DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1931, Page 5

DOMINION ITEMS.

EFFECT OF DEPRESSION.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association)

DUNEDIN, July 3. The effect of the economic depression is shown in a striking fashion in the returns of the Official Assignee for the Otago district, who reports that for the six months ending June 30th this year, there were 34 fresh bankruptcies, this being one more than the number recorded during the whole ol last year.

LICENSING ACT

WELLINGTON, July 3,

A line of I'U) was inflicted on A. Lulliam, licensee of the Royal Oak Hotel, by Mr E. Pago, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court to-day for exposing loquor for sale after hours. J. Jardine, R. Shephard, and A. Wilson were each lined £2 for being found on licensed premises after hours.

MIGRANT’S MYTHICAL FAMILY

WELLINGTON, July 3

Edward George Neel, aged 34, a native of England, was fined £5 for obtaining money from the Unemployment Hoard by falsely representing himself as a married man with two children, and on each of four other charges he was also convicted, and was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon. The total sum involved was £4 17s Gii.

This is the first, prosecution of its kind in Wellington, and it was mentmund that, through., it, Neel is , ineligible for work under the Unemployment Scheme.

All NEBS TO BE SACKED

over THE LEVY

AUCKLAND, July 3

Unless the Waikato miners pay the instalment of the unemployment levy by July 7th, they will not lie employer! after the expiry of seven days following the default.

The President of the New Zealand Coal Mine Owners’ Association (Mr W. R. Holgate), said that the owners of the mines in the Waikato were determined to maintain the decision which embraces only the Waikato mines and does not include Hikurangi (but the owners there are likely to follow suit.) Fully 1400 miners in the Waikato district are affected.

SMASHING A WINDOW

AUCKLAND, July 3

A .strange explanation was given by the police for the action of Bruce Charles Martin, 21. in smashing a. large window in a jewellery store on June 26. When arersted, he was reticent, and was remanded pending inquiries.

To-day, Detective Sergeant Kelly said that accused had been under the influence of Claude McLaughlin, alin9 Claude Dolores, alias Dr. Claude Schneider, a fortune teller, who was recently gaoled for 12 months for fraud. Accused now said that he broke the window because he thought lie would he. sent to gaol, where he could again associate with “this lowdown blackguard." Accused came of respectable parents, and was doing well until he came under McLaughlin’s influence. Now his nervous svstem was practically wrecked, The Magistrate committed accused to the care of the Probation Officer for two years, and recommended that he he given some hard work.