approved and it was now left for the individual branches to take the necessary steps to put Llie scheme on a financial basis. The annual report and statement of accounts were adopted, and nominations by the branches of members to the incoming Council approved.

SOLICITOR CHARGED. CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 13. John Black Batchelor, of Christchurch, a solicitor, was charged today with the theft of £986 from Leonard Percival Voice and was remanded till Feb. 21st. Application for bail was refused. Accused was arrested in Melbourne on January 7th.

WELL-KNOWN CAPTAIN DEAD WELLINGTON, Feb. 13.

The death occurred yesterday of Capt. Walter Manning, one of the best known masters in the employ of the Union Coy., who retired in 1918, after .% years’ service as master mariner. •Jd years of which were in the Wel-lington-Lyttelton ferry service. He was horn in London, and lie was apprenticed to the engineering, hut took to the sea life and came to New Zealand in 1873, joining the Union Coy in 1880. He commanded the Maori from 1907 till his retirement. He was in his seventy-fifth year.

A BUSY MEERT MONTH. AUCKLAND. Fob. 13. Bartholmew M’llroy (alias Jack Kirwood) a smartly dressed mail, aged 26. appeared before Mr Hunt S.M. charged with stealing a. bank-book and £306; also a motr car valued at £36o', two gramophones valued at £l9. and the theft of GOOdol. of property of one, Kronin, owner of the bank-book. “This man has been making a big splash.” said Chief Detective Salmond. “After stealing the bank-book he forged a signature and stole £3OO. He stole a motor car, and sold it for £IOO. lie put on champagne suppers and within one month got through £IOO. AVhcn arrested he had only 4s 7d.” Accused was remanded without hail. SHEEP-STEALING. AUCKLAND. Feb. 13. At tin 1 Supreme Court. Justice Blair sentenced Frank .Tames Smith to reformative detent ion not exceeding three years, for the theft of 232 sheep at AVoodh Waikato.