DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 April 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

PRISONER ESCAPES

SEARCH IN THE UREWERA

B Telegraph.—Press Assn., Copyright

ROTORUA, April 15

Kati, a prisoner held on remand on a charge of theft at the Rotorua lockup, escaped last evening at 6.30 p.m. About tlie same time a motor-car owned by Lionel Ernest Fink, a salesman of Hamilton, was stolen. The police traced the car to Murupara, on the verge of the Urewera country. The two' events and a search is being made on these lines.

LICENSEE’S CULPABILITY

ACTION OF EMPLOYEE.

AUCKLAND, April 15

The fact that an employee has exceeded his authority and made a sale contrary to his instruction does not protect the licensee of an hotel, according to Mr Justice Ostler. To-day he uphold the conviction of Albert George Neville for selling liquor during closed hours. The sale was made at 7.55 a.m. by l an employee not a barman who was cleaning the bar. This man had authority to sell liuor to boarders only. The licensee’s appeal was dismissed with costs.

theft charge

TE KUITI, April 17

Victor Daniel Wisneskey, former Secretary of the Waitomo Power Board, pleaded guilty this morning to charges of theft of £1,475, the property of the Board. Accused was committed to the Supremo Court, Auckland for sentence.

freezing TROUBLE

DUNEDIN, April 17

We have known of the existence of a propaganda committee for sevcial years. It has been the cause of the most of the trouble stated a leader in the freezing industry commenting 'on the report of violence in Canterbury. Here the Communists hadn’t used violence but had worked quietly. This committee was a menace in freezing, coal mining and shipping industries. Mr Armstrong denies the report of the attack on lines by Wellington Communists. He had opposed their methods, but they had never resorted to violence.

Last night’s shift at Finegand put through 400 sheep in 6 hours a total of two thousand for two shifts. All is quiet at Bunrside.

THE ELECTORAL ROLLS

WELLINGTON, April 15

Returns made available by the electoral department indicate that tjhe total number of electors on the general and supplementary rolls for Parnell is 14,036, which is 13 more than the number enrolled for the general election. On that occasion only 12,179 of the electors recorded their votes. The number of electors on the No 2 supplementary roll, which lias been comp’lecl for the by-election, in 1895. The total number of removals from the general and the No. 1 supplementary rolls 2979, and the number of changes of address recorded since the general election is 583. Arrangements are now being made by the Chief Electoral Ofiecr for absentee voters to record tlurr votes on May 7 with postmasters.

A MAN KILLED

STRATFORD, April 17 A man named Timothy Scott,

(resident of Tangarakau, was ikilled on Strathmore Saddle this morning, through a ear going over a fifty foot hank, as the result of a collision with another car at a bend. Three other occupants of the car were taken to the hospital suffering from minor injuries. The other car kept to the road and the driver was uninjured.

MASSEY COLLEGE TIM lIEH

PALMERSTON N. April 17

Tn connection with statements recently made regarding the use of Oregon timber in the new .Massey College building a “Standard” reporter was informed only a small percentage of that timber is being used. No dadoes of oregon are used but only skirting and architroves in the domestic quarters of the refectory. In the remainder of the building rimu is being, used for finishing work. But oregon timber is being used, but is was stated that tliis is customary as no large dry timber is obtainable in New Zealand.'

NELSON FRUIT

NELSON, April JO

The Shipping Committee decision to send five steamers to Port Nelson to partially load with apples and pears is greatly appreciated by the exporters, as a considerable saving will be effected, and here will be less handling of the fruit. Probably a large cool stoi'e'nvill be erected at Port Nelson before next export season commences, in which the fruit will be assembled for ocean liners. The HarIxnir Board is sympathetic, but will confer with the exporters before a definite scheme is decided on.

MOTOR COLLISION

AUCKLAND, April 17

Fatal injuries were received by a motor cyclist, Terence Short, aged 21, of Awliitu Central .when he collided with a cream lorry in the vicinity of Pollok Post Office. He was sent; to the hospital with internal injuries and died on Thursday.