DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1931, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS.

THE GOVERNOR GENERAL. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 28. liis Excellency the Governor-General Lord Biodislue, lias accepted office as patron .of the New Zealand Rugby {<not hall Union lor a further term. PANAMA HOTEL FIRE. ANOTHER VICTIM DIES. WELLINGTON, May 30. Karl Kraus, a barman, aged 26 years, who was burned in the Panama Hotel fire, died at the Hospital today. Kraus, in addition to burns, was injured when he jumped from the first floor to the pavement. £SO FINE ON BOOKMAKER. CHRISTCHURCH, May 30. Walter Aliiielcl, aged 47, for carrying on business as a bookmaker, was lined £s*o, by Air E. D. Aloslcy, S.M., to-day. The police said that the accused was doing business in a fairly large way. He had been arrested this morning after an interview with detectives.. TWO BOOKMAKERS FINED. AUCKLAND, May 30“They are dangerous men and wo have- information they were going to “welsh” and clear off to Australia,’ - said Detective Sergeant Kelly, when Clifford Spencer Dublin, aged 36. with many aliases, and Reginald Clarence Williams, appeared at the Police Court charged with using premises as a. common gaming house. The detective added that it was apparent that the men were out to take down the public.

| Both had criminal records in Australia, j Magistrate Hunt fined each of the 1 accused £75 or three months’ impris- | onment. The accused both denied that they I intended “welshing”, and the Magis- [ irate admitted that there was no dij rect evidence of that. He allowed them till Tuesday to pay the fine.