DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1931, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

SUNDAY FLYING. A WANGANUI PROSECUTION. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association) WANGANUI, July 6.' Captain Harold Blake was charged to-day with flying for hire with an aeroplane on Sunday,

Mr L. (I'qijen, who appeared for the defendant, contended that an aeroplane came within the meaning of the word “carriage,” the same as train, tram, b,us, taxi, wheelbarrow, pram or bicycle. There was no difference between carriage in an aeroplane and in any other form of carriage. The Court should hold that an aeroplane was a carriage, and therefore it would be doing no violence to the purpose of the statute or the intention of the legislature.

The Magistrate (Mr Salmon) remarked that, if a person’s susceptibility was not hurt by the rtiring of pleasure boats or taxis on Sunday, it should not be by the flying of an aeroplane for hire.

In reserving his decision, lhe Magistrate informed counsel that he had held a certain view on the matter for some time past, which ’coincided w:th those of counsel, and he would probably support those views.

CASE FOR PROBATION AUCKLAND, July 6 A barman, Robert Davidson, aged 29, was to-day admitted to two years’ probation on a charge of unlawfully entering an Auckland hotel with intent to commit a crimejudge Smith said it appeared that after the man entered the. hotel h:a conscience moved him not to take anything It said a good deal for him that having the money bag in his hands, containing nearly £SOO, he put it down again without opening r J. Davidson, who had been dismissed from the hotel, went into it, and after sowing the lock, entered the night bar. He had access to the liquor and cash but took nothing. He afterwards reported the matter to the manager.

TRAWLER LAID UP

WELLINGTON, July 7

After the monthly meeting of the Wellington Seamen's Union to-day, a batch of men from the meeting went in a body to the trawler Futurist, at the Queen's Wharf, to see whether the vessel was being manned by non-union ■.labour. Discovering that it was nob, they left. The trouble on the Futurist concerns Sunday pay. The dispute 'was settled about a fortnight ago, but on (Saturday she returned to port and the crew was paid off. The vessel :s now laid up, pending a settlement of the dispute

CHEAP MEALS. AUCKLAND, July 7. A week ago, a labourer, Charles Alexander, aged 42, after eating a meal at a restaurant', told the proprietor to ‘‘charge it up to Forbes. ’’ He was given seven days imprisonment. He was released yesterday, and went to another restaurant and left without paying. When called back he said, “Christians should not. expect money,’’ and he used indecent language to the proprietress.

Tn Court, he pleaded ' that he was under the influence of liquor.

Magistrate Hunt remarked that the man could evidently get money for beer, and sentenced him to fourteen days' imprisonment.