DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

POLICE RAID

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

WELLINGTON, May IC,

To-night a party of detectives raided a billiard saloon at 31, Manners St., and gaining material was found and fifteen men (including the proprietor) were arrested. The proprietor was charged with keeping a common gaming house, and the others with being found on the premises without lawful excuse. All were bailed out.'

FALL OVER WHARF

WELLINGTON, May 16.

Mrs Hugh Wilson, an elderly woman, of 22, Kipling Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, when on her way to the ferry boat, walked too near the edge of the wharf, and fell into the water. She was accompanied by David and Andrew Christie, of 50 Palm Grove, Lyall Bay. David jumped in to save her, and he held her up for some time, and Andrew jumped into a dinghy and helped them both out with other help. Mrs Wilson suffered injuries to her right arm and shock. She was taken to the hospital.

DROWNING VICTIM’S BODY.

HAMILTON, May 16

The body of Herbert Redpath, aged 8 years, who was drowned in the Waikato River, at Ngaruwaliia on the evening of May sth, was recovered this afternoon a mile north of Taupiri. .

SLY GROG IN BOARDINGHOUSE

WELLINGTON, May 16.

Nellie McLaren Laird, boardinghouse keeper, and a former offender, was to-day fined £3O for sly grog. The quantity of liquor found was small, and was purchased apparently, as required from an hotel. An excuse was made that it was for the boarders, but unfortunately a constable had participated on several occasions, ' paying for “shouts.”

DAIRY COMPANY FINED £25

DUNEDIN, May 16

At the city Police Court to-day, before H. W. Bundle, S.M., the Waitaki Dairy Company, Limited, was charged with selling butter which did not comply with the. standard. Mr W. D. Taylor, who prosecuted, said the Company had been warned four times. The sample analysed contained 17.25 per cent, of water, whereas the Act allowed 16 per cent.

Mr A. N. Haggitt, for the Company, said that every possible precaution was taken to provide against anything of the sort. The Company pleaded guilty under the circumstances. A fine of £25 was imposed, with costs.

SUSPICIOUS FIRE.

DUNEDIN, May 16

Incendiarism is suspected in connection with an outbreak of five in a six-roomed bouse at Caversham this afternoon. The owner, Maria King, has been away since Easter, the house being unoccupied. The fire originated from a front room, which was badly damaged. The building and its contents were insured in the Standard Office, the amounts not being available.

A THEORY.

WELLINGTON, May 17. The theory submitted to the police as a possible explanation of the Price mystery is that no weapon was used at all. By making an opening in a cartridge 'and exposing the powder it can be placed in the mouth and jo-nited by a match, nor would, it is alleged by an exponent of the theory , make a loud report. It would also explain the marks of burning lound the mouth.

EDUCATION INSTITUTE

WELLINGTON, May 17

The Educational Institute had a discussion on the Bible in schools, turning on two remits, one in favour of the system and one asking for a plebiscite among teachers. Both were rejected.

THEOLOGY DEGREE WELLNOTGNI

WELLINGTON; May 17

• New Zealand University considered a report hv a special committee on the question of conferring degrees in theology and adopted a recommendation in favour thereof the committee to convene a meeting representative churches in order to advise the Senate and Academic Board as ’to the legislative and other requirements necessary. .

CABINET MEETING. WELLINGTON, May 17

With the exception of the Minister of Defence (Hon;. Cobbe), Ihe Minister of Customs (Hon. Donald), and the Minister of Health (Hon. Stall worthy), all Ministers who went to Rotorua to attend the meetings of Cabinet returned to Wellington yesterday. Soon after their arrival hack n.t Parliament biddings an urgent meeting of the Cabinet was con\oiled. Cabinet meeting was held in the afternoon, but this was of comparatively brief duration and lusted little more than half an hour. It was devoted to purely formal 'business and routine matters requiring attention, many of which uould have been dealt with at Rotorua in the ordinary course of events.