DOMINION ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1932, Page 6

DOMINION ITEMS

SHIPPING DELAYED BY GALE

(Per Press Association — Copyright.)

AUCKLAND, July 29. There is a fierce gale at sea. It is delaying all shipping.

Alofij,()ii,,„duo,„fi;om Norfolk )*-, land to-i;norrow, advises that she is hove to, and that she. cannot arrive until Saturdav.

COMMON GAMING HOUSE., \

AUCKLAND, July 20

When detectives, walked t into tlifi premises of, Harry Clifton -Sailery, luiir,, dresser and tobacconist, th;s morning, they found him sitting at a table, with betting material about him. Later, Sailery appeared before Mr McKean, S.M. He pleaded guilty to a charge, of using h- : s premises as q common gam-, ihg house.

BURGLARIES IN BLENHEIM

BLENHEIM, July .20

At the .Supreme- Court, William Francis Peter Brown, for breaking and entering, with intent -to commit a crime, the premises of R. Hannah and Company, - was sentenced to three months’ hard labour.

Alexander ■ Third, alias Alexander Bird, for breaking, entering and theft •at Spring Creek was given three years’ hard labour. The prisoner had previous convictions.

AUSTRALIAN GOLFER

WELLINGTON, July 21

Among til© Tamaroa’s passengers from Southampton to-day was Miss S. • Toillmrst of Melbourne, golf champion of Australia for tw© years in ‘ succession ? who is returning home after competing in the British ladies’ open championship. She qualified in twentieth place out of sixty and defeated Diana Fishwick in the first round aricV Virginia Van Vie in the second but was Beaten in the third by Mrs Cfta-rkC She says that ladies’ golf in England is of a very high standard, and a prominent feature is the large number of young players. She will defend the Australian title next month.

UNION S.vS. CO. CAPTAIN DEAD AUCKLAND, July 21.

Captain Charles Elders, aged 52, master of the Union Company’s Waipiata, was found dead in his cabin this morning. He apparently died of heart failure about midnight, after returning from a friend’s lionse.