DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

HOSPITAL dispute

TTIBEE DOCTORS RESIGN

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

•WANGANUI, May 30

As the sequel to the dispute flic* tween tho matron and three doctors at the Taihape Hospital, the resignations of the three doctors were accepted at a special meeting of the Board to-day.

FATAL CYCLE RACE

AUCKLAND, May 30

A verdict of accidental death was returned by Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M., coroner, at the inquest into the death of Laurence Cooper Aldred aged 19, the cyclist who was killed in the road race collision between the riders of the Manakau and Auckland cycle clubs at Mangere on April 26th. Deceased was competing in the Manukau Club s race. The ‘Coroner expressed the opinion that""'under the existing racing con, ditions, such an accident was liable to occur, and that two sets of races should not he permitted on the same road at the same time.

UNEMPLOYMENT LO A N

DEFEATED

DUNEDIN, May 30

A poll on a proposal by the Dunedin City Council to raise a loan of £20,000 for the purpose of providing work for the relief of the unemployed was taken to-day. The ratepayers showed little interest, as out of 21,000 ratepayers entited to vote, only 2807 exercised the privilege. The voting was: For the proposal, 947; against 1816; informal 36.

BOOKMAKING CHARGES

WESTPORT. May 30

'At the Court this morning, John Calvin Craig aas charged that on or about April 19, he was the occupier of premises in Palmerston Street, used as a common gaming house. Francis Higgins was charged with being the occupier of the premises in Palmevsto'nl !(Tercet, and knowingly using them as a common! gaming hoiJse. Francis Clune E^iggins : whs \ with assisting in the° conduce "of' a common gaming house. ' Mr H. Lovell appeared for the defendants, and Detective H. Murcli conducted the prosecution.

The S.AI., A 1 AY. Afeldrum, imposed a fine of £25, and costs £5 os on Craig. The case against Francis Clune Higgins was - dismissed. The case against Francis Higgins was also dismissed, the. S.AI. stilting.that. Jhgre nothing more | a suspicion dhaF Higgins was connected "with the saloon.

SUSPENSION LIFTED

WANGANUI, May 30,

At a meeting of the Wanganui District Committee this afternoon, the sentence of one month’s suspension imposed on D. O’Connor, ridel' of Lin Aldington in the Rata Hack Hurdles, on the second day of the Wanganui J.C. winter fixture on May 17, was again considered, and it was decided that the suspension be lifted as from 10 p.m. to-morrow (May 31).

BUTCHER’S THEFT

WELLINGTON, May 30

David Fahey, described as a butcher aged 22, admitted to Mr Page, S.M. the theft of a bicycle at Christchurch valued at £ls.

The police stated that accused had been in Wellington for some months doing very little work. He had been living with a rough crowd, and when arrested, was living with a girl ol seventeen.

This was denied by his counsel, who said that accused belonged to a good Christchurch family and was boarding at the house where the girl recently convicted of house breaking was living. He had been living a quiet normal life and was an athletic young man, holding the Australian professional cycling record.

M.r Page fixed default at one month and allowed a fortnight in which to find the money.

POLICE SUPERVISION

NEEDED

DOMAINS AND PARKS

AUCKLAND, May 20

"While T am speaking on this topic,” said Mr Justice Herdman in dealing at the Supreme Court this' morning, w.ith a prisoner who had committed series o? indecent offences upon young boys and girls, "I would like to observe that I think it is high time the police exercised some supeivision over our parks and domains. “While I was passing through the Domain, as I very often do. I was met by one of the gardeners who told me h e had been pursuing some man who had been interfering with children. A day or two later he told me of an almost similar incident and suggested that there should bo some police protection given to women and children who patronise domains and