DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1930, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

CLAIM FOR DAMAGES

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association,

HAMILTON, June 17

£l4O general and £l7 special damages were awarded Mr s Ann Bailey, of Frankton,, in the Hamilton Supreme Court. Action was brought against J. R. McKenzie, Ltd., fancy goods shop proprietors at Hamilton, as a result of injuries received through the accidental falling of a ladder in the shop. The claim was £2OO general and £l7 special damages. It was while plaintiff was being served in the shop that a ladder, with a young man on it. fell on her.

IXDECENT ASSAULT

Robert Arthur Samways. 24 years, on a charge of indecent assault on i. boy at Huutly was sentenced to three years reformative detention in the Supreme Court at Hamilton to-day. His Honour remarked it was hard to know what to do with accused, who had started a life of crime. Samways was convicted of housebreaking on eight charges in 1919.

THE PREMIER’S ADVICE. , WELLINGTON, June 17.

At tlie, opening of the Farmers’ Union Conference to-day Premier For lies said no Government could carry on unless it balanced its budget, and it similarly behoved on individuals to balance their budgets also. There was an all round call for thrift, as over spending would bring disaster on the Dominion’s credit abroad. One of their biggest difficulties was unemployment, which had in a large measure been due to the introduction of Labour saving devices. Next session '’’overnment would bring down legislation in an endeavour to place the position on a sounder footing. There was no need for pessimism. They should pay every attention to increasing production in order to answer depressed prices.

BAD LANGUAGE

HAMILTON, June 17

For using what the police describ* ed ais the vilest language imaginable, William Murray Aitken, middle aged, with a previous record, was sentenced to three months imprisonment at the Magistrate’s Court to-day.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS CONFERENCE.

WELLINGTON. June 17

A conference called bv the Government to consider the best methods to reduce the number of traffic accidents opened, to-day. Representatives oi local bodies and Railway .Department were present. Hon. W. Veitch in the absence of Hon. Taverner in opening the conference said it was an indication that the Government were seriously impressed with the need of meeting the very comprehensive new conditions that had arisen as the result of the introduction of motor cars and internal] combustion road motor vehicles. They were up against an appalling situation and were losing about one life a. day. He .believed the number of accidents could be reduced as a result of the deliberations of the conference.

Mr J. S. Hunter (Commissioner of Transport) is presiding over the Conference.

ACCIDENTS

ROTORUA, June 17

The man found dead in the car near Taupo was Robert Kirk, chela' ist. of Thames. An accident occurred at Molcai yesiberdciy uTien Pilchard A.'iigV' \1 was struck by a wire rope during logging operations. His mate was struck on the forehead and on the chest. He was brought to Rotorua in the afternoon and died at 10.30 last night, A child of four years, Austin Walker. fell into a hot’pool in the street near the school and was taken to the hospital in a serious condition, but is improving.

THE BITER BIT,

CHRISTCHURCH, June 17

(Magistrate Mosley to-day sentenced Mirion Ada Goodrich, aged 20, a domestic servant, to a year’s relormative treatment on a charge of attempting to extract £250 from a former employer, a man of 87 years, by means of a threatening letter. The police said the woman alleged she had been indecently assaulted and demanded money. The man immediatey informed the police and the woman was trapped. The Magistrate said the woman was an absolute danger to the community.

BOOKTE FIXED. WAIMATE, June 17

“I do not propose to send the defendant to prison, though that is going to be • considered by the courts ii hookmaking' isn't stopped by substantial linos.” said the Magistrate (Mr C. R. Orr-Walker) in lining Richard Yesberg, billiard saloon keeper £250, in default three months. The Magistrate remarked it. wasn’t denied Yesberg had been carrying on bookmaking in a big wav for ,six years.

WANGANUI SCHOOL FIRE,

TWO BOYS ARRESTED

WANGANUI, June 17

'the police arrested two schoolboys in connection with the Wanganui East school lire on Sunday evening.

HAMILTON, June 17. I