DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 March 1931, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

THICK FLYING. AVIATOR FINED. (Jhj Tcleyraph—Per Press Association) HAMILTON, March 25. A ease of interest in aviation circles was heard in the Magistrate’s Court to-day, when Stanley James Blaekmore, a local pilot, was convicted on a charge of trick Hying over the town oil February 16 th. The evidence showed that defendant came down from an altitude of 1800 ft. to about. 1200 ft. and went into a partial loop. This was repeated several times. The defence submitted that the loop was in effect a stalling turn and not a dangerous manoeuvre as suggested. A line of Ids was imposed. DEAD IN BATH. I*iAN WITH THROAT CUT. DUNEDIN, March 26. A man named Thomas Stephenson .Mitchell, married, and aged about 60 years, was Found dead in the hath with his throat cut, at his residence, City Road. Rosi.vn at about six o’clock tins evening. The deceased was conducting a mercery business in the city.

COURT NEWS. WELLINGTON, March 26. An application b.v the New Zealand Law Society lor an order striking Walter Thomas Kells Mason, of Auck.land, -solicitor, off the rolls of practising... .solicitors in-tlie Dominion came .before the Court of Appeal this afternoon-. Mr Von Ha a sty for the Law Society. said the practitioner had mixed bis own monies with his trust funds, but it appeared that there had always been sufficient in Iris account to meet the amount duo* to his client. It was not a case of misappropriation, but one of very serious neglect in some cases, and of failure to pay practising fees. He was of opinion the erase would be met by a period of suspension although the Law Society took a serious view of the matter. The Court then adjourned.