DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

ADMITTED TO PROBATION.

(Bv Telegraph—Press Association).

GISBORNE May 27,

Pleading guilty to obtaining board and lodging to the vale ctf £2l 4s by means of fraud, John Haydon Fullarton, 23, was admitted to probation for twelve months, at the Police Court this morning.

TRIBUTE TO POLICE,

AUCKLAND, May 28.

A fine tribute to the New Zealand Police Force was paid by Rev. Jasper Calder (Auckland City Missioner). He said they were always willing to co-operate in giving a first offender a chance. He had never come across a case in which a decent young man who had made a slip had been hounded down. Often a police official, and even, a constable would give financial help, to a first offender.

COST 0E MURDER TRIAL

AUCKLAND, May 28

The murder trial which ended vesferdnv is estimated to 1 have cost £IOOO exclusive of defence costs. The payment and maintenance of the jury for seventeen days cost about £3OO.

GREY COUNTY CHAIRMAN,

GREYMOUTH, May 28. Mr "W. Ogilvie was elected Chairman of the Grey County Council.

R.EEFTOX, May 28.

Mr W. Clayton was elected County Chairman of Inangahua County Council.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

PALMERSTON X., May 28,

At a. meeting of the Unemployment Committee, a resolution wf>» passed that the committee in endeavouring to assist the Government to alleviate the unemployment situation considers there is no justification of withholding from it any information which th 0 Labour Department lias regarding unemployed; also urging upon the Minister the necessity of giving Hie committee the fullest access to all local records of the Labour Department in respect to unemployment.

LOCO DRIVER. KTIVLED

"WAIROA, May 28

Evan .Tones, 38, married, a Public "Works loco driver, was crushed dueling shunting operations in Mohaka Tunnel, East Coast railway works this morning and died oil the way to the Wairoa Hospital.