DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1929, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

CRUSHED BY FALLING BEAM. (By Telegraph—Press Association). DUNEDIN, June 5. The building operations at the new Town Hall wore the scene oi a fatality to-day, Alfred Migli.ley being crushed by a falling beam. Highley was a married man, aged 42, residing at Burkes. He was a labourer employed by the Love Construction Company. RUNAWAY CAR INJURES MAN DUNEDIN, June 6. A married man, named Elios. Hussey, aged GO years, was admitted to the hospital last evening suffering from a fractured arm, an injury received w.rough being knocked down by a runaway motor-car in Carroll St, EMPLOYMENT OF EX-PLUS()NERS. WELLINGTON, J'>»e 6. Among representations made b,\ Justices of the Peace to HOll. T. M. Wilford to-day, one related to the non-employment by the Government Departments of discharged prisoners, tho view, being advanced that they should not be punished twice. Mr Wilford replied that,- for very gootl reasons, the Justice Department did not knowingly employ convicted persons and bo did not think it should1* done in the Police*: ‘Department. Ho had no information about the other Departments. UNOFFICI Ah PROGRAMME. PUBLISHER BEFORE COURT. CHRISTCHURCH, June G. The publisher of ah unofficial sports programme, Fred Gaskill, was prosecuted -at the'Magistrate’s Court this morning, the- ease being a test one, the first of its kind in New Zealand. It was alleged that Gaskill had published a programme of Rugby football matches without the express permission of the'Canterbury Rugby Union. It was stated that Gaskill had offended in ignorance of the law. He was convicted and was ordered to pay costs. FEDERAL OFFICIAL’S APPEAL. AGAINST SALARY REDUCTION. MELBOURNE, June G. The liefiring' of ah' appeal -of W. C. Harvey, Custodial of Expropriated Properties in New Guinea and Federal Trustee, against ' a decision of the Secretary to the Treasury, arising out of charges of misconduct against Harvey in 1 his official position, was commenced' to-day. Harvey’s salary of £9ov) was reduced as a penalty to £7OO, following on Harvey’s suspension. -It was from this decision that HarVoy appealed.

DART GAME FINE. WAIPUKURAU, June 6. Wilfred James Woods; a'^tra veiling showman, appeared* before Magistrate Mowleni .at Waipawa to-dav, and was convicted and fined five pounds for playing a game of chance with tlie aid of a' table-cloth and darts in the main street of Tikokinon March 29th last. Senior Sergeant Dempsey prosecuted, contending the game was one of chance and not ol skill. PROTEST AGAINST TAXATION. CHRISTCHURCH, June 6. Strong resentment against Sir Joseph Ward’s proposal to increase taxation in order to balance the Budget was expressed by members of the Canterbury Chamber ol Commerce tonight. Every speaker declared with emphasis that a crying need of the country was' for oco'nomy and reduced taxation. ’j In-re were references to tbe rapid -. row ill of'"taxation, and to tlie growing army of civil servants, and to ini* rierence by Government Dep..i iniviits with-business. These references’ were frequent and emphatic. • The only resolution passed, however, was that the matter be referred to tlie .Economics Committee of the Chamber.

INFLUENZA ON STEAMER. W ATERSTDEiR S’ PRECAUTION. NAPIER, June <3. Loading operations on. tho Remuera are held up, tlie watersiders refusing to go aboard till a clear bill ol health is given. It is said that eases of inlluenza exist among the members ol the crew. OFF TO ANTARCTICA. WELLINGTON, June G. One of New Zealand’s representatives with Sir D. Mawson’s forthcoming expedition to the Antarctic will lie Mr R. 0. Simmers, of "the Meteorological Office. He has been instructed to hold himself in readiness to proceed almost at once" to England to join the “Discovery,” which is sailing in August. He will be on the meteorological staff of the expedition. He is 24 years of age, a Timaru Boy with a distinguished career, and a Rhodes Scholar nominee. VISITING FARMERS. PALMERSTON NORTH, June 7. A party of three hundred Canterbury and West Coast farmers returning soutn, arrived at Palmerston North from Auckland last night and were extended a civic reception tins morning. The visitors' subsequently visit-

ed Massey College and also the district surrounding Palmerston. They will leave to-morrow morning for Wellington. R EFORM ATI Y E DETENTION IMPOSED. CHRISTCHURCH. June 7. At the Supreme Court, Thomas John Long, aged 40, a shearer, for breaking, entering and theft, received three years reformative detention. John Alfred Smith, aged 27, a labourer. for theft of a bicycle, two years’ reformative. I COURT SENTENCES. NAPIER, June 7. The Chief Justice ■ inflicted twelve months imprisonment on Wilfred Jarvie, for forgery,- and John Reginald Ellis and Victor Eden got three years’ hard labour'and three years’ Borstal respectively for Hbrgeiy and uttering BURNED TO DEATH. ". INVERCARILL, June 5. James Tockeiv a single man, about sixty years "of age, who was employed as a stud groom, was burned to death in a hut near- Winton. Passers saw the hut ablaze, and later found the remains of Toeker in the debris. Deceased was in the habit of smoking in bed and it is supposed that a spark from his pipe caused the fire.