DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1929, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

CLUB-SWINGING RECORD. MR BUCKETT’S CLAIM. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) • CHRISTCHURCH, October 30. Captain T. B. Bax, of Napier, who claims' to have swung the clubs continuously for 1461 hours, states that Mr Charles Buckett’s swing of 72hr 4omin is far from a world’s record. .. Mr Buckett stated, last evening’that Captain Bax used 21b clubs as against the 31b 3oz clubs that Mr Buckett used. Captain Bax’s swing in 1913, it was alleged, was not official, and new rules' had been drawn up since that date.; The new rules laid down that clubs of . not. less than 31bs in weight and twenty-one inches in length were to be used, and an average speed of 90 revolutions per minute had to be maintained. •Mr Buckett said that Mr T. W, Burrows, who in 1912 swung the clubs for 72hr 36min. was the recognised world, title holder, but now that he (Mr Buckett) had beaten that record, he claimed the title. He was prepared t(j; meet a challenge under . . the rules he had recognised in his last swing. - ALLEGED BIGAMY. , CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. : 31. ... In the Magistrate’s Court, Maurice William Baker, advertising ( agent, aed 32, was charged that being married he went through the form of marriage with Nancy Patricia Holms, at Wellington, on Jan. Bth. 1929, He was remanded until Nov. 7th. The chief detective opposed bail. He said Baker was married in England and left his wife a week later, coming out to New Zealand and marrying again. The Magistrate said he would fix the question in the Chambers later. ROYAL HONOURS WELLINGTON, Oct. 31. The Governor-General at Government House to-day presented to Sir J. Herdman and Sir Henry Buckleton, Royal Letters Patent, conferring the Honour of Knight ,Bachelor; also de-" corations as follows: _ O.M.G. —G. Cockayne and Hayes (Secretary to the Treasury).' i.S.O—Rowley Secretary to the Department of Labour). Serving Sister Order of St. John— Mrs. Mildred F. Baker. JUDGE’S CRITICISM. AUCKLAND, Oct. 31. Taking of statements from people after arrest was criticised by Judge ‘.Smith to-day, during the hearing of breaking, entering and theft charge's against two men, whom j a detective stated that acording to instructions he had interviewed them in the gaol. The? Judge said it was quite in order for a statement to be taken before the police have made up their minds to make an arrest, but I don’t think men should be interviewed in gaol unless there were exceptional circumstances. While the detective has done nothing wrong in carrying out his instructions, the Jury should not pay any attention to these statements, seeing they were taken after arrest. GUARANTEE ON FRUIT. WELLINGTON, October 31. The Minister of Agriculture (Hon. G. W. Forbes) announces Cabinet has agreed to the continuation for the coming season of the Government guarantee on fruit exported from the Dominion. The guarantee is at the rate of 11s per case for “extra fancy” and “fancy” grades, and 7s per case for good grade apples and pears. During the past season 932,998 cases of apples and 59,111 cases of pears were exported.