DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1931, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

HUNTER WILL CASE FINISHED. (By Telegraph —Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 20. Finality was reached in the Hunter will ease in the Supreme Court this afternoon, counsels’ addresses being followed by an intimation by his Honour Mr .Justice Reed, that lie would take time to consider his decision. NEW OFFICER ARRIVES. AUCKLAND, February 20. The new officer to command the Devonport Naval Rase, Commander E. L. Berthon, arrived from Southampton by tin 1 Rangitata. He was aecomeompanied by .Mrs Berthon, to whom he was married last December. Commander Rerthon, who was one of the naval officers who took part in the historic raid on Zeebrugge in April. 1918, is tio succeed Commander Nelson Clover at the naval base, and will take np bis duties this month.

Commander Berthon, who then held the rank of 'Lieutenant was one of the officers on board H.M.S. Vindictive when she ran alongside th<> mob 1 at Zeebrugge. .The bluejackets and marines, led by their officers, o|' whom Commander Berthon was one, went over file side by means of speciallyprepared gangways. ’ and in face of a deadly fire from Urn shore batteries it was recorded of them that they swarmed a shores’ “with undaunted gallantry, and fought their way splendidly into the German defences.”