DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

UNUSUAL PROSECUTION

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,

AUCKLAND, April 11

A prosecution of a moist unusual kind was«heard . in. the Police Court, when Jesse Charles Hawkins, engine driver, took proceedings against Louis Allred Silson, market gardener, under the Marriage Amendment Act 1920. The charge alleged that Silson on January 12, “in East Street Hall of Pentecostal Church of 'New Zealand known as the Assemblies of God N.Z. did allege expressely or (and by implication that HawkinV and his wife) being persons lawfully married (were not triiely and sufficiently married)” The Magistrate reserved his decision.

LIQUOR SELLING

WITHOUT LICENSE

ASHBURTON, April 11

Gideon Scott was charged with selling liqour without a license and was fined £SO. He has a list of previous fines or imprisonment on similar charges as far back as 1908. His brother James Oliver Scott, was fined £2O on a similar charge. He also has a long list of previous offences.

BRICK WORKERS’ HOURS

DUNEDIN, April 8

The decision of the Appeal Court that the Arbitration Court would not exceed its jurisdiction in fixing the working hours for kiln burners in brick 4 and pottery works at 12 hours daily, though the Factories Act provides for a maximum of 83 hours, creates an interesting situation in view of the fact that the local Brick and Pottery Workers’ Union has made application for a new award.

Mr Robinson, the secretary, states that the union will ask the Court not to fix any hours, and if the Court will not refrain the union probably will withraw the dispute and cancel the registration under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act, placing itself under “the more humane jurisdiction, of the Factories Act.” .•

COUNTRY PARTY,

HAMILTON, April 11

Allegations that a deliberate attempt had been made to weaken the Country Party at the recent meeting of the Dominion Executive of the Farmers’ Union in Wellington were made by Mr W. Boyd, of Matangi, at the Executive meeting of the Waikato Sub-Provincial Branch of the Union to-day. t .

Mr Boyd strongly attacked Mr W. J. Poison, the Dominion President and Mr T. H. Henderson, the Waikato President, who he said, had convived for the purpose of embarrassing the Country Political League. The charges were strenuously dennied by Mr Henderson. He said he had always resisted efforts to involve the Farmers’ Union in the political movement.

AN ASSAULT

AVELLINGTON, April 12,

Alleged victimisation of himself and ms wife, was pleaded in extenuation by Vincent Henry, a farmer, who conducted his own defence when charged in the Police Court with assaulting Augustus John A\ r est Walkes, a solicitor, when the latter was leaving Church last Sunday morning.

In giving judgment, the Bench said the defendant had been worried over Ins financial position and had got incensed with the complainant and assaulted hfm. Defendant had been quite unjustified in the assault and would be bound over in a sum of £25 sterling to keep the peace for twelve months.

BYRD AT ROTORUA

AVELLINGTON, April 12,

Admiral Byrd and party have left for Rotorua whore they will be the guests of the Government. During their stay they will wait upon the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph AVard.

S.s. ALEXANDER REFLOATED NELSON, April 16.

The steamer Alexander, which went aground on soft bottom at French Pass early on Tuesday morning, refloated on this morning’s tide. She arrived in Nelson at five o’clock. She sails for Wellington this evening to undergo a Government inspection.

ROWING COACH. WELLINGTON, April 11

The New Zealand Rowing Council has appointed H. Ayres, Christchurch, to coach the the eight for the Empire Games and A. H. Eastwood, Christchurch, as coxswain! Ayres was one of the selectors appointed to choose the present eight, and has previously coached successful New Zealand teams.

QUARREL OVER GIRL. WELLINGTON, April 11

Because he had heard that John Harold Wood had been speaking in a derogatory way about a girl with whom he had been keeping company, and who had transferred her affections from Wood to him, Noel Alexander Spring Rice gave Wood a thrashing in the street. Spring-Rice was today fined £l.

VAGRANC’E SENTENCE. . WELLINGTON, April 11. William Sullivan, 49, who was imprisoned tor the theft of £IOOO worth of jewellery on the West Coast in 1910, was sentence to-day to three months’ hard labour for vagrancy.