WITHIN THE DOMINION

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 193, 23 April 1915, Page 2

WITHIN THE DOMINION

•A CHINAMAN'S *|3JRRoiji\l DINGS. sfcER^pQi^MENT STATE OF ' - —-■ AFFAIRS." J h '") x WJNGANIII, April M. *Ts There no' sanitary inspector in this piace:" exclaimed Mr \v. Kerr, • S. M., during* .ge,Heating against aT Chinaman Vt"the Wanganui Magistrate's Court yesterday for opium smoking, when Constable J. Hitchcock gav e evidence in regard to. the. filthy state cf a dwelling in'Campbell Place, tenanted by anoiherl .Gli&aman, and where the arrest was made. The police evidence was to th e effect! that the place simply reeked with offensive smells, due-to" bad" -meat and rottten fish;-?w3iich"v. ere found on the premises. Th e ./state of the yard was in keeping' with the -interior of the dwelling according to. tireevidence. In the yard wa s found a number of ducks penned up in a box which was in a particularly dirty si ate. "It is incredible that in a town like Wanganui and in the midst of a civilised community, such a eoriofition of things should be permitted," added Mr Kerr. "It is a most discreditable state cf affairs."

FOOD COMMISSION IMPEACHED. MERCHANT CHALLENGES REPORT. WILL SUPPORT EVIDENCE ON OAT EL • CHRLSTCHURCH, This Day. • Mr Andrew Fairbairn, merchant, has sent to a local newspaper ;i copy of his evidence given hefcae one Food Prices Commission. Ha ;■::)■ .; i r the evidence is true, the f ;ai:.>. ; : oi" She Commission is unwarraraal. If the evidence is j ial.se li e ?] ' ""' ; '- ••• ' presented for parjury, He says that '■ ; 'r JMnssey has asked [ ! cr the CYav lissi'cn to investigate alI leged cases ri exploitation. He is pre- { pared to substantiate on oath every I charge in his evidence provided he is i not censored and proceedings are open I to the public and press. j A SOLICITOR IN TROUBLE. i __ ' WELLINGTON, April 21. ; Application was made to the Court j of Appeal this afternoon for an order absolute striking Frederick Oliver j Reuban Phillips, of C'crchang?, off th ■ | roll oi" barristers and solicitors of th *! Supreme Court, upon the ground that j he had been convivted by the Supreme I Court at Auckland c\' liabrciating evi-1 dance to mislead th > Maniapoto Distract Maori Land Board, The prisoner! was admitted to probation for twelve! menths noon ■■- -;al tern;.?, upon ! ■he- special' ocncV'.hm.-i that he void j A rale nLi was r:\nnted by ihe Su- j b:eme Ccvri a-t Hamilton on i'hc 12-th •' i } '.arch, IS)C\ ran'hiv aorn ' >'"i>s •■: I show before the '■'■ ur't ef. Ao-vl era--:, j \V'i-- r n •-:\m 'n]i'] IV'f J*P Ptl'l'Ck I' 'V I'll' ! 1 v.. ..i ~.u ... ......>.. I roll upon t!)' 1 rrounf! that ho h-; : h-eu | ani''v of professional rmsaendnca The j rrnrt. suspended Phillips far ►v.. years and ordered him to pay 15 guineas casts and disbursements.