DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

MONTHS’ GAOL FOR. ASSAULT. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association. \Y ELLINGTON, April 1. Arthur ( addy. alias Alley, who was yesterday sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for embezzling ship’s stores, was charged with assaulting Bert Hoare, a member of the crew ol the Raranga. Complainant was.helping a constable round up members of the crew. He met Caddy, who attacked him in the street, and on the wharf. Later Caddy came up behind him on the ship with an open razor.

Caddy in defence told a story of a reign of terror instituted bv Hoare and two others. He said these men attacked him and he got the ro/ior to protect himself.

The Afa gist rate said he did not attach much importance to the actual fight, hut the getting of the razor was serious. He sentenced Caddy to a months’ imprisonment in addition to the previous sentence.

SEAMAN INJURED. AUCKLAND, April 1. Several members of the crew of the steamer Port Napier at the Prince’s Wharf rushed to the rescue of a shipmate, D. Thomas, who fell into the'tide when the vessel was ready to sail early this afternoon. They clamoured down’ the side of the wharf and pulled Thomas out of the water in an uncoil* scions ■condition. In the fall he had out his head badly. He had gone under a couple of times before lie could be pulled on to one of the cross-timbers above the water level. There artificial respiration was applied, and when the injured man had regained semi-con-sciousness he ' was pulled on to the wharf with a rope. It was found that he had also received injuries to the shoulders, and he was taken to hospital. The Port Napier sailed later for the south.

MISGRADED tomatoes. DUNEDIN, April 1. Faulty packing by fruitgrowers,, is not confined to the North Island. Misled hv the tempting display at the bottom and top of two cases of tomatoes from Alexandra ,a Dunedin fruiterer to-day bid for them in an auction mart. AThen he opened out the cases in his shop he discovered that his money had been taken from him under what he considers amounts to false pretences. The cases were marked-as Grade 1, containing a net weight of 46 Ih of tomatoes; but, when opened, only eight pounds weight were found to be up to the sample. Sixteen pounds oil’ tomates were third grade and poor third grade, too, fit only for the frying pan. ■ About 221 b were fit only for the pig bucket. The indignant fruite''™’ immediately "ailed an inspector. “I will be very surprised if there is not a prosecution, as we are up against this wrongful packing all the year round,” he commented. “This is a glaring case but the Central is notorous for its oacking. We are always complaining. The* packers are only ruining their own business, for if the fruiterers could rely on the packs being up to the grade better prices could be paid. Tbeir fruit is often packed in the same disgraceful way.”

SOAPWORES DESTROYED. PALMERSTON N.. April 1. Fire completely destroyed the Dominion Soap Works, owned bv Brill and Barrow, this afternoon. The loss is estimated at £2. ODD. Insurance amounts to £1.200! The outbreak occurred while the workers were in an adjacent building having a cup of tea. and the cause is a mystery. A motor car in the building was-pushed to safe- j ty. Four tons of resin, three tons of tallow and nine tons of soap burned Furiously for several hours. The brigade could do' nothing, as the works were outside the borough water zone. lie kitchen. Witness said to the accused: “We want to speak to you privately in another room.” Accused replied: “You’re hack again!” They went into the sitting room, and witness said: “We have a very pafnfu 1 duty to perform. I have a warrant here to arrest you on the charge of murder of your wife.” Witness then read the warrant. Mun replied: “What does tills mean ?” Witness said: “It means that you are under arrest.” Munn asked: “What is the evi deuce like?” He nvas told that this could not he discussed with him. Munn said: “T told you I boughf the poison. T got a doctor, and I did everything for the d woman Can I get hail?” He was told that he could mention that matter to the court.

Tho .‘V'cused then said: “I’m afraid this woman will not stay now. Can I speak to her?” He was told that this was impossible. Munn was then arrested and removed from the house. THEIR PROPERTY. After three witnesses had given evidence concerning property that Mrs Munn, the accused and his son Oliver, were concerned with and also about mortgages, the case for the prosecution ended. Munn reserved his defence and he was committed to the Supreme Court for trial.

Mr Hunt deferred his verdict concerning the death of Mrs Munn.