DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 April 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

DEATH IN COT. (By Teleg.aph—Per Press Association.) NA PI Ell, March 30. Frank Hose, aged 18 months, struggled half way through the bars of liis cot. at the home of his foster parents, Mr and Mrs F. .1. Shepperd, of Westshore. yesterday afternoon, and, while suspended feet downward, being held iit tlie waist, lie died from shock, in endeavouring to free himself. MAN KILLED. AUCKLAND, April 2. .. The remains of a body identified as 1. M. Clark, New Lynn, was discovered under Avondale viaduct by the driver of an incoming city train early this morning. A return ticket to Newmarket was found in his pocket. It is surmised that he was walking along the line last night. He was shockingly mutilated by a passenger train. KILLED BY MOTOR CAR. HASTINGS, April 2. James Currie, who was knocked down by a motor car last evening, died at the hospital this morning. SUNDAY TRAINS. DUNEDIN, April 2. A deputation representing the Council of Christian Congregations waited on Hon. W. B. Taverner this morning protesting against the increasing number of Sunday railway excursions and the Department’s advertising of them, as tending to lower the morals oif the community. In a non-committal reply, the Minister said similar representations were being made to him in other cities and he promised that the arguments would receive the greatest possible consideration. He pointed out that there was another side of the question. The demand for Sunday trains existed or the department would not fill it. ADMITTED AS SOLICITOR. WELLINGTON, April 2. W. J. Heyting was refused admission as a solicitor by the Full Court last year on the ground that he was of Dutch parentage and was not naturalised. Heyting did not wisli to become naturalised in New Zealand and he challenged the validity of the Act of 1(123 then in 'force. A new act, however, was passed bringing New Zealand law into unitormity with the Imperial Act'and removing the clauses to which TTayting took exception. Thereupon he became naturalised and has now been admitted as a solicitor. INQUEST VERDICT. WELLINGTON, April 2. At an inquest to-day concerning the death of Frederic S. Richard, an agent, aged 42. found dead in an hotel on Good Friday, Coroner Barton found that death was due to poison, self-ad-ministered.

IX THE BUSH. THREE M'EN MOSSING. ■WELLINGTON, April 1. It is reported that three men, whose names are not definitely known, but are believed to be Cameron, Fraser iind Farley, whose addresses are unknown, are missing in the bush at the back of Paraparaumu. The police are searching. HIT A SERGEANT. WELLINGTON, April 1. John William Compton, aged 24, was sentenced to one month’s impiisontnent by Mr Barton at the Magistrate’s Court to-day for assaulting Sergeant Cleary. Evidence was given that a Chinaman complained that accused had broken his window. Sergeant Cleary took accused to the police station and while questioning the Chinese accused struck him on the side of the face. The Sergeant turned around and was then struck on the mouth by the accused. “An assault on the police under these circumstances is not to 'be tolerated,’ said the Magistrate.

ARTHUR RAW. PREMISES RAT DEI), WELLINGTON, April I. A party of detectives raided the premises of Arthur Law this morning. Law will appear at the Magistrate’s Court to-morrow on a charge of keeping a common gaming house. LAW FIXED £75. WELLINGTON. April 2. A fine of £75 was imposed at the Magistrate’s Court to-day on Arthur Law. aged 56. who was arrested yesterday on a charge of using a room as a common gaming house. Two other men. Lewis Harris, a tailor, aged 48. and Lionel Zucker, an agent, aged 33, were charged with being found in the room without lawful, purpose. Harris was lined £2 and Zucker £5. Chief Deieetive Ward said that Law had been carrying on the business of bookmaker for many years and was one of the largest, if not the largest, bookmaker in the Dominion. Yesterday the detectives sei/.eil m a room in ‘the Exchange buildings occupied by accused, a large quantity of hefting material. Defendants hooks showed that over a period of five days,, during Paster race meetjugs, lie bad taken bets amounting to £E7I. He bad been before the Court j n loio ou two charges of publishing a double chart. Prom the dock. Law told Magistratc Barton that he had nothing to say. _______