DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

THEFT CHARGE.

,By Telegraph—Der Press Association.)

GISBORNE, April 15

Pleading guilty at the Police Court this morning to theft of a diamond ring valued at £SO and forging the name of another man to a promissory note for £l4, Gordon Williams, aged 22, was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.' Bail was allowed.

A CORRECTION

WELLINGTON, April To

In an Auckland telegram recently published, one, 13. S. Spencer, was described as a Public Accountant. To this the New Zealand Society of Accountants takes exception, on the ground that the term is protected by Act of Parliament and can only be used by members of the Society, who are in public practice. The Society states that Spencer is not and never has been a member, and is not entitled to the use and description of public accountant.

BANKRUPT DOES NOT APPEAR.

CHRISTCHURCH, April 16.

Unless the bankrupt submits some satisfactory explanation of absence from this meeting I intend applying to the Supreme Court to have him dealt with for contempt of court, declared the Official Assignee, when George Frederick Drury, engineer, failed to appear at a meeting of creditors this morning. “Bankrupt oust be well aware of' his duty and he has been notified of the meeting.” The meeting of creditors was adjourned until after Easter. The deficiency was £1615. Bankrupt in a statement said ,his , financial failure was the result of a contract for the Waimakariri river 'bridge having been accepted at too low a figure.

FACTORY MANAGER FINED. WANGANUI, April 15

Matthew Leo Rogers,‘a dairy factory manager of Ruahine Rangiwahia Coy., was fined by Magistrate Salmon £SO with costs, for supplying cream to Maoriland Dairy Coy., Wanganui, conaining potassium hichromatb. Defendant, in order to test the grading of Maoriland Coy sent four consignments of samples 'of cream to Wanganui. The last can was held up at the (factory on account of a peculiar flavour and was analysed by experts and found to contain added, preservative.

KAY AND PIPER AT AUCKLAND AUCKLAND, April 15.'

Flying Officers Kaye and Piper, who Hew from England to Australia, arrived by the Ulimaroa, and were enthusiastically welcomed by a crowd at the wharf and four planes over the ship. The airmen’s plane also arrived. Describing the hardships, Kaye mentioned the'most serious delay was when by mere luck, after flying ill a fog they landed on an uninhabited Island in Burma and damaged their engine. They had to fight their way tnrough the jungle to find a native ferry across to Akyab, then work three weeks repairing the engine.