DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

CRUELTY TO SHEEP.

MAN FINED

13 Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright

TTMARU, February 13,

“Although circumstances are suspicious it has not been proved that defendant ham strung the sheep, but it is clear that he cruelly beat the animal. Somebody at any rate, struck one of the sheep’s legs with a sharp instrument and this is an offence which merits nothing less than a term of impris-. omnent. I am afraid 1 can’t accept the defendant’s statement that he gently touched the sheep with his shovel. He was obviously angry and allowed his temper to get the better of him. Defendant had a grievance against the informant and took his revenge on aharmless animal.” This statement of Mr C. R. Orr Walker S-M. was made to-day in the Court,, when George Joss, foreman of the Borough Council’s gang at the water race, was fined £7 10s and costs amounting to £0 3s for having cruelly beaten a sheep at Fairview on November 21st of last year.

P. AND T. DISMISSALS. AUCKLAND, February 13

The Post and Telegraph Appeal Board to-day began hearing tlie appeals of six members of the Auckland Telegraph Office, who were dismissed following a Departmental inquiry after the Spring Meeting of the Takapuna Jockey Club, Mr 'Gotten S.M., presiding, said the Board had no power to admit the Press to the hearing though counsel for the men urged publicity.

ARCHITECT’S INSTITUTE,

WELLINGTON, February 13

E. 11. Wilson, of Invercargill, was re-elected President of the New Zealand Institute of Architects, arid W. iff. Page, Wellington, as chairman of the executive eomittee.

NORTH ISLAND QUAKES.

HAWKE’S BAY DAMAGE

WELLINGTON, February 13.

A report has been issued by the Minister of Scientific and Industrial research that good records have been obtained of the earthquake by all the seismographs of the Dominion Observatory. The first wave was at (5.22 p.m. on "Wednesday, and shocks, decreasing in intensity arrived at 6.29,.' (3.40, (5..5(3, and also at 1.52. From reports to hand, the disturbances reached an intensity of eight on the coast in the vicinity of Porangahan. CAUGHT. WELLINGTON, Feb. 14. Three times during the last week; toe premises of Messrs Watchman Bros, grocers, on the main road at Karori, has been burgled, and on Wednesday night Constable Catternach hid in the: building and at about midnight he caught an intruder, who had entered the shop from the rear door. The sequel came in the appearance of Robert Ernie Owens, a labourer, aged 28. appearing in the Magistrate’s Court on a charge of breaking and entering. Accused was remanded till Wednesday next.