DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1932, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

NAPIER HARBOUR

By Telegraph. — t’er Vress Association >

NAPIER, April 29

An illustration of the improvement created through the earthquake to the breakwater -facilities was given to-day. The conditions, which are consistent with the indications given in hist evi-n----jug'.s weather forecast are very boisterous. -As a- result of the- added protection afforded through tlie raising of the beach and breakwater, three vessels were berthed at the breakwater to-day while the inner harbour was unworkable. The vessels include the tanker Paua and the heavy dredge Kiaone recently hired from the Wanganui Harbour Board to undertake the dnilgni" of the channel to the inner harbour entrance. Owing to a swell, she wn.i unable to work thal: locality however.

WITHOUT A LICENSE. BLENHEIM, April 29

At Picton court yesterday. Erne;.! (diaries Lawrence, proprietor of Portage boardinghouse .Marlborough Sounds, pleaded gualty to three charges ol selling drink without a license.

A Wellington detective, staying a: the house had n u difficulty in obtaining beer and 'whisky, for which the guests played table tennis. The quantiiv of liquor se.i/.eil was explained by d 4'eiidunt. Holiday makers clubbed in and arranged for him to get liquor for them. Defendant was lined £25 on the first charge and £2 on each ol the other charges.

RIOT AFTERMATH

AUCKLAND, April 29

George Joseph Silver who has more charges to answer than any of the others arrested as a consequence ol tm recent' disturbances, was charged at the Police Court to-day with iii'dmidatiiu: rilief workers and inciting lawlessness. 4vv: ; donee, was given that Silver led 290 in • 309 other men to a rdf el' job. where work was going, on. On being informed that the men at work did rot intend to join |:hc strike. Silver saitl to Ids fnHiiwers “If these men go hack I:i Murk wliat will he do?'’

.Some of his followers said—“ Pull

Silver tin'll toll] the men at work (hat they knew wliat to expect and the responsibility was tlieas. Counsel for t lie defence said Ihcr was no evidence dial any man had ini imidaled.

Al agistratc Hunt said Silver had nearly 300 oilier men with him. Tin offence did Hot depend on whether t,!: ' workers look ll j lee ol M'hll he said, e lver Mas sentenced to Ihr'.'e nondi- . additional In a similar term lie received vi'slerdav.

Other charges against him were ad jounied.

CRUELTY CHARGE

WELLINGTON. April 29

Sal is lied 1.1 1 a-1 some liens and ducks hiiii'dd by a Chinaman, Leo (.'hong, and kepi h\ him in a box were not properly can'll for and came within Die slalnle forbidding cruelty, Mr Page, S.AI., lined the offendor £4. It was explained by the defendant Dial tliev wer > for a Chinese least ami all hut otr: had been killed and eaten.