DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

SUPREME COURT: (By Telegraph—Press Association). NAPIER, June 4. The Supreme Court opened this morning. John Reginald Ellis was sentenced to two years hard for false pretences and he was declared an habitual criminal. William Baker, his real name, to enree years hard, and also declared an habitual criminal.

KILLED BY TRATN. WELLINGTON, June 3. Arthur J. Barry, Railway quarryman at Pareniata, who was knocked down by a goods train at Pareniata 011 Sat-in-day night, and admitted to the hos r ‘ pital with fractured skull and ribs broken, succumbed to his injuries, in the institution last night. STEAMER’S MTSHAP. CHRISTCHURCH, June 3. While hound from Wellington to Dunedin and when off the Kaikouras on Saturday night, the,Holm Steamship Co’s steamer Holmdale dropped her oropeller anil tail end of shaft. She was picked up yesterday morning by the Progress,, another, of the company's steamers, and towed to Lyttelton .and .docked for repairs. W ATE RSI DERS’ DECT Sl< >N. AUCKLAND, June 4. The Auckland Watcrsklers decided to strike -a levy of one shilling a, member weekly for the dependents of the A.usKrqlkain coal - miners and timber workers. They also passed a motion recommending the Alliance of Labour to strike a similar.general levy. It is undertood the seamen are contributing one day’s pay monthly.

WELL INGTON HOTELS. WELLINGTON, June 4. At the annual meeting of the Wellington Licensing Committee, the Chairpyuj, Mr E. Page, ( .S f .IVk, said tha(. the report, of the police^,regarding the conduct of the hotels j 1,11 .the district was a "satisfactory one. , He, referred to the nece'sjiity of adequate l provision for fire ,es,qppes in hotels,, especially in wooden buildings) and stated that a representative of the Building Department of the City Council should accompany the Committee on its tours of inspection. ■ v ESCAPEES; FROM CAMP. , June 4. Two prisoners, ,Richard Howie, aged 22, and Edward Frost, aged 21, escaped from the Camp at Oio shortly after six o’clock last evening. Parties searching last* evening.'found no trace of them. ... R.S.A. SERVICES'. •t "/ DUNEi)IN f June 5r As siiowing the many services of the R.S.A, in'New Zealand' the Secretary of the j ooo*l branch states that after a year’s negotiations, the Committee has ’succeeded' in obtaining £669 back pension for a . soldier, which' lie could not have .obtained by his own efforts. 1, u ’

DUNEDIN WINTER SHOW. A' ; RECORD ATTENDANCE. DUNEDIN, June ?. It is estimated that the attendance at the Winter Show to-day was 15,000 which is probably a record lor one day. The takings for the day totalled £GO2 15s Gd as against £525 2s for the second day of last year. BEQUEST'S. WELLINGTON, June 3. Under the will of the late Dennis Joseph M’Drmald £3OOO is bequeathed to the Homo of Compassion, Island Ny. The residue of the estate, amounting to. approximately £3OOO. 1“ given in ■»•(j:i:. 1 shares to the Wellington 'Callielie Education Trust. Board and the Lewisham Hospital.

INTOXICATED DR I VER. PALMERSTON N., Juno 5. Lionel Bisjiop, a farm, hand at Ivarere, was fined £lO and license cancelled for two years, for intoxication while in charge of a motor-car. Defendant was also fined for a breach of a prohibition order and for driving i\ car without a license. TWO YEARS’ PROBATION NAPIER, June 5. At the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice ordered a term of two years’ probation for Jack Hall, on a charge of .breaking, entering and theft.: