DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 December 1930, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

. .MOTHER’S WILL. BIG CANCKIt BEQUEST. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Dec. 8. . His decision was given by Mr Justice Kennedy to-day in the case, in which Minnie Isabel Akshurst applied for an order that further provision be made out of her mother’s estate for her maintenance and support. The testatrix at 78 was left her son’s fortune, and died at-the age of 86, leaving her daughter, trinkets, etc., worth no more than # £Bo. The whole of the estate of £6OOO was left to charity. Of this amount, £3,800 was bequeathed to the University of Otago for research work in connection with the cause of cancer, and other malignant diseases.

His Honour found that the mother had failed in her duty. Plaintiff had asked that all the bequests other than that to the University should he exempt from the incidence of the order. It was clear that she could not prejudice , the University and increase the burden which that bequest would have to bear. Tlie allowance to be made must therefore be reduced. An order was made for the payment (f an annuity of £52. the sum of £9OO to be .set "aside from the bequest- to the University for the purpose, atad to revert to the university on the plaintiff’s death. SENTENCES PASSED. WELLINGTON. Dec. 8. At the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Myers sentenced the following prisoners;— 7, Ronald Cowan, aged 19, for forgery and uttering, two years in the Borstal. Edward Gammon Ellen, aged 22, for theft of jewellery, to three years’ Borstal. Ernest Holloway, aged 30, for breaking and entering a country house, with intent to commit a crime, to 12 monthis’ reformative. A VISITOR’S IMPRESSIONS. WELLINGTON, Dec' 9.

“The usual run of New Zealand shop windows is really terrible. We in England are bad enough in comparison with, other countries, but you are a step worse here,” said Lord Barnby, in the course of an address to the Chamber of Commerce.

“As President of the Federation of British Industries I make a feature of stressing the need for art in industiy. We lost nationally by negligent artistry in appearance and marketing of products. May I be permitted to say the same of New Zealand? May I instance the usual run of shop windows displays, style of buildings The cultivation of the artistic develops many virtues in the national character.’’

UNEMPLOYMENT REGLSTR A TION. • AUCKLAND, Dec. 9. When registrations under the Unemployment Act began, it was estimated, by tliie Auckland Postal »u----,th.Qriti.es, that .the total, number . legally obliged to .'register in Auckland, city and suburbs was 125,060. ...This figure was arrived at by allowing the average of two males ol 20 years and over to each house in the district. When the registration period closed on November I,lth about 90,000 persons had registered. The number of those who failed to register are uncertain, but allowing 15,000 as the margin for the error in the original estimate, it would appear that twenty thousand in Auckland are now liable to prosecution.